The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-14
DRIFT.

Men resemble the gods in nothing so
much as in doing good to their fellow
creatures.-Cicero.
winter, never a day without a night, and
never a joy without a sorrow, so there
never is city, no matter how many ad-
vantages and opportunities it may pos
might and readily could be improved.
Such will always be the case here since
perfection Is only to be attained hereaf-
ter. This. however, does not prove that
man should feel Indifferent as to his envr-
onments, no matter how undesirable and
uninvting they may be. but on the other
hand that he constantly should strive SO
to combine and overrule them as to de-
velop them into the highest goOd-bring
ing them ever nearer and nearer to perfec-
tion. Upon this Is based the law of all
healthy growth and true development.
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Those who have always lived here may
parhaps have given 1T but very little no.
tice or passed 1t by entirely, but the
stranger who visits Scranton. especially
during the summer time. can not help but
be attracted by the large and motley
crowds, either lettering around some pub
lie corner or promenading the principal
thorOughfares of this city. Especially
during this season Of the year Lacka-
wanna avenue. in the central city, and
ing with sea of people regularly every
evening and not infrequently in the day
time. Some one will say that such Is the
case In all large cities, that people after
their days work is done generally take
q walk down town." that there Is moth
ing unusual about this and certainly no
one is the worse for 1t. At first sight this
statement may seem all well and good.
but on little closer inspection It will inn
press one entirely different.
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In city as large as ours, where thou
sands and thousands of people feel like
walking out during q warm summer even
ting. as they certainly have perfect
right to do, crowded into few of the
main business avenues, Is panorama
perhaps entertaining enough ITO be viewed
from second story window. but horse
Of an entirely different color when try
Ing to elbow your way through the crowd
into some store or the street car. Even
the strong and able-boded men are not
made the more amiable while wedging
their way through the perambulating
throngs, although they may not DO
much "the worse" for 1t; but women, es-
pecially when accompanied by small chill
dren, often are made to put up with in
never be tolerated under any other cir
cumstances. To get into a crowd and be
jostled about Is bad enough II It hap
pens very seldom, but when such becomes
tic oiuei VI liIlilbs as OlteH uS
one may have occasion to pass certain
streets, II becomes high time to discard
patience as virtue to set out In search of
the cause Of this unfortunate custom, and
II ut all possible, speedily have 1t re-
moved.
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It must be borne In mind that in city
the slze OF Scranton there always will be
large number OF people who have but
little to do. especially during the latter
many of them are not inclined to spend
that time In their houses and quite FREE
quently for very good reasons. For in
stance, man comes home from the mines
during the middle of the afternoon: he
generally changes his dress and feels like
walking out into the open air and thus
keep In touch with the world as II ap-
pears above the surface; the clerks, hired
servants as we'll as great many others,
who have been closely confined all day,
after their work is done, feel very much
the same way; they feel tired and are
really In need of a change of surround
ings I'm order to get rested up for the work
Of the following day; the homes of a great
many belonging to this class. may be a
single room upstairs In some third class
boarding house, a fiat, or o small block
tenement house. without yard, shade
trees or anything else that constitutes
| the making Of an inviting and pleasant
home; these people become hungry. fairly
starke. for more genial and Inviting SUR
ing1 hnd can furnish them with some kind
q Enjoyment. Human nature demands
change and % bound 70 have u