t V I ff-' THE SCR ANTON TRIBUNE-SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 1900. r Social muraim Till: pact week lift"! boon very quiet In society. Many uru out of town unit till arc t.-nj incr the leln.x.i th.n from the holldnv haste und bustle. Tin- pilnclpal topic of convoi nation Is tho onke v.alk which rnanv of the society lender? pro to give In the Lceutti Febrtuny -1 for the benefit of the Homo for the l''ilo:id loss. A capable committee has the mutter In chnige and the succisy of the ntfnlr In a.?uied. It will contain a number or unique nnd attractive features nud will be sine to enlist the Interest of oil. Mis. H. M. Rlul'r rivo u beautiful luncheon yeHteu!.iy. Thu decorations wete In led. Covets wete laid foi' eighteen. The guests wcie: Mm. K. W. Archbald, Mis. W. W. Ha anion. Mrs. J. A. Price, Mrs. It. Q. Powell, Mrs. U. N. iMIllard. Mrs Hinvy Uolln. it.. Mrs. C. H. Welles. Mrs. R. J. Matthews, Mis. A. M. Decker, Mis. J. RenJ. Dlmmlck. Mrs. N Y. Loot, Mrs. rietclier. Mrs. J. A. h'l anion, Mrs. ,Tum s A. Linen, Mrs. JI. A. Kniipp mid Miss Piatt. Mr. find Mis. 0. S. Woolwoith and Mr. nnd Mrs. V. L. Peck gave a de lightful party last night at the Hl cyele club In honor of their daughter, Misses Ktbel M. Woolwoith und Klor once L. Peek and for Master Ftcd -. Woolworth. Manor's orchestta fur nished the music. The decorations, were by Marvin A: Mulr, and Hanlcy catered. The young ladles who seivod refreshments were: Miss Kleunor Mof lat. Mis jx.itluitlne Steell, MKs eier trudo Ooursen, Mi's Mav Hlanehaid, Miss Mary Dickson, Miss e'andace .Watson and Miss Jessie Peck. Among the quests weie. Miss Flor ence llawley, Albany, X Y: Alice nialr, Helen Holes, Uettiudo l!e( kw Ith, lie en Rcckwlth, e'htlstino Riyduli. Mil dred ("apwell. Helen Council, Xatallo Connell, Jessie Connell, (Itaeo Cool Id ge, Karl Coolldge, HrnesL Coollelg3, Helen Connell, Iljelon Chambeil.iin, Hdgar Couison, JJdgar Connell, JC.it I Costen, Leila Costen, Harold Connell, Orrln Chilstlan, Carlton Connell, Law tence Connell, Fiedeilck Connell, Hle anor Clemens, John Duckwoith, Uver itt Dale, Harold Dnlph. Stanley Dolph, Charles Davidson, Hat old Davis, Ralph Davis, Elizabeth Dickson, Mattle EJ gar, Gilbert Edgar, Helen Finn. Carol Finn, Nellie Fulton, Helen Fowler, Taylor Foster, Heittam Fenner, Jen nie Fenner, Edith Holland, Uiace Hul beit, Ada lino Hand. Joe H. Hand, of WlH;es-B irre; Marlon llowarth, Jean Hosle, Warner Haes, Olive Jadwin, Helen Jones, Eveljn Jones, Marlon Jones, 1'ied Jones, Ned Jeimyn, Ell, i beth Jetmyn. Maigatet KIrkpatiiek, Donald nwk, Lorena La liar, James Linen, Hnny Lee, Lillian Lee, Fant y Mears, Eva Millar, Mlldied MarpK Mai Inn Matthews, Kveljn Matthew?, Helen Merrifleld, Glace McLane, Trys tlne Mori Is, Robeit McClave, Charles Mamies. Ailhtir Manness, Willie Mat thews, Arthur Matthews, Pred Nelson, Hai old Northup, Harold Noiton, John Price, -Colo Pi lee, Nana Price, Mut Jorle - alt. Cm tls'Platt, Philip Piatt, licit n Powell, Cl.ua Poster, Floienee Poiter. drier Paike, Htien Parke, Kenneth Porter. Elois-e Phelps. Paulino Peck, Max Phillips, Anna Robeitson, Homer Rice, Kail Rice. Oeitiude Rust Heli n Simpson, Janet Stout-, Anna Spencer. Jeanette Sehlagor, Loul.is Smith. Florence Smith. Cleoigo Sam -ton, Dudley Sandeison, Ooidon .ml Essen Taj lor, Douglass Toney. Maiv Tracy, Kichinond Tracy, Stanley Thomas, Theodoie Vandllng, John Wentz. Dorothy Wairen, Gladjs Wat kins. Loiene Welchel, Law Watklns, Edith WUcov, Anna Wilcox, Prank Williams, Kenneth Welles, Harold Welles. Mis. Thomas Dickson, who has boon 111 for the past foitnlght, went to At lantic City this week and enduied tlu journey ery well inch ed. She was accompanied by hi r sister, .Mrs. Rent-lej-. and her son, J. P. Dickson. Mr. and Mrs. J. X. Rico will give a dancing party on Tuesday evening next for theli son. Homer. Mr. and 'Mrs. II. C Sandeison, Mr. "and Mrs. I. V. Megargel, Mr. and Mis. C. D. Jones and Miss Helen