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HOWHE PROPOSED.
The Busy Man Planned All h'nRs Ont.

The Busy Man Planned All Tn nRs Out.
 John Duross Is a young and enter prising commission man of Pittsburg. No one ever accused him of be- ing eccentric until recently. John Is a popular fellow with the gentler sex, but, until few weeks ago had with stood all their blandishments. Finally, however, he acknowledged himself whipped and proposed. This is the way he did it:
 He bought a house and lot one morn- ing and in the afternoon took the fu- ture Mrs. Duross for drive.
 "I've concluded we'll get married" he said, as the smokestacks of the smokiest city on earth grew faint and far away. .....
 "Well," responded the young lady with gasp, 1T presume you will accord me the privilege of something to say about such an important matter, es- pecially since you have selected me for the victim," and she began to frown and pout. .#, .&
 "You must and shall say yes. New listen. I've got the cage and we will go down town together tomorrow and get the roosts ard tubs and things that belong to cages" ,a #"
 "Why, MT. Duross; really, you as- tound me with your assurance Please take me home." .
 Instead, John whipped up and drove further away from the stacks.
 After we get the mansion fixed up I will go and get the license, we'll get spliced, and, as have to go to Florida next week for train load of oranges, you can call it your wedding trip"
 The poor girl was paralyzed but man. aged to protest.
 "No use, Meliss, I have planned it all out, and it will be that way" -.
 "But, Jack, I have no clothes for such an occasion, and besides I've got some goodbys to say. I shall want at least six months for preliminaries." !.
 'Clothes be hanged" exclaimed Jack, as be urged his horse to travel faster. q have only four suits of clothes and you have a dozen dresses. At least, I'm sure you have" for Jack didn't know whether she had two gowns or two dozen-he simply made guess.
 And so, after great deal of arguing, a compromise on four weeks time was effected.
 That evening Duross related the cir cumstances to a boon companion, and wound up by saying:
 'I'll tell you what 1t Is, Bill, women are the most perverse creatures in the world. To think of that girl wanting six months time for such a blowout. Why, week was long enough, and l don't understand why Meliss should kick for more time. But won the day, Still, had to postpone my Florida trip, and I'll bet $9 cuspidor that oranges will be out of sight when I get there. But Meliss Is worth a thousand train- loads of fruit, and I expect i've had bet ter have another cold bottle. Chicago Mail.
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,t long ago." I believe that picture Is

