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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-18
WdSHINGTON ETIOUETTE,
The Social Obligations That the Presl-
dents wife Cannot Escape.

dents Wife Cannot Escape.
The etiquette of Washington life in its
official. diplomatic and social phases IS
truly exacting even to those who keep
TO the head and front in the obligations
OF their own small circle. Therefore how
much more puzzling it OF necessity must
be to one who like Mrs. Mckinley, has
been practically transplanted from the
environment of invalldism TO the position
and duties that devolve upon the wife of
the President. To her there must come
many moments OF indecision. and a faux
pas committed Is heralded from one end
OF the United States to the other There
fore. il is we'll for all American women 10
be told what would be expected OF them
IL some day they should become first lad
les OF the land. for in this democratic
country there Is chance for all Of them
to occupy the exalted position into which
Mrs. Mckinley has just stepped.
The wife OF the President is the one wo-
man IN official life exempt from making
a first call. as during her husbands adj
minstration she is the first lady OF the
land upon whom every American. as well
as every foreigner Of distinction visiting
Washington. must pay the mark OF re-
spect Of a first call. When the wife OF an
ex-President arrives in Washington she
must at once make the first call at the
White House The Presidents wife must
then return that call within the period OF
three days. The courtesy is greater when
such call is returned the following day.
When a member OF royalty or person OF
any exalted rank arrives I'm Washington
il Is etiquette for such person to make
a first call at the White House. This
ceremonial call generally lasts about five
minutes. and in the event OF such caller
being a woman has TO be returned by the
wife of the President within three hours.
In official circles dinner cards designat-
ing the place at table are written With
the name Of the office Of the person for
whom intended. as THE Vice President
"The British Ambassador" etc.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-18
From the Spider TO the Grldlron.

A prisoner in Waldo county jail gave
a fellow prisoner a bill of sale OF hla wife
and two children last week. The buyer
was about TO be released. and, thinking
he had not family enough, bought that
OF his fellow prisoner The writings were
drawn up In proper form by tramp VINO
understood something about legal forms.
and were properly signed. sealed, and at
tested, except that the man who had
taken the acknowledgment did not claim
TO be Justice. The seller says there viii
be fun when the buyer shows his bill OF
sale 10 the woman and attempts 10 take
possession Of her and the babies by VIII
tue thereof.-Bangor Wing and Courier.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-18
| N THE FAMILY
AND HOME
QUIET BALF-HOUR SPENT IN THE Do
MEsIIC CIRCLE.
Springs Advent.


The years on the turn.
The night is toward morn;
Winters behind;
There's a swordblade OF green.
The black earthclods between,
And a kiss on the wind.
The days have grown longer.
The sun has grown stronger,
Robin alone
Shall have sweet company
In the bush and the tree.
Ere a great while be flown.
Soon, soon, the tall arches
OF beeches and larches
Grow misty and gray;
For the leaves that are coming
The spring that is homing
The winter away.
The grass shall smell sweet
For the trcadlng Of feet
The crocus shall start;
The dafodil. glancing
And in the wind dancing
Shall lift up the heart.
Tho years on the turn.
The night is toward morn;
Dawn In her eyes;
And our joys coming home.
Ger the sands and the foam
with a tender surprise.
Pail Mall Gazette,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-18
The Close Of Day.

What IS Il comes at the close Of the day,
When the old worlds tired and slowly
Swings.
Suppor-timc. bedtime. and Nurse 20 say
PUT up tho toys and the play-house
thli ssi'
And We watch the shadows that glide and
fall
Tn the shining floor and the nursery wall
But that isn't all! Then we creep up
stairs
And soon begins a great pillOwh ght.
As we chase one another over the chairs
Then we jump into bed, and We say
Good night"
And the tired old world more slowly
swings.
And Mother sits in the dark. and sings
NJ. j.. v. IN 81. Nlch0lls.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-18
IdiforS Letter

TO OUR BOYS AND GIRLS:
TIE MARCH PRIZES HAVE l{Ei.N
ORDERED FOR DUDLEY X. JOhiN,--
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DEPARTMENT THE LETTER MI ST
BE WRITTEN Of ALTERNATE SIDES
or THE SHEET OF PAPER lALTEk
NATE MEANS EVERY OTHER, RE-
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CHANCE FOR SOME OF YOU WHO
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-18
HERE THEY COME.
Answers to Last Sundays Puzzles.

3d.
Weak. frail humanity; how soon they
pass away,
A little while they flourish, then sink into
decay.
H-Amcrican.
s. 1t is well known that on reversing
number Of three figures. and then sub
tracing the sm~ller of the two numbers
from the larger. the middle figure OF the
remainder is always = and the sum of
the other two digits is also nine From
these facts. it is easy to restore the mis-
sing figures in the given example:
S2l
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-18
yictoria's Coronation Ring.

The Queens Coronation ring Is never
out OF her sight and is worn by her
every evening. IL is band Of gold contair'
ing a cross in rubies surrounded by white
brilIiants A coronation ring is supposed
TO symbolic the wedding of the Sover-
eign with the nation.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-18
WRITINGS OF SEVEN TEAcKLE

WRITINGS OF SEVEN TEACKLE
WALLIS. Memorial Edition Volume
Two: Critical and Political: John
Murphy & Company Baltimore. Nd
This second volume I'm the Memorial edi-
ton Of the writings OF the late Severn
Teackle Wallis contains together with
speeches ard reports before various NUM-
cipa or other bodies IN the city Of Balti-
more. and letters 10 the Hon. John Sher-
man. five very able book reviews. the
first q critique OF The Prison Life Of
Jefferson Davis" written by Brevet
Lieut. Colonel John J. Craven, VI. D., OF
tho United states Army II IS most
logical scholarly and spirited tribute 10
the memory Of the late President Of tho
Confederacy-livin at the time ii was
written. and than whom" says Mr.. Wal
lis. no public man now living in the
United States has gone through the poll
tical conflicts Of the last twenty years
with a more stainless name" lie pays
his respects 70 Mr.. Bancroft's perversons
OF political history with equal spirit and
directness. and to Mrs. Harriet Beechor
Stowe The entire contents Of the volume
are distinguished by the really classic
beauty OF diction and the logical strength
for which as an orator he was noted
There is a purity and dlgnity-a chaste
force. so TO speak about them OF which
we see less and less among the so-called
orators OF to-day. and that recalls IN
ancient models.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-18
THE SACRIFICE or FOOLS: BY

THE SACRIFICE OF FOOLS: BY r.
Manifold Craig. Frederick A. Stokes
Company 2 west Twenty-third street.
New York.
For Sale By George NJ West.
II ever criticism was justified in ruth
lessness. Il is here. Some one OF the cri-
teal periodicals whose raison detre is
justice 10 new literature. descended into
a joke in this connection and said that il
was a Sacrifice Of Fools TO read 1t. 1t
is
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-18

In London paper young married
woman OF title asks Gl00o for the dis
charge of the duties Of chaperone for
the space of three months.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-18
2
An Easter Jingle.
"a laugl

with bits of stick and wisps Of hay
I've made a little nest;
I've chosen from my Easter eggs the ones
that / Ike best:
And now I'll get the old white hen, and
set her on all six,
SO she'll hatch out some red and blue
and pink and yellow chicks.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-18

HEWITT hear your servant left with
out giving you any notice
Jewett-"Yes; she lighted the fire with
kerosene New York Tribune.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-18

when he got into the room two old ladies'
petrified with establishment. lie had
found his way into the next-door house.
instead OF into the one to which he was
bidden-Tit-Bits
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-18
The Altogether

Hes very small man. isn't he?-phy-
sically. mean"
Yes and not seriously out Of proper
tion. either.s-Detroit News.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-18
New Books
Received
Brief Comment Upon Current
PubliCatiOnS-Literary IN
telliSenCe.
JOHN GABRIEL BooKMAN: BY Henrik

JOHN GABRIEL BOOKMAN: BY Henrik
Ibsen. Translated by william Archer.
Stone e. Kimball. New York.
For Sale by ]. w Randolph Company.
Certainly Mr.. Bjornson was right in not
thinking the Borkman of this drama
fattering reproduction Of himself, al
though what could have induced that
wholesome Norwegian into such fancy
IL Is hard to conceive, for lbsen has en-
phatically denied that 1t has any founda-
ton, and the morbid criminal In the GAL
lery Is as unlike the Bjornson whom tho
public know as health and disease are I'M
like.
The story Is that OF a man-John Ca
briel Borkman, who marries one woman.
while loving another-his wife twin Sis
ter and the Ella Rentheim of the drama.
The marriage is essentially one OF con-
venience The following quotation tells
the bold story:
Borkman: And so IL was. II only
could get my foot into the stirrup. Ana
that depended on that one man. lie could
and would secure me the control OF the
bank. IL / on my side -- Ella Rem
thelm: YES, just so! If you on your
side would renounce the woman you loved
and who loved you so unspeakabiy In
return"
Borkman: II knew his consuming pas
sion for you. 1 knew that on no other
condition would he" - Ella Renthein:
"And so you struck the bargain"
Borkman (vehcmently) Yes, did, Ella.
For the love of power is uncomfortable in
me you sect SO 1 struck the bargain;
had to-
one child-a son Erhart Is born OF tho
union. Borkman, through that besetting
love Of power. commits a crime, IS detect
ed. and suffers Imprisonment for five
years. Then he returns 10 the home into
which he has introduced shame, and finds
precisely the state OF affairs which will be
foreseen. His wife. always cold, and
thoroughly cognizant Of his early love
for her twin sister, is now so embittered
by the shame of his crime and imprison-
ment that she will have none of him.
and although occupying the same house
their lives are distinct and never touch
each other The introduction of a dan
gerous-indeed fatal. widow with whom
the son falls in love, produces the final
catastrophe, In the death of Borkman.
through the shock of his abrupt depar-
ture with her The drama Is certainly
evolved from so little that It is liable to
the flippant but natural criticism of being
much ado about nothing. All round
causes are too weak 10 Justify effects, or
10 sustain interest in them.
I
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-18
LII.

A bachelor stil, the old sinners
Met a maiden and tried hard to win her.
Not because she was fair
or had money to spare.
But-because she could order dinner.
He was forty!
w. Oakley Stout, in What to Eat.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-18
ftha answers are tho contrarIes Of tho

chic answers are tho contraries OF tho
dcflnitfons)
Cross-1. Worn on the feet. Z. iouth'
3. a fiat mountain. 4. very dui re-
mark.
Initials-Storm. Centrals.-Loss. flrais
Let out. BEECH NUT.
a.-MYTHOLOGICAL ANAGkAMS.
OUR RAA ushered in the morning i'lr'
CHAS. IELI In the JARTON war 'ooh
part;
T. OSCAR Immortality did share
With LUXLOP. whom he loved Win
all his heart.
The goddess OF the groves was ITO NEAR
RICH BADSY was a monster-one OF
two
Who filed the hearts OF mariners with
fear;
SAM RUBY and HIS BET were lovers
true.
SLY SUSIE. adversely driven from place
10 place,
BY OPPELENE at last was welcomed
home.
POCCLYS were workmen OF n giant race
SEER SUP from diroful fate saved
DAN DE ROME.
NJ H. DOW.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-18
THE COSMOPOLITAN: April. 1Ss
Edited by John Brisben Walker. Ir'
ington, New York.

THE COSMOPOLITAN: April. 1897.
Edited by John Brisben Walker. Try
ington, New York
For sale by George VI. West.
The contents OF the Cosmopolitan this
month are OF the usual pleasant quality.
but the issue has a special interest for
many Virginians because 1t contains
Part l Of a serial by Miss Mollc Eliot
Seawell. entitled THE History OF the
Lady Betty Stair" with illustrations by
r. de Thulstrup The sketch opens in the
year 1898, when. TO quote Miss Seawell.
the palace Of Hoyrood was inhabited by
a swarm of French people, His Royal
Highness. the Comte dArtois, who. in
his youth had danced so deliclously on
the tight-rope as 10 be the admiration OF
the Little TrianOn. and. in his old age.
was Charles the Tenth. Of France, his
Savoyard princess. Marie Therese. and
some gentlemen, and ladies in waiting.
Among the suite were four persons whose
lives had been remotely but strangely
connected in the old days at Versailles
and as fate is an adept at such tricks.
all four OF them were brought together
I'm CHS old haunted palace when the
Comte dArtols took up his abode there.
one of them the Able do Bonceray. was
a brave, gentle old priest. who had once
been a soldier and was a soldier still at
heart: another was de Bourmont. a fellow
with a fine figure. a plain face, but ire
sistible among the ladies'; the third was
observation-disclosures. but an arrant scOun-
drel: and the fourth was Lady Betty
Stair one OF the sweetest creatures that
ever lived" Thus Lady Betty's introduce
tlon to the reading public. With the pi-
quaint pen to which we are accustomed in
Miss Seawells fingers. she conducts her
pretty heroine through various episodes.
the conclusion 10 come in a later number
Of tho nerlnlloll
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-18

He swore that for true love he'd marry;
In cottage he'd much rather tarry "a
With his love by his side
Than take for his bride N,f.
A girl who had millions TO spare.
He was twenty!
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-18

Cornell University has not only n Kip
ling Society. but the complete collection
some 200 vOiumes-of that defunct rival
OF the Tauchnitz Edition. the English
Library. founded by Kipling's brother-m-
law, the late Wolcott Balestler. who was
also his collaboration In the Naulahkd.
and who was for year or two a rather
erratic undergraduate at Ithaca. Soma
OF Kiplings best work-The Light that
Failed. The Phantom Rickshaw. Mine
Own People. Soldiers Three. Barrack-
Room Ballads. etc.-appeared In the En-
gllsh Library. Cornell. is. therefore. an
appropriate spot for the creation OF a
Kipling Society.
VI.
Mr.. Samuel Minturn Peck. the Alabs M
poet. is in New York for the winter.
Last May he was ordered abroad by his
physician, and, after passing most in
ueresting summer in England. France
and Spain. with a brief tour In Morocco.
he has returned with health entirely re-
stored. He has just completed a series
OF wheeling articles about his tour in
France where he rode on his wheel Geo
miles. While In Paris he was made
member OF The Touring Club OF France.
Mr.. Pecks first volume OF verse. Cap and
Bells, has now entered Its sixth Nl.lion.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-18

The San Francisco Argonaut Is re-
sponsibe for the following bit OF gossip:
Ella Wheeler Wilcox. the famous poe
tess of passion" has just celebrated her
forty-third birthday. She married sill
ver-plate drummer some years ago, AMI
her muse has since become much moro
sedate.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-18

Years passed; he was thirty anc-Singje
In society's gay whirl he'd mingle;
He had loved half a score.
lie was loving once more
A lass? No, her coins golden jingle.
lie was thirty
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-18

The best description OF moaia'n scen-
cry was written by a man who had never
climbed a mountain, and Miss Noia lior~
per- the most distinctive Celtic OF tn1
Irish school Of writers. has never Sc
much as set foot In the Green Isle IN he
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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-04
GREEN RIDGE.

Death invaded the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Frisbie. of 1903 Capouse ave-
nue., Saturday morning and took from
them their only child, Elmer E., 6 months
and days old. The remains will be taken
this morning to Maplewood, where the
funeral services will be held and burial
made.
AT the last regular meeting of the In
dependent Order of odd Fellows lodge,
No. 603, the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: Noble grand, A. II.
Atkins; vice grand, William II. Trever-
ton; assistant secretary, George Bailey;
trustee, Stephen Adaman. j. II. Seward
was made delegate to the next session of
the grand lodge.
Mrs. Hugh Andrews, of Capouse ave-
nue. returned Saturday from a visit with
relatives at Hartford, Pa. She was ac-
companied by her brother-in-law, William
Andrews, who is now visiting at her
home.
WIZ Maynard, Of Deacon street spent
Sunday with his wife and son, who are
visiting at Nanticoke.
Mrs. Merritt Gardner and Mrs. o. i. Col
win spent Saturday at Nineveh, n. Y.
Mr. and Mrs. c. n. Baker entertained
a few of their friends at their home or
Dickson avenue last Friday evening
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs. Otto
Conrad, Mr.. md Mrs. Bert Coakley, Mr.
and Mrs. Ed Barclay, of Nineveh, N. Y.
the Misses Hattie Griffin, Bottie Osmand
Susie and Lena Peuser, Bertha CongeI
and Lillian Jurisch, Messrs, Ralph Ward
John Blowers, Frank Hornbaker and
Harry Drake. The evening was spent in
an enjoyable manner. Refreshments were
served after which the guests departed
declaring their host anr hostess fine en-
tertainers.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-04
MINOR NEWS NOTES.

