"mppl i I THE SCltANTOX THIHl'MS- WEDNESDAY', APRIL 3.'3. 18US. n SECOND DAY OP CITY INSTITUTE Exercises Were of More Than Usual Interest. OCAL INSTRUCTORS ARB IIEARO Mlii iltiREt'rty nml Prof, r.oomli, of the IIUIi School I'nculti, Illvldo tlio Allontlon with tlio Eminent Ur. Hprngtte nnd Dr. UnitiibiiiiL;li--Mt-ornlurc, Jaingiiiiue, I.ettrr Writing and tlio (Jluislci tlio .Subjects Ks-anvud--I)r. lirumbnucli'i Lecture The Becond day of the ilt teachers' annual Institute- hud for Its programme instructions by Dr Homer 11. Sprague, of Drew scmitiuiy; Dr. M n. Urum bangh, of the I'nlicisltj of renniyl vanla; Miss Kiithrvu lluggerty. of the commercial department of the High school, und I'rof r L J.uomls, In structor in Latin and (.reek In the illgh school. There were manj in nttendunte be sides the teachers at both morning and afternoon sessions', a compliment to the instructors that In not a common thin;; nt institutes The unabated interest manifested hm a heightening of this compliment The ancient prerogative of the super intendent, of mildlj lecturing the teach ers for tai illness, was not cast away by Prof. Howell when he found it Impos sible to open the morning session until some minutes after scedule time. Tht' teacher iccelve d it with a satisfied feeling that their duty had been fully done In giving the opportunity for the excrcJ-v of this aforesaid ancient pre logat Je Wh h finally the stream through the door yn had thinned down from river proportions to those of a rivulet, atten tion was directed to Rev. Dr Isaac .1. Lansing, who offered a fervent opening prayer Then came singing by the as semblage, under the direction of I'tof. Dernian, the exercise closing with n soulful rendition of the timely "My Country, 'TIs of Thee " Dr Sprague was the first speaker. He had for his subject "Study of Eng lish Literature What nnd Why." It was a suggestion of what was best foi study in the mass of literature that confronts the anxious student and how to get at and stud it STUDY OF LlTntATL'Ri:. The study of literature is not the knowing of the biogiaphles erf the writers and such lateral erudition. It is the necking for the ennobling mnttei that the work may contain. Aftof a twenty-minute recess, Dr. Brumbaugh took up the discussion of "The Rennalssance in Language" He interestingly sketched the history of the revival of learning, the pait which the classics nnd their great champion, Hrasmus, played In the revival and the civilization thut has sprung from it. The doctoi strongly condemned the tendency in some quarter s to drive the study of Gieek from the curriculum of our schools Speaking of the principles of teach ing, Dr. Urumbaugh aptly put a gener ally accepted tenet by saying that it is not the purpose of teaching to stuff a child until he lies down with the contentment or a tatiated animal, but instead make him hungry nnd eager to Know, The necessity of the teacher knowing more than is tnetely leipjlred ' in the dally tasks of the c lass room was interestlns-ly treated The afternoon scjlon opened with a ehnrus bv the pupils of No 33 school, which pleased so well that .i second song was demanded and given. Then came the first effort by a local Instructor, Miss Hapgerty's lecture on Ooirespondence " It WTsan Inteieot ing, thoiough, systematical and highly Instructive lieatlse on the art of letter writing, containing much in th waj of practical suggestions not to b( encoun tered in the tett books The fluency nd pieclslon of the language in which it was touched was not Its least mer itorious featuie LMPOHTANCH OK LL'TTkJiJS. he dwelt at length on th Import anco of cnie in the writing of the let ten revealing as they do so much t chainctei and breeding. What Is .said of the necessity of accuiacy and aie In the spoken word Implies' with greatei force to the wiitten woid, for while the former Is often halt heaid nnd forgotten, the latter Is liable to come back unexpectedly at any jlme and often to the ihagtin and confusion of the w liter Various models for style wete pointed out and commented upon In a critic il way and ptactlcal t tiles for attaining: pioflelei'cy were suggested One of ines" latter was that to which Cliailes Dudley Watner ascilbes much of the excellence of his style the wilting of i lettei dally to some