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Al'TKll i.ON'0 and careful delib
eration both the Home for the
Friendless and the Free Kin
dergarten association have de
cided to abandon the project of
an operatic benefit this season. The fuet
is that grievous experience has caused
charitable organizations In this city
to ask the question, What shall It pro
fit us If we toll and struggle ojid get
fits of nervous prostrntloti and; quar
rel with our best friends In giving
owe entertainment, much of the pro
ceeds of which go out of town'
For some years It has been the cus
tom to secure outside assistance to
di 111' local talentwfor operas, klrmesses
etu., from ' which large amounts of
money have been realized, but not
for the charity whose name was used to
gnln patronage. The fact Is that all
needful, funds rould be raised without
the. medium of suppers, fairs, etc., it
ft 'w pic not that the dear publlu do
Uiuuds something In return for Its
money besides the Imaginary halo It
iccotvcs from the consciousness of hav
ing done u good deed. It may not sc
iiii o anything from a grab bag on a
''IIs'i.puik.'.' but there Is always the
chance flint a doyley or a tobacco
pourh may be grasped. It may be
bored by alleged jokes In a comedy or
torUiired'by false notes in a baritone
solo, but. there Is a prospect of some
irturn for'the Investment.
. 4'onsequently, In view of all these
facts and the depleted condition of the
tieUMtiry; the' managers of the Home
for the Friendless will have a special
meeting this evening at the. Young
A'ojiien's Christian association to dis
cuss the feasibility of having a big fair
.-i.a gigantic onevvhich will Interest all
Lackawanna county and will bring
Into touch all sections of the city. If
It Is decided to have such a project
It will bo on the proportions of the
niejiiorable armory fair of several years
ngiy,' which K asr such a great success.
Theoj.ls, hqwev.w, much disappoint
ment in' a large circle the members
of w hlchvWjre Interested In the opera
project. Operas take In Scranton and
there were many who would have as
sisted hi the proposed perfoimance.
t'hlldieu's parties' will be In vogue
at Kaster time among the grown-up.
Indc(d,,,these "baby parties" have been
the sensation of the Lenten season In
Philadelphia. The guests all attired
as, babies, some In very long dresses
other in a style befitting the advanced
age of. two an.d one-half years, or per
haps more. The belles of the season
attend arrayed In little white frocks
with big rushes and their hair ar
ranged In correct ringlets or In dang
ling braids. There are big hats and
little caps and the "boy babies" are
dressed In, kilts an.d knickerbockers.
A surprise party was tendered Mr.
and --Mrs-.' Oeorge Keselmann at their
homey ""rese'ott avenue, Monday night.
The following were present: Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Lyman. Mr. and Mrs. Will
iam "Kemnierer, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Jessier, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Young.
Mr. and .Mrs.. Oeorge Carey, Mr. and
Mrs. John Lamble, Mr. am! Mrs. Oren
Swenk Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rlfen-
burg, Mr. and Mrs. Ha erstruw, Mrs.
Swlnk, Mr. and Mrs. Ueorgc Kegel
iimn mIshph Mtmio and Nelllo Drake
Mollle Wardcll, Kdlth Cooper, Norma
Clreener. Miss Schubert: Messrs. Ar
thur Hodenbush, Harry Cochrane,
Charles Adams, Dr. S. J. Bishop.
A surprise party was tendered Mr.
Charles Hawley Monday evening at his
heme on Garfield avenue. Those pres
ent were: Misses Grace Hughes, Nora
Sehall, Martin Evans, Viola Evans.
Jessie Hopkins, Annie Lewis, Lllllo
Thomas, Sadie Thomas, Lizzie Morgan,
Ilhoda Thomas, Hostc Sehall, Kmma
Lewis, Edith Bcddoe, Sarah Davis.
Gladys Holley, Hettle Howells, and
Messrs. V. 3. Lewis, Thomas James,
George Peters, William H. Koblnson,
Stephen Davis, Charles Hawley W. L.