Samuel, son of John II. Williams, of
Corbett avenue, while at play on South
Main avenue, Saturday, was run over
by a wagon and received a deep cash
over the right eye. His injuries are
not serious.
The Musical Culture class of the Ply
mouth Congregational church will meet
at the church this evening at the usual
time. A good attendance is requested.
The memhers of Devil SAINT lodge.
American lVorites, are requested to
meet at CO-CLerative hall this after
noon at $50 o'clock for the purpose of
attending the funeral of the late
brother, David w. Morgan.
The hour Of the evening service at
the Simpson Methodist church has been
changed from 730 to o'clock, com
mencing with last evening.
a Harvest Home social will be con-
Quoted at the Plymouth Congrega-
tional church next Thursday evening.
The short musical programme will be
followed by the social part and later,
refreshments will be served by a corps
of young ladies. Much preparation has
been made and an excellent time will
no doubt be provided.
The Epworth league of the Hamp-
ton Street Methodist church will COM
mence the reading of the Epworth con-
ference course this week Non-mem-
bers are cordially invited to attend
these readings i'm the church parlors.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-04
PERSONAL MENTION,

The Misses May Browning, May
saunders and Cassie Harris visited
friends at PittstOn yesterday.
Mrs. w. o. Williams. of Kingston: |:
Mr.. and Mrs. r. ]. Richards, II. G..
Davis and James Thomas, Providence,
and Thomas Evans. of Moosic, attend
ed the funeral of Mrs. John j. Will
liams, of Snyder avenue, on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sterling, of
South HYDE Park avenue, are visiting
at Brooklyn, Pa.
Mrs. David Evans, of Storrs avenue,
is i'll at her home.
Miss Edna Williams, of South Main
avenue, spent a few days with friends
at Wilkes-Barre.
Miss Elizabeth Mann, of Altoona, has
returned home from a visit with Mrs.
j. p. Acker, of South Main avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Shields, the
recent guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Reii, of
Jackson street, have returned to Pitts
ton.
Miss Sarah Kresge, of North Main
avenue, is entertaining Mrs. David
Kresge, of Newton.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hall, Of Eynon
street, have returned from a southern
trip.
Mrs. John Dehl of Jackson street, is
home from visit at New York city.
Mrs. Gotherd, of South Main ave-
nue., is the guest of friends in Pittston.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-04
FOOT BALL GAME,

An eleven from st. Paurs Parochial
school at Green Ridge met the eleven
of No. II school on the Washburn
street grounds Saturday afternoon and
were triumphant to the extent of 100.
To the uninitiated, the score means
two touchdown. points each, and one
goal, points, total, 10 points. Camp
bell, left half-back for st. Pauls made
one touchdown and O'Hara, right end
for the same team. made the other
touchdown and kicked a goal. The
game was exciting, and the st. Paul's
team proved too heavy in the rush line
for No. las team. Prof. J. r. Hughes
acted as referee, Prof. David owens as
umpire, ,Magovern and Elias were lines
men, and Jenkins kept time. They
played two fifteen minute halves. The
formation of the two teams was as fol-
lows
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-04
st. Paul's
SATURDAYS FUNERALS.

The funeral of the late Mrs. Samuel
Evans took place Saturday afternoon
at o'clock at the residence, 1919 La
fayette street. The assemblage of rela-
tives and friends of the deceased was
very large and the services impressive.
Rev. David Jones, pastor of the First
Welsh Congregational church, preached
the sermon and was assisted at the
services by Rev. r. 5. Davis, of North
Scranton. Rev. Peter Roberts, of Oily
phant and Rev. w. Arthur Thomas, of
Dunkirk, Ind. Each of the officiating
divines spoke of the characteristics
which had endeared the deceased to so
many. The floral offerings were beau
tiful. The services over, and remains
viewed for the last time, the process
sion moved to the Washburn street
cemetery and interment was made.
The pall-bearers were: A. b. Eynon,
Thomas r. Williams, David Matthias,
Richard owens. Thomas Allen and
John j. Davis, of Plymouth.
The funeral of Mrs. John j. Williams,
of Snyder avenue, was held Saturday
afternoon at the Bellevue Welsh Cal
whistle Methodist church at 2 p. m.
The funeral sermon was delivered by
the pastor, Rev. J. II. Morris, to a large
attendance of relatives and friends and
was an eloquent effort. The floral trib-
utes. profuse and beautiful, We're a
silent testimony of the esteem in which
the deceased was held during life. The
remains were viewed at the close of
the services and were then borne to
the Washburn street cemetery, accom-
panied by large concourse, who wit
messed the interment The Dall-hear r.
ers were: Robert Roberts. John T.