Pittston Gazette

              SSnYiraflM Oldest Newspaper in the Wwoming Valley. PITTSTON, LUZERNE CO., PA., FRIDAY. DECEMBER CD, 1895. A Weekly Local and Family Journal. I fl.OO PER ANNUM 1 IN ADVANCE trained in all sorts at useful arts, through the almost unaided efforts of this good old mammy. She has built a three story brick building and has five or six acres of land under cultivation, upon which ample garden stuff is raised to supply the youngsters with food. She has attracted the attention of people from all over the oountry by her energy and push, and notwithstanding that she had no money at all with which to begin the work she told your correspondent the other day that the good Lord had never failed to listen to her prayers in the days which havd seemed darkest, and that an order for a supply of coal or a few barrels of flour has invariably dropped in upon her the moment when it appeared that the children within the 'Old Shoe,' as she calls her home, were in danger of cold or starvation." career sne is very sensitive and retioent, and it is with great difficulty she is induced to talk of it 80 quiet and unpretentious is she in dross and demeanor that one would never guess her claims to the homage of a nation. She is a devoted member at the old Baptist ohurch where her father and mother worshiped and which is the "mother church" of all others of its denomination in the great "Lone Star." Her home is rich in the spoils and trophies of war, suoh as the fieldglass, sword and saddle of Santa Anna, captured by General Houston at San Jacinto, and innumerable other priceless relics. MRS. WIQGLESWORTH'8 ART. worth when in want of pictures to sur priBe your husbands with. N. B.—Lib eral reduction to people furnishing then own paint." "Content and HapplnaM." How la it that im-n pray their earthly lot May be "«n.ntent and happinenaf" Dire foej, Without ovtD common trait which kinship *im», . I hold thH»' two. ■mwht. A PEW RULES BY NYE No man who does that will ever get his name in the encyclopedia. Yon also made an error in judgment whon you acted as best man and combined a silk hat and tennis shoes. You must never do that again. CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR. CHAPTER masons celebrate. ■er Husband Deprecates It, Which Re- Mrs. Wigglesworth had her faoe knit «p into the expression that goes along with critical admiration, and she stood alternately thrusting her head forward and drawing it back again, then directing a side glanoe, then projecting a number pf little nods and tapping her foot gently. ,1 . £ Jg- ■ * "What ye acting out now?" grinned Mr. Wigglesworth from the door. salts In Her Discomfiture. And though Mr. Wigglesworth ran on thus for a considerable period, his voice mounting with the increased fineness of its sarcasm, his wife's sobs were so much loudqr and more closely eonnectod that he found his efforts entirely wasted.—W. O. Puller, Jr., in New York Recorder. HE HAS TRAVELED ABROAD AND CAN Topic For the Week Beginning Deo. 8. Comment by Rev. 8. H. Doyle. Topic.—God's triumphs in the mission field. —Pa. lxvtl, 1-7. A Pleasing Entertainment Narks the Oentennlal Anniversary of the Grand Lodge. Contentment oomee when ANSWER QUESTIONS. While Hap|'in«w, pursued, was never caught. , But sud liti Htormn the heart with mighty The Grand Chapter, Royal Arch Masons of Pennsylvania, 1b 100 years old, and the centennial anniversary was pleasantly celebrated laet Friday by Pittston Chapter at Masonic Hall. The early part, of the evening was occupied with a special meeting of the Chapter, one of the features of which was the reading of an exoellent historic addreaa written by Isaac E. LaBar. The private meeting over, the doors were thrown open and when the anniversary entertainment began at abont nine o'clock there were present members and vialting friends to the nnmber of 125. Among them were the following from on! of town: Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Deeble, Miss Annie Deeble, Miss Lizzie Bugleholl, Bev. J. Jones, John T. Bleas, E. E. Reynolds, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Holllster, C. B., Claire and Glen Holllster, all of Avoca j District Deputy Grand High Priest George P Lindsay and 0. W. Wren, of Plymouth; Miss Florence Harrison, of Ca'bondals; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Laycook, Miss Anna Layoock, of Wyoming; Mr. Johnson, of Kingston; Mr. and Mrs. AL Williams, of Wilkeabarre. He Tells About the Duke of Devonshire, The authority yon give for wearing your dross suit always after 6 p. m. does not mean to say that you should do so after retiring. | Christian missions are at a critical period in their history. The outrages that have been omitted in foreign mission fields in the past year have brought the robjact prominently before the world, and the comments by the secular press have not been flattering to say the least. Ridicule, false caricature violent criticism have mostly prevailed. This perhaps is not to be wondered at It may be explained in many ways. Yet the fact still remains that it may have an injurious effect upon missions. The public press wields a powerful influence. It is to be deplored that it is not the champion of the cause of missions rather than its severest critic. thrnes. Whence forth mild eyed Content, affrighted. Writes of Westminster Abbey and the Soes Catacombs and Then Unburdens His Tc seek aonw calmer breast, Isas danger fraught. Mind About Some Matters of Rtlqnette. No, thank you, I do not care for a gold headed cane even as a mark of esteem. I find that I can kill a dog fully as well with a plain broom handle. Bold Happiness knows bat one rival—Fear, Who follows ever on hD i footsteps, Bent By jealous F ate, who cuMh great Joy a crime, While in far ways, 'monc 1 .fus just turning sere. [Copyright, 1805, by Edgar W. Nye. J Not Counsel's Opinion.  The following answers to impatient correspondents are printed in order that the general public may share in the rich intellectual feast and the priceless wisdom therein containod: "Ohf" said his wife, with a little scream, "is it you, Ellery?" Auxious Mother.—No. Good authority says yon should not teach your children to say "Yes, sir," and "No, sir," and "Yes, ma'am," and "No, ma'am." Let the servants do that Good, frank, straight out answers from a child are all that modern etiquette requires in children. You did wrong in shutting up your little boy in the cellar all day because ho declined to say "Sir" and "Ma'am." So yon have something now to be sorry for all your days. He would not have fallen in the soft soap barrel had, von not put him down there in the dark, and thus had yon not been unreasonable with him you would have had your little Edward with you today. Everett House.