Davis. Walter Lloyd, Anthony Render.
Alfred Be van, Arthur Evans, Edward
Watklns, Bert Hawley and Harry
Hancock.
Mr. John Williams, of Cedar avenue,
was given a surprise party Monday
evening In honor of his flfly-second
birthday. Among the guests were:
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Frckham, of Utlea,
N. Y.: Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Jones,
Wllkes-Barro: Mr. and Mrs. TX M.
Glynn, Glen Lyon: Mr. and Mrs. Ben
nett Philadelphia: Mr. and Mrs. Carey,
Sunbury: Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Mvers,
Mr. and Mrs. Kemmer, Misses
Geschwlndt and Dryscher, Messrs.
James Williams and Elwood Myer,
Scranton.
A large party of friends gathered on
Monday at the homo of Mr. and Mrs.
Alberts, on Cedar avenue, to congratu
late the latter on her tbirtv-thlrd
birthday. Those ptchcnt were: Mrs.
Lizzie Klein, Mrs. Fuller. Mrs. W.
Rowe. Mrs. Dochler. Mrs. Ordnung,
Mrs. Warner, Mr. Gredllnc, Mrs WVb
c and Mrs. Kneller the Misses Ord
nung. Nellie and Mamie Zlbert, Carrie
Doehler. Emma Fuller, Freda Warner.
.Tofle arid 'Blanche Zlbert and Annie
Fuller.
Mrs Bennell and Miss Bennell en
tertained at luncheon yesterday at
their home on North Washington ave
nue. The guests were: Mrs. Seidell
Blair, Mrs. H. H. Brady, jr.. Mrs. D.
L. Date, Mrs. Arthur Twltchcll. Mrs.
C. B. Sturges, Mrs. K. W. Gearhart,
Mrs. J. L. Wentz. Mrs. H. B. Ware.
Mrs. E. G. Coursen, Miss Piatt, Miss
Archbald.
The HiFh School Darning club will
give an Informal dance Friday evening,
March "J3, at the Excelsior Social club.
The entire club house has been se
cured. Baucr'.i .irehestra will furnish
musio for darning and refreshment
will be served.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gardner, who arc
about to remove to West Plttston.
were tendered a surprise praty by a
number of friends on Tuesdav even
ing at their home on Monroe avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Mawson enter
tained a company of little people at
their home on North Main avenue Wed
nesday evening In honor of the tenth
birthday of their son, John".
Mrs. Sara and Emily Watson pleas
antly entertained about twenty friends
at progressive cuchro Thursday even
ing at their home on Pine street.
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Hcsslcr enter
tained at dinner Thursday evening In
honor if Mrs. G. B. Kulp and Mrs. W.
H. 1 earce, of Wllkes-Barrc,
The Misses Hand entertained at their
home on Jefferson avenue Thursday
afternoon and evening In honor of Mr.
and Mrs. Miles T, Hand. v
Colonel and Mrs. H. M. Boles, Miss
Boles, Messrs. E. B. Sturges and F. E.
Piatt will leave on Monday for Puerto
Itleo.
Professor J. M. Chance will remove
his musical studio from Jefferson ave
nue to the Guernsey building next
month.
Mrs. Euric B. Mcrriman will give an
"At Home". March S3.
SjK$fl!3S
ACTS GENTLY
ON
Movements of Peiple
A. M. Walker, esq., will spend Sunday
In IlufTiiln.
Mr. nnd Mrs. C. W. Ten Broctk are In
New York.
Mrs. J. B. Pooro has returned from
New York.
Mrs. Walter Dickson H visiting In
Carbondale.
Mrs. A. K. Bcntley has returned from
At hint lu City.
Major W. A. Wood, of lloncsdnle, was
In town this week.
Mrs. 11. C. Price, of Chicago, Is visit
ing West Side friend.
Mr. and Mrs. George Yocum have re
turned from HarrlUmrg.
MIhscs Alice and Grace Peck visited
Plttston friends this week.
W. C. Reynolds, of New York street,
was In Montrose this week.
Emll Herbster, of Plttston avenue, has
returned from Philadelphia.
Attorney Will Boyle has recovered from
a severe attack of the grin.
Mrs. J. Gardnet and daughter have re.
turned from a southern trip.
Colonel Hiid Mrs. L. A. Wutrcb have re
turned from a trip to Georgia.
Mrs. N. E. House, of Harrlsburg, has
Iteen lsltlng Dunmoro friends.
Mr. Andicw Campbell, of the South
Side, litis gone lo Iloston to reside.
1). J. Phillips, t,f Adams avenue, has
gone to New Mexico for Ills health.
Mrs. A. II. Hhophtnd, of Wyoming ave
nue, has been 111 In Westlleld, N. J.
Mrs. Baldwin, of Brooklyn, N. Y has
been'tho guest of Mrs. W. D. Boyer..
Professor McCoilncll, of the Wilkes,
liorre high sMiool.' was In town "this week.
Miss Minnie David, of Wllkes-Ilarre. Is
the cuest of Miss Rose Gallon, of this
city.
Harry Jones, of Olive street, has gono
to California to attend 1.1s brother's wed
ding. Mrs. W. O. Simoon, of Delaware
street, sted West Plttston friends this
w eelc.
Mr. and Mis. G. R. Thomas, of lliou,
N. Y., ure guests of Diamond avenue
relatives.
Rev. T. Colo, of Montrose, has been
the guest of his son, H. M. Cole, on C'u
pouso avenue.
Miss Surah Decn. who has been the
guest of Scranton friends, has returned
fto her home In Danville.
Mrs. Morgan Jenkins, of Jersey City,
Is -the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. P.
Thomas, of Tenth street.
Mrs. S. L. MiicDonald, of Linden street,
entertained a select party of friends at
cards Thursday evening.
E. It. W, Searle, of Susquehanna, has
been In town this week In attendance
upon United Stules e-ourt.
Major Wood, of Honesdale, and Cap
tain it. J. McCausland, of Montrose,
were In the city this week.
D. W. Wagner, for many years book
keeper for Rice, Levy & Co., has ac
cepted a very lucrative position with
it
Debt, Dirt, and the Devil "
Debt, dirt, ind the
devil are three bid things,
.and, while the litter, ser-
pent-like, miy wriggle in,
'; the two former nay be
'kept out by hard work,
honesty, and scrubbing-
brushes. Spurgeon,
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A. CO UGH !
it Tt'c firct Jnet a 1ft1 rrAA in tliA IiaiJ o 1U1
u ut jw iiv vuju ttt iiv 11VUU, a 1UUV
V tickling in the throat, a little bronchial trouble.
- At last, serpent-like, it wriggles its way down deep
into the very tissues of the lungs, and the doctor
: says" Consumption." V
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'Ayer's Cherry Pectoral is large enough and strong
enough to do it. There are two other sizes,
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" Three years ago I was
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serious lung disease, A friend
gave me a bottle of Ayer's
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to try it. I began to improve
at once. Soon it seemed to me
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for it."
L C. MERRILL.
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Jan 8, 900.
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II. A. I'olklnsou has returned to his
home In Ualtlmore, Md., after having
spent several weeks as tho guest of
W. T. Simpson, of North Washington
avenue.
Will Orchard, formerly well known in
this city, has this week been engaged by
the Carnegie Steel company us tho head
of'thelr shipping department at a salary
of $.'.500.
Frank Kramer the one mllo amateur
champion cyclist .of America, v's at:
Conrad Hros,'. blcjele establishment yet;
terday In tho Interests of the Pierce Cycle
company.