cultered woman B-i-nd It Is needless to siy the inalo portion of the audience bint ovti their note bcoksnt this Juncture. That the average pupil is nimble to understandlngly analyze an mdliiaiv letter was Instanced by examples ie. vealed to Ms- Hnggeity In lni school woik This nintter she contended was important and that the teachers might refresh their knowledge In this lec.inl. She went into an exhaustive nnily tlrul treatise of letter-bulldlng followed bv an equally thorough dessertntlon on Jfche composition of the vnilous foims of plstles. theh tenor. tyle and leternl ilc cities. It was MJine moments after she hud leached liei seit In the eentoi of the auditorium before theie was a cessa tion of the applnUFe which hei truly meritorious eftoit evoked V L. Loomis, mofessoi of Latin and Why is it that nearlv all aged persons are thin? ' And yet, when you think or it, what could you expect? Three score years of wear and tear are enough to make the digestion weak. Yet the body must be fed. In Scott's Emulsion, the work ib all done? riW ;t , . . ; tne ou m it ready to be is digested, all taken into the blood. The bodv rests. while the oil feeds and nour ishes, and the hypophos- pmiuv. ui.iK.es tne nerves steady and strong. 3M.n( Ji.oo, all drugrisu. SCOTT A BOWNF, fih.n.1... N.w Vo.k. Oreck in the high school, denlt Interest ingly of "Tim lteiiuty nnd Utility of the Clnssli'ii," In his prefatory re mniks he congratulated the teachers of the preparatory school on the evidences of cateful training the pupils now in his department had terelved In their ,.,ii.. ..,,....,..., i.. .... ... i. trt'i'ci vui.-vr tin 1111 limmilUC, IK stnted that ulnet.v-tvvu per cent, of ihe pupils now studying classics In the high Hchool are good spelleis TALK ON TUP CLASSICS. The subject Itself "llcauty and t'tll Ity of the Classics" was nn Indication of the utility pait of the uuestlon, tacit of the thiee principal words being de llved from the Latin. lib nskeil the dltfstloii "What will become of tin world wh-n nil Its poeple ute educat ed'"' The answer he said was this: "The mine men tin own out of employ ment the more uvenues of employment In new directions will bo opened up. ' As a proof self-evident of the beauty and utility of the classics the speaker cited the fact Hint Homer has more readers now than when he wrote. It Is hntdly possible to undei stand thor oughly our own Kngllsh grammar, ho said, without a comparison with the grutnmar of some foreign lunguage. That so many English words arc taken from fotelgn models, principally given us an example of the advantage of the classics, and then ugaln, It was pointed out, In Latin nnd Gieek ale to be found the best illustrations of figures of speech, the most powerful features of spoken and unwiitten language, nnd the particular great foice In oratoij. It Is not for the mere knowledge of Latin and Greek that the classics are put sued. A. T. Stewart lead a page of the Illiud every day as a mental drill. Latin und Greek ate the fountalnhcad of elegancp In lltei.ituie. Modern literatim- could not be what It is but for the mnstets of r.reeee nnd Hume. Teachers were lltged to make the fullest use of the classics paving par- ticuinr attention to the presentation of models for emulation selected from the grent store with which the (lassies abound A quartette composed of Vrof.ssors o, ' ,,,, ,,,. ,,,., ' -...., ituhii;?, J.uimiui llllll eC'll, gave an entertaining. If not edifying, Imitation of n quartette singing songs, concluding nn encore number with an original ontl-Spnnlsh stnnza which touched off a big mine of patriotic en thusiasm. vn. SPRAorn on litehatuki: Tlio good impression Dr. .Sprague made ut the morning session was at tested in nn emphatic way by the ovation which marked his reappeat ance for the closing address of the afternoon, ills subject was "L'aily In struction in English Literature." The lecture wns a pleasant variance fiom the average institute didactic for it was as much eiiteitainment uh it was In struction. Choice maxims, he said, should also be- given the pupil to leain nnd dis played on the walls of the school room. In referring to the "Hattle Hymn of the Republic" being conspicuously printed In yesterday's Tilbuni Dr. Sprague commended the Idea and said that the