—When any one says, "I beg pardon," the person addressed should not say "Certainly,'' because that just simply gives permission for the first one to go on asking pardon to his heart's content, but he should say "Granted," or "That's all right," or "It never touched me," or some witty thing like that With gaze serene and placid, walks Content. No heart e'er held these two guests at one time. la Berlin University. "Course it's me," returned Mr. Wigglesworth, plucking off his coat with emphasis, for things had gone ill at the offloe. "Can't ye identify your own husband? Thought it was the man with the iron mask, didn't ye? What ye got there?" The Berlin university allows a modest share of its privileges to women who work independently In its laboratories. Miss Else Koettgen is busy with physiological optical stndies nnder Arthur Konig, in the physical department of the physiological institute. Last year she published in Wiedemann's "Annaler a paper on the spectral composition of different aouroes of light. Id the same institute Miss Paula Guother makes anatomical drawings and is assisting Dr. Benfift in a hand atlas of the dootrine of tissues, and her name is kindly mentioned on the title page, together with that of Dr. Benaa. Mrs. Anna Held and Miss Von Zglincka make drawings for the zoological collection of the Natural History museum. Eli Yelton asks if the Duke of Devonshire is of good family. He is. He is also in good circumstances. He is about the only well to do duke that I have ever known. I was at his place—one of his places—once for over a week. He enjoyed it hugely. He was on Mont Blanc at the time. —Ell* Wheeler Wilcox in Pittsbnr? Bulletin. " WOMAN'S WORLD. Onr Titled Women it Home. "It's a pastel," cooed Mrs. Wigglesworth, coming back to the objeot of her previous solicitations. "I've just finished it in our painting class, you know. Mrs. Wetherbee says she thinks it is nioe," PACKER INSTITUTE GIRL8 LOOK WELL American young women who marry titled or prominent Enf?liC-' raally spepd the remaindf «... msi* lives abroad. Their homes are all that money can buy. The new Duchess of Marlborough will of oourse occupy Blenheim, one of the most magnificent private residences in the world. Fortunes have already been spent in completing and repairing this magnificent castle, and another million or1 po could be employed to good advantage in putting the building and grounds in order. It is expeoted that a large portion of thd marriage settlement will be expended in this manner. One of the largest castles in England, Coombe Abbey, belongs to the Countess of Graven, who was Miss Cornelia Bradley-Martin and who has just passed her eighteenth birthday, though she has been a lady of high degree for more than a year. Yet criticism is often very beneficial. It should be in this case. It should arouse all who are interested in missions to a deeper study of the subject, so that they may be atyle to show more clearly and forcibly just what mission work is doing for the world The secular world and the secular press look at this as all other subjects from a practical standpoint. If we can prove that it pays to risk life and even that which is dearer than life, that it pays to spend thousands of dollars annually in this cause, then we may expect to receive the appasval of the secular world and press, and not until then. The time has therefore arrived when we must dwell not so much upon the sacrifices that missionaries make in leaving home and native lands upon their work as upon what they are doing. IN MORTAR BOARDS. isel—Can yoa tell me what wai Ministry of Women In the Church—Oarrts Steele's Great Work—Onr Titled Wooaaa His house is modeled after a Roman ▼ilia and extends away back into the past. He has brought many things from Rome for the grounds, among other things a very beautiful gateway, whioh has been set up as it stood formerly in "Humph 1" commented Mr. Wigglesworth, going up to the table. "What kind of a thing is it? What's it all about?" at Home—The Struggle Not Kaded—Hll About Veils—An InteraaMag Woma*. That a collegiate cap and gown is a happy combination well suited to the pretty figures and bright compfoxiona of those sweet young women whom Mayor Schieren calls his daughters—namely, the girls of Brooklyn—no one will gainsay who has been favored with a glimpse of the members of the class of *96 at the Packer Collegiate institute in their new robes. "You're too near," said Mrs. Wigglesworth. "You must stand at this distance if you want the particulars to resolve themselves into their just proportions/; '.• .nC5 "Hutl" booted Mr. -Wigglesworth, resenting the air of importance with which his wife delivered this information. "How do ye know where I want to stand? Where d'ye get all that purple paint? Must be the expensive kind, ye use so much of it" Conm the width of the stream? Witness—Eighteen feet three inches and a half. 1. W. Kyte was ohairmin of the enter tainment. Tae programme was opened with an organ solo by Miss Nellie Albright, whloh waa rendered in her aerial excellent ■tyle. Bey. J. Jones, of Avooa, sang In a pleasing eeleotlon, "The Village Blacksmith." A very enjjyable nnmber waa the reeltatlon, "The Old Minstrel," by Mlae Annie Deeble, of Avooa. Mlse Deeble, though suffering with a severe oold, gave an excellent rendition of the piece, that waa very gratifying, especially to those to those who knew her as a former Plttston girl. A dnet "Army and Navy," by Messrs. Parry and Honek, was so well rendered that the company called for another selection, which was given. Miss Minnie Kyte recited in her usual able manner, "Aant Sylvia's First Lesson In Geography," which proved veiy entertaining. Mr. Parry sang very pleas ingly a solo, "Anchored. "Wlllard Howe reoited "The Senator's Dilemma," and it Wis one of the beet numbers of the even'ng. In response to an encore, Mr. Howe r mlted "On a Spree." The closing eeleotlon waa a quartette, "Come Where the Lilliee Grow," by the Misses Jannie and Otrrle Hughes, Messrs Parry and Honok. Oar Otrls. In the November Forum Boyesen has an article, which his death makes of melancholy interest, on the position of women in pagan times and incidentally in modern times. Concerning modern education he said: Counsel—Now, sir, what made you measure it so carefully? Witness—Oh, I thought some fool might ask me I (Sensation.)