not long ago." believe that picture is a Murilior
 'Well." replied Jake. q don't pre- tend to know much about such things. It may be a Muriiler, but I'll bet i've dollars it's n woman" And 1t was.
 If there is one thing in which Jake excells, 1t Is in "sizing up" visitor. From long experience he is able to dis tinguish at a glance connotsseur from the sentimental tenderfoot (usu- ally female) who wants to be filled with stories about the things he or she buys. With such a one Jake Is in his glory. and he tells his tales with such q child like air of truth and candor that the happy purchaser invariably departs firm in the belief that he has pur- chased for a mere song the sword of Pizarro. the spurs Of Cortez, or the state robe of one of the early Pueblo kings. Jake considers these "gulls' his legitimate prey. and his conscience Is perfectly free concerning what he tells them. With one whom he consld- CTS in some degree posted however. his manner Is entirely different. and no fairy stories are spun to them. In short, he doesn't humbug you unless you show a desire to behu mbugged. Every valuable article he has Is marked with tag. on one side of which Is a c. for cash, or a T for trade. By very simple system of percentage he fixes a selling price based on the cost, if cash, or on the value on the stun traded.
 There are three things In this place that money cannot buy. He calls them his mascots, for they were the nucleus of his present collection. They are his old Indian cart, large Spanish trunk, the best specimen yet found, and an immense iron kettle dug up near an old Spanish settlement. and showing unmistakable signs of having been hammered out by hand. In these three relics he has something equal if not superior to any of the cu- riosities of the State Historical socie-
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brought in about s200 more. We have also to acknowledge with sincere thanks Mir. F. Trowbridge Aliens kindness in giving his interesting lecture on "A Trip to the Azores" for the benefit of this society, which netted us a good sum.
 With these additions to our usual subscriptions and donations we have been able to make the ends meet" but with very little to spare. The con- dition of the treasury October was so discouraging that the appeal for spe- cial subscriptions for the Boys club was sent out earlier than usual. This has already met with gratifying re- sponse, which, however, Is not men, tioned in the treasurers report as be- longing to the account of the ensuing year. What has been received will meet about one-half the expense of the Boys club for the year. For the rest, and for the expenses of relief work among the sick poor and for the sun' port of the employment bureau. as well as the current expenses. and to meet the interest on the debt, we must look almost wholly to the benevolence of the public, for our small balance will last but short time. The past year has been marked by closer union of the different branches of the work with the executive com mittee, and thus with each other. We must all work as one body, If the worl; Is to be done effectively and without waste O. force.
 I appeal for more workers in every department and for ever increasing in- terest on the part of our present help CTS, to whom we are very grateful We regret to lose from the executive com mittee Mrs. David Daggett, corresponds ing secretary, whose efficient help we shall greatly miss. We tender our sincere thanks to all the newspapers, which have shown us their accustomed courtesy, and to all who have in any way aided the society in its good work. [. THEoDoSIA M. DEXTER, President.
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ton, have to be kept under glass The lighting of the galleries Is so admirable and perfect. however. that even upon a dark day the workmanship of the an- tiQue gems of the King collection and of the Babylonian seals can be satis- factoriiy seen and studied. One for gives the architect much more readily for not having produced a highly in- teresting facade than one would forgive him for having sacrificed the light of q single corner of his interior of his archi- lecture, It is impossible to find fault with the disposition of the galleries for their purpose. so carefully has every de- tail been considered and provided for.
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 willing service.
 I cannot go on to speak the few words I have to say as to the work of the past year without reference to another loss which has come to us.
 Miss Frances Walker, who died last May, was for many years very actively engaged in the society of United Work CTS as. president, vice president and chairman of the employment bureau. She was deeply interested in the soci- ety, and on more than one occasion her health suffered seriously from her de- votion to its interests think her latest active service was the soliciting of funds for the purchase of the land on which this charity building stands, and for the building fund. The memory of her faithfulness and devotion will long abide with us. . ,. S Mrs. Frank D. Beckwith, who was for several years most efficient as chair man Of the employment bureau, has also passed away this last summer, af- ter some years of feeble health.
 And now as to our work. For the details you are referred to the reports Of the chairrrfen Of the various commit tees. who only have not time to tell you all they might, which would be Of great interest. .. The financial question is always with us Of the executive committee, and can not fail to be more or less of an anxi- ety. while We afe burdened with debt. Thanks to the kindness of the Chrys- anthemum club, the United Workers received one third Of the prodts Of the flower show last yenr, and the sale of faAeS werk coEits4 s4buted s tllt tigee
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-08
1904, by The New York Musical Record Co.