inspliing poem should be mem orized by every American. The most hugely nttended session of the Institute thus far wns that of last evening, when the popular Dr Ilittni buugh gave nn account of his obser vations In the Teche country, the dls- uiieuy iiooie jioi Mem of Louisiana, surrounding liayou Teche. Dr. Hium baugh spent a number of years In the employ of the state of Louisiana, as nstltute conductoi, and devoted a Inige pait of his time to the studv of this Duly novel und Intel estlng por tlin of the union's most peculiar state. If any of his hearers hail accepted Otorge W. Cable's description of the Creole. Dr. I'lumbaugh bade that It be cast awav. it was not tiue. It was egreglously wiling. There Is no Coloi d oi Indian blood In the Cieoie's wins. ,,0 ,s thc. ,,lnm,sti most sweetest, noblest man of the South. He Is n fusion of Spanish nnd French, but the piocess of fusion was so long ago that the m,v S n ,stiHt one, as Is attested by its peculiarities, m:AivriFiTL. girls. Next to tile Scranton uiri !lu f genial doctoi put It. the Cieo'le plant- - - ...lUKmer is tne most beautltul uentui,. ou earth. Her training is of the strictest chnrnctet. She will not com use with a man except In the pres tnce f her mother or some other piopei ehapeione. and befoie she will give, her consent in maninge the suitor mi hei hand must Hist ,eeds Inteu-lew not onlv hei parents but hei pi lest When an engagement of mai 4.ge Is mnele it Is publlclv announeed fiom the altai on the next succeeding Sunday and woe betide- the mun who breaks his plighted troth. It means not .,nu. that society will ostiaclze him and his "..il ii.iiiiij aisown mm, but his church will excommunicate him, which ilgld custom, the leetmei emphatically de clated, should obtain everywheie To the Creole kIH's life, however, at taches u glim tragedy. .More than half of them die of consumption before they are twenty-one, and as they manv usually at thlttecn theie Is the nd consequence of munv vet young or phaned ehlldlen speaking of the poor school fuc Hitler of the state of Louisiana. Dr. Urum baugh stnted that with one-foutth the population of I'c-nnsylvnnla. Louisiana spends $400,000 nnnunlly in school np- llllll, I lltlrttl.. m. I . mtn nr.. ,.,....,!.,,,,.-, umiiuM lA.uiKi.uuu ex pended by Pennsylvania. The school term in many places Is slv wPba ,,.,.i it Is only mote extended wheie private subscriptions permit. I'p to a few years ago Shievepoit, the second largest cltv if the state, did not own u cent's worth of public school piopeity 'and could not raise enough, fiom state taxation to bulk! a sidewalk In front of a dog kennel " The lecturers destilptlon of the slon going south, as he expiessed It In his Journey thither fiom his home in bust ling Pennsylvania, was indeed nn en tertnlnlng lilt of lectuilng, if tlio poor desolated south did suflei fiom the doctor's penchant for nmplltlcutlon It wns altogether a Heat In the lee tuie line, and the mme stiongly cemented the attachment which Sri.n.. ton audiences have for the gifted lee- iniei , . ii-ii. huh me lecture i neie wele thiee sweetly lendeied gongs by un octette composed of the Misses Rose, Vlpond, Munson, Hose, Nlemeyer, Smith, Hun is and Evans. ALL HER MONUV FOR MISSIONS. Aged Couple llnr Now Mnvn to Co to the I'linrlioiisi'. Ilillbdale. N J. Apill 1 Mis. Rob eit Hojd, who Is xr. yeais old, has be conic Insane over religion and mlsslun. aiy woik AVhlle her husband was lecently very 111 Mrs Huyel gave to the Methodist ministers tor missions $S0O which her husband hud saved dining many jeurs of haid laboi. A few dajs atro she collected $800 fiom her btother-ln-lavv for board nnd gave this sum. too, to lellglous soc. elios. As Mr. Roid is tumble to vvorh tho couple, will have to be taken caie of l - TPlnthPs or so to th almshouse. PASTORAL LETTER OF REV. G. L. ALDRICH Read nt a Meeting ol Grace Kcformsd t. Episcopal Church. WORK OP THE YEAR WAS REVIEWED Xuinhnr .Now on ilia Roll ol tliu Church ls:i81).