—Judy. You lost your bet A shop is a plaoe where things are sold, and a store is one where things are stored. It is well worth a visit to Packer to see these girls and gowns. Every one knows, as the mayor said at the Teaoh- One of the Pour Hundred, as he is called, says that damn is the only proper word for a gentleman to use in swearing. Others are objectionable. So it seems there is an etiquette even—of profanity —among these eduoated pests. "You caiiuot make a comrade ont of a cackling flirt, or a simpering fashion plate, or an amiable echo. Until we cease to teach onr girls the pernicious folly that they are to live only to love they will, in my opinion, not be worth loving, besides being extremely trying to live with." "It's an impressionist picture," explained Mrs. Wigglesworth with an air. "The colors are laid in broadly, yon know." They didn't know they were attracting attention, but they were. Fragments of their conversation, dropped along Market street, were oaught and carefully treasured by passersby, but a couple that walked immediately behind them heard it all Welghed Mid Found Wanting. Much, too, is being done. God la triumphing on mission fields. If the world knew how muoh was being done, it would sing the praises of missionaries instead of critioising thier labors. Special lines of study that might be engaged in to show this to be true are: The Countess of Essex, who was Miss Adele Grant of New York, owns another of the English grand country seats. The Countess of Essex brought her husband no fortune, but she is acknowledged to be one of the most beautiful and charming of England's rapidly increasing oolony of "American prinoesses." She is the second wife of the Earl of Essex. Her favorite residenoe is Oassioberry, in Hertfordshire. The building is in the center of vast grounds, including some of the best deer porks in England. The grounds contain more than ,20 miles of walks and drives, all beautifully shaded. The countess need never go beyond her own preserves when she takes outdoor exercise.—New York Correspondent "I sh'd say they was," sneered Mr. Wigglesworth. "I ah'd think they was laid in for winter use, with the idea that it was going to be a hard winter. What d'ye call the thing anyway? What's that freight engine doing out there all by itself?" You did wrong in tipping up your soup plate so as to get the last drop, especially after your host had intimated that there were some more things to eat in the house. "Can't you say yes?" be pleaded, as he felt surreptitiously for the band that dropped at her side and didn't And it 1. Medioal missions. In all heathen lands the practice of medicine is marked by the densest superstition and characterized by the most extreme cruelties. Christianity is benefiting the world by giving its darkest places the advantages of the most improved medioal skill and praotioe. Utah and Bcrmnda. Utah has ratified its new state constitution by a large majority, the woman suffrage clause included. Almost at the same time comes the news that Bermuda has extended suffrage to women upon an educational and property quali' fleatioi). Singularly enough, almost the only objection made in the debate in Bermuda was that woman suffrage, thus qualified, yould unduly increase the white vote! '■* „ . You also did a foolish thing in using both knives so early in the meal that you had to put down your buttery blade on the cloth. You should have all your wits about you at such times or you will not be again invited out to dinner for quite a spell "It isn't a freight engine," answered Mrs. Wigglesworth severely. "It's an old milL The picture is called 'The Old Mill by Moonlight.' It's a winter scene, you know." "Oh, don't ask me," she groaned, as she rolled her eyes up to the top story of the Parrott building across the street. "But I can't help it You will, won't you, dearest?" AT THE Dl'EE OF DEVONSHIRE'S. 8. Educational missions. Christianity is eduoating the world. Its sohools and oolleges stand in the darkest places in heathendom as bright and shining lights, leading the mind from the grossest superstitions and densest ignorance to a standard of knowledge that is not exoelled even in oivilized nations. "I know," assented Mr. Wigglesworth, nodding his head with intelligent affability. "I see it is. All that purple paint is the snow prob'ly." "Yes," replied Mrs. Wigglesworth, glad to note her husband's interest "I can't tell yet Be patient Wait a little." the time of the Caisars. He has also a number of carved stone seats from the Roman senate. One is a contested seat from that body. It it still in a good state of preservation. The decorations on the ceilings are very beautiful. They were painted by an artist who had no palate. "Un, now can i oe patient until x know you are mine. You know I love you from the bottom of my heart Can't you say the word?" No, you should not get up and go out of a theater at all if you are obliged to disturb other people in doing bo unless it is for the most urgent cause, such as a paralytic stroke or the burning of the building, and even then you should if possible await your turn at the fire es- There may be feather headed people who think that because woman suffrage has been defeated in Massachusetts there will be an end to the uproar over it Why, on the same day that it waa rejected there, it was adopted in Utah, and when Utah shall beoome a state of the Union, a month or two hence, it will have a constitution which guarantees the right of suffrage to the women of the state. It will be the third of the states in which women have the full suffrage and the thirtieth of them in which they enjoy the suffrage limited. The Straggle Vol Ended. Bis Fame on Her Wrists. "Vyhat makes 'em have purple snow?" asked Mr. Wigglesworth with the affected manner of the true seeker after knowledge. "When I was a t»y, the snow used to be a deep red, except when the sun got warm, and then it was a dark green." She started and gazed at him searchinglv.'"o! You do not love met My eyes are opened I" she hissed. "But—but— yet—I'll give you one more chanoe to prove it" In Ireland I met an artist with a cork arm. He also had two cork legs. He had a cork sole. He was born in Cork. He also had long, umbrageous whiskers. I thoughtlessly irritated him by asking him if I could have some seed whiskers from him next season to sow with my blue grass. The Duke of Devonshire does not care much for humor, but when he does he likes his jokes as he does his game—a little overdue. A joke at 80, 00 or 90 days seems to give him the keenest delight The wife of Sidney Rosenfeld, the playwright, has an odd collection of bracelets and bangles. Each one represents a play either written by her husband or "adapted." For adaptations Mro. Rosenfeld has silver bangles. For plavs which Mr. Rosenfeld wrote himself she has gold ones. There are now 19 silver and 18 gold bangles glistening from her shapely wrist 8. Scientific missions. I mean by that what missions have done for science in giving the scientific world a knowledge of the geography, the flora and fauna, the language, the animal kingdom, the habits and customs of the people of unknown parts of the world that had never been obtained in any other way. Many of our gi eatest explorers have been missionaries, and science owes a debt to Christian missions that can never be paid. Following the programme came a very pleasant social hoar, when a choice oollatlon was served, Brltlgan & Maesel being the caterers. The whole affair was very neatly arranged and oonducted, for whioh thanks are due the oommlttee, composed of T. W. Kyte, chairman, W. H. Hollister. Oharlee E. Howllz, James Byan, and L E. LtBar. A SWEET THING. "I not love you, my life and soul? I'd give my life for you. If I