I HER POINT OF VIEW !
fifty at least. Her hair was suspici
ously yellow and' she carried It In her
hand, that upon her head bslng con
fined to a few taffy colored wisps. In
the satno hand she bore a corset, over
which large sized pantiles were sprawl
ing with startling effect. Un the other
arm she had u hand bag and a quan
tity of garments. As she met the por
ter In the alslo Bhc remarked peremp
torily: "Here, take this to the
toilet room." "This" being the
aforesaid corset. Ho grasped It with
out perceptible surprise and turned
about to precede her, when she ex
claimed: 'flood gracious! I meant
to give you this hand bag," snatching
the corset and substituting tho bag.
"Yas'm," he observed, with the same
placid serenity, and she disappeared.
In about three-quarters of an hour
sho emerged not she but a glorified
creature arrayed In a short skirt and
a stunning silk waist, her eyes
dewy with youth, her fair cheeks
flushed with the sweet night's sleep
and little golden rings of hair curling
about her temples. There were only
one woman and the porter who were
competent to pass an opinion on the
metamorphosis. All the other people
In the car regarded her with undis
guised admiration. The big, innocent,
Klrllsh eyes made captives in every di
rection and there wasn't a man in the
vicinity who didn't openly exhibit his
anxiety to he of some service to the
dimpled little maiden.
What puzzled the skeptical woman
onlooker wus how a haggard, elderly
face, with lines und hollows, could thus
be transformed. If the porter had any
thoughts on the subject his lmpasslvo
countenance gave no hint as to their
character, but the woman rontlnued
to ponder on the deccptlveness of ap
pearances and to wonder If the fair
little body up the aisle allowed hersplf
to be seen In the Intimacy of her fami
ly every morning of her life In the en
gaging effect of that dawn In the sleep
ing car. Saucy Bess.
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.
IT wus a Providence oar filled to the
brim, that Is, Inside nnd out. The
siow whs falling heavily and a
woman who got on at Linden street
decided to risk pneumonia by stand
ing on the platform rather than brave
the germs und microbes of the Inter
ior, which was shut up as safely as
the traction company's safe. At any
rate all the straps were taken, so she
leaned up against the door and pon
dered. The conductor came and re
monstrated. "You can't stand on this
platform," lie remarked In a. decided
tone. "Hut I can and I will," she re
torted, for she felt In a Quarrelsome
mood. " 'Gulnst the rules," he de
clared belllgerantly. "No, such thing,"
she replied with equal firmness. "The
regulations say 'No standing on the
platform when thero ure vacant seats.'
Might as well be no such regulation,
for there isn't any such occasion."
"Well," he responded meekly, "women
can't stand on the platform." "Oh,
yes they can," she answered with
promptness; "but I've no desire to
stay out here In the cold. I'll com
promise on this. If you'll go In there
and push those people round, so I can
get standing room, open some of the
ventilators so that I can breathe with
out being asphyxiated and find me a
strap to cling to, I'll go Inside; other
wise I'll stay out and freeze or fall
ofT."
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So the poor conductor in self defense
went in and gave a mighty shove to
the swaying multitude In the aisle, und
as the car was just going round tho
curve at the Dickson works there was
a good deal of a mlx-up In which the
seated passengers who had been look
ing snus and comfoi table, suddenly
took on a simultaneous cxpiession of
doubt as to the complete- felicity of
their condition. In the melee a strap
was left vacant and the conductor
viciously Jabbed open a ventilator or
two and tho bothersome woman went
In. Sho was the only woman standing
In the car. A clergyman nearby was
the only man seated. He wasn't tired
then, whatever he might have been
later. He wasn't a poor working man,
with a dinner pall, as It was in the
middle of the afternoon. Heuwas Just
a ruddy, comfortable looking, selfish
man, and he tried not to see the wo
man dangling from the strap. She
seemed possessed with an Impish freak,
however, and like the Ancient Mariner.
fixed him with her glittering eye until
he writhed with 'annoyance but was.
still. compelled to meet her'gfance'.and'
behold her sarcastic smile. Then, iof
course, she had only a precarious sup
port, and whenever the car gave &
lurch she proceeded to dance on his
toes, profusely apologizing for her
clumsiness. He was an obstinate Indi
vidual and probably had been reared
with a lofty Hleu of his own, calling
and a correspondingly low one of wo
men. So with a flush on his cheek and
a stifling expression of the eye he en
dured the amused glances of the people
on all sides who had been watching
the scene. There Is no sort of doubt
he was silently saying things that
wcie not prayers and that both he and
the conductor breathed a sigh of relief
when that woman reached her corner
and left the car.
Thero are two sorts of nipn whom
women In general seem to regard as
bats or wooden men. They are sleep
ing car porters and photogruphers.
Tho amount of urranglng of upparcl
and the frankness with which It Is
done In the presence of both these per
sonages would be appalling under any
other circumstances. The photograph
man Is quite accusiomea 10 Deinu
asked to powder the back of a girl's
neck or to straighten her low cut
bodice so that It will "tako" well. Tho
porter In the sleeping ear Is apparently
equally undisturbed liy any of the
revelations which ure continually
meeting his gaze.
She was a petite person and as she
suddenly emerged from her berth Into
the aisle she was ttuly a sight. Her
raiment was apparently a solitary
garment, a soiled gray flannel bath
robe, and she was laden with an as
sortment of Impedimenta, She looked
The Literary society of tho High
school held Its regular meeting yester
day at the close of school. The enter
tainment part of the proceedings 'was
very fine. Considering tho fact that
there was no debate tin; programme
wns the best that has been given In
many weeks before tho society. One
very beneficial thing, and one that
will undoubtedly be very pleasing1 to
the memb6rs of the nchool, 'which .was
cleelded'almost unanimously by the so
ciety. Is that the Literary society of
the Scranton High school will chal
lenge the Literary society of the Blng
hamton High school to a debate and
literary contest, which Is to take placo
some time In May at Ulnghamton If
the challenge Is accepted. The report
of the literary contest with Carbon
dale was ead by the secretary anil
showed that the society realized $C0.19
net. Some amendments which were
offered by Mr. Grant, of the snilor
class, pertaining to giving the director
of the society more power than he is
now invested with were, after a long
discussion on both sides, rejected. The
fact of the society appropriating
money to help the athletic association
out of the llnanclal difficulties which
It has been In since the close of the
foot ball season was also talked over,
and It was the opinion of the majority
that they should not give the associa
tion any money undess they are as
sured that the foot ball team of the
coming season will be managed In
such a manner that It will not be ne
cessary for the literary society to help
the association out of the same diffi
culty again. The entertainment part
of the meeting, which, as stated be
fore, was very fine, consisted of two
well rendered piano solos by Mr. Walsh
and Mr. Haendlges, a well delivered
recitation by Miss Slocum and a num
ber of selections on the gramaphone
by iMr. Conncll, all of which were well
received by the large audience of
students.
The base ball team, of which Kd
ward McHugh Is captain and William
ITann Is manager, ( promises to be the
greatest success nlong tho line of base
ball that the High school has yet put
In the field. The abundance of good
material for a first-class team Is well
known, and as soon as the weather
will permit there will be enough of
men out to try for positions to make
two good teams. The only reason why
the base ball team of last year tlld not
show up as it might was because there
was-a lack of Interest on the part of
those who might have made it a great
success. Mr. Kann will do doubt show
himself as much Interested In the bass
ball team as he does In all other things
connected with the school. .,
On account of the heavy snow storm
the average attendance of the various
classes was much lower yesterday than
usual, and many students had various
experiences which were not wholly de
lightful In endeavoring to reach the
school. Several girls from the West
Side had the cool sensation of falling
Into a largo snow drift on Washington
avenue.
Nothing has been heard In a long
time of tho camera club, which proved
such a great success last year, and
.which gave sevcral'prlzes to the mem
bers' who produi'ed- th'e bestplcures.'
It cannot be possible that the club Is
no longer, but If It is those who were
members last year and realized tin
beneilt which they derived from It
should do all In their power to have It
reorganized. Stephen Dawes.
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