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WANTkI-
Houses and lots to sell In northwest, Columbia
Heigats and all sections Of the city.
JOHN L. WEAVER, b I'D eth sts nv
n0sS-Sm
WANTE-D-HOUSES To RENT
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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-14
HALL AND FAREWELL.

The editors Of Our Woman's Paper.
speaking for all their co-laborers in
the work. give to-day their cordial
greetings to the thousands Of friends
who have been awaiting the appear
ance Of the paper into which so much
labor Of love has gone. The results Of
it all are here to speak for themselves,
and, without undue vanity, We believe
that they will be found worthy Of well
come. Indeed. as the editorial staff
has gone over all the bright and
thoughtful, we'll written contributions
sent in they have grown confident that
the paper will long be preserved in
numberless homes as a souvenir.
This day, as is already understood.
is the only day upon which Our Wo-
mans Paper" will appear. Therefore
with our editorial greeting We send to
all our readers our best wishes that life
may be for each and all Of them rich
in blessings and in the perception Of
the blessings that daily come to us all.
That wish forms our farewell. pressing
close, almost in the same breath, upon
our greeting word.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-14
THANKS THAT ARE DUE.

Our Woman's Paper, and all con-
cerned in issuing 1t, offer their heartiest
thanks to the daily papers Of Scranton
for kindly help ungrudgingly given.
The proprietors and publishers of the
Truth and the Republican have each
generously allowed the time Of MEM
ber Of the editorial staff Of each paper
to be largely given to the preparation
Of this one and their columns and those
of the Times, as we'll as of the Tribune,
have daily stirred the public of Scran-
ton and of neighboring communities
to interest in the forthcoming publica-
tion. In the Tribune office every facil-
ity has been gladly placed at our dis
posaL From Ats business manager. the
foreman Of the composing room and
all Of his aids, have come the pleasant
est and most considerate cooperation.
To the business men Of Scranton who
have been quick to fill our advertising
columns, with the full acknowledge
ment of reciprocity of benefits between
them and the Young Women's Christian
Association, the Executive Committee
of the Associations Board of Managers
and the business. managers OF Our
Woman's Paper tender the assurance
of their appreciation Of the welcome
and responses given to the advertising
committees.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-14
LUCY BRONSON DUDLEY.
WHY THE POEM WAS LEFT OUT.

The chief editor came in a hurry today
And Questioned: Now what shall
do?"
must have poem to fill out this pare
have asked everybody but you
"There was Editor Gates who said she
would try
Were it not that religion must be
Considered the first, and there's 30 much
of that
To arrange in this paper. you see.
There was Editor Kennedy. too. who u
Whenever a good deed commends
I'd be glad (she declared) to make verse
by the foot
But IT,. ! fear 'twouldat match .. the
"And Editor Carr who Is clever and Gooo
And can talk and write jokelets alWay,
Uncommonly solemnly said II oeuld,
But this is my History Day"
So the editor came In a hurry to mo
Awaiting Now what shall do?
l must have poem to fill out this page
have asked everybody but you."
mo doubt twill be nat. but never mind
that
The rest is so clever" (she said),
SO I've tried but in vain and have written
This brief explanation instead.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-14
PREPARING FOR LIFE WORK.

It was suggested to one Of the edi-
tors Of this paper that an article or
editorial on the occupations Of wo-
men would be interesting. The reply
was that it would be merely O. thing
Of names and would fill a column. 1t
is true that women are doing many
things and doing them we'll. But it is
equally true, unfortunately, that many
women are attempting many things and
doing them in q superficial and care
less way.
Some one has said that q few years
ago women were only expected to keep
house and sew, but now they must still
do the same II they would meet the
greatest demand and secure the high
est wages. Have we not been often told
that the best chefs were all men and
had salaries Of 5000 and $4,000 a year.
If women would only thoroughly pre-
pare themselves and accept such posi-
tions they might command such wages.
Also there is no reason why women
should go to men to get their tailor
made suits. Seamstresses and dress
makers who are really competent, ac-
curate and reliable are always in de-
mand.
There is no doubt mistaken idea In
the minds Of some Of our girls. We
need to emphasize the dignity Of all
labor. and the fact that it is as honor
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-14

the taking away Of the means Of living
from multitudes. The whole willow In
dustry of Pennsylvania has become a
thing of the past: yet the supplying OF
furniture. of baskets and other COM
modities made from that useful tree, a
generation ago was the source Of happy
homes and Of comfortable living for
many hundreds Of families. That Is
one single instance. Thousands of
farms are losing their value because the
streams have shrunk or disappeared.
and with them the whole supply Of
moisture for the earth. Is this fair
State to be turned into a desert simply
because Pennsylvanians will not rouse
themselve to put an end to reckless and
to deliberate forest destruction?
The approach of Memorial Day gives
emphasis to the appeal of the veterans
of the Grand Army for help to secure
an additional plot of ground in the GEM
etery wherein to lay their dead whose
families cannot give them burial. No
soldier who fought for the Union and
risked his own life to save the life Of the
Nation, should be left to a pauper's
grave. Every sentiment of patriotism.
every feeling Of humanity, demands
that the appeal of Scranton's Grand
Army posts should be fully responded
to. and that. before Memorial Day Of
this year arrives.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-14

able to work for a good woman In her
home as to work for that woman's hus-
band in his store or office. 1t is not SO
much what your work is as how II is
done. is true always.
This wish for the more public work
and newer occupations may need little
check. Too many girls are entering
such professions and occupations at too
early an age. with too little knowledge
Of the world. with a great lack of gen
eral study and of special preparation
for their work. They thereby bring
dishonor upon all women's work. for it
Is assumed that their inefficient service
Is characteristic. They lower wages of
really competent women by accepting
wages less than the work well done
should command. And they subject
themselves to temptations they scarce
ly realize.
AS an illustration. take stenography.
A few years ago the few young women
who had studied stenography thorough
ly could secure their positions by tele-
graph at ten dollars a week. the rec
ommendation of their well-known
teachers being sufficient guarantee Of
proficiency. Now. there have sprung
up so many schools teaching short
hand and type writing. SO many
girls are crowding into them and
taking positions as soon as they
can be obtained. at any salary.
that the standard Of the profession Is
perceptibly lowered. and thoroughly ed
ucated women work al disadvantages,
As women we should use our infiu-
ence to keep our girls at home and in
school as long as we can, with the best
influences possible Of good books and
good companions, and when they do
earn their living insist that they choose,
not what is most popular. but that for
which they are best adapted, and ac-
cept positions Of responsibility only af-
ter due consideration, with proper prep
aration and with earnest purpose to be
womanly and strong in whatever they
do. For the great army Of those for
whom wage-earning Is not a matter of
choice but necessity we must endeavor
to secure good wages and courteous
treatment ON the part Of employers and
customers, and offer opportunities
through the Young Women's Christian
Associations and manual training
schools to supply their lack Of early
preparation.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-14
ARMENIA AND AMERICAN WOMEN.

1t Is an exceeding great and bitter
cry that goes up to heaven from the
plains of Armenia where thousands of
men. women and children have with
in the last eighteen months been mar
tyred because of their Christian faith
from the mountains where other thous-
ands were forced to hide-from the des-
olated fields, the ruined towns and viii
lagos of O doomed Christian popula-
tion.
''The voice Of thy brothers blood
crieth up to Me from the ground" said
the voice of the Almighty to earth's
first murderer. The voice of our Chris
tian brothers and sisters blood cries
up to heaven now against not only the
cruel and fanatical Moslem but against
the Christian nations, each and every
one, that have held back and allowed
the slaughter to go on.
Without entering here into any dis
cussion of the excuses given for the
failure of Christian nations in their
duty. there Is most serious rea-
son to remind all readers Of
paper issued in behalf Of Chris
tian association that, as indiv-
iduals, the people Of this Christian land
have not yet fulfilled their pledges ito
give all the help needed to save life
and aid the wretched Armenian suf-
ferers," when this people besought
Clara Barton and the American Red
Cross society to go to that land Of DESC
lation and give effectual aid to the mis-
sionaries in the work Of relief.
Long before Miss Barton undertook
to carry aid, relying on the Christians
Of America to supply her not merely
with some funds, but with funds
enough, another American woman, the
heroic missionary, DR.. Grace Kimball.
was carrying on an organized cam
paign of help. To her and to Miss Bar.
ton look up the relief army that Is
working to save q nation. Both Of
these women, who have taken their
lives in their hands in order to carry
on this campaign Of help, who, in
Christ's name, are encountering sadder
sights and doing q more herculean
work than that which has Justly CIV
en- Florence Nightingale's name to a
worlds reverence-are looking to Amer
lea to supply the funds that must be
forthcoming in yet greater measure
If many American Christians do not
intend to be numbered among those
who ask, Am my brothers keeper?"
Verify, we are his keepers, and to US
comes the call to minister, through his
Armenian brethren, to Himself.
American women have it always In
their power to direct the attention OF
the most absorbed men, to rouse the
hearts and consciences Of the most in
different ones. To all Of US. American
women, comes the cry across the ocean
from Christian sisters who. by thous-
ands, have suffered from brutal SOL
diery tate worse than death. and
have looked upon the torture ana death
of fathers. husbands. brothsrs, tender
little ones Shall that cry bs an
swered2
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-14
OUR SHOWING OF SCRANTON.

Our woman's Paper Is microcosm
of seranton's advantages, its social
charm. its progress and development in
many lines apart from the industrial
ones indicated by its wealth Of coal
and oulm, by its great steel mills, ma
chine shops, its immense silk, and WOOL
en- factories, its lace factory and 9TH
ers tso numerous to mention. These
have been exploited through many
sources, far and wide.
But, what kind Of q home Is it2 What
are the advantages 1t offers to any man
and woman seeking to change their
home for financial reasons, for their
own happiness and comfort and for
their children's welfare. The pages Of
Our Woman's Paper bear eloquent
testimony, testimony that can in no
way be gainsaid or denied, as to Scran-
toms high place among American cities
for those who seek for an every way at
tractive home.
A look over the various department.
- pooSS VA SAiS poPGA VAA oSseiS kAS
question beyond a doubt. The history
Of its churches, its philanthropies and
charities. the story Of its schools and
kindergartens, the showing Of the
great number Of Scranton girls who,
thoroughly prepared to enter COL
lege, are now here through their repre-
sentatives vieing with each other in
telling Of their alma matters, are rich
in their witness to Scranton's religious.
charitable and educational high stand
ards. Our departments Of history,
literature, fiction, poetry, Of music and
art, and home decoration, our columns
Of letters from brilliant Scranton wo-
men telling what trained eyes and
richly stored minds have found worthy
Of record in travel, show forth by rich
glimpses Indicating so much more that
lies behind, the advantages of culture
and wide outlook upon life that Scran-
ton supplies.
Our special Young Women's Chris
Association page, with its related one
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-14
THE Y. W. c. A. BUILDING.

There Is slight occasion to tell why
the Young Women's Christian associa-
ton Of Scranton desires a Home Of its
own-why 1t Is issuing Our Woman's
Paper to-day for the express object Of
starting a building fund-or why the
women of the entire city have gone
to work in various ways to make Of this
issue q success.
For to the whole community has be-
come evident that the work Of the AS
ISOLATION has so grown upon its hands.
as Scranton itself has grown, that its
present rented quarters-pleasant as
they are-or any others that could be
so secured, are wholly inadequate to
compass the work Of the Association, in
every way aiding and uplifting the null
titude Of young women who need 4
kindly slsterly or motherly hand held
steadfastly out to them.
Why do not the churches do this
work? Is sometimes asked of US.
The churches do perform It through
many agencies. OF these agencies they
have found the coming together Of
their women members in conducting
Young Women's Christian Associations
to be one by which they can win and
hold many young girls who are not
easily reached by any Of the other agen-
cies employed. It is as the agent and
handmade Of the Church that the Asso-
ciation holds its life. 1t is as such that
It desires to become more and more eff
ficient. To attain far greater efficiency
1t needs its own Home, and is confident
that the movement started by this pa
per to secure that Home will not be
suffered to rest anywhere short Of full
accomplishment
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-14

on physical culture and the Industrial
articles prepared by few OF its great
numbers of wage-earning members.
come to add their weight of evidence to
many other departments. all going to
prove that. without reference to length
Of purse. Scranton cares for all its
people.
Ourespecial rejoicing is that all things
herein set forth are but indications of
the richness of the intellectual. moral
and social fields. not in any way an ex-
haustive setting forth OF the good
things that Scranton offers as q home
for those who seek life's best develop
ment,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-14
AN EXPLANATION.

To many OF our readers the work on
a thirty-page paper made up Of original
material may not appear q task Of
great magnitude. The mere statement
Of details is powerless to convey the i'm
preston Of the enormous amount Of
labor entailed. The facts that nine tons
of paper were consumed, and also that
to contain the printed sheets, a room
20 feet by u feet would be filled to the
ceiling, are but trifle in comparison
with the continuous drudgery connect
ed with the undertaking. To complete
this large issue meant that about one
hundred and fifty columns Of proof
were read at least three times and that
every line Of copy was carefully Pc
rused and the necessary changes and
corrections made before It went into the
printers hands, ana that untold worry
regarding the proper placing was also
suffered. II meant that much Of this
work fsal upon one or two persons and
that IL was all accomplished by the i've
members Of the editorial staff. It
meant that these five women have
grown gray during the past two weeks
in their efforts to plan the paper so
that everybody shall be satisfied. This
impossible feat was abandoned several
days ago, but another, almost as ap-
palling, remained and that was to de-
wise some miraculous arrangement
whereby material enough to fill fifty
pages could be placed attractively and
completely in the space Of twenty.
The contributors who this morning
find their articles condensed almost to
tho vanishing point. their clever illus
trations made commonplace, and ev-
cry fine climax destroyed, will not feel
any more unhappy over the mutilation,
khe ruthless vandalism, than did the
yandals themselves, who metaphoric-
ally tore their hair and walled over the
necessity that confronted them, ex-
claiming at frequent intervals: ''How
can we cut out that beautiful pas
sage2" "Oh, dearl that I should be
obliged to blue pencil this bright de-
scriptioni" ''What a pity that we
can't use these apt and charming quo
tationsl" III We only had room for
this sweet story" 1T is too bad to
condsnss that splendid article" etc..
etc.
Tho editors performed the ungracious
work, fully realizing that no doubt
many O fair contributor will say:
Dear mel They cut out the best part
OF my nice article. but sec they used
. lot OF trash they wrote themselves" !"
This may be true to q great degree,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-14

and our only excuse Is that we have
attempted to give the edition q
character suited to an all-round news
paper as well as literary journal, and
We would endeavor to console those
who have been badly treated by stat
ing that the bright things we hoped to
say; the burning words. the original
thoughts We had expected to pen. that
would have inscribed our names on the
roll Of fame throughout all time have
also been-"crowded out for want Of
space"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-14

Port Huron, Mich, Is the latest re-
ported one Of many western towns to
adopt what is now known as the cur
few law. forbidding every child under
fifteen years Of age to be on the streets
after nine o'clock at night in summer,
or after half past seven in winter. un-
less accompanied by parent or guar
dian. Such laws. II they are properly
enforced. can do much to save young
people from temptation, and to aid the
general moral condition of any city.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-14

grows In the clefts of the rocks, fearless
and graceful. This botanical specimen
has been suggested for the national
Hover on account of three condolences,
besides its beauty and extended habitat.
The aquila, an eagle from the resem-
biance OF the spurs to talons. The
generic name Columbine from Colum-
bus. The five petals representing y
star-all favor Its election and protec-
ton.
There Is no doubt as to Scranton's
city Hover. for l stood one day with tho
cioudless blue sky overhead and around
me TO the exclusion Of everything else
We're the beautiful buds and flowers VI
the Laurel
LUCY BRONSON DUDLEY.
Many Scrantonians will recall with
pleasure their acquaintance with the writ.
er OF the article on THE Scranton Flora"
when she was hero with her husband, the
inventor OF tho dynograph. in 1894. Last
summer, ne was u delegate to the Inter-
NATIONAL Railroad Congress, which met In
Lonaon. since then they have spent de-
lightful time in Europe and are now ba *
In their New York home.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-14

There IS exceedingly strong and in
creasing reason to remind the Spring
Brook Water Supply Company, the
Scranton Gas and Water Company.
and all other water companies that If
they really intend to keep their big
reservoirs full they will soon be COM
PEELED to make common cause against
the criminal destroyers Of this States
remaining woodlands. and to join with
all their might in the movement for
re-forestation and for forest protec-
ton.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-14

This IL Ascension Day-one Of the
great festivals Of the Christian year.
Certainly no more auspicious day
could the paper for the benefit Of q
great Christian work have possibly had
than thia.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-14

The story Of Frances Slocum. MA
conaqua." told on another page Of this
paper by q descendant Of one Of her
brothers. Is q fresh reminder that 'the
Lost Child Of Wyoming" famous in
song and story. has many relatives still
living in Scranton-once named. in its
earlier days. Slocum's Hollow, because
Of the residence here. the property
owned. and the enterprises started in
what Is now South Scranton by some of
her nearest Of kin in the second gen.
Grafton. Others still live near her own
birthplace-in the very heart Of the up
per end Of the far-famed Vale Of Wyo-
ming. and some in Wilkes-Barre. Not
for many and many q generation will
her name and memory. nor the tragedy
that her fate made of her mothers life,
fade from tho annals Of history-least
Of all in this beautiful mountain region
OF northeastern Pennsylvania, Of which
the Wyoming Valley forms the heart.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-14

One Of the intensely interesting ar
tiolss which "our Woman's Paper"
publishes today will have a personal
charm for . wide public beyond the
limits Of northeastern Pennsylvania,
recalling the pleasure that came to low
ers Of tsue literature whenever q new
poem bearing the signature Of "Stella
Of Laekawanna" appeared. We are
glad to be able to present with It a
1iksnsss that really recalls her sweet
face 70 thoss who ever looked On it In
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