had 60 lives, I'd give them all, one at a time, for your love. Can you give me no encouragement?"en* Training school the other night, thai Brooklyn id famous the world over far its pretty girls. They have always been Irresistible, ntf matter what queer garments fashion has dictate*} that they should wear, bnt now in thd mortar board, with its deep red tassel, and wrapped in the flowing mantle of a student's gown the pupils of Dr. Backus' institute are fairy goddesses. "Oh, that's the new art," replied Mrs. Wigglesworth. "We—we mass the oolors, you understand." "Oh, yes," said her husband, "I understand. What's that balloon doing over behind that picket fence?" "Wait a little." A dressmaker is the authority for a hint on oaring for the big sleeves, still a part of the fashionable bodice. In hanging the bodice in the wardrobe turn the fullness of the sleeve up above the shoulder, as when it is worn, and fold its width smoothly and lightly under the sleeve at each side. This care will preserve its shape and graoe. Care of Big Sleeves. "When will you tell me?" "As soon as I can decide." "Oh, I know you must love me, dearest!""That isn't a balloon," said Mrs. Wigglesworth, a little nettled, "nor a picket fence either; it's the moon rising above a distant range of hills." Elvira, North Adams, Mass., asks if people are really buried in Westminster Abbey. Yes, Elvira, a great many of them indeed. I attended divine worship there onoe and found that a whole family had been buried in my pew. They combine economy with grief in this way, it is said, and pave the church with gravestouos, thus, as a friend of mine once said, virtually killing two birds with one stone. 4. Moral and spiritual missions. The best work of all from the Christian's standpoint is the moral and spiritual elevation accomplished in mission fields. Catarrh Cannot be Cared The Massachusetts defeat has not given the woman advocates a moment's pause in (heir campaign. We have to report their meetings all the tima They held a state convention in New burg, N. Y., right on the heels of the November elections. They have invaded the sonth, roused Georgia from its slumbers and raised their voices at Atlanta. They say they will make this winter the busiest yet The soul of woman is marching on. What is the meaning of the birthday ooronation of the octogenarian, Mrs. Stanton? with local applications, as they cannot reach the eeat of the disease. Catarrh la a blood or constitutional disease, and in order to cure It you must take Internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh cure is taken Internally, and aots directly on the blood and muoous surfaces Hall's Catarrh cure is not a quack medioine. It wae prescribed by one of the beet physicians in this country for yean, and is a regular prescription. It la composed of the beet tonics known, oombined with the beet blood purifiers, acting directly on the muoous sarfacee. The perfeot combination of the two ingredients 1b what produoee such wonderful reeults in curing Catarrh. Send for teetimonlaajfree.; F. J Cheney & Co., Prope. Toledo, O. Sold by druggists, prioe 75c. She stopped, and looked in a shop window, and then walked very slowly. She looked at him curiously. He was still pleading in passionate words for her love. Suddenly she stopped, and turned on him, with her eyes snapping hatred and defiance. The students have wanted the gowns for a long time, but Dr. Backus feared the danger of too much loveliness and demurred. At last, however, he has allowed the seniors to assume the garb as a mark of distinction. The caps and gowns may now be seen dally in the pleasant recreation ground at the rear of the institute, where they fill with de light and envy the hearts of the younger girls, who now have additional stimulus In looking forward to the time when .heir diligence shall be rewarded in their right to wear caps and gowns also. —New York Prees. "Why, that's so," acknowledged Mr. Wigglesworth, standing on his other foot and shutting up one eye. "I might have known that, 'cause it's painted yellow. What's that orphan asylum got to do with it?" If that which gives the world the best medical science, if that which raises the standard of the world's education, if that which brings to science an accurate knowledge of many parts of the world, before unknown, if that which means the moral and spiritual elevation of mankind does not pay, then what does pay? A woman named Butler is the first of her sex to vote at a general election in England. Her name was put by mistake on the voting list at Barrow, and the presiding officer at the polls held that he had no authority to inquire into her sex when the name was once on the list "Ellery Wigglesworth," said his wife sternly, while her face flushed, "yon know as well as I do that there isn't any such thing. That's the—the dam." "Go I" she oommanded."I tell you to go, and never let me see that false face or hear those false words again I" Some of these epitaphs are interesting reading, and especially those of the nobility. Many kind things have been said by both press and people regarding my lying, bnt when I read these epitaphs on the nobility I saw at once that I had been a very mnch overestimated man. He stood, paralyzed with amazement "Go!" she repeated. "Yon have been weighed and fonnd wanting. I will never marry a man who will whisper words of love In my ear to distract my attention while he gives me the rush past two restaurants and three candy h tores. Got"—San Francisco Post. Bible Readings.—Ps. ii, 1-12; Isa. ix, 2; lii, 7-10; Dan. iv, 8; Zech. ii, 10, 11; Math, xxviii, 18-20; Luke ii, 25-82; xxiv, 46, 47 ; Acts xvi, 9, 10; xiii, 44-49; xxviii, 28-81; Titus ii, 12-14; Rev. v, 9, 10. "Well named, too," muttered Mr. Wigglesworth, grinning effusively. "Yon ought to be ashamed," said Mrs. Wigglesworth sternly, "to make suoh low remarks right before your own son." Oh, no I We have not beard the last of woman suffrage. Connecticut may be dry in the cause. Massachusetts may be drier yet The skies over New York may be like brass. These are but incidents in a war whioh will go on until tbe cause is won or the women are tired of it, all tired out in the vain struggle. —New York Sun. Copenhagen is to have a "woman's theater," entirely managed by women, the plays being written by lady dramatists; the male characters will be played by women, and even the orchestra will be an Adamlecs Eden. There is no place where cemetery room is so valuable perhaps as in Westminster Abbey unless it be in the catacombs of Rome, where the bones of those who have passed on to spirit life are used for decorative work. In all sorts of designs one sees this odd material arranged like huge flowers and vines, trees, and so forth. They are used, too, In designs for frames, among other things. Vertebra; and phalanges are used to make the molding of the frame, while the larger bones are used to represent vines or palms, etc. A cabinet