THE SCRANTON T1U 13 UN E-SAT UK DA V, DECRMBER 30, 1899. W i5 O C 1 3. 1 ciiiii,iii,i,iiii!i'0;"" The man who hna ret-clvcd Hie nicest Christmas Rltt according ti his own Ideas ot the mattet Is Colonel 1- It Ripple. It Is 11 culendiu for 1!00 In Which cleiy day Ijo.uh the name of some (if his ft lends nr tlie good wishes of some distinguished peisonugc Tn I It are found the uulngi.'iph cniigratula tlnns of President MtKlnley, Adiniial Dewey. iSoveinor Stone and many meinbeis of his stntf; Gtivoinot Kooso velt, r5"neral Miles and othois of mi tlnnal prominence Life lniig fi lends li.ir Ipsnlhcd lliiis left it lug In i happy way to pleasant Incidents of the past, in have made blight piedlctlons of the futnie. 'the luluidur wiih nt rnnged tin (High ft lends who realls-ed that such a gift would he pmullaily nppieclnted liy Colonel nipple. They weie two little maids who weie invited to spend n du with soma ft lends In the holiday week. The question was whldi day. As thev ills cussed the matter Tuesday wns sug gested, hut the ltplv came promptly: "Oh. no: we shall be rhk on Tuesday, that s the day after Chilstmas, yo't know." Mis. Pail Loionz. of Qulney avenue, pave a delightful Chilstmas tree party y stent ly afternoon to a few ft lends. The M)Ucnlis weie charming ciei tlons, demonstrating the nrtlstle taste uinl skill ot the hostess. Dainty le fie.shments weie seivod. Among those piesent were Mis. Ciocht. Miss Ciocht, Mis Itobeit Sdiltnprf. Mis. Hinst and Mis. L. S. Itlehaid Mr. llllaiy Zchndet. son of Mi. and Mis. W. l) Zelindci, i.f Qulney ave nue, Is being entertained at a lious paity at the inimsiou if Luelan 11. Woitner. the mllllonalie iron iiinnufae tuier, of Lebanon, Pa Mis. II. A. Coin sen will give n re cepltnn Thins liy afternoon net. Mis. Chailes A. Coil! sen's e-aid Is enclosed tn the imitation. Matter Joseph ( Alexander eele biated his blitlulay by an Infoimal dinner to n few of hi bov ftiends on Wednesday evening1 at his homo on Clay avenue. At the tonduslon of th" Wosb yan eoni rt V ednesdaj n'Kht a danee was Rl)f!l n.t the lilevile dub whole a, huge nunibc-i of young folks spent sev oittl hours' most pleasantly. The Co lutubla men weie alo linltid. and many weie piosenl. The affair was In eiiv lespid a gl at silt c ess The Mtlont"Hes weie; Mis. Hoget.s Isiael. Mis V KinKsburv. Mis. Miuv r helps. Jiis. r. c Hand, Mis. c. y .lonei-. Mis. S. I! Foote, Mis. Oootgp Peik. Ml" S II. Stevens, Mis W. i:. Tbaver. Mis. J. 1 Sweet. Mrs Lan ding Mis M i: Sam ton, Mrs. i:ei- it Waiiin. Mis Inliii Sheiei, :Iis Then lot p (J Wolf, Mis. 1 V. Ha mil Mis I P. Meg-uglc. Mis M J. Kin It, Mis M Notion, Mm. fit nut" Ilhkson. Mis Finnic II Jeimjn, Mis. Oi oi go Ileum o. Mrs. Itobeit Sehlmpff, nr Olive sheet, will entertain a m.ml i r of li enils on Motility atteinoon ,i. a K.iffte KlUsen. delightful Chilstiuas dam e was given at the Seiantou Hie) do Club liousp Tluusdu) night by .subset iptlon. li was under the pationage- of Mis. Timothy Hurke. Mis. Josqih O'Hiieu and Mis John W. FltzCSibbon Liw leme fuinlshed the mush and Ilanley seted a luiuheon at mldnlKht. Deeouitlons appiopiiate to the sta son veto tastefully .mauled by Claik. bout one bundled iciupUh enJoed the affair, many of them beliiK ftoni out of town. Anions the bitter weie: Miss Mai K.uet Miijoik, of Mlneis Mills, Jlls Xellle O'Milen, of Dtookljn: Miss Na Kle, of llobokcn. X. J., Mlbs Ann i Uniiett, of Caibondale; Miss Iloull limi, of SiiMiujluinna: Miss Julia lUndidlffe, of Pateison. X. J ; MIfs MaRhran, ot HiiiKhamton, Miss (Ji.ue OMnlle, of Pitlston A. T. Walsh, of l'lttslon. .i t ,,. 1 iMi.t..,, .,( inn.,.,,,. 1 rii'i( iiiuth' s'is.i, wt uiiiiirtii , , r U1....1, Di. CotiRdon, of UiiiRh Cnloiul and M1.1 Gentse S.l'ldeisoit gae a danelng pnlv Tbii'sday eien ing In honoi of their daughter. Miss Helen, Tlulr plitutesque home on Ninth Washington avenue had it, CbHbtmav-lldi ifriet Vvltll Its deeiiia tlons of gieen. Intel mlnsled with ml, About sevntv-live guefais weie entu talued. They wote. U"H Hoey, of Pateison, N. J ; Miss i:mma Wilder, of Hoihentcr. N. Y Miss Kingman and the Mbses Ster ling, of Oiange, N. J.. Miss Shotwell, of Gloveisvllle N. Y.: MVs Wntetman. of Snuthpoit Conn MKs Vv'ntlng, of Pl.'int'eld N. J.; Mls Pi antes P. Slmpuon. of New Yotl'. Miss Jiuhvlu, of Hieoklyn. N. Y.: Charles Htckol; i,' Han Itjbutg' Piank Jan wn. of New I P.mnsvvloU, N J,, Ilailstetid Little, of VniTistov 11, N J Miss Helln, Miss Welles. Miss Holes Mli 3 Janet Dlikson, M1--S Ma'ihjws. Mlfcs Jessup, the Misses Atchbald Miss Pennypacker, Miss Patkt, Allss Klean- I 01 Keynolds, Mls CU'itiude Spitigii", MIus Stutges. Miss Vatuleef Jllii Dale, Mis Andeison S'lss Henn II, Miss Helen Hand, Miss Limn. Miss 1 Anna Archbuld, Miss Watson Missis, Mn fit Lmgli, Linen. Mer illl. P.uke, Holland Stianton Sn.vdpr, Toitey, Thome, Welles, Hobs, Walk