-Mciiilior Mho Died During the V ear-- 1 hesu Aru I Inn s ol .Special Dnugor Murdering us 'I het Do on tlio live ol n (.'rent Struggle llotvveun Itlghl mul Wrong. At the annual meeting of the con piegatlon of Uiuce Reformed church, Monday night, the following Interest ing pastotnl letter was lead by Rev. G. L. Aldrlch, the pastoi of the thuieli To the Ollleers ami Alunbets nf (Irneo Hefni tiled Lplscop.il church and Cnii- greijatlMii. "draco, to j on and peace ttotn (Iml our 1'atlicr, ai.d our Loul Ji stis Christ ' (I'hlli'inon 3). Another viar or working In our Lords vlnc)ard nnd of waiting for the- coming of our King, has pitsii il since we luM assembled in oin iinnuil pulxli meeting. It has been a cai of varied e perlenco to us all, nnd of richct, fullir blessing to us from flail; and we tract or ripeiilt.g tltiie'ss lor that kingdom or which wo are fellow hclts with Christ Jesus our Lord. Nor can we but pr.ilso Ood our rather, that wo .tie today so much nearer nm complete nilv.itlon tliun when wo believed, je.i than wo were a car ago. At in) last report, the communicant list numbered .iltogvthei ITb, since then Xi have been added by lonlliniatlon, Ci by admission without letter, and fi b) Uttei from other chuiehcs Dining the jei.r 2 i have died, 3 ln.ve bun dismissed to other churches and the following S hive been diopped from the roll: Misses Mamie and I ,vatlr' I!u"' MMnni 11 Utew. Mrs .M. I I'hzabcth Drew. MIses Lena and l!ssle JnInmm JuhjJL -'.ell and Mis (Jtorga Iimnse). This makes the nunibei now I enrolled 3S7, as follows. About : mttve tnembets SO non-re ldent, and about "l of whom 1 am uncertain, and concerning some of whom I M to ask you nt this time. TWENTY riAPl'lKMH. During the year there lnvo been JO bnp tismp. 3 adults nnd IT infants, us also 1 weddings and s burl lis. One of the deceased membeis Is Will lain I'. Currie, an humble, faithful child of God, who united with (Jr.iie church by cnnlh motion Tuesday, April a, 1SS5, and after a mcinheishlp of a little morn than eight vears, he fell asleep In Jesus, Julv 1. Is97 The other deceased meinher Is Mr. Heber Horn inn, the exact date of whose death Is unknown to me, mul whose fuueial serviro I did not attend These make the number of out member ship with Christ I. As far as the finances of the chinch nnd the mlssloi aiv monevs are eou- eerned, our faithful treasuter, Mr. Charles I' liis has nlready luiouned you most fully, and to his repoit I deslie only to add tho apostolic benediction of It Cor Inthl in-. I' 8 "And (od is able to make all grate abound toward you. tint )i, always having all sufllclcney in nil things, may abound to every good woik" And now, beloved, I feel tint It would be a dishonor to our Odd and an lnjiwtl"e to us In our mutual relationship of people and pastoi to close this letti r without proper refeience to the thlnue which more nenrlv nnd deeply concern the spir itual welfare ot (irate churih Without doubt we are living In tho 1 tst days of this age; divs so plainly depicted ')" the Holy Spitlt In I Timothy, 4 1 1. II Timothy, .1 1-7, and elsewhere In the Word of CJod And wo may most assuredly ex ptct the tullllnient of this woid of pro phet v soon, yea these very days are pt Ilous times Men and women aie drift ing fiom tho things which they have heard out of the Word fiom tlieli child hood away to the delusions of Seti.n Worldllne-ss In nil Its insidious suhtlllty Is on the increast nnd seems to be about to invade the very citidel of om le llglon Lethal gy and lndlifeicnte aro scllng hold of ranrv souls; while othcis nre gi owing discouraged and dlsheai telnet in the work TIMES Oi" SPECIAL CAKCiEli. Assuicdly these aro times of special dmgir, bordering as they do upon the eve of the great struggle between the Prince of Peace and the ptlnco of this woild. Hence thev are times demanding especial tare, especial diligent t, especial watchfulness, and espeel il prayer upon the p.nt'of eory child of clod While with no uncertain sound dos the llolv Spirit say to Us as In His nitssif,e to the chinches "He thou faithful unto dt.itb, and 1 will ,ive thee a crown ol life, ' ami again "Held that fast vvhlih thou lutst that no man take thv ciown And wlih Intetisllleil futce does He speak through II Thess ilouians, .I.H, "Hut y(, hretluen, be not weaiy In well doing. ' Riethlen we ot (iiaces chinch uie In the very midst of this state of things toil iv , I speuk fiom tlio liitensest tonvictlon upon tliu subject And God s call to Ills thuith is Ills tall to us. Watch and piay, that ye enter not Into temptation ' As Ood hns (aiised his light to shine f i om the woid upon me I see but one way of solving all the m mv vexing ques tions that atlse In chutch life, of wauling off ii II thieitening il.inge r. of successfully accomplishing our woik us a thuieh and of oe ng thuioughly and tuily ullve unto Cud und continuing so It is not any one or moie of the many wins of tho woild now so much In vogue, but the way of unceasing, believing sup plh.itlbn and prayer nt the Tin one or lltace Silth the phlt. "I exhoit, theu fore. that, first of all supplkatlons, pi.iv ers Intercessions and giving ot thanks, be mado for nil men for kings, and foi un mui nio in auinoruv, that wu m ly lead a quiet and peaceable life In all liod llnets and honestly. I will therefoio that men piay everywhere, lifting up holy hamlH, without wrath and doubling" il Timothy, 2 1, 2, Si. pp.ayku has iii:i:.n iu:stp.ai.-i:d I cannot but feci that tin; s.ul stale ot tin church at Inrfeo tenia) dm, to the fact that pni)ci has been restiameil huore Uod. Anel such being the c.ibu, the return to humble, believing pui)cr will nssuicdl) cure tlne Ills ho urues oui great Inteiccs-sor. Jcsm Christ. John if. JI "Hitherto have )e iml'od nothing In my name ask, and je shall iccelve. that jour Jo) ma) be tail " In the life of pia)er lies tho secret ot nil power, of all tiue chuuh succeis. ot all truo usefulness, ot ull true fullllmunt hi nun luiuiuaiiii en eiur l.orel uo ve Into nil the world und pre.iUi the tjospd loeveij creatine" for inl) at tht Throne do vie sen tile value of n s,oul and the im. portance of the woik Oh, buthien, upon ever) slda wo heur tho cull to pra) er. 1 take It as ono of tho most hclptul mid encouraging signs of nn inciease of splr Itualit) among u that to man) nio fed lug the sou- iicids In thisei lespeets, and Unit not n few arc now banded together tot the woik of lutercessoi) pni)tr. .Ma mi Clod lay this upon the hearts of many more among us May the Spirit of sup plications bo pound upon us fiom .n high And beloved whatever the cost to us may be. we must glvo mil I'nther mil our closets Hist glace In thei uppoi tlonnie nt ol our time, we must haw moie praer filvn up what )iut please mum owlet whit )ou nut), but don't I beseech )ou, give up vour scihoug of tetlremeni for priv"! And now, as jour m rvnnt for Jesus sake, whom Hod bus placed to mlnlsi r among )ou and to you, I need )our help and without It wo can do nothing for Hint, lleloved, pray for me. Thaultig )ou for ull vour loving, hearty cp-opotntlon with me in tlio woik of the Lord to whom bo all Praise nnd Moiy, world without end. SPRING ADVICE. Nome I'iiuily Hint lor All ho io (iolng 'I'hrnttch Thin frying Sen mm. He inrcfui of jour diet Volt do not ineil beiivv food such as )uii require dur ing the wiuti I. Spring inn be beautiful, but II Is treat lid oils Do not lit it derdve sou Into n cold a ftvir, malaria or pneu monlii Do not llitow off jnur winter tlatincls too entlv It Is bctti r to Hiiffu a little in eotivi nlrtiee thin to take cold if jou feel tiled, feverish or ovelheiitcd, do not iish off and take "Soring medl 'Inus ' Cool vourelf down and In this wav help soul KVstcm and nurlf) voiu blood. If .vou Trel hoi and thllstv, do not drink hiigt iiuniitles ol water in otlur "loim" drinks It Is much bitter to tuki a llttlt puio vvhlslte) and vvatir which will quenih th" thlist, tono the system, and fnrtif niralnst disease He member that onlv pure vvhlskcv should ever be t iken Into the svsteni an J that tliu lending chemists und scientists of the prestiit ill) unlti In dei hiring tint liurfv'M Pure .Malt Is absolutely the purest and lust Do not permit mv druggist or grocer to pcrsiiudo )oii to take "something else " Hear In mind that this Is a medlehul whiskey and far superior for this reason, while It costs no more If .vou use ptuper care and follow the advice aliove given, vou may hope to go through the spring, in good shapi . TIILATRICAL ATTRACTIONS. 