The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-09
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THE aggrcssiveness OF the Eccnomc
Section of that Woman's club is
certainly something to make ones
head spin. There Is no sore of use in
denying that the agitation of various
matters has already produced marvel
Gus results The water supply for
Green Ridge has been corrected, some
of the dairy people have sct their
houseclean'ng days several months In
advance Of their original Intentions
and the milk Inspector urgently recom-
mends veterinary examination of
herds supplying this city with milk.
Such course would scarcely have
been suggested had 1t not been for
the work Of the Woman's club. The
subject of ventilation in school rooms
has occupied much Of the clubs at.
tention during the past week. and the
end is not yet. since the members have
arranged for mass meeting to be ad-
dressed by noted scientific experts.
The most recent step taken is regard
ing poultry. 1t has been discovered
that Scranton and Wilkes Barre are
the only places. as far as known,
where the residents eat cold storage
chickens which have not first had their
heads and other unnecessary adjuncts
removed. That Is to say. the poultry
Is thus received in this city. Most
other towns require that all poultry
shall be drawn before being shipped.
AS n consequence the chicken supply
here is chiefly Of the black and blu"
variety, rather gamey in flavor and in
every respect unwholesome. The local
dealers are happy at the prospect OF
Il war on the shippers and will lend
aid and comfort to the Woman's club
in the crusade. 1t Is rather evident
that the food inspector Of this town
will he likely to cain his salary in the
next six months, although 1t has never
been asserted that he has failed in this
respect in the past.
4 NUMBER of residents of Scran-
"a ton who have country homes
"A have been thinking over the sug-
gestion made in The Tribune the other
day regarding the deplorable lack OF
chicken enterprise in this region and
are planning to go into the poultry
business next summer for revenue. II
Is the women of the household who
are laying plans for future riches and
are ordering incubators by the dozen.
Next month is the time to set YOUR
hens or the imitation of these inter-
esting bipeds.
TT DOES SEEM a great pity that no
man has been able to change Miss
Carrie Chapman Cats name. Now
she wants to be the leader of the
Woman Suffragists of America, in
place of Miss Susan B. Anthony, who
will resign the Office so long held. Miss
Gait really owes 1t to the women of
the country to take a new name, even
If she is not sensitive about 1t on her
own account. Imagine the sport the
funny paragrapher will have for the
next half century or so IL the suffrage
ladies install leader by the name Of
Catt and II she should follow Miss
Anthony's example and cling to life
and office until she Is so years old.
The extra in her name will not save
her or her followers from being the
mark Of unending attempts at wit.
Cats, pussies, kittens, tabbies and sim
liar terms will be freely used in con-
nection with the organization which
continues to make itself heard at in
tervals. "I.illie," the aesthetic cogno-
men of the other candidate. Is impos-
sible enough, but "Miss Gait" is really
too much. If the women elect her as
their president they should at least
stipulate that she must marry within
the succeeding fortnight.