er. Wattrs, G at halt, Hedfoid Li tbrope. Nettleton, 1'hase, 1d1bald, Paul 1). Pelln. J II Hto iks, 'James Hlalr. Jr. Lu Motte Helln, C A. Helln, I, T. Hllss, Ma-cvell M.wsdl T S. UUi. tr . Fuller, Itobeit Ftey, A. II JCliifsbm v and L H. G luTtit. Fuller. A numbei of joung glils belonglns ''"1" consists of a. small vlnl of plois ant pellets, lust (Its the vest pocket. "77" lutes I iv lestorlng the thcckM circulation ilrdlentid bv chill or shiv er): starts the blno(j Mtirslng 'humgli Hie vt Ins tnd ho breaks up ' a Cold or the GGmfflmmp? s to the Junior set had nn "Old Mulds' Dance" at the Country club last night. Tlicj nil went home dec luring that never In all their lives did they have such a peifectly lovely lliiie. The com- pun) nan t'linpetnueil h Mis Mn) Klngsbtity anil was composed of Misses Kathailne and Leila Steell, Anna Me Anility, Maty DUksoti, Lleanor Moffat, MarRitretta Helln, Huth I law ley, Klba beth lllalr, (jeitrude Coursen, Mai Jot to Warien, Grille ..i; Maty Gearhat, Doiotln Itessell, Lois Ttae, Jeannette SehhiRer, Maijoilo Piatt. Helen Holes, i:il7abeth Parke. Mnv Hlandiatd, Ger tiude Hamilton, Cnmlaee Watson, Gei tiude Heckwlth nnd Helen Jones. Coloml and Mis. Gioirc M Hall stead Rine a dinner last nlRht In honor of their RiicRts, Miss Wateis, of lltif falo, and Miss SwntU, of Rochester, NT. Y. Coeis weie laid for ten An old fashioned tout.tiy danee was held Thursday cvenlnR In Music hall by the Scranton Lledeikianz soilety Hawer's full ouhistui furnished the music, of which over elRhty couples took advantaRO and bilskly glided oor the Horn, All present wete tttlred In odd and prote"iue fashion the male contingent as fm met s, milk hands, he men, etc., while the Rentier set appealed .in milk milds ilu pheiiles.-i.s and other diai.utiis h) inbuilt' of outdoni' and lountty life The conmilttee In diaiRe of '.be af fair i undstid of Geoipe Nelon Teets, J.tiob H. Ketliet. II.tA.lld Ulsele, GeoiRe Koch lMwaid Slebciket. I -tor Weti!L'l, Isllote Uoss, I'hntlM Heditold Frank LiittlinT, Plank Humtnter, Will i;mtkh and Thioduia Kelsi I. Mwemeais of People I)r riind rrcditlil lias tclurnid ftoni I.iwlstown, Pa. Mis i: i:. Motcduik, of Wjiiniltn; ue- nui Is Mailing In r sun (d Newark, N J. Distill t Atlornij John 1! Junes and fanllj huo iituiiiid fi out o Islt to New Vol k Miss Julia llini Inllffp, of P.itpiMin, N. J. Is lsltliiB Miss Allic llurke, or Ad ams iiMuiie Hf. S G IteadltiR, ustor of Hie Notth Main Aenin II iptist ehurili, Is MtliiR In llllamsputt Miss K.ttltiMi Uteiinaii and bintlur, Atitliiinv, of Ni w 'Xoik (lt, aie lslll1117 Hull niotbit to Clown auiui. 1' l) Knlslil, 11 picspiittttixc of tin 1 11- teriiatloiuil Cottr spruiditiee m bonis in Count 1 tli ut Is home on a tirltf visit Ml"s Mae Lewis, of Pott J(ls, Is Is Kins Ml and Ml It Itobblits, of Ibireka Lawn on Ninth .Main aMiuie MIks CinolliiP Stoi.t7e and Miss .lissle Klelt of Wllllamspi it, are the rucsIs oC Mixs Mae lloiati, ol MaiUson ,iinue GiotKe Klosti tman, ol Phil. idi Iplt'.i, who has him lsltipj; ltd hind Nnlllti, of tils ilt. lias lift foi Toionto l .mad 1 Mis Josi pit Lamiirelli, of Phlladt 1 pbl 1, is Ileitis intiitnlmd h Mr nnd Ml John lluiki, of Not th WasliliiKlou meinii' Mts M A midland! 1. of this (!t. bit estetdi lor New VoiK ill, Willie sin will be the Jliist of Alts. James K MeGi e. Mis J. '. l'o K, of Montoe iiMimi litunuil Iioiik on 'liiisilay limn a ldt I eetal wnks with friends In Wesliin Mass.ieluiK'tts I'ted 15 Itittiibam of New llawn. Conn, Miint Cliilstm is al the home of his mntho. IMmiitid H. Iiiunhim, of I'mD Madison iixeiuie Miss MatR.net lliilse, of WasldiiRtoa, I C , Is p issitiff the hnllihixH in the ( il. as the guest of Miss Ploieiiic Colxln, of IlarrlMin incline Mis William Singer bus irtuincd to In r home. )-' Adams avenue, alter un dergoing a 1 title il opetallon at the L.ukawamin li :dtal Mis I'.cliiiila llamnioud and gtanil ibuighlii. Miss lti nn Tanbe, of Phlludil pbl.i. letunid home estcrday aftir a pleasant isit with friends In this dtv. AnnotinKiiieiit bus bun minle of the itiRiiTdneiit of MNs Kathijn Loietti II irt, the well known lontialto singer, who fortiK rl leslded In Ibis illy, to Louis Vim 1 lit O'Connor, of New York c!l Mr and Mrs. Hlilnrd Keenan. of Itoik Spibigs, Womlng. are in the elty upon tin It wedding loui" t.t Mi Keenan, who Is nuiMir of Itoek Hiitliigh, Is a luotitr or air iiubii mhuh, 01 mo ... ISii.mlon Tr msfet lompiuv and will 1 ia( Kliesi 01 uii latter wbllo in the elt. Mr. Sumner Salter, the eminent to ichei of piano, oigan and thiol j at the llaidenbeigh Scheie 1 of Music anl Ait, Cm ter building, Adams avenue and Linden street. MUSICALG05SIP. On Sunday evening, December .'list. New Yeai s eve, the Clulstmus music at the Fit st PiesbyUilan diuidi will by grueiul letiuest bo tepeated. The