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Nofdica

king on his throne has not the
breathIess interest for a great number
of people that a great singer has. \
king can travel out Of his kingdom.
Wherever she goes a prima donna is
never within sight Of her frontiers.
From the time Of her majority. which
Is celebrated whenever her voice is
cultivated to the yirtuosa standard.
she Is "A queen and the world is her
court But alas, when her voice loses
it's sweetness her abdication is bitter.
No girl or woman saw the magnifi-
cent Nordica last Friday night at the
auditorium in the midst of twenty
three hundred humbled courtiers that
she did not fancy herself diadem-
crowned, in cloth of gold, with a kings
ransom about her throat and clad with
the conscious power over hearts and
imaginations which kingdom can not
buy. IT was idle then to prate of
equality in birth. lowered with a
magnificent physique a queenly pres
ence and "A voice of great sweetness.
there are out of the millions of created
men. only perhaps "A dozen with a gift
like hers. Stimulated by the singers
intoxicant a multitude in the right
mood. Madame Nordica sang like an
angel. and with as little effort. Two
hours singing taxes the singing
mechanism Of even the most powerful
throat and chest. Then Madame sang
little love songs in French. German.
Spanish and English. At the end, when
her task performed with extra human
grace and lightness, she might no
longer save her strength. she sang an
aria from an Hungarian opera. full of
despair and rebellion. The multitude
which had begun to stir was quieted
and awed by this finally convincing
evidence of sovereignty.
Nordica's hour of abdication is still
distant. In the faces of those she sings
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gerlat~ad@nt with Dicl<g' request %
u home. There we're many chickens
n - taken care u il seemed Wien
the DatG~ns had finished the 6ooJ0r led
h~r ~ The room where the foDd from.
tn@ kitchen eas served
Just z~e here all Che work rhar W~
have zst 70 30 % n said. You can't D.
spared. dor. Q believe Of course you
san 60 any time you want % but al
these women can't get anything 70 eat
ard what VIu We b WIKI them when
they get hungry
This gnIDDk@d f0r c0nCIngsncy had
nar presented Itssif 70 rse mind u Jhe
patient ard sae sVerred that she would
stay awhile Ionz@r until sorr@ of them
cane 70 their s~nses and were able 20
10 = little work
And there has been raGical changs
IN The manner Of auditing and account
inz ~ the asylum. At present the sG-
perintenaent can tell just What sup
pIgex we're purchased and how they
were used. Not single article can
- taken from the stOrerDonn unless the
reqgIsIt5On Is signed by the sgpeTin-
terdent IN charge III the institution.
Careful tab - kspr On eEpeGItgrss and
the balance On hand in each fund is
always known At the Office.
Clothing for the inmates is in a great
many cases provided by friends and
relatives. Then il is marked with the
name of the owner and kept separate
from the belongings 0f other patients.
When the state furnishes clothing the
articles of apparel are marked with the
designation Of the ward and appOr-
toned ~ the discretion Of the attend
ants
In the four wards for the male pa
tients dining room is maintained at
the end Of each ward. There are a
number If the men who have daily
outdoor tasks and these are provided
a chief constituent.
As nearly as possible a light task Of
some kind is assigned each patient.
This is diverting and CAUSES the eyer
cise Of the faculties.
Dr. W. u. Shields IL the first assist
ant superintendent at the asylum. DR.
Mabel Dunn is the second assistant.
r.. -. Gilmore Of Nemaha Ia steward
J. a. Weart. formerly a member Of the
Lincoln police force. il supervisor and
Mrