The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-11-20
TOPICS OF
THE TIMES.
Odds and Ends From the Reporters
Pencils.
THE NIGHT SCHOOLS OPEN.
An Opportunity That Should be GraSped
by Every Working BOy-ParentS
Should Give it Attention.
THE NIGHT SCHOOLS OPEN.

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The night schools were iopened last
nj yht for the winter term. 1t behooves
every parent who has boys working dur
ing the day to see that the names of such
are enrolled on the night school registers
and also to see that they attend each and
every session. Night schools for the
working boys are certainly one of the
grandest institutions in our land; but,
unless parents lay particular stress on
this subject, the children will fall short
of securing the full benefit of them. The
moral influence of night schools on work
ing boys is glowingly perceptable and the
inestimable benefits which naturally
accrue therefrom will be highly appre-
ciated by them when they grow to man
hood. 1t is to the night schools and pri
vdte study that many prosperous and
| intelligent men owe their success.
In recent issue that veteran and pros
porous county seat newspaper, the Miners
journal, stated that James j. Franey,
our townsman, was about making prepar-
ations for the opening of mammoth
store on the Wanamaker plan. Mr..
Franey has the money and enterprise to
do this, and it is not a new idea with him.
He has promised the departure more than
/ once and it has not materialized. We
hope he will step forward this time and
| show the stuff he is made Of His prop.
erty interests in this town are extensive
and his Main street business place is
excellently adapted for the scheme he has
cherished for so many years. If he makes
a start and gives his Wanamaker plan a
| fair trial he will succeed, as he has in
manner other notable enterprises of the
town.
Now that the elections are over once
| again let each and every one cast aside
their political controversies and animosi-
ties and exert themselves to their utmost
to increase business and promulgate
general prosperity They should be truly
thankful that they live in such progress
sive age and that they possess such an
! admirable form of government as that af.
forded by this country. Whenever the
administration of one party becomes
dilatory or Indifferent to the public inter
ests they, the people, have the inalienable
| right to throw it aside and institute a
new administration. This is undoubtedly
one of the most illustrious features of our
noble country.
The movement against the gas and elec.
trio light companies did not flop any sooner
than most people expected it would. When
people want to engineer opposition Of that
kind they must lend their names to it and
give the public a chance to draw their
own conclusions from the sources of prom
ised support In the absence of this there
is no occasion for anybody to go into con
vulsions over threatened opposition or
competition.
Here is morsel that is being chewed
with some degree of jealousy by the
bachelor frequenters of the Ferguson
| House. About a year ago five widowers
occupied seats at dinner in the hotel.
Marriage was one of the topics discussed
and a sandy.haired member of the
group, after venturing the opinion
that on fair and square business
basis the bachelors couldn't hold a
| candle to the widowers, made pre-
diction that the majority of the group
would be married within year. The pre-
diction has been fulfilled. Four of the
party have since become Benedicts for the
second time. Two of them are P. j. Fer
guson, the prophet, and r. A. Davenport.
The one who failed to get in with the
crowd is Rev. Robert O'Boyle. The latter
gentleman and Mr.. Ferguson discussed
the prediction at the Lehigh Valley depot
this morning. The reverend gentleman
has consolation in the thought that not
a bachelor stopping at the hotel has grad
uate ed into the matrimonial state since the
prediction was made and there is still a
chance for the widowers to receive credit
for clean sweep.