Arthur is now at work on the incidental
music for Henry Irving's production of
king Arthur" at the Lyceum.
At a recent performance of Wagner's
Christian" in Vienna the Isolde was a
singer with the musical name of Ida
IDoXat Krzyzanowski. She halls from
Saxony.
"Jeanie Deans" by Hamish McCunn. a
Scotch grand opera with a thoroughly
Scotch lbretto by Scotch composer, has
just been given at Edinburgh with great
success.
Being asked in Paris If 1t was true that
he was writing a symphonic poem entitled
Death" Verdi replied with smile,
death is perhaps thinking of me, but 1
am sure am not of it,"
A London violin-maker has offered as
prizes new violins worth $3.50 each to the
best violin-pupils in the three leading con-
servatories of that city. An example
worth initiating elsewhere.
Sir William Robinson, governor of
Western Australia, has given birth to
grand opera, called 'Predatoros," which,
when produced recently at Melbourne,
was received with enthusiasm.
Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan, born in
1912, knighted in 1883, is said to have real
lied $4,000 from sales of his song, "The
Lost Chord" Balfe received $4,000 for
Il Dreamt L Dwelt in Marble Hail."
Frau Materna has announced her retire.
ment next month from the Vienna Opera
grand farewell performance Is to be ar
ranged for her. She has amassed great
wealth since 1876, when Beyreuth made
her world-famed as a Wagner singer.
The name of the celebrated violinist,
Ysaye, who has taken New York by storm,
should be pronounced "Esa' with the ac-
cent upon the first letter. 1t will be seen
that Ysaye is easy when one knows how
to pronounce 1t.
A prominent solo singer of one of our
churches was overheard to say: "Yes, we
singers get criticised every Sunday, but
the sport Is not all one-sided; we know
how little the average critic knows of
singing, and while he criticises the gloves,
hats, etc, we hear his bad English; see
his unbacked shoes, and note his unchrls-
tianlike air. Oh; we have our fun, too"
While musical New York is listening to
Melba and Nordlca in general opera, 1t is
pleasing to note that Nine. Blauvelt, who
has so many admirers in Scranton, still
holds her own. In speaking of recent
appearance of Blauvelt, the Musical Cour-
Ter says Her voice has grown bigger,
but she retains the same luscious freshness
and has the same spontaneous ring in
her utterance which first made her here n
marked soprano. She Is indeed our little
concert Patti and not unlike the diva in
her pretty, piquant personnel"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-08
FooTLIGHT FLASHES:

The In the Name of the Car" company
has disbanded.
William Mestayer and Ella Proctor Otis
are joint stars in "ollver Twist"
The Shop Girl" the new comic opera
by II. j. w. Dam. has made a hit in
London. The music is by Ivan Carwll.
Jane Hading has withdrawn from the
Theater Francais and will probably play
the role of Doreathea Morch in "A Wo-
mans Silence" at the Gymnase.
Compared with the cackle of "The New
Woman" the braying and neighing of
The Coming Woman" and the soft bleat-
Ing Of "A Way to Win Woman" this
"Womans Silence" (Sardou's new COM
edy) Is truly golden,-New York Times.
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The Rotation EnIlu

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county has had it long enough" Those
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And vaudeville, the bugaboo of so
many good people, of this she says: Its
popularity proves nothing against the
good taste of the great majority of our
intelligent play-goers. This Is the
entertainment of our work-people, and
the large number of play-houses de-
voted to it shows that our workers have
universal love for the theater. In no
other country in the world does this
class begin to patronize it so literally
as in this. The good variety show has
its own field and does it's own good
in Frightening the lives of people whom
toll and hardship continually oppress.
1t gets them into the habit of theater-
going and gradually educates them to
something better" And she adds:
Does this condition of affairs prove
that we have grown Indifferent to the
higher form of the drama? Nothing Of
the kind. We are only too eager to
patronize the very best plays, but we
demand that those plays shall be pro-
duced in an adequate and proper man
ner' whenever Shakespeare's plays
are put on with anything like the sump-
tuousness of comic opera we give them
our undivided support. Witness the
recent success of Augustin DAILY and
Henry Irving. The day is past when
Shakespeare, with good star and in
d'Terent company and setting, is potent
Just for the sake of Shakespeare. Rich
ard with a half dozen lean aud hungry
supers conquered at last by Richmond
with similar warlike contingent, no
longer convinces even the 'groundings,'
and l think it is to our credit that it is
So The true reason for the decline of
the poetic drama in this country in the
last few years is that we have not de-
veloped players of unusual merit in
this direction
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costumes are exquisite and gorgeous,
and adorned by her splendid person
ality charm and please, while the
words she has to speak mystify and
torture"
Those who love comic opera-a large
element, by the way, of every commun-
ity, even of Scranton, with all the lat
ter's fondness for blood-and-thunder
border heroics and slugging matches
will mentally applaud Mrs. d. p. Bow
ers for saying, as she does in a recent
article: "The large majority of our
public is composed Of hard-workingp peo-
ple-people who probably work at
higher pressure than their fellows Of
other nations. When evening comes
they are tired; they want to be amused;
they want to be lifted for time out of
themselves and they go where they will
be. Surely these people are not to be
taken to task for their taste in prefer
ring a light amusement to one which
presents the serious side of life and
works up their emotions. There was
time when audiences reveled in the woes
of The Stranger; in the remorse of Sir
Edward Mortimer, and the agonies of
JafIier and Pierre in Venice Preserved; (;
but that time is passed, and happily,
think. Our people seem to have un-
consciously come to the doctrine of Epi-
Gurus, who held that the chief purpose
Of life was the pursuit Of happiness.
And the fact that they now shrink from
witnessing the narrowing scenes of the
old-fashioned, gloomy dramas seems to
me to speak for their refined and kindly
natures"
Smyrna times., 1894-12-05