Jones will leave for California February 14, to remain for several wck. Tluuo Is quite a Seranton colony in Lo Angele-i now and the letters they write regard SPRING OF 90O. Fine Display of New Embroideries Embroideries and Insertions, in Cambric, Naiusook and Swiss, Narrow ami Wide Edges aud Iusertious. Laces Val. Oriental, Point de Paris, Mechline, etc., dainty effects entirely differeut from last seasou's styles. All-Over Embroideries, Laces, Puffings, and Tuckings for yokes aud Trimming. Narrow, Wide and All-Over Lace? and Embroideries to match in sets. First Arrivals in Dress Goods French Flannels for Waists, in Sky and Royal Blues, Cardinal, Dahlia Reds, Silver Grey, Helio, Geranium and Rose Shades. Poplins Special value at $1.00. Fine finish, hard twist, double warp; complete line of spring colors. Worsted Granite Auy popular fabric just arrived, seven new shades, 4J inches wide, 75c. MEARS & HAG EN 415-417 Lackawanna Avenue. n ?erantat ing t'to dollrhtful weather cause their ft lends to wish to eliminate tho month of Januaiy fiom the calendar. Colonel nnd Mis. L. A. Waters aro entertaining Mis. Galland r.nd Mls-4 Heitha C.all.md dutlng their stay In thu city. They will leave for Wllkes Haiie tod,i, wheie Miss (iiilliiiul will appear tonight. Mis. Joseph A. Seranton gave a card paitj" jestciduj" afternoon. Among the guests wen: Mrs. fl. 1). Mutray, Mrs. Frank Sllllman, Mis. C. C. Hose, Mrs. U. 1. Jeunjn, Mn A. C. Twitch ell, Mi. If. 11 Wate, Mis. J. L. Went, Mrs. H. C. Shafer, Mrs. Joseph Mott, Mis. (1. Dull. Dlmmlck, Mis Skinner. Mis. A. II. Christy, Mis. W. M. DIJ: son, Mis. F. M. Spencer, Miss liradlcy. Mis. Louis Stlllwell. Ml. Georg.j (Jritlith. Mi. T. F. Permian. Mis. W. J. Urown and Mrs. W. 11, Jessup, Jr. Mis. Geoige C. Voi tun held the last of her wedding tei options on Thurs day. She was assisted bj' Alts. G. "?, Piook. Mi. Wlllard Mattl.ews anl Miss Watson. Mr. and Mis. J L Craw foul and granddaughti r, T'loienco Shepherd, will go to Floilda nest week for a foitnlglit's stay. On theli letuin Mr. mid Mi. Cnwfotd will take a tilp to Calllomla. At the Providence Methodist Epls copil pit.son'ige Tuesday oenlng Ml Elir.abeth Willi tms and Thoni t Gowiy. both of this section, wcie unr lled. Hev. William rrig.it performed the ceremony. Mis. W. 1). Hoyer has issued Invi tations to a luncheon at the Scinntmi club next Fildaj. G. F. Ueynnlds entennined his Sun day schorl tlass of "'lin Pa it .it a social at hi les-ideiue, to; Quincv ave nue. TlUUsdav i-vi'Mlli-' A Minst en joyable lime was had by llio-e piesent. The Leldeikian:: society save Jls thlrtv-foeond lull Wednesdiij- night In Music hall. It w.i' tin laiuert aft'nlr In Its long hl-toij'. The gr.ind ivatch was lid by "Ilss Emma Wenel anl !. N. Toots. Pi1?ps won given Misses Emma (iodi, Vlole lVihrcnholt and Josle M.ichcnspccher. The- wall com mittee consisted of George X,e.on Teet Isadore Rons. Victor and Charles AVcnzcl. Tho Union Tourl.'t club, of the South Side, gave an entertainment at Si. John's hall Thursdaj evening, which was laigeiv attended. Mr. and Mis. John McXulty, of Twentj'-secotid strett, cntertalivl friend Tue lay night In honor of their guest. Mrs. Flt?geiald, of North Dakota. Miss Jessie Ilobeils, of Monsey av r.ue, was given a suipiise piity Tuea djy night. Edgar W. Cioft was given ,, sur prise party at his home on Adams ave nue Mondaj- night bv a large- number of j-oung filend. Miss Amy Gentuide Decker vv.is mauled to Dr. Adam Stegner, of Rendham, Tueselay evening, at tho homo of her p.iients, Mr. and Mrs Glleft Decker, on Cayuga sluet. Rev. William Edgar poi forniud the cere mony. Piof. Reeve Jones played tin edding nuitle. Miss Eva Meredith was bridesmaid and Will Davi. of Taylor, was best man. The usIumm weio Dr. Wellington Peck, of Peek vllle, and Alvin Decker. A 'votj- plei'ant surprise paitv w ii tendered to D Stanley Evan Thurs day evening at hi home, liil Rink stiect, ! his many filenel. Refiesli menfs vveie scived and a good tlniij cnjoNed. Those piesent wcie: Miss'M Gwcnnlc Davis, M iv SamueN, Rele Shanll, Ressle Morgan. He lie Kuclir, Cora Decker, Alice Coons, Ethel Tiuud, Martha Mooie. Muni Juhnrnn. Helen Long and Messis. Eelvvaid Rahr. Ed ward Levveit, Joe Jennings, Will Me. Cracken, Gaillold Black. James Uailoj. Andrew M'ulr Seymour Jones, AVend.ill Evan. Reit Sn-der, Hauj Heals and Esdres Lowrj-, The Phllade-lphla Ricoid of Thurs. day savs "Repiesent.itlve Dabeoek, of Wisconsin, who Is eh.iliman of tho F Republican confrrcsslonat campaign committee, gave a dinner at the III lelfih hist night to the members of tho executive campaign committee, thu Kcneral object beliif? to shapo tho liuslius to come before the Joint con Krcsslonal cotnmlttre next weelc. Tho Joint tnuctlntr of tho senate and hou.10 ends of tho congressional cnmpalRii committee; will be held Tuesday for tho purpose of reoiganlzatlon. N early all the state delegations have chosen their representatives, Mr. Connell boliis the Pennsylvania member of the commit tee. Wisconsin Is expected to le-clcot Mr. Rabcorlc, and he is also believed to be ugi'i-iil on for chairman, to suc ceed himself. Hcjoml tho matter of organization the comiiillte-o wilt have little business to transact. A lesolti tlon will bo udopted urslner district committees to call their congressional conventions, early, to enable the com mltieo to do Its vvoik thoroughly and without the pressure conscejucn on late nominations. Atls Kathailne Peal was in.inled to Martin V, Nolan, of Cook street, em 1 Tuesday at the Holy Hct-aty chuioh. Rev. J. J. O'Toolu ofCc.'ated. Mls.s Thetca llai ke was bridesmaid. IJjm Intel; eieirlty vas lust luun. Mts Mary Kane, of West Market street, and Anthony Kane, of Pitls te 11, were united In met i Into Tuesday ftltetnoon ut the llolv Romiy church, by thu Rev. .1. T. Molan. Mls Roe .Mnlsly and William Rhod do, both eif this section, were united 1 In man lucre Tueselay evetilm; at the' 1 homo of Mr. and Mrs 1'uge nc Leven- tliall, of Holllstcr avenue. In the pres ence of the relatives of the contiact ItiR laities. The Rev. William Inderal-, pastor of the Piovldcnce Methodlit Pplsi opal ihurch, perfoimed th"-cere-monv. The manlase of Mi's Maiiou Mud ri.v to Mr. J. M. Pooie was an affair which attracted the intention of many (ice 11 RUIiro people Thuisday evenlivr. It was a eh.irnilliiT home weddliiK at the 1 evidence or the In Ido's patents. Ml. and Mis R. M. Undsiy. Tho Rev. )i. I.atiMntT perfoimed iho coie inon v. Theio were no brldemalds. Mr. J. R. Rowley ",as best man. Muvemeits ci tapis W. W. Seranton was In New Ymk e terdnv. A. C. riluh went to New- Y01K en cs. tficl.ij. Ml" Planus Hunt lb visiting filonds In 1'nttsvillc SIKn Wille- Is vlsitiiif? fill mis In Roeh. estei, X. V. Attonuy Prank llojlc has leturiied 1 1 "in Hulfalip. Sheilit i i:. I'rjor left jeetculay for New York clt: Mis William T. Winlth was in New York tills week. Attoincy ('. I!. Galclncr was in Tutik haiiuiick thl-. wuk. ?Ii. i:. 1. Hev an has bicn vl-lthi,? tilenil- in t'arbondalu. Mr nnd Mrs A. N. Cramer have ic lluiKl lrom New York. The Ms-cm Auhliald are spi ncllm: a fiutiilKhl in Pnujliki'ipsie. Mr. and Mr-. II. H. Hi.iiIv will i-pe n 1 Kuiidav in New York cltv. Dr. Call Seller, of Jefferson avenue, I slowly reiMlnliiK his health. Mr. rnlo'u lllr-ehflcld, of New Yorft, Is I-itliiK Seranton friends. I'oloiiei J'. I.. Hitchcock his been In Washington. U. C, t III- week. Messrs. .;. JI. Urooks, Shule mid Thorne went to New- Yoik list night. -Mis R c. I.ynde lias none to Mead. Ville, P.i, lor a two nioiitlis' M-lt. The Mis-i -, HiriNnll. of Uonr-dale, have In i u kui -Is (if Miss I.onl-c Matthew . Mr. Ten liiotck and il uishter. of JIul h iry street wui In New York this week. W. I. Matthew- and A. I.. Tnppan have hi en in Tiiiikliiinneick this week on hu.-l-lic-s. Hev Mr. Thompson, pa-tor ot the Dal lon Rjjitist (lunch, was in thu city this vv i e K Ml. Maiv ('oe, of r.itbnudale, was the Kiiest ot Uiecn Itlil,?o fneiiels thl week. Attornev Pi.mk I'. Ollilis lias been ap pointed a ncitniy public by Governor Stone. ' Mis. Jiilm H. l-'I-h. of New Ymk. is the Kiiest of South Lincoln nveuuo frlc nil Mr. and Mi- John A. Powell, of Mnl borrj street, will spend Suinlav in Phlln elilphla Ml-s Je-sle Tiofcardu-, ot New Yoik, is the truest of Miss Marpraiut Gould, on e'lav avenue. MI- Giaec Plrdsnll lias letuiiicd fiem Plilhide'phla ami New Yoik, whuo she spent the week. C, V. Millar, of China Hall, i- avvav oi. his annual purch isIiik tour lhtouli Pittsburt; and the west. Miss lSerthi Dolph, ot Poit Jervls, has been tho guest of her cousin, Miss Grueo Peek, on Monsey avenue. Miss Grace Mjers, who Ins been the cue st of Seranton friend", has leturocd to her home in Claik's Summit. Mrs. S. Haslacher, of Rochester, is vis. ItliiK at the homo of her sister, Mis. Sol Golel-mlth, on Qulncy avenue. Mr. and Mrs Daniel I.mtjstali' and Mi-, O. H. Sehrelfer and daURhter have conn to Plorlda. vshero they evpect to spend several months. P. J. Kitzslmmons leturned yesterdav fiom llaril-buiK. wheie he attended a bancpict Thursday eveniiiK In honor of William Jennlnijs Bryan. Mr. and Mis. I.vinan W. Pullnvcn nnd Mr. A. C. Dellaven, of Pittsburg, are at the Ponce do Leon, St. AuKiistlne, They will spend tho winter In Plorlda. Mrs. Havvlcy and Ml-s Plorenco Haw ley, who have been the pue-ts of Seran ton fi knds lor tho past foitnlght, will ltturn to their homo hi Albany on Mon day. Mr. M. S. 1 lav hurst, of Oranfrevllle. Pa., has been In tho city tho past weelc as tho truest of Mr. It, K. I'lstcr. of Tho Tilbuuu eountlnj room. Mr. llnhur-t, who Is TJ jenrs of nto. Is a man of ic maikahle attainments mootly self ae Mailed, and is will Informed In lltera tuie, astiononiy, KcoluRy, etc, Ho pos sesses u wonderful memory which has enable ci him to store a fund of Kfcner.il Infoi matlcm that nukes him most com- panliinable. Mi. Albert I.lsette, who has chnitiP of i ho dinllis coaches oil the Delaware, Lackawanna nnd Western lunnhiK be tween Illushimton and New York, was in the city jestuday calllnB on fi lends, and left on tho cvenhiK tialn for his old linnie in Toronto, (Canada, vvliero he will spend a brief vacation. Mr. Lisetio Is one of tho moat popular of the dlntiiK c.ir Mipi ilntenclents and has boitb of fi lends nlons tho line. What's in a NameP At tho New Year's icccptlein at tho white lioiisu three ladles, a mother and two haucscmo damhlcis who am well known in society here, passed into tho led pallor and then entcrtd tho line. Just behind them came n colored woman. and b ic'k of her two ount; ladles. .iuIio plainly drciouil, and then a man. The so elety v.ctnan Kavo her name, "Mis. Dob. Miu," and e.nli of the yours Indies said "MI-is Dabsnii." Then the ynuiu lady of color said "Miss Dobson" an 1 tho two jotuu; ladles behind her caoli mur tnuied "Miss Dobson," and weio followed by tho iouiik man, who said "Mr. Dob son," llv that tline everjbo.lv within licarlnif dlstanco was Blinking with sup pi esse d laushter. Tho seven "Dobsons" ejed each other econ. fully after they Kot Into the east room, anl, excepting tho society womiin nnd her dauBhters, went their scwral vviih, they llcliiu In no way connected. The nniiie was not PoImu'i, but that due. not mallei. WushiiKtun Star. : HKR POINT OF VIEW WV At'.V nil moio or less Inter ested In the? Albright library. Jlr-jt because It thu most beau tiful bulldiui; In this rcRlon and a enuice of Intense, local prldo as well as the montoilal of tin Koocl people whose Hves vveto a bless Iiib. Then It Is n constant lemlntlor of the elonnis, vvhoe hlstoiy has been bo closely wi ought Intu tho fabric of the cltv, and still more do we all taki elellitht In the llhr.u-y as u, constant, vnfalllnK benefit In the. advantages ot culture It offers. There wete thec who raid that !t would not be appreciated. The record-i daily contradict such an opinion. When the library opened in May. 1S91. the registration of patrons began. Thny ! weio numbered In the order of cards taken nut. Up to date these cards leach I'J,:!00. Now this docs not mean that L'U.SOO different persons nic tak ing books from the library. If the pat lon.cpe wete as vast as that several uniicAoe with a greatly Increased force would be necessary. The system is this: After two years the cards) aro called In to bo re-Issued, when a new leglstratlon takes place. The new card of course Is riven a new number on tho list and thus In the six yetus the persons who fiist ltgkneiod havu had three cards, nch now l-suo taking Its number lecoullng to chronological order of receipt. Out of the entire! list about '.'J.OOQ raids have been cancelled lor v.ii lou.s loasons, amrini? which tho expiration of date is the chief, while removal ftoni town, death, inditl'creiicj a 4 to lenlstratlon and various other i auses may be assigned. As a oor.se 'litem o 7.01D putr-ms constitute thi number us ae tlvely using the privilege of the libra! y todav. Of tlirse the feminine readers will piobablv number one-third moio thin the men and boys An to the clasl tlc.itlon of station or ocup-Hion of thu piticuis no attempt is made to keep such a lecord, Llbi.irlan Carr not fol lowing the example ot' the physician who hastily ib spaf-hed nn attendant to the door to see whether a patient who Just ontctccl was conveyed thither by a tiolley cir or nn automobile, in older, as lie slid to know whether t piecilbe a tilp nbroad of simply sul phur and molases. A (.'rent falling off In visits to tho leading looms and the es'.hango de.ik is noted since times began to be brisk, low men now appealing In the day time. On storm- davs the chlldien swnim all over the pi ico. but when vacation clays succeed polulays, seatci Iv n youngster will be teen about the building. 9 Llbr.il la u (air, when asked con cerning the danger from contagion In taking hooks fiom the library, stated that while tho theory Is commonly ad mitted that the books thus cm hanged may assist In spieadlng an epidemic, he s fenced to say that in an actual experience of eighteen years In this woiK, during which he has been fami liar with the study which many per sons have eaielully made of this nut ter, he lus never jet known of but one ca-e whole It was actually lound that disease had thus been t.ik " It Is an unheard of tiling for th attend ants to contract contagion ftom the books brought In nnd he is ot the oyiln lon that tho ilsk Is probably less than in a ride down town in a str.e : car, or taking pait In a batg'iiti count.; me lee. In .-one cities he has Jailv lculved bulletins fiom the board of health containing the names of families wheie cases of contagious disease wete found. Then the leglstiatlon was closely ex amined nnd all these poisons wcie no tilled not to return any books which may have been In their homes. In some caes wheie books wcie known to be In a ciuniantlncd house they v.et-j condemned to bo binned a la Raecac cio, but this has seldom occuned. The life of a llburlun attendant is omewhat monotonous, but, after all, it is a beautiful lite, wheie "a sweet, attiactlvo kind of giaco" glows im perceptibly upon her ns the ic-sul; of hei Intimate association with such well bud companion as books. She Is gentle, low oleed and p ulunt. She has e-vtiaoiellnniy faedlltles for thu study of human n ituie and Improves it with tho icsult of aciiulilnr hat pilceless accomplishment delicate! tact. She I- so oltcii called upon to aid bewllileied patterns that her feet aie swltt to tun to their aid nnd her sympathies spontaneous and graolom. She Is tired day after day, jmd '-ho has small opportunity to mart, but .ho never torgets to be pleasant, and her gentleness has a quieting effect on the hi usque ways of pattons, even through the palnl ul scenes attendant upon col lecting fines. Cow, if theie is anything on the face of the eatth that rouses the carefully concealed temper of a person and makes him feel that he Is abused nnd slandered, It Is to be told by a smiling young woman In a pretty silk waist, "A fine of eight cents due on that book." He sepilrms about and makes more fuss In finding that eight cents than he would In paying for a billiaid table. Then he piobably stalks off In dignantly, and If his wife Is along, grumbles continuously at her for al lowing such a thing to happen. If U Is a woman who Is Informed ot her lino she makes more bother than tho man, and piobably Insists that it i3:i t so. She remembers when that book ! "cA Perfect Food" 'Yreseftes Health" ' 'Prolongs Life " I BAKER'S I BREAKFAST COCOA " Known the world over. . , , Keceued the highest in dorsements from the nedical practitioner, the nurcc, and the Intelligent liousekcercr and cate-rer." Victttii and I)gieiie Gazette. Walter Baker & Co. Ltd. nnROHFRTFB MASS Tnde-Mjrk """"' ' """"" on Cveiy PlCklgl Eiublithed i;So. i was taken out. It was the day when Norah, tho cook, burled tho same grandmother for the third time. It was not two weeks ago at nil. Of course, bIio ocsn't accuse tho young lady of trying to defraud tho public, but she looks at her In a way that makes the attendant feci tho other In her heart brieves that the library girls arc all wearing tortoise shell combs and real lace collars out of the fine fund. After a deal of fussing she pays tho amount and then goes off wondering why sho made such a goose of herself, for, when sac comes to think of It. the book was overdue. a The attendant's Ufa Is made brighter by tho "finds" Instead of the flnei. These are bookmarks, nnd sometime you ougnt to nsk the llbrat y people to show you thut old ourlosltv box ot theirs. It Is full of all sorts of queer things. What do you put between tho leuves to mark your place? Of course, you never Insult the book by Inying it elown open nnd back forward. Neither do you tuin a leaf corner. Well, the library girl finds many odd bookmarks. Probably toothpicks predominate. The great American public must use toothpicks to a ruinous degree. Next In order conic matches. Sometime it they are burnt, which Is bad for the book. Men ate chlelly responsible for the matches and toothpicks. I'hotugiaphs seem to be a favorltj book mark. Thero Is a large assort ment of these In tho library curiosity box. Sometimes they 'are mounted, hut oftener not. Sometimes- the li bra y attendant finds between the leaves the blight, laughing face id some one she knows, anil again the lit tle caid will bear an old-time likeness of a setlous blow eel ludv, with In r hair clone in the fashion of a qua! tor century gone by. Occasionally a ghostly Him will be used, while again it will be a pi oof faded bejond recog nition. Visiting cards, hair pins, sam ples of diess good.!, hat pins, examina tion palters, money, arn and I'hilsl mas ends urn most popular us book luaiks, Seveial palls of eve glass. s ate lound In the eoutse of a year, an 1 the owners thereof wonder how thev happened to be so careless. Scisso-s ate frequently extracted fiom the leaves and not a few locks of hair aie al-o found. Sometimes a single long ttess cutis over the edge of the closed book. The fall reader " must have pulled out this shining hair to mail; her plate. I.o.ct bank bonks aie occa sionally lecovercd In this wav, vvhl'c: receipts and letters are very plentiful. Not a few letteis addiessed foi mail ing aie slipped into library books. These ate posted as soon us dlcov eieel. All this Is a pi oof of the cate- lessneus and absent-mindedness of the ave-iage leader. A gill lushed Into the libraiy one day and breathlessly aFked for a cer tain book, It was out and she almost fell Into hysterics, as she explained that she had left a letter In it that not for w oi Ids would she wish to have an other poison loud. The attendant left the desk and immediately returned with the letter, sa.ving quietly: "No one in the llbrat y has read it. We do not feel curious about othei people's affahs." When ou lose anything hereafter run down to the library and see If it is not in that cuiiosltv box. Apiopos of llbtnrles the Mbiwing by n little mild of Honesdale is clipped from the New York Times; fkoman i:li;vi:n-yi:aii-oldoni:. To The New York Times Satin day Ite- view : One day "An Old-Fashioned ("llrl" in "A Lilac Sunbonuet" saw "Dear Iiiugh ter Doiothy" standing by "Tho Hlg Front Door," with "A Son of the Revo lution" and "Dick, the Door llov." by her side. Tn the distance she hen id "The Choir Invisible." singing to "I'lis oueis of Hope," while "Seiaph" played "The l'list Violin" She saw "Janice Meredith," with "The Queen's Neck lace" on her neck, by "liuinham Heaehes," talking to "David Hat urn" about how "Hlcluud Oaivel" made "A Dash for the- Throne." She heaid that "Cantain Januarj" was one of the "Two Admlials" vvho commanded "Tho Ships That Pass in the Nisht." with "Caleb West" as "The Pilot." "Little Men" and "Little Women" sat on "The Heel Stall case," and "The Little Lame Pilncc" plajed with "Beautiful Joe," while "D. tly a Ilutterlly" ie.ul about "Hugh Wynne's" light with "The Hed Hover." Mai ion Lane. (L'leven years old.) Honesdale, Pouu., Jan. IS, 1000. SAUCY 15ESS. DEPTH OF GREAT LAKES. The Hydrographlc Office at Chicago Takes New Soundings. Prom tho Chicago Tlmesllerald. If the chain of great luKes which bound the noithein limits of a portion of the I'nltecl States could be leachet to the level of the sea two of the chains would bo practically wiped olf tho f.uo of the eaith. Lake Michigan would becomo two lakes much smaller than the present majestic body o water which lies off Chicago. Chl-a-goans could travel on what Is now tho bottom of tho lake as far north us a point midway between tho shoies off Milwaukee and Grand Haven without getting their feet wet. Rut while this statement duly explained shows tho gieat depth of the great lakes, tho iii.il Iner Is concerned only with the shore lino and any obstructions of navigation in the usual channels. Tho recent grounding of a huge freighter off Drummond Island In the northern straits shows how faulty the sutveyj and soundings of the chain are rela tive to modern vessels. The freighter standing up the chan nel to the "Soo" wns In what her chait deelaied to bo thirty-four feet of water. As she draws about thltteen she had plain sailing. Rut when all were snug nnd conildent the ship drove onto a rock and was stuck fast agiound. This lock lies but ten feet below tho surface. Ten years ago it was no obstruction for tho reason that the average draught of lake vessels was about eight feet on the load water line. Today it is much nearer fifteen or even eighteen, so the soundings of a year ago aie not altogether tellable In channels dotted with small Islands. By the time tho pilot's chait for the month of September Is prepaied ac cuiate poundings all about this lock will bo made, mndeilns it no longer a menace to shipping. Rut with all that money und skill enn do the fact remains that no bodv of water, no bay which will float a vessel of any bUe. Is known to the men who go down to the sea In ship-. Tho government, through the englneeis of the aimy. makes frequent soundings In harbors und along shorn lines. Changes In types of vessels, changes In currents, changes In water levels when found to bo permanent all lequlio modifications of existing charts. Pio bably no system of Internal waterways Is so thoroughly chuited ns the great lukea. Yet it Is no Infrequent thing Weariness PfilNE'S GIVES STRENGTH Mrs. Mary R. Rubright, Harrisburg, Pa., writes : "Three years ago the doctors said I had nervous prost.ation. I was barely able to stand when I commenced taking Paine's Celery Compound. After taking half a bot tle I was able to walk about, and after using three bottles I felt better than I ever did. I could do more work, and working was a pleasure instead of a burden as so many suf fering women find it. "I have since used Paine's Celery Com pound for neuralgia and sick headache and always found relief." Paine's Celery Compound keeps the blood pure, the body nourished, the nerves strong. for some vessel to lun aground on con cealed obstructions where the detailed sounding charts establish a depth of water more than three times sufllelent to float the vessel. When that freighter went agiound the first cluty of Hie captain, of course, was to provide for the safety of the vessel and crew. Ills examination le vealed no seilous damage to his ship, so boats were sent off to the nearest poi t, Drummond, and tugs and light en s sent for u haul her off the lock. Seeing his ship was resting easy the captain took his bearings. He set his qu.uliant and established the exact lo cation of the rock. He took the lino along the east shoies of two small Is lands fonvaid nnd to st.ii hoard. Then he took the lino which lan from the JJiummond light along the west shoio of another small island to the north ot poit. The Intersection of these two Hues Is the locution of tho sunken lock. The directions of tho compass these two lines followed, with the distance from the shoio of Diummond Island due south, with the latitude and longi tude of the Island and ship make it a matter of mathematical exactness. Any skipper holding a license us ship master on tho lakes can tako the re port made by that captain and run directly onto the rocks us easily as ho can sail from Chlcngo to St. Joseph. The report will bo grafted Into otllclal records and now soundings be made at once. Tho obsttuctlon la wholly with in Amen lean wateis, us the Canadian boundary itins east und north of tho point. In a shoit time englneeis will go out there and make soundings all aiound that point to determine tho nature and extent of the obstruction. It will likely nairow the channel quite a bit for heavy vessels. Six enrs ago thu old Michigan made a seiles of harbor soundings for Chi cago. No hike pott In the whole ss ttm has been mote thoioughly c.- Celery CompociDd ploied than this Yet W. J. Wilson of the hydrographlc otllco says that It would not be a matter of sut prise If a laige ve-M.l, freight or passenger, should Pud something the Michigan ovei looked, Mr. Wilson says that un less an exact topographical chart of eveiv acie of haibor is mado, it can not be relied upon conclusively. Yet the ilurts as made aie tiustworthy because they cover the ground so fully that ehanges from the depths markel In detail aie not probable. As soon as an obsti lie tlon li loeated and lepotted new soundings ate mado over It and all about for a Ions dis tance to deteimlno Its extent aud tho posslbllltj of its being one of a group. These new charts aio Issued us soon as completed and cveiy shipmaster has one for future guidance. )' roursc, In the lakes, whoie shore lines aio so close, silling by tint ciimpa-Jo Is not bo exact as it Is at sea. Still mastei.s art expected to be able to do this when ever called upon. In lako chuits, how ever, obstructions aie platted both by latitude and longitude and v. Ith refei -ence to lights or harbois nearest at hand. As good an object lesson of what tho lakes have to offer Is tho coutso be tween Chicago and St. Joseph, Mich. The course is nieasiued from the lights of tho two h.ulmih. Reglnnlng from this side the government pier, nlieidy quite a way out, has a deplh of somo thlity-sl feet. Tho luke shoals on this side so that tho extieniu depth of the spoon I.-, a trlllo beyond the middle) of the fifty-seven. mllo couise. It ill ops rapidly, however, from sixteen In the ilver to 240 out In tho lake, Hut on thu other side, with in a couple of miles of the shore, thu depth drops from twenty-four feet t.i 106 with frightful rapidity. Ry tho tliiin the second song Is sung leaving St. Joseph the singer Is over some for ty fathoms of water. t it
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