'I III' I'llSxiDII Pill). At the Lyceum on Widnesdny and Thursday, matinee nnd evening, will bo produced the "Passion Play" In cine matograph form poitraylng In moving pictures the prominent nnd Important sceiie-s In the life of our Savior. These pictures me the present sensation of New York, nnd nre dliect from the Eden Musee where they nre being ex hibited to crowded houses dally. The plenties nie grouped after sketches and suggestions made from the famous Obeinmmeignu production nnd the Im presslvcntss is heightened by accom panying music. Rev. N. 11. Thompson will dellvci (i desulptlve lecture ac companying each picture. "southern Itoiiuwice. When "I play plcnsri the eye and ear and keeps youi emotions surging in channels that have nothing of regret In them, thut play has served Its pur pose. "A Southei n Romance" does these things It Is a play that touches all that is best in one. "A Southern Romance" with Its wealth of beautiful sceneiy and stage effects will be seen for tho flist time nt the Lyceum on Fri day and Saturday nights nnd Satur day matinee. At tlio Linden. Those who nttended the xariety en tertainment nt the Linden last even ing were loud In their praises of Shea's excellent company. Such ai lists as Mot ton and Slater are seldom seen at popular pi Ices. The woik of the whole company Is clean cut nnd artistic, none moie so than thut of the Kelley ttlo, who introduce Just that style of com edy that gives pleasure to all without offense to uny. Manager Hrooks an nounced fiom the stage that a change of bill would be Introduced on Thurs day. The Linden dime matinees are bee nming immensely popular. I h Parisian Hidoir. It is conceded by everybody thut Webei's Paiislon Widows Is the finest burlesque attinctlon on the Ametiocin stage. Tomonow afternoon they will commence a thiee days' stay at Music hall, nnd will be the last attraction of the season at this house. The company Includes Letta Meredith, the handsom est nnd most perfectly formed woman on the stage; Tenley und Slmonds, Amei lea's fotemost comedians; How iiid and Emerson, Lizzie Van, Royce and Ulack. the Cosmopolitan trio; Hrennan sisteis, the blograph, and oth eis. The burlesque entitled "A N'lght on Hro.ulwuv" closes the pel foi mane e GREEN BIDGE. H T. Potlei, of Monkey avenue Sundii) nt M.idlsonvllle spi nt X led Faatz. of Capouse avenue, lint accepted a position witli the Piuvldence Silk nimpanj. t'hailes Pouch, ol Dickson avenue, Is spending it few davs at the home of his parents nt Prompton Mis. II M. Cole and daughtei lett eteida) for Montrose, vvheiei they will spend n week at tile home of her patents J. J Jordan, of I'm sons, has opened a gioeer.v store at the corner of Ci pouse avenue and Green Kfdgo street A choii composed of pupils of Xo. 2S school sang at the teachers' institute jesterdnv Miss Helen Stone, of Penn avenue visiting lelatlves at Dalton Is Mi. hiangott Kthnidt. of Olidland. Wavne county, Is the gne-st of Mis. Snydei of Penn avenue. Mi Ovcrbauch, of Deluvvaie stieet, has leturned fiom a shoit visit In Wal don. X V Mr C H. Hollei. of Baltimore. Is vis iting f i lends in the nidge. Mis John Stone, of Xew Yoik street, Is seilously ill, Limfoul Hni7l.ir. of Delaware street was seriously Injured Monday tiftei- noon wliii,. piu)nK th powder, which exploded and binned his fnce and both e.ves Oi j L. Wenu Is In attend ante lieoigf. ciaik, or La i ell street, moved to f'latk's Summit )esteielay. Mis Stevens, of AVvomlng, Is the guest of her sou, 1 II Stevens, of Capouse nventie Itev J. C. Pord was in Wllkes-Uano ji'Hieruay Piank Spencer, or Washington ave nue, left tor Oil City yesterday, wheio he. will imirtv Miss Lottie I.uomK of thut idac e. Allison Kinsley, of Penn avenue, vvus In Peekvlllo vesteiday. The Senior Christian Undeavoi of tho Asblll) Methodist I.'plsconal church held a social pn Monday evening In the c hutch Mm lots, on the coiner of Mou sey avenue and Dehiwine stieet. Class Xo 5 of the Evangelical church of Capouse avenue held a win in sugut boclul nt the home of Mrs. Cora Domlun, of Capouse avenue, last even Ing Uo cieam and hot maple sugai was sen cd. The fiteen Uldge Wheelmen held their annual election last evening at the club house cm Sanderson uvenue. H. A. Wuuibold wus elected president; '. vv . I'Ujne. Vlco-piesldent, J. I, Ilowllsou, secietaiy, II. O. Peiittl. ticas urei , V. I'lne and dlrectoiH. f.tampp, captuln, A. M J. Willlainx were elected HASH HALL l.uitCHMter, fi! Hrookl)ii, 0, Philadelphia, 10; Jlontreal, l. Allentovvu, 3; Iloston, 2. New York, B; ltochenter, I. Ciueluuatl, II; Indianapolis, 9. Yale, 9; Oeori.'ctown, 6, Ilaltlniore, 10; Toronto, 3. Unlv..ruin or virKlulo. II; I'rlnteiloa, W. Jv flUO 122012 A HOSIERY Always than evjr. Great values all Ladies' XJriiSt" past black regular made .stockings, llcnusdorf dve. and a positive ujc. value at 2 for 25c. Ladies, 25c. is a popular price for a good black stock ing. Here you can get the best in the world for that price. All black or with white feet just as you like and in either case the soles aie double and the heels .spliced. Wonderful val ue at a quarter. Ladies' V 1'ancj hosiery is in demand. Stripes, plaids and figures of all kinds. Prices run at 25c, 40c, 50c. and the assortment is large to select from. Misses' Fine black ribbed stockings. at and good to wear. A stocking at a low price. Size 5, 5l, 6. IV Tice, Hi1. ISC. Actual value from 22c to 33c. TjCSIunumerable other special attractions at the department during thi1? special sale which our small space forbids mention ot. Our Two Large Windows Tell Quite a Hosiery Tale. onnoisy as. wamace 127 and 129 Washington Avenue. CONVENTION CALL Third I.CRi-lutive DUltict. In pursuance of a resolution ot the standing committee of the 'ihlrel hegls latlve district of Lackawanna count), adopted at its meeting held hutunl.i.s. Hie 9th ot April, 1SUS. the; ellstilcl convention will be held on Tucseia), the l'lth da) ef April lM, at 2 p m In Heeses Hall, 'ia)lor. Pa, for tho putpose. ot electing two (.'l delegutes to the Ke publican sta convention to be lit Ut at ilutrlsburg on June 2nd, 1S" Vlgllbtice committees will hold deb gate elections ou Satutclav April lotn, ls'iS between the hours ot t und T p m Tie-) will Rive at bust two (J ela)s' public no tice of the time nnd place foi holding bald electle ns The lepresentatlon ot delegates to the bald dlstilct convention Is b ised upon the vote cast for James S Utaeom, Republi can candidate lor the otllco of state treis ui ei, he belns the highest otlicer votd loi at the I i-t pteeeding st He election t'nder this Mile the several election ills tricts are entitled to leprestulullon .is follow s XuintH i Dbtrlct. of Delegate s Hi ntcm ' "liftoa i'ulnuton Diltnn , (il.'iilnii ii Gouldsboio Gieenlbld L.ickawamu Twp., South dlstilct. Lackawanna Twp., West dUtilet .' i.ackuwuuiii Twp , Last district 1 J-icknw inni Twp., Northeast district .. LackaVMinna Twp. Southwest district . 1 '.a Plum" 1 Lehigh I MndlLQii 1 Newton 1' Nmth Ablipton 1 Old rorge'i'wp. I'irst district 2 Old Tote Twp, Seeond district 1 Old PoigeTwp., I'ourth dlstrlet 2 Hinsom l'lrst district 1 Hansom Second district 1 Scott ; Scranton Sixth waul, Third district... 1 South Ablngtou Sprlngbiook l Tu)loi IIuioipli, Pltst waul Tu)lor ISoioigh, Second v are! ' T.i v lor llototigh. Third w.ud Ta)lor Horough. Poutth ward T.t)lor norough, Plfth ward Waveil) West Ablngtou i'i H) order of TIiniSTON S. I'AKKi:it. Chulrman JOHN It. JOHNS, Secrctur). I'lilirtb I.eKiMliitivn l)ltrict. Notice Is hereby given to the- Hepub. liciin vot-r of the fourth legislative ills, trlct of Lackawanna cout.t), that a con ventlon will be held at rather Mathow Opera house, In OUphnnt. at 1 o'clock m. on Tliurbdii). the 14th da) eif April. HUS, tor the puiposo ot (.lectins' tlueo deleuates to repiehent hiild ills-tilit In tho He publican titnte (onventlou, to lie held at HarrlHbure, Juno .', Xh. and aUo to nominate 0110 person to nj resent nald dlMtibt In tho hoUKP of repi'i'('ntullve, ut Hutrlsburir for the next two )eurs 13. A Jones, C'h ilnnnli. Samuel S. Jones, Secretar). PUBLIC SCHOOL OXONSES. Committee Will ( oimlder the IH'.IH riiiiinccH I'ridav Cvi'liilie;. The estimated expenditure h of the boaid of control (oinmltteex and ndl- cers lor the nppioachltiK tlscnl year will be cotiHldeted b) the linance committee Filday evenlnr. Several of the e,tl mateH were nuide known at Monda) nlBht'H meetlllK of tho boaid but the complete IlgutcB will not be divulsed until they aie in the finance commit tee's poHHcsslon. A deficit of over lUO.OOO will probably be encounteied in balancing the 1S97 nccounts. Pressure will be broucht to bear on the committee to 'recommend the Increase of several teachem' salai les; tho nppolnttnent of additional teachets will be ursed; contrullo.ru ut andlvllliclv &r Washington Avenue. one of the stioiig departments through the stoc. during this Infants' Boys' Men's Men's Good to look fine high grade Men's 8, SJ, y. 22c. ! !. OF SCRANTON, Snecial Attention (iiveti to ltitsl ness mul Personal Acconnti. l.iliL-ral Accoiniuodntioii) . tended According; to Jiahmcjd nu.l Hcsponsibility. 3 1'cr Cent. Interest Allowed un Interest Deposits. Capital, Surplus, Undivided Proflts, $200,000 300,000 79,000 W3I. COXNKLL, President. IIENIIY BKIjIN', Jr., Vice Pros. WILLIAM II. PECK, Cashier The vmi It of tills rtiin'v U pro tected by Holmes' Llectrlc Pro. lective aysteni. neail) every vv.ud will uikc an unpie cedented expendltuie for lepaltH.-aud withal tlie picsent comnilttee will have n hatde'i low to hoe than any commit tee of ptevlous .veai.s The difllcultj could be overcome b inci easing the mlllnpre, but that will ptobablv not be attempted as there l now much dlHM.it isfaetlon v 1th the hlBh Mchool tax of 1897. The committee Is n"i follows- W. A May. e ball mun, T J JennlngM, H JI DaviH, John (llbbons nnd I) I Phillip-. QRRATOR NEW YORK CELEBRATIONS. l'lie .New Vcirlt, Ontario and estorii Itmlivnv Coiiipany Annouiue that on account of fit eater Nv Yoik Charter Day celebtatlons, they will 'ell tleketM nt one limited fare for the round ttlp, tjood ffolnpr April KHUi, Slav 1st, 2nd and 3d and pood for l etui n i.i-fc.i;e up to and including May Mb It Is expected that (IiIm excttrMlon will be huprely pitronlzed, especially as thc Ontario and W'strn have alua)s tianMported the laie-e ctowilt which patiotil7e their iinntmU evcurj-iotis with Bitch R-teat sittety and eomfoit Tree recllnlnir chair cium on all tiilns on dav.M of tho evcuislon. Secuie copy eif comparison lietwecn t'nlted States and Spanish nuvle-M bv uprising to J. f Vndi'ison trene'inl pas seutier nircnt, "fi Ueaver stieet. New York cltv. WANTS SIX MONTHS SALARY. Chniles l,lcbi'iiteiii llringi Suit At;Hint Julian 1. one's .Sous. C'hnilcR Liebeusteln, feirmetl) man agei of Jonas Long's foils' big depait ment steue. lit ought suit against the Htm yesteidu) to tecovor $1,497 10 sal an which, he alleges, is due him, und f.'.KOO fni Itijuiy dune lilm li his dis missal Mr. hlebensteln alleges that he had a veibal agieement v.'lth tho lit m ti munnge the department store from Oe t I. 1897, for a period of six months rlo was to iccelve J.'.GOO foi his seniles On Dec. 18, 1897, his relations with the firm weio tennlinted and ho vvus paid in full tn thut date. Ho now sues to lecover his wtif.es for tho balunce of tho six months en the strength of tliu alleged verbal ngieeinunt he hud with the firm. of this store now stronger sale. Here arc some specimens. And small children wear a great many tan and iiissci shades. Wc offer 50 dozen of the regular 25c. grade, in sizes from 4 to 6, at 15c. n pair. Unprecedented value. Iron clad stockings, all sizes from G to 10. stocking we have made a reputation on, that has made our hosiery-, department famous. Two grades medium weight, 2 pairs for 25c. Extra heavy with double knees and double feet 25c. Fast black seamless hose, value at 2 pairs for 25c. a grand, good 6 pairs for $1.00, 3 pairs for 50c, or 19 c. a pair, constitute an offering which is the greatest hosiery offering Scranton has ever seen, all black or with white feet. Men who desire to buy hosiery right will look up this lot. Fancy hosiery, leliable. fum in texture, fast in dye. Our lines at 25c. 40c. and 50c. leads the town. 5 Finest Solderless 18k Wedding Rings. The new Tiffany Style. ing Present? -IN- Fine Sterling Silverware, Rich Cut Glass, Clocks, &c. Our optician, Mr. Ad.ims, can fit .ill cases of detective vision. Prices veiy te.ison.ible. IliCtiliKOlluLL 130 Wyoming Av3. eeds M)- PortilSzers XME hunt i mm co. Refrigerators AN' I) Ice Cfiests. THE IIUIT I CONNELL CO., 434 Lackawanna Ava. c. E. B O N E EAT Choice Cuts ASlKET, 321 Adams Avenua I.miWIiIiii; In the line of fieili und Halted Meats, suusiiKct I aid, l'.tc. I'oi'l IKY VMil.vMI in Hi;seN. Tderhone, No. 68jj THE DICKSON M'PG CO., ncrantoii and UUeH-llattc. I'.u Mull ifiu turersof LOCOnflDTIVES.STATIONARV ENGINES Hollers, lloHtlni-iiml Puiiirlnz Machinery, (etieial Ulllce, Scriiutoa, l'iu WOLF tV VSZEh 340 Adams Ave., Opp. Court llousr. PRACTICAL TINNERS and PLUfflBERS Uolo Acents for Uichardjou-IioyiitoaU i'uraarni nd Itnottft ' ' "
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