Stevenson & Slaughter, one cf the most |
active workers in the NJ. E. Church, and |
trustee and treasurer of the Conference |
Academy. He leaves a widow and four |
children, son and three married daughters. |
The funeral will take place tomorrow after
noon at l o'clock.
A fight is going on in Wilmington for the
positions of State Detectives, which are
now held by j. McVey and Walter Witsil,
Democrats. Governor Marvil will appoint
their successors. .Ex-C Chief of Police Theo-
dore f. Francis and ex-POlice Sergeant
James B. Tucker are the men who are
thought most likely to get the positions.
He WILL NOT ACCEPT.--It is announced
in the Milford Chronicle that David w.
Mills who was selected by the Levy Court of
Sussex county to fill the office of assessor
of Cedar Creek hundred, to which Robert
f. Hazard, a Republican, was elected by
the people, has declined to serve. lie says
that he never aspired to the office and that
he will decline in favor of Mr.. Hazard,
who was elected.
A TASTE OF THE INCOME TAX.-Dela-
wareans who are fortunate enough to own
shares of the stock of the p. w. u B. rail-
road are already beginning to feel the
effects of the new income tax. The dlrec-
tors of that road in declaring the semi
annual dividend Of 81 per cent, made pro-
visions for deducting from 1t the income
tax of 2 per cent. The capitalization of the
company is Sll ,8l9, $50 the semi-annual
dividend $4l3, 672.25. Ofthis sum s., 273:-
| As. is deducted for Sans use, or an eqlval-
ent of 81 cents on each share. The Pennsy-
lvsnia road will put this into effect January
1st 1895.
| ANOTHER REPUBLICAN CELEBRATIoN.-
| The Young Mems Republican Club of
| Wilmington will give a banquet Decem-
! ber 18th in celebration of the recent
Republican victory in this State. 1t will
| consist of 500 covers and is intended to be
a fine affair. GOvernor-elect Marvil, Con
! gressman-elect of the General Assembly
| and the other Republican officials recently
elected in this State are expected to be
| present and arrangements have been made
| to secure the attendance of Senator j JOseph
Carey Of Wyoming, Senator Matthew
Stanley Quay of Pennsylvania, Congress
man Lemuel Ely Quigg of New York.
| ADDrCKs ANSWERS SUMMoNs.-Through
his counsel, j. Edward Addicks has vol
UNFAIRLY made him answer to the summons
served upon him to the libel for divorce
filed against him by his wife Had he not
done so. he could have delayed proceed
ings until the ensuing term of Court The
law allows the defendant IN libel suit 30
days in which to answer the service of u
| summons, and, as the summons was not
served upon Mr.. Addicks until last Satur-
day, he could have prevented action at
this term of Court by delaying his answer
for the 80 days allowed Now the appH-
cation for the appointment of a cOmmiss-
ioner to take testimony in the case can be
made at any time during the pending term.
Smyrna times., 1894-12-05
FASHIONABLE FURS.

This is our position, SO far
as we know the market:
Largest stock
Best assortment
LOweSt prizes
No matter where else you
hear Of Fur prices or how little
they are, 1t as safe to count on
fmd,mg equal goods at less cost
here.
Beginning the season right
has made this condition easy.
It's a great thing from the
price point, to have bought
when almost no one else
wanted to buy. 1t is an
equally great thing to have
got just the things that every
woman of taste is wanting.
Cloaks, Goats, Wraps, Capes
the small Furs, the large
Furs-no excuses, no substi-
tutions ; the very things you
want are waiting at the littlest
prices we ever put on sucf
qualities.