decorations tenia In, the bouvenlr mo Riammis icmaln and the superb ehoi tis so well dillled that gave all the dim us of tho saciid cantata so magnincenth will be tuesc-nt to slug nguln. This opportunity of heating high tints chill cli liiusii .supeibly ten deted should not be missed Di. Mc Loel, who was unable to be ptetellt on Clulstmus Sunda, will In all pioba blllty be piesent next Sunduv. Potty voleen, .vr.ong whom mo some of the best x oculists of the city that haxe been well reheaised, Is raiely out privilege tn listen to. The elioius will be accmipunled by oigan, piano and oiehestia. The fnmoiis Schubert quaitette will , give seveial of theli fine seleetlons N'nv Yeai's diy at the Young Men's Clulstlau tiHSneiillm 100ms, between the hours of 1 and 3 oeiocK. This hour will be In chaise of J T. Watklns, who will ulso have seveial ot his pu pils ping This will In all pmbablllty bo Tom Hej turn's last nppeainneo vvlth the (tuattetto foi siine time to come. ' 1 ' Thomas Hevnon, tenor soloist at the Set iinl Piesbj tetlan ehuieh, will be sueeeeded bv Mt Tom Glpptl, fotmer y of the Tlrat ehuieh. I II II Shakespeare, the great London voctl I'acher, Is to Rive a series of recitals In New York elty soon. II II II After tnv usuil holiday vieatlon Mr. Walking' vocal studio will open for the teeeptlon of pupils on Tuesday, Januaiy 2. I II I' Scranlon people will b hlgh'y Intel -ested In an article entitled "Mndamp MarcheHl's Annlveisary," In the 'nst numbei of the Musical Courier. It rIvps an outline of the life of this great vocal teacher, who "has made more prim 1 donnas than nil the other vocal teach ers of the world." The ititleiu enumer ates her gifted pupils, among whom In "Kntherlnu Tlmbcrmnn, American," now teaching In out own Consctvntoty of Music, II II II Prof J. Alfred Pennington returns this nfternoon from Neiv York city, where ho has spent the entire week selecting 11 lurRe, comprehensive collec tion of music for the piano department of tho Conservatory, Including nn ex tensive lino of pletes for the piano en semble classes. He also brings bnik a number of nqw 01 Ran lomposltlons, which will be Riven shoitly lu the ot Ran tecltnls nt rim Park ehuich II II II The beautiful and inspiring Chtlat mas music piesentid b the choirs of the Piovldotieie Prcsbvlutlan ehureh last Sabbath under the dliectlou nt Mi. Chailes F. Whlttemoie. eholimas tet of the (lllllch, will be lepeated to 11101 low evening The el v U e of the evening will be muslial In chinaeter, with an addiess bv 15iv. Gcoige II. Guild, 1). D. pastor. The aiuillaiy choli of the chinch, lompoMed of twin-ty-llve young ladles and gills. Is tie ognized us one of the most essential elements of the speilal heivlies of this chinch and will assist the regular choir toinouow evening in the follow ing progiam. Anllicm, "There Were Shephetds," Dr Johnson Miss Smith laillcs' volt is and full ibolr. Anthem, "Shout the Glad Tidings," Dr Hopkins Aulllir.v choir, with solos bv Miss Smith, Mi lbberllug, Mr. John. Anthem "At ho, Shine, Thy Light Is Conn" Dudlcv Hack Mr John and full dinlr. Aiithim, Carol, 'The Hest or All .Poitei Ailtlllaty dinlr Anthem, "Mi-slnh Is King" ... Warn 11 Miss Smith. Mr. John and united choir 0 M I Tho liiusii at the Fiist Pirsbv tulan thuitb l-tst s'undav was highly 1 om mendable and his hi eh id the appio batlon of i.ll viboia it w.t" theli good fortune to bo pie-sent. NO WASTE IN THE COCOANUT. How the Vaiious Pnit3 of the Pto- duct nia TJtllizetl. Prom the San Pi.taeNtii Clinuilde A Chinese pi dm rb says that the co lomut liee his -is manv propirtlis as theie aie dat In the jear. The Unit of the tne Is the only patt ImpoitM of the ttee Is the onlv p irt Impmled to Callfmnli and It Is now put to many and w Iddv dlffeient ues, not one atom being tint w 11 ininj One lnitil Impor tet teieivts about .WO.Oj'l cieoanu's ,,. month ( nlv a small pot Hon of them ate kept lor the "Rte"ti tiade," us It is called when the nut Is sold In Its I : oiiglnil state the Rieitci bulk passln.' I to tne ii'toiv. wntie me husk is it- moveii and tne lnnet nut is sieiinu d to fadlltati the 1emov.1l ot the meat About thlitv-nve boy.s and ghls .11 employed the 10 In peeling utf the thin blown dein This Is iiietullv pi set veil and sent to the oil and leal winks, whete a substance iese milling lard and known is ceveanu butter Is eNti te ted. This Is woikul Into all seats of toilet attlebs Th VNlilt'. ineat.v put of the nut ifle' being washeel. Is tin own Into eliffelent in 1 ililius to be ground unending to the lualltv iciiulud some gilmling It al most as tine n Until, nihil h ( uttlng It Into Btiips litlf an Inch wide The net pioecs l tin; looking. wMeh Is done In Inline ns, luas kettles contin uously ltvohlng to Insiite an even ie sull. Onl.v tin milk iontulii"d In the heart of the nut Is use 1 In tne