The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-04
THIS AND THAT.

bVaru oI associated Charities, had an
experience Tuesday which shows that the
ftkir is always with us. on that day a
deputy sheriff went to Mrs. DugRan and
INFORMED her of a sad, sad case of desti-
tuition on the West Side. He had been
over there to serve a summons and found
that the man he wanted had left town,
leaving his wife ana six small children
without means of support.
The deputy sheriff was saddened by the
woe he saw before him and gave all the
loose change he had to the poor grass
widow, who received Il with heartfelt
tears ana thanks. More than this, the
deputy sheriff In walking over to the CEN
tral city met a bakers wagon
I'm Deputy Sheriff so and So," he said
to the driver. 81 want you to take all
the cakes and pies and bread you have
ana leave them at" he gave the 10.
cation OF the house. Then the deputy
sheriff hunted up Mrs. Dusgan and told
her all about It,
Mrs. Duggan and Miss Keisel the
boards nurse, went to the house with the
intention Of bestowing charity The for
mer Knocked at the door, a face appeared
at a window and there was a suspicious
commotion inside, and finally the door
was opened. The first thing Mrs. Duggan
spied was a pair of trousers hanging over
the end OF the bed in the room. The wo-
man or the house was sitting in corner
wailing and wearing a woeful face, and
the six children surrounded the two vis-
itors. 4
where's your husband" she asked.
Gone and left me this six months"
walled the woman.
Again Mrs. Duggan looked around and
saw pair OF toil-hardened bare feet
sticking out from under the bed. She
said nothing but placed her chair near
the feet and began to talk. She sympa-
thized with the woman, and said: TITS a
shame;" and to emphasize the remark
brought down her foot on the bare feet
beneath her. The feet moved. ITS a
shame" (another thump and squirm). He
must be a worthless fellow" continued
the Jocular agent with another thump.
Indeed he is," the woman was forced 10
say. The conversation was continued for
five or ten minutes, Mrs. Duggan pune
tuating her remarks with soulful thumps
at the soil-hardened feet.
At times she heard an encouraging
groan from under the bed and a sigh
when she arose to go. Before reaching
the door Mrs. puggan turned and asked
the woman if they could look through the
house. The permission was not granted.
Mrs. Duggan then told her hostess that
she might call her husband from under
the bed that his presence in his disagree
able hiding place was known all along
A good, stiff lecture was addressed to the
woman and she was advised to give I'D
her practice of imposing on the charita-
BILE. The kind-hearted deputy sheriff now
objects to any reference to bis recent
charity.
President w. A. May and Secretary D.
Il. Atherton, of the Board of Trade, re-
turned yesterday from Philadelphia,
where they attended the exercises incl
dent to the opening of the Philadelphia
Commercial Museum. Last nights BAN
quet," said Mr. Atherton yesterday, "was
the greatest ever given in America. 1t
was the largest in point of attendance
and in all of its details it was on a scale
commensurate with the number present.
The tables were laid in the Bourse and
extended from Fourth to Fifth street
President Mckinley and members of his
cabinet werepresent and there was scarce
ly government under the sun that did
not have representative present. Many
of the foreigners were attired in the cos
tunes peculiar to their countries on state
occasions, which added a dash of color
and picturesqueness to the scene. Presi-
dent Mckinley made a splendid address,
and received a welcome that was royal
in it's warmth.
From what I learned during my visit
to Philadelphia, l believe there is a great
future for the Museum and that 1t will
do more than any one institution we have
to extend our foreign trade and bring us
into closer contact with the desirable
markets of the world. 1t is Of inestimable
advantage to large wholesale houses and
manufacturers, for IL enables them to OBJ
tain information about foreign condition
and trade that would otherwise be prac-
tically unattainable. The foreign repre-
sentatives present, especially from the
South and Central American govern
ments, eVinced' the greatest interest in the
museum and predicted great results for
it,"
The current number of "High School
Impressions" which is issued by the stu
dents of the high school, is a very credit
able publication. Each number shows a
distinct improvement over the preceding
one. The last number contains, among
other things, a paper by Miss Edna Kent.
'95, on an old structure at Bethlehem
known as the Sun Inn" 1t was built by
the Moravians in 1754. Miss Kent sets
down in an interesting way the history
of the old landmark. j. A. Hogan, 1900,
which shows sure poetic talent. Harold
A. Watres, '96, now visiting with his
mother, Mrs. l.. A. Watres, in Europe.
writes clever description Of "a Dream"
The paper was written in Lorrento, Italy,
on April %.
The are besides these musical and dra-
matte notes of interest to the school, a
department for athletics, personals, chat,
etc. Marion Harding Stone. '79, contri-
butes a scrap of Ancient History, and
there are a number of short poems. p. E.
kilcullen is editor Of the paper.