photograph or large crayon portrait of his wife's mother, framed In reveres of the same, must be a great comfort to the Roman son-in-law. cape. If yon must pass out before other people, do not face them in doing so, but turn your back to them, and yon will get ont much easier and be less apt to get shot RAINING IN LONDON. Ministry of Women In tbe Church. In Their Own Xlght. The ministry of women in the church ias always been a potent factor in the influence of Christianity. A great impulse was given to the somewhat deeulory and in some ways irregular Work if women in the field of evangelisation "I didn't say anything," retorted Mr. Wigglesworth. "What did I say?" be oontinued, appealing to the chandelier. A Mother-in-law Mot UMlrad. The editor of The Lutheran Evangelist, referring to that small class of ministers that are constantly preaching about the dangers that attend the Christian Endeavor movement, says: "It is strange that these ministers do not see that when they begin to show the weakness of the Endeavor movement they are only showing the imperfections of their own church members and indireotly advertising their own inability to guide and direct young Christians in the development of Christian character and activity."'Death of Timothy Mnlroonay. Mr. Hardhead—I have called, sir, to ask for the hand of your daughter. Timothy Mulrooney died on Saturday at three o'clock at his home on Bailroad street, after an lllnees of tan days of pneumonia. Mr. Mulrooney waa forty yean of age, and his death has caused wide regret among all who knew him. For twenty years he had been a locomotive engineer on the Lehigh QValley Road, and enjoyed the esteem of his employers, being regarded aa one of the moat faithful men oo the road. It was his boast that he had not tonohed liquor for twenty years, and he regarded hla succees aa due In a considerable extent to that fact. He was much devoted to his family, having a wife and ten children. The family have resided here for the past fC nr years, having oome from Fairvlew, where they have numerous relatives. Mr. Mulrooney was a member of the Order of Looomotive Engineers, and was highly regarded among the ra road men. Mrs. Wigglesworth got out her handkerchief. "I'm sure," she said tearfully, "I thought yon would be—be glad to see a—a picture of- mine—and—and proud." Mrs. Mary E. Alger, who has been appointed truant officer by the board of education of New York, was assistant manager of the New York state building at the World's fair. Old Gentleman (with emotion)—She is the only child I have, and her mother The man who takes a lady to any place like a concert or theater, and who goes out leaving her at any time during the performance, deserves to find on his return that she has gone away with another gent Hint* About Telia. ay the passage of the canon of deaooneesw in the general convention of 1889. •Irs. Twing in her fourth triennial report of the Woman's auxiliary draws Mention to evidence, derived from her ride travels, of how literally the church vas taken at her word In passing this adnirable canon. Deacooesses are activey engaged in proaeonting their ministry n 14 dioceses and missionary jurisdictions at this country. The dignity and oower given by the diaoonate to female vorkers have resulted in commending the deaocoess movement In all quarters. Two admirable schools are now flourishing, one in New York, the other in Philadelphia, where ladies of cultivation and refinement are studying tbe practical, intellectual and devotional sides at their future profession. From many large cities and from large parishes in other quarters calls are constantly being made for the services of women thus prepared, trained and set apart The wise woman who would keep her hair tidy and her appearance neat and smart will not think of venturing out into the oold and blustering winds without a veil tied on over her hat or bonnet Such a necessary adjunct to the toilet has the merit of concealing the defects of a bad or indifferent complexion, while it materially helps to enhance the beauty of a good ona Mr. Hardhead (hastily)—Oh, that's no objection, I assure you.—New York Weekly. ts gone. "Well, I am, ain't I?" retorted Mr. Wigglesworth. "Don't ye hear me trying to find out its good points? How d'ye s'poee I'd know what it was, coming on it the first time so, all alone? They didn't have such pictures when I was a boy.'.' The Duchebs of Fife is an expert angler. She thinks it a trifle to land flsh scaling 7 and 12 pounds. Visible Evidence. The above rules will be found efficacious under the most distressing circumstances and in all climates. Husband—Don't you know that every time a woman gets angry she adds a wrinkle to her face? DREAMS OF DRESS. "It's only a recent thing," chirped Mrs. Wigglesworth, regaining her good nature. "You get used to it after a time." Wife—Yes; it's a wise provision of nature to lot the world know the kind of husband she's got—Photos and Sketches. For Hla Sake. In the details of veil wearing we English women are far behind our French sisters. Whereas we content ourselves with only one or two for all occasions, she owns a varied assortment, which she wears at discretion. For instanoe, she would not think of venturing out fato the cruel glare of tbe sunlight in a thin white mesh, when her complexion was looking sallow and yellow, any more than when her appearance satisfied her own self criticism would she disguise her charms by a thickly dotted black veil. For pale oomplexions the most becoming veil is a white groundwork dotted with black, but it should only be worn by young people. Elderly women should oontent themselves with black, taking care that the groundwork is a ooarse and open pattern Bordered veils are not becoming. They certainly add years to tbe wearer and spoil the contour of a pretty face. The new dark blue net is generally liked, as it softens the tone of the skin and has the merit of being beneficial to the eyesight. —Lon- London Princess. Gayly colored and deoorated round hats are sold in Immense numbers. Georgiana L. asks if the Scotchman at home is so slow in grasping the point of a Joke as he is reported to be. I can hardly say in a general way, but sometimes I have thought there were instances of that kind. In Glasgow once I saw a milkman going by early in the morning. From my fifth story window I hailed him and asked if he had milk in his wagon. He turned about,and,carefully locating my window in his mind, ascended the five flights with his largest can. Then he tried to force me to take some of his goods just because I had asked him simply whether he had milk in his can or not Many of them surely are a very prosaic and wholly unimaginative people. Consecrate your affections. Love some one for Jesus Christ's sake. Don't pick out a genteel, well tailored, perfumed Binner. Jesus Christ never stopped to ask of those he would help if they had been vaccinated or fumigated, or if they had certificates from the board of health. —Rev. J. F. Cowan, D. D. Many of the new dresses are made with velvet sloeves In the same oolor as the material composing the gown. Mr. Wigglesworth had a newspaper rolled into a tube and was peering through it fixedly. "Great Scott, doctor!" exclaimed the uian in the chair. "You've pulled out the wrong tooth!" The Real Victim. She—Have you ever loved anybody else, Harold? And She Did. Thorough fabrics this season include tbe bourettes and bouole goods, the Sootoh heather mixed cheviots and stylish English tweeds. "Is—is that oatmeal?" he slowly inquired after another moment of study. "Is what?" returned Mrs. Wigglesworth and then she bit her lips. He (apologetically) — Well — yon know how it is yourself.