cooking. Aftct the mil Is siitlle li n'lv cooked that Is whin the mosuie has wludlv evapoi ttpil, the pulp Is 1 lie eel in sh il low Iron pans and dilid In dijlng dos ets, and tb" "desk cited tounnut" if pomiiHito Is the lesult, whlib entet Into manv dlfleicnt t onft t tlnus. That p.u I of the 1 010 unit wbos piopoitlcs aie not so well known In California is the outer iov -ring or busk The iniiei woodv shell of this makes 1 eellcnt fuel If ou aie Ini tiated Into the mvsteiles 01. mllier. ttldis of the Hade, jou will also know that II does dutv as "spb e." Ho v bjiIi y It leallv Is depends upon wht Is mixed with It. At iil'V into It is too good a fuel to be thiowti away. Hut the tlbious out er shell of the cocoimit was, until very icientlv, tin own Into the btv, to II0.1t off and llnallv disfigure the siiiioiiiid Ing beat lies Theie Is row a fact rv" oil the Heikelcv shoie of the bav v bleb us s thi desrlsed husk In the niiitui- I lacuue 01 .limine: uspiill i-omnieiciai ioinmodll. It is the onlv iv nit mi v 01 Its, kind In California, and It assumes a position of pot'itll u Impoitance when It Is teinembt 11 1' that it M lonveitlng what was pteviousb cousldiitd wast' matter, which w is hind to get 1 lei of and whli h bid fn'i to become a nuis ance into an .11 tide of gieit utility Out of this busk a eiy uiomutlc. pLtfeetly sanltiu.v and .spilngv ma-1 tub I Is being in ide to seive as a sub stitute lu muttiPs,.iii,ikiR loi the In sanitary eurlcd hill The huk of the loioanut shell tontalns a libious ma- , terlal which iciUy makes exeellent fui- I nlture and mattiess lining. It Is In- ' Unltely supeiloi to shodd). ThU in dustty Is only In its In fane mi this toast. Twent)-llve per cent ot tho husk Is hair or tlbei, the test Is elust; but not even this dust Is wasted, for niliseiymen have found that It makes an excellent coveting for winter llower beds Tile flist piocess thiough which the husk Is put Is that of crushing This Is accomplished by a machine te xt milling a lock 1 1 usher, and sounding M'ty much like one when at woik, dilvcn by 'a fotty-hoise powet engln This Is tailed the picker The husk conies out of It as dust and eoatse li ill - like 111,01. with he.e and theie a ,e,- mint of shell. This Is picked ovei by boys and thtown 11 train Into the pltkei. When It comes out n seeond time a portion of It Is twisted into 11 lone by a machine called the twlstet When about a hundicd feet of this top" Is mado It is tied up Into a bundle and hung In a steam box. Aftei being thoroughly steamed these bundles 111 o tilled In a 100m heated to l.'O degtees. While so tieuted the llbet Is still l:pt In the slnpe of tope It Is "li) this p o cess that the llbci Is cut led and gets Its springy quality. The twisted liber Is thn put Mnnugh the 'picker a third time, and when It Is thiown out It loaks as light as down, and settles Into tho sweetiHt, most aromatic heap Imagin able, for It letalus Its pleasant woody a d spicy odor, which alono ought to make It an Ideal materia' for mattress lining, Independent of its most lm poitant sanltarv properties. The prlco of this coeiinut flbei tangos from 2'$ cents to 10 cents a pound It has lately been listed ns nn art'de of commerce so that It Is now one of the established Industries of this coast. One of Tew. Mis JuckHon Tbat'H Mrs. Wltliinmoun over tlifit bv the pliiiio Plio Is one of out (lNtlnguUlicd eoilety bailers. Mis. Jnhmon What U It that dlstlu- gulslus her PtltleUltlllV 1 Mis Jlltl'Si II -Khe Kits llever hud ber I picture In the pnper -Ei menlllo Jjurnal. lljuplt " -.' J. -luKiN. Lighlning Rod Man flnsA)?rs a Writer Mr. Kdltur You will tlnd IHow a let ter slned "Anxious Lovei ' it uwlso tiy nnsir i him Az ArlHloitle sid "1 dun the best 1 kood, ' .v; who klu due tnv more." 1 pilot Anxious Lovei s litter Intii'kt 2 show inu V evrevliiuMv kon-iind what iMIIIkult.vs 1 lihe.nl under. It .von klu glv III 111 eny mole or bettrt advlte nil the subject jolt ate welkum 2 the ob A. Kidder. ANNiors i.ovnu's i.i:tti:h. Scranton. Pa , DlO, .'?, "JJ My Dtar Mr. Kldilei. 1 went to see tho show Chrlstm is & on the way out, after tho plav was over, a beautiful voting lady In the Jam poked her umbitl la 111 tnv ec. The tie Was a glass emo and broke all to smltheie ens '1 he beau tlftil (Huig lail vsas u it Lome, believing the bud liiliud a 11 at eve ami hot agony and apologies wire hinrtte tiding. 1 am of a totnautle turn of mind anel fell ill love- Willi bel at first sight As ever one knows, 11 man with Ids glass oo out eloes not appeal to his lust ml Miittase. The eting htth was so heatt hiokui, and pltv, im know. Is akin to love that I lii'tiud lids wnj , If she knew nn iji' was glm-s she would oficr to hue me a new 0111, hut, as It Is, she belhves she t ill tit 1 a good eve and told me nhi would do inivtlilng In the world to atone for lift terrible aiddont and 1 bellevu site will keep lid wold Now, would I be Jiistltlnl In asking the voung I ul.v foi het he irt and hand, 01 would I be deceiving her? Should she It inn the tetilble Unlit ltin our ininiige would she scorn, bate and loath me.' 1 have Hilled on bei ivere nlht sinie Clitlbtmns and her sobj tear tin he irtsltlngs as she thtows bur beautiful arms mound mv in 1 It, kissing me anil telling me, lit a volie choked vvltli 1 motion, th.it she will do nnvthlng to llijht the awful wiong she has done me Do jtiu suppoMi sie loves me for mjself or the abseneo of my c eV I am onlv nn orphan joung man, 17 iais of ngp, with JJJ0 0JO In m ewn tight, and diould 1 ask fier to manv me she iiiiilil have anv thing In this world she asked foi As I fald bcfoio t am of a rrnnntlcil ti 'inn turn lit and believe our mietlng vva providential, it I would UMt'iiiiK wi" pi'i mi'iiiiiu, ,v 1 ,,7i,i. ,,, , llllV(. herspuin me aftei out mar- ,llK,. while I am 1 oinp.uatlvely 1I1I1 the beautiful 011111, ladv Is pour 111 the worlds goods but atlliitnt phjslcallv. Do vou Imaglni th it mv wealth stands In 0111 v i if I tliout,ht It did 1 would Kladlv give It up for the "ves of mv fair one and stall life anew with a pair ol sttoiiK aims and 11 light beait. This puolt Iiij: iiiesiion has kept me awake 'lit since Chrlstm is, so please ansvvpi as soon as pos-thlo and idleve me of this liightfill suspense as I am now on the feme Anxious Luvcr. Tin: ltnpi.Y. Anxious l.ovii. D,ni Mil Vines Is indeed a piuzllng pi zlxlimi 11. nil hint .idles I .vol! The bt advlie I shall j.1' ou 1 get down oir tjie f mts iV l.,1 Intlie housi , vou aie libel -' keleh juip tleth ov l.okl slllln out this kind ov wet hit' In the begin ning ov vine li net vou sa "Hip voting ladv In the Inn poked her unihiilla in mv eve." bat tail J ineii-.him what kind ov J nn the vung lads wui hi This Is Im portant . "I noil nut bpovillookt I am l'I id ' In er that .on are n lltti 1 on tin lomiitlck oidti i'v will due what I kin " a-slst vou. You dexiive gtale iiedit I fiiwllie; lu lav at 1st MtP. koiislilerhig the fiukt Hint .Mill have ouli v I good I & I koiigiatu late jou on vun tiuiibh Vine l,it"e I,: awlso Intiistlag ftnm a sventllliek htundpiilnt. e g. (bekaws) Voltaiesid that "lav iz blind,' Ai now I, with uti belli kin ovetrool biz objex shun A: leveisp tin lb slshun ov the1 lowe-r 1 nit. so i speek. az it weie, ?: pioov that lux iz onley ' . blind. 1 cant s iv wether j u-e muiiny slaiuls lu vine win- 01 11 it If It tin, mv butt 1 goe out 2 sou m this vun our ov .11- tllxshun Its a teiiibel tespon" ibllltv I a vung man yuie age .' bav mmm left 1 him A if vou Ibid that It I', the horsed vvellli tint stands lu jille path, feai not I will aU thee' I no a famliv like the culleid man In the song th it "iiiliIs iho munnv bidlv, .,,.,, ,,,.. 1i1..nil.1,0. a-, me di 1 1 bov. I . ..... . ... . ..... .... ., iiout want vou .' wony on that skore. You send .vine munnv S me. A. Klddei, A. Ill dlstilbiitp It '- the poor fninlej 1 wa-s t( lllng sou ubow t. o nut '.' bav a gaitbiii. vung man, A lie be ploezid .' act az siltdi I a uoinlnd koiislderashnn If the vung Intlv iz U7 bewtlful nz )ou sa.v, ,x. I hope 4 vine sake she Iz. 1 wish vou wood Mini In r ndiltpss J nn & I will, dlploniatli klv, see vdmt I will due 1 vou (Send It i.iro this ollls, I mile not get it II It wiiit " mv home address az the pot master ov Klddeisvllle A. I aie tlcclly eiilmvs. besides Im a martled maul Awl the time Ive bin tiling the ubiiv, ditr Anxious Lovu Ive bin thinking ov the inmaiitlt kal side ov this ptrplexlng pioblem. How lomantlckal vvaz uio tnrctlng' How lomantlckal ov the voting lid) 2 wiep' Awl"n 2 kiss vou, wuzn't It" How romantlekal 4 m J bo rltili & lur poor' iX. now, tb cr, kind, gentll, roniuntlekal Anxious Lovu, cams tho cllm i 2 our loinanllcknl lomi.iui ' Will mutiny thwait jou on jiuo path wa ' Neigh, nclgll! Vou are .' lonm.i tie kal! Will spin 11 tho Hold? Celt. Wilt be happy i over? Yea 't 1 mite hie me 2 s.m, sllnm imwer "v ,, ,m. mtH w,ei nt IUduni n,at the tteo lops! 1 whut 11 htwtlfull chants I 11 polm! I I ,,! uwlmest lite II In the winter time, I Send ure inminy 2 me vung mini, fi. S"M.I .. .i.l tb i( Il 11 urn euminmi HniiV , I wl'l see 'hot the rile fumlcy gets It. Dclaze Iz ilangerus " "Paint hail m.ro one fine lad)." "He who hesitates has 2 bo ndver-tli-iil 4" "Tlz bnrder I a rile It man 2 get hevln thnn ov a 1 amok a lU'Ctiu 2 go thitvv the 1 Kte etc. IndlMieiiHubly Yuirs, A. KlUdcr. Laurel. "Huzza'" bbotits the multitude. A woman )ondoi Is btlns errwncd vlth laurel. Is sbo a poptens? Or has sbo put up n eai, of preserves' Neither. She Is tho only wonmn who linn ever wbtoled .ill ponsfeutlvo ctnturlts with out going Inrnne Then hu?.za!-l)otrnlt Journal. Our Elastic LnnRvir.Re, "I told Illugley I'd put n hind nn him If bo didn't keep his lions at noiuo," "What did he do?" "He lo.t IiIh heml." "What then?" "Ho sot a lick In ahead of me," "Ves." "Ard tiuforo 1 mild wet buck nt him a p lice mn ' headed me off" Omaha Wwlil-lleuiM GALLON'S. 4' f ll 'r -- -f -f - f -f f f Our New Stores;- . Will Be Located at (0 lu -4 C3 CO tu i -1 0 f -t- f---f f -- - 4 -f 0) LU -J s 0 LACKAWANNA in r M y r T M M mm 137 4- f-f-f --f-f-f-f-f-f-f , GALLEN'S. HOLIDAY CHARITY AT WASHINGTON PKOSPEEITY SMILES UPON THE SHOPKEEPERS. The Shilners nnd Other Chailtable Oignnlzntions Are Especially Act ive in the Dispensation of Cluist mas Cheer Many Pool Families Are Made Happy by Generous Gifts Tho President's New Year Reception Prospects of Action in tho Quay Case. Spcdal to the Scranton Tribune. Washington. D C, Dec. 20 It Is the unexpected that happens to Washing ton In weathei ns well as pi other things. Foi months we have enjoved the most pet fed weather within the mommy ol "the oldest inhabitant " j The fall months have been a m.uvel of phenomenal weather, di spite the omin ous predictions of the weather fotetas tei With Tew 'exceptions we have had blue skies and sunshine for weeks. Hut, said the ciokei. wait until Clnlstm.is and then see what will happen. The nokei was disappointed. Chtlstmas day was pel led The gta ilouiN gatheied, but the blue skies and goldt'i sunshine won the day and miile'a long ilde on the subuilmn cms an Invlgoi ntlng dlveislon. Hut how many people wished for the snow slot 111 that now sweeps Hie beautiful dt and eal-ilea with It so mill h disltess to the poor people beie win a'ways suffei 111010 floni 1 old than food. 1 cold, ban1 win ter in Washington means mine suffei -lug than Is even known The pi lie ot fuel puts It only within the teach of the well-to-do people nnd those who eaiiiiot buj and are too pioitd to ask fu It In chaiiti's name must eiuluie the 1 Ignis of w Intel without It. Think f toil at $0 and $7 pet 'ton, and Snan- ton people can appiedate the blessing of cheap fuel It Is not altogether the thing to speak of the business aspi 1. of Clnlstinas, but the )eai has been a leeoid-bieaket and is entitled to s mo mention on that nenunt. Theie ln been a' pindlolous Clnlstinas tial's here, and Washington Is generally ac cepted as n good trade batometei. The leading tnei chants rpeak ot thelj Chilstmas business as the laigest and most satisfattoiy within their e.xpe llence While individual puiihuses niiiv not PMPed the Christmas tiatl' eif last jear It Is lemarked the num bei of pin chases hugely cm ceded It and that means, of coitise, a vetv much laiger disttlbutlon ot gifts, and ludleatts the piesenee of money for gifts whete liltbeito it was used to meet neci sstuy tut rent demands Hvl dentl) more people had money to spend on clulstmus this )ear than they ha 1 nr could affoiel to spend In that way last )ear. In other woids, the whole count!)' Is blessed with a degiee of piospeilty unpaiallelled In Its hlstoiy. Yes, the natural lelleetlon Is that It '.s due to u wise, honest and pat! loth au- mlnlstratlon of our gnvetnmentil af falis Piovldence, It is said, Is gooi to "chlllren, diunken men and the Demociatlc patty," but If the blas phemy in ty be paidoned, it Is an hls totlcal tilubin that piospeilt) and the Demociatlc paity aie mortal and Im placable foes Prospeiity and He pub lican domlnitlon have liappened too often togethei to bless tne countiy an 1 save the people fiom humiliation and dlstiess to be a meie coIncldeiiLe Hut enough of this. It was about Chilst mas I was writing Nothing neev about it, In one -i nse, ceitnlnly. The Chilstmas cheer Is a inattei of coin so, but Its dispensation was mote piofusii this year than ever before. Tho Shrlneis weie piomlnently In the Initiative among the chailtable organ izations. It was a gladsome thing and a leal joy to see seores of Slulneis, di vested of their Hunday coats, with shlit sleeves 1 oiled back, woik with a steady vim lining boxes and baskets, and big bags with tut keys, cuts of toant beef mutton, veal, flesh poik, sausages, ham, Hour, buttci. meal, hominy, beans, coffee, sugar, ilee, po tatoes tuinlps pumpkins and other vegetables, while apples, lnmins anl other ft utts weie Included. The entlte floor of the National nimory which Is almost 7flx0 feet In dlmonulivis, was coveted with tho baskets nnd othei ie coptaeles containing endi an appetiz ing vrrlety of fool. piiMi lent to pro vide two or thiee dluneis r'll in mv leaser meals for good-sle! families Then commenced the work of sanding thorn out to their destination. NO DIHCUI.MINATJON. No meed or color, no tellgion or tee old wns avketi by the Hlnliieis when tho tu esfc'n of a ueison was An REMOVAL SALE. -r 'r-f-r-f -f-fH H4-r4 m 9,11c. Now Occupied by fjexford And Davidow Brothers, Jewelers. and 9 Penai Avsnus -f-"f-f-f--f-f-f4V s REMOVAL SALE, nouneeti and a teeiuest made on behalf of some utifoitiinate foi a poitlon of their geneious ehailty. Neeessltv was alone the icqiilrement, and every ba ket went wheio Us velcome contents would 1111 empty s'uinuchs and tinl; hollow heads happy It was a notabl event In WahIngton ehailty wink. Theie is hoiuelhlng In knowing whit to d . whin to do It and how to do If, and It Is the inlsfuttunc of ihai liable otganizatlons, sometimes, net to up pieclate It. Washlngtn. on Cluluma day, had all the appeal anco of a de set tod town lvervbetly who tould get awav left on Saturd.iv. The hotels looked as though the bubonic plagu-.1 hid httiuk the town. The 1 bun lies on Sundiv and ut the special CliiKtmis services 011 Mombi letiilnded one jf the pastor's nildsummer's vacation. Hven the gieat Sir Henty living looked aghast at empty seats 1,11 the opening nlRht. Hut It was .1 dean, cutlet, Godly Clnl"tmas. It Is now two davs gone and Is almo.ct foigotldi, and has cease I to be a topic of talk. Now It Is the New Year, and people beie are not bolheilng about the tv.eutii lb eenttuv miuii'ip enner. 'I tiev 11011 t die a i,ip about the row bet.'. cell the Pope ot Home and the li rman Pi ni.il Coun cil Whether the next lentuiy begins Januaiv 1, l'HM, v hen the last eeiituiv ends, doe." not Intel est e.ur peotde. The momentous iiietion ot the hour H what I" wear at Hie pie sklent's New Yiat tceeptlo'l !lll(l lnw to Rt t 111 th social swlin this winter Tint IL will be the most billllant sontl season bete ever known, unless pievented bj eome unfeiiesien event, goes without. sa vlng. It bpoms lm ongiuoiir to talk rolltic s In this runnel Hon, but .1 thought 01 two In lefeielKP to I In IJuav ease mav not be out of place It Is just pouslbb that the epposltlo 1 111 Its biazeii attempt to defeat .Mi. Quay may bo too biu'in. tn Intleeia tuis, too smut, too tusmesslve. The establlhment ot a llteiaiv buieau beie for the education of Pnited States sen ators In their constitution J duties Is something entlt ly new. mil at letwl the doubtful senaton m.i) be eitotjd as saying, within the last d iv or urn that "the method employed to tide it Mr Qui) Is not inly ,1 ibspUable in suit, but n rdbftlcn upon the Intelli gence and Inttgiltv of the smuto" Si that It may happen the over zenlom opposition may get losentmcnt insleid ot votts and a piopei lebilke foi Us Insolent dictation histoid of commen dation It Is a new finest Ion to manv of the senators nnd onie of them who have remained hole dining the holi days aie studvlng the polnlr Involvd in the case and aie making a ury .aiefiil and el ittstivi- Inv.Htigatl.m f tin precedents Tl-iy don't lellsh the- suggestion of "waul polltbs' In tel ei tt d lu the t ise by the Qu.tv op position. To appioaeh a senatot on questions penillng In the siiiato of a judicial chaiaeter would be lesenteil b the self-iispei ling sen Hot as un li 1 peitlnenie ami un uffi mt and iuuly all tho talk that Is ,v ted as 1 omlng from this or that senatot is pun- news paper l'ctlon Theie ju. extepllons, posulbb tjunatiu Allen, for Instant e, Is quoted lu opposition to Air. Quav, tind bis tensnns ate also qoutetl. To make bis opinion of some 1 onsc(iuane' It Is allt get! that Semite Allen is 11 dis tinguished jtnlst anil that he lefl the senate to niiopt an appolntiiu nt on the stipieiuo bench of the state of Nebiarka Mi. Allen lift the senate because a ltepiihlli .111 was dceted to sutceed him, and, being a statesnnn out ot 11 Job, the Populist governor of Nobiusku appointed him to 11 little countiv judgeshl). which he acepted with bis wonted ulacilty. He was not ed In the senate for the llfteen bonis' lUllbustpiIng speeeh he- nude. In im position to- the iepe.il of the puicluu Irgdiuse of the Shi 1 man act. Ho read from man) I ooks am! no doubt must have quoted some good lav i.nd sound Ingle, and wlintevei leplltatlon he nutdj In tho senate as a law)ct Is batd or that mhlevenicnt. Helng a Populist, the length of his oiation does not call for any special distinction, but tho fact that he Is a Populist Is an unansweiable itrgiuuent ngalnst bis leput.itlon as a lavvjer. So to the ciedlt of the senate It ca'i be I said that Senator Allen Is 'the solitary J exception In that body who has pie- Judged the Quay case and whose lack of self-iespect falld to constrain 'the pioelamntlnn of his opinion Now what has been Mr. Quay's attitude under tin) most exasperating conditions? Ho has been peislstmtl) asr ailed and 'ma ligned He has heard tho yelping and batklng of the Wannamakor kennel undismayed -but with contemptuous comp'n ency Ho has'submlttetl In tin scluslm of his home, to every form of vltupeiatlon and wanton personal abuse. He has submitted to desplcablo attempts to dctiade and humiliate the Btntc. It 'Is ImpuMlblo to ea'-apa the tonvli-tlnn that bo Is a better man from every mnlpolnt thin bis de tructois and defamus, and whatever , fSALLEH'jS.. ' - -f- f f 1. r r m 0 b r r m 65 l-f lf GALLEN'S. tlie conclusion of the sennte the'hnller-than-thoii nnvvd will have to face lilin betote the people In the coming stale elc.ctlon Though justly entitled to Ills seat In the senate on the governoi a cortUii ale, ho will accept no vindica tion shoit of tlie t lection leturns next November. Pcnnsy. W0LSELEY ON 0UF. WARS. Rebellion Could Havo Been Crushed Much Sonrer. I'lom Hie Lniiitn 1 Cliionlele. The coiumandci In chief lias written an able Introduction to the monument il woik of Colonel (1. If. H. llenelei.ion. which was published a year ago, and a second edition ot which has now been called foi tlnotigh Mesus Longmans. "Stonewall Jaikson ami the Ainerlt 111 Civil Wat" Is packed In cvety page of Its two volumes vvltli lessons alike for the stal -small, the soldlei and the pub licist. The text of the woik seems to have lemained untouched. We mav. tberefoie. pass by the text toda), and tin 11 out attention to the flesh inattei of Loiel Wolseley's Inti 1 dllction. Dm lug the vv.11 of secession be was modi) cinplo)od In Ameilc 1, and visited both the gicnt tamps into Willi h the people ol the lelinltcd states weie divided Sum- hid even hoped that be would have found time to In dite a stuilv ot the sue cession of cam paigns alike- on the Potomac and the Mississippi, and the gieat man h thiough (ieoigla. Hut as wo wete not to have that he gives us a lead to his views 011 the vailnus phases of the op-iallons whl h took such a long tlm mid io.st so nun li blood and tteasun. paitly thiough sheer liiantitudo anl p.utlv thiough unpiepaiedncss Th main leon Lmd Wolsele) would dilv home Is that if theie hid been a single 111 my mips In the lunula of the Wash ington statesmen the secestlnn move ment would have In on crushed betote the jpui of Its Inception was out. The second Is and his point Is em phasized bv the expetleuee of the United States In the ictenl Spanish war -that tlvllliiu uilllilnlstiutlnll Is not illklelit, and that Intel f 11 11 e with the geneial sibelcd lor all)' sped ll mis sion Is sine to be ills.istious. It Is nil old stui y with Lmd Wolseley tliat tin aiiny In 1 oiihtltutlonal 10 mill's is loo often made tlie li.it tli-lle-lel ol rival poll tlclans, and at the same time he woull be ore of the Hist to admit that ttati s men and not soldlet. must dee Ide w In 11, and In some ineasuie how, Hip .11 my must be emplo)eil in the Inteiests of the people. He has also bcfoio tliawtt the peifedly Hue lesson that olun- teeis, newl) raised or half trained, i.ui- nt bt lU..,mlP(1 ,, tnKh nsi,t- Inp while in tlie Intel esth both of Hip nutloii ami tlie pilvate soldlei It Is of , the Hi si important" Unit the olllecis should be thoioilglll.v e-.xpei t In their woik, slme a lack of judgment at .1 ii-iltlrul moment may Indun- a pa-ile which would lead to the dertrtli tlmi of the 111 my and might Involve peill to I the nation. The lesson of the American civil war that Is most telling Is that the voluiiteei.s who bolted at Hull Hun weie just the same class 01 men as those who, when tialned, man lied 1 alml) to death lu the HIchmond Pt n lnsula and hum the hlufts of Vb ks liuigr. The meddlesometuss eif some of the pulltldaus, both III the 1101 th and 111 tho south, was lesponslble lor smut, grievous and tinnei ess.uy dela)s, tor the ptiilongntlon ot human suffei Ing, and tho waste of millions of ti ensure. MeClollan had lo tiiiln his sol Hers when they ought to have been light ing, and Lee and Jackson had to put up with alternation of tlicli disposi tions made by Mr. Henjamln, who, though a eiy a bio lawyer, was as Ignoiaut as a child of tho meiest ele ments of wntfuie "Tho soldier knows that hb ait Is most tllllleult, that lo apply stinttglcal principles eonectly epe llence, study, knowledge of men, and an Intimate acquaintance with eities tions of supply, transport and tho movement of tho masses are absolute I) necessar). J J "He Is awaie that what may stein matteis of small moment to the civil ian such as tho position of a brlgad tho strength of a ganlson, the com mand of a detachment may affect the wholo course of a campaign, and, con sequent!), even If ho had not the his toric examples of Aullc Councils and other such assemblies to watn him he would tubel against tho meddling of amateuis "Let It not ho forgotten that an enor mous responsibility tests on tho shoul ders of a commander In the Held, the honor of tho army committed to in cluuge, tho lives of tho biavo men under him, poihnps the existence of his country, and that fnlluie, even If he can plead thst Jin only obeyed, tho 01 dots of his government, or that no was supplied w Ith Inndequiite mean!", will be laid at his dom " I
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