—Somerville Journal. "So I have," replied the dentist regretfully. "Well, I can't charge you anything for pulling that tooth, and I'm out just $1. That's what a man gets for 'wing in a hurry."—Chicago Tribune. For dressy evening usee are Imported some very elegant oapes of flower strewn satin adorned with chiffon ruches and jetted Vandykes. "That yellow stuff near what ye call the—the dam?" said her husband. POINTS OF LAW. "A Young People's society without a Junior society is something incomplete and unfinished, like a lily plant without a bloom, a vine without grapes, or a pearl without setting." Thus wisely speaks the Christian Endeavor organ of b«land, The Christian Worker. Importance of the Juniors. Parol evidence is not admissible to vary the terms of a note. Wlndtah'a Property Sold A stylish traveling cloak made of waterproof cloth of a dark green shade is finished with a capo which can be worn separately when desired. "That's the water," replied Mra Wigglesworth. "Don't you see it is triokling down over the old wheel and that it is frozen here and there?" "You claim that you didn't assault this man?" asked the prosecuting attorney.Only Circumstantial Evidence. When the people aaw the names of suih able attorneys as John T. and J tmes L. Lenahan engaged In behalf of Windish, the wife murderer, it was a matter of speoulaton a? to where the prisoner eonld raise the sum necessary for his defense. The question has been settled by the appearanoe of an item in deed book No. 843 in the recorder's offi ie. This shows that by deed dated August 26 the prisoner sold his property in Hugheet awn to Isaao Livingston of Wilkeebarre for $1,175. The property consists of a good house and lot and is said to be worth muoh more than the price paid for it, having cost about $3,600. This money was earned by hla wife, who sold baskets aud garden truck. His three you a? children are thus left without their inheritance.—Wilkes- Wilkesbarre Record. The giving of An absolute deed merely as security Is a badge of fraud as against the creditors of the grantor. It has been found that a deaconess becomes an almost indispensable agent in carrying on certain branches of philanthropic and eleemosynary work In a parish. A new race of educated Sunday school teachers and superintendents is also being introduced into tbe city parishes, in tbe persons of deaconesses who have undergone a theological oourse before venturing to teach children what they ought to know and believe for their souls' health. As teachers, nurses, visitors of the sick and ot the poor, deaconesses have proved a godsend to many a parish. Wa are not, therefore, surprised to find that in the far east tbe missionary churches are seeking to strengthen tbe hands of the clergy by Instituting deaconesses. Mrs. Twing tells us that a canon ot deaconesses, a translation into Japanese of tbe American canon, is now before tbe ohurch in Japan and will be acted upon at tbe next synod. The bishop has already four candidates for the sacred and honorable office. This is a very hopeful prospect. Flowers made of soft tiny feather tips and dipped and jetted stiff plumage are popular, especially in black, and for useful no loss than for smart hat trimmings thoy are desirable. "Is that a wheel?" asked Mr. Wigglesworth in a cordial tone. "It looks so red I thought it must be a patent farming implement of some kind that had been left outdoors so as to be handy in fltike of an early spring. Kr—what kind of awheel did ye say it was?" he added with kindly interest A corporation that Is unablo to pay Its debts as they become due in the usual oourse of business is Insolvent "Dat's wot I does," responded the Lame Duck. Montolair Nesbitt asks if (1) the use of the umbrella in the British isles is more general than in this country; (2) also about pronunciation of American names by Britons. "How did he get hurt, then?" "It was dis way, ye see: I was standin in de alley w'en 'e comes round de corner wit' a rush an runs agin a brick I had in me hand." The Greatest Miracle. Whore the contract of a carrier for a special rate of freight is void In violation of tho interstate commeroe act the carrier may collect tho usual rate. Christ as the bread of GkDd is the Hreatest miracle of alL—Rev. John E BuahnelL Some of the newest ribbons are woven in patterns oallod tbe Spanish, or gypsy. The brilliant mixtures chiefly prevail. Those ribbons are decidedly fashionable, but scarcely pretty. An employee who knowingly engages In dangerous work because ho Is told that he will lose his place If ho refuses to do so assumes the risk of Injury from such work. (1) Yes, it is, most assuredly. If you see two men walking together in London, one with an umbrella and ono without, you may be almost certain that the man with the umbrella is an Englishman and the other an American, but in a fow moments the whole thing may be entirely reversed if the American gets acquainted with the Briton. "You didn't rob him either, I suppose?"Abide With Me. Many of the newest toilets for evening wear snow the chiffon trimmed bodice liberally deoorated with flowers, chrysanthemums and spioy carnations, neither of whioh quickly wither, being favorite blossoms."A mill wheel, of course," snapped Mra Wigglesworth, going down after her handkerchief again. "What kind of a wheel did yon think it would be next to a mill?" "Rob'im? Nit! I jes' took 'is V round do corner ter git change ter buy coatplaster fer his hed, an takin a drink er two, I gits dizzy an fergits ter come back."—Detroit News. ▲bide with me. Far darkly looms the future's mystic way. My straining eyes yet fail to catch the glow of coming day. Still in this gloom all fears give way, all shadows swiftly flee. ▲ thrill of peace illuminates If Thou abide with me. The ossignooof an insolv # t corporation, under an assignment for tho lienxflt of 1U: creditors, takes the property subject to whatever equities oxistod against tho corporation.—Recent Decisions of Highest Courts. Aa Interest In* Woman. Miss Mina Ann Wilson of Kansas has an interesting personality. She was born "How d'ye a'poee I knew?" bristled Mr. Wigglesworth, a momentary flash of bis old manner takiug the place of tbe light and easy banter which he had assumed. "Impossible to say what kind of a wheel Mrs. Wigglesworth would put into her purple art. If that'B a mill wheel," he went on, coming back to bis role of truth seeking, "and ye give me your word of honor that that yellow stuff is water and not oatmeal, how d'ye come to get the water so much lower in the pond than it is where it flows oyer tbe dam? What makes"— The prevalence of white millinery— white velvet, white chenille, cream white French folt, white satin bordered with sable, etc.—is no doubt duo to tho fact that white Is so extensively used to trim fashionable gowns.—New York Post. ▲bide with mo while morn Is {rush, ere noonday's scorching heat-, With lauh of fire, lays bursting blooms In ashes at my feet. Abide with me when all seems lost, when all the melody Of life Is choked, yet still I'll sing if Thou abide with me. on her father's ranch near Topeko. At one time he was worth $200,000, mostly in blooded horses and fancy cattle. The daughter inherited Andy Wilson's love 0# the race horse, and when a mere child rode the most mettlesome of thoroughbreds and won several races at county faira. She was at college in Topeka when her father met reverses, and his whole fortune was swept away. Miss Mina owned several thoroughbreds, and some of these she sold for sufficient funds to complete her education. Then she returned home, and with the few animals she still owned began to raise racing stock. For awhile she tried schoolteaching in the state of Washington, but the confinement was irksome and she returned to the Kansas farm. She has been remarkably successful in raising good race horses, her favorite pair at present being Ding and Valincia, a pacer and a trotter. She is making money and means to keep on untri she has enough to pay her expenses for a year at one of the best art schools in Europe. Miss Mina has had numerous offers of marriage, but always declares that for tbe present she is too busy to think of such a thing; when her education has been completed, it will be time enough to consider matrimony. "It's more'u self respeck kin bear," said Meandering Mike. "I've got er mighty good notion ter quit de business. " Humiliation. HEALTH HINTS. "The Englishman," said a friend of mine once, "uses his umbrella for everything almost. It is difficult to imagine any of the affairs of life into which tbe umbrella does not enter. He uses it to walk with and to point out things with. He uses it to examine other things with; to call attention ; to fight with; in making and breaking friendships. He nudges bis friend with it to punctuate a joke, examinos his friend's condition when ill by means of it, and after death investi- Tako plenty of outdoor exercise—unloss you have sciatica or Chinese feet. Pretty Evening Wedding. A ROYAL FLUSH Eat plenty of fresh fruit, but don't oall It fresh when It Is Intolerably stale. "Dere's notellin what human nater'll do w'en its desp'irt I feel ez if de las' stror hed been piled on de camel's back." "An work?" ▲t the home of l(r. and Mre. J. 0 Edgar, on Parke street, a very happy social event took place Nov. 23 when their daughter, 111m Stella waa united in marriage to Mr. C las. Tench. Tae csremonv was performed at 8 o'clock by Rev O. M. K)nter, of Providence, in the presence of a large company of relatives and friends. The bridesmaid was Miss BlanD he E Igar, sister of the bride, while tbe groom was attended by his brother, W. B The bride was attired in a becoming oottime of light bine lansdowne, while the bridesmaid wore a pretty gown of bine stlk. After the newly married couple had received the congratulations of the assembled company, snpper was served and then several hours were happily passed in a social way. The guests were much Interested also in the many bsautlful gifts reoeived by the bride. Drink whenever you are thirsty, but be oareful what you drink and how much. When softly creeps the drooping sun adown the western skies, When front its glories, speeding swift, the golden sunbeam flies, And when tbe close of day Is near, and, blinded, cannot see, 111 sink to sleep, to sweetest rest, If Thou abide with me. Emperor William is generally about by 8 o'clock in tbe morning. King Humbert's hour of rising is 6, as is that of King Oscar and King Charles of Roumania. Get rid of pain If you can, but don't think that quieting a pain la curing a dlsoase."Hev ye ben refused cold vittles agin?" We quite expect before long to see educated women from all parts of the country seeking in the diaoonate a sphere of activity which is among the moot exalted and useful to be found. The training schools in New York and Philadelphia are already pretty well supplied with stndeuts, but this growing Remember that eloar water Is not necessarily pure water, any more than cold air is always pure air. "Right erlong. An de women dat rides bicycles is offer-in me deir cast off clothes."—Washington Star. Tho queen regent of Spain Is drossed for tho day at sharp 7, although no one la awake in Madrid beforo IX o'clock or noon. "Ellery Wigglesworth," sobbed hi* wife, "you—you know this is my first picture, and it ain't- -ain't fair to—to oritioise it that way. You have to sit bank aid look at—at those im-lmpres. siouist pictures some-sometimes half an hour, and then when you—you look and—and look it dawns on you—all of a sudden—and—and the broad colors look—look beautiful—and you only moke fun, when I did it to surprise you, and I think it mean—mean of you, El lery Wigglesworth, to" — —Atlanta Constitution. Drink hot water If you find It agroes with you, but don't become a hot water crank and Insist on boiling all your friends. gates the cause of death. Then at the grave he uses it to turn the last sod. Great Redaction In Time To California. Scientific Item. Once more the North-Weetern Line h&s rednoed tbe time of its trans-continental trains, and the journey from Ohioago to California via this popular ronte is now made in the marvelously short time of three days. Palace Drawing Room Sleeping oarc leave Chicago dally, and run through to San Franoisco and Los Angeles without change, and all meals en route are served In Dining oars. Daily Tourist Sleeping oar service is also maintained by this line between Chicago and San Franoisoo and Los Angeles, completely equipped bertbs in upholstered Tourist Sleepers being furnisbed at a oost of only $6.00 each from Ohioago to the Paoifio Coast. Through trains leave Chloago for California at -6:00 p. m. and 10:45 p. m. dally, after arrival of trains of oonneoting lines from the Etst aid South. Queen Victoria is described ns being somowbat untidy In appoaranoe, and her dross not only dowdy, but often dusty and askew. Yot her natural dignity is so great that one sees at a glanoe that no ordinary woman Is before him. (2) Regarding the pronunciation of American names by those who have not been in America, I must say that it is one of the most enjoyable features of foreign travel. To hear a citizen of Glasgow or Manchester struggle with such a name as Chicago or Michigan or Connecticut is equal to a summer in the Holy Land for real enjoyment. When asked which I regarded as the most peculiar American name, and I answered Yuba Dam, I came pretty near having to call out the troops. "My wife," he remarked, "has made a very important discovery." "Indeed," I said, "what is it?" "A new susbtance that is apparently indestructible." Mineral waters are sometimes wholosome, but don't think that tho worse they taste or smell the more boneflclal they must be. movement will, ere long, necessitate much larger institutions for the satisfaction at its requirements.—Churoh- Prinoes8 Victoria of Wales possesses a curly rod poodlo, which Is one of her ospoolal pets. It is a very smart looking "doggie" and Is wonderfully intelligent. On her walks abroad the young prlnooes takes her pet with her. THE ROAD TO RICHES. I recalled the fact that his wife had been a professor of natural sciences prior to her marriage and inquired if she had been long at work upon the invention. There never was a time in tbe oountry's history when tho newspaptrs were bo largely looked to as lnolters of trade as the present.—Salem Gazette. Oarrte MmIk'i Orai Work. Some years ago Carrie Steele, a negro vomaii, undertook to establish a home "No,"he replied, "andit came about quite by accident. She was trying to make a sponge cake."—Chicago Times- Herald. or orphan negro children in Atlanta. Mr. Wigglesworth flung out of the room. The road to poverty is easy to find, but hard to travel. Tho road to riches Is hard to find, but easy to travel If you know how to advertise yourself on tho way.— Newspaperdorn. A correspondent thus describes the exhibit of her work in the Atlanta expo- HOWE'S HOMILIES. "That's it; that'sthe way!" he cried as he chargod up stairs to comb his hair; "man works bis life out at the office to buy his wife clothes and purple paint and stuff, and when he comes home tired to death and tries to have a little fun in his family, same as the articles in sorapbooks adviso, everybody pitches in and spoils it Maud Estee.—(1) You should not be too proud because you can trace your ancestors back so far, because any one can do that. If they are insufficiently fed, you can of course trace any ancestor's back as far as you can see it. Old People. ■ritiou: is an exhibit which does not attract the •Mention which it ought to. It is a sort rt booth aot over 16 feet square in area, "In one at tbe little stalk there A man likes to think that when he makes up his mind nothing on earth oan move him. Coming Down to Facts. Old people who uquire medicine to regulate the bowels and Kidneys will find the true remedy in Electric Bitters. This medicine does not stimulate and contains no whiskey or other intoxicant, but acts ss a tonio and alterative. It acts mildly on the stomach and bowels, adding strength and giving tone to the organs, thereby aiding nature in the performance of the functions, Electric Bitters is an exoellent appetizer and aids digestion. Old people find it jost exactly what they need. Price, fifty cents and $1.00 per bottle at the drag stores of W. 0. Price, Pittston, and G. D. Stroh, West Pittston. The growth of advertising and the Increasing neoesslty for It develop some very bright work, so that It Is almost a waste of money to advertise unless one advertises oleverly.—Printers' Ink. "Banks, what do you think of Alfred Austin, the new poet laureate of England?"A man who can't hold his tongue bas no business associating with women or politicians. Sam Houton'i Favorite Daughter. "I think he's the best man, all things considered, that could have been chosen. He hasn't the turgid style of Sir Edwin Arnold and there's more body, more imagination, more snap, vim and poetio fire about his verses than you will find in—in—say, Rivers, who in thunder Is Alfred Austin, anyhow?"—Chicago Tribune. end yet within it are stored quantities of articles which show just what (Hie Woman can do, no matter how black her 4ria may be. It is the exhibit of the Jarrie Steele Orphans' home, an instlntion peculiar to Atlanta. Carrie Steele s a colored woman, who, without a iollar to her name, established a home n Atlanta for the care and education of rpban colored children. She began in a modest way, and today she takes can of "■*1 odd little ones who have do one In writing admiringly and fondly of Mrs. Margaret Houston Williams in Ladies' Home Journal, Patti McLeary Borford pays this pretty tribute to the favorite daughter of General Sam Houston, the famous Texan: The crown of a father's and mother's greatness was never worn more nobly nor worthily than by this superb Christian woman. She reigns a social queen wherever she goes and receives with sweet, gracious womanliness the homage rendered her. f» I** lather pod MP gtyrioqe How men love to hover about the prohibited! Men who never sweaf love to say "darn." (2) Yes, the feud is a groat boon to some of the mountain people of Kentucky, and as it liists till one entire family kills the other, and there are generally 16 in a family, by the time the last one of that crop is wiped out the new crop is almost big enough to kill. Many a nice man bosses his wife beoante of the belief that if he doesn't boss her she will boss him. "Great old artist ye are, ain't ye?" he called, raising his voice above the noise of tho bathroom faucet. "I'll bet a dollar ye can't tell a chiaroscuro from a tube of yellow squash. Ye and Aubrey Beardsley better start a shop together. That's the stuff I Wigglesworth & Beardsley, dealers in all kinds of paint, oil, glass, putty, oto. Signs painted on fences and barns during the owner's absence. Oall on Mrs. Wiggles GOSSIP. For detailed Information concerning rates, routes, etc., apply to ticket agents of oonneoting lines or address: Mushrooms stewed cream Is a filling dish. Crocodile flesh is said to be rich and delloate.At 25 the ordinary young man thinks half the girls are in love with him, and he seldom finds out his mistake before he is 80. H A. Gross, G. E. P. A., 423 Broadway, New York. Fried apples go well with baoon Instead of eggs. A law is to be passcxl in Kentucky this winter to protect these people between Mav and October. T. P. Vallle, S. E. P. A., 112 South Fourth street, Philadelphia, Pa. There is a good deal of religion In paying a Just bill promptly. Wo have an idoa that the Lord will admit no dead beats to heaven.—Atchison Globe. Brown "roux" Is simply a brown thickened gravy. Shiloh's Cure is sold on • guarantee. It oures incipient consumption. It is the best cough cure. Only one cent a dose. 45 eta, 00 eta. and $1.00 Headquarters for glare, hardware, lumber, sash, doors and blinds. Real shark's fin la wortJn la Iht n»M W apouad. _ R. 8. V. P.—No, yon need not part the tails of your coot when you bit down. Ladies' Dongola button or lace shoes. I$1 and upward. O. P. & 0.0. Shoe Co. J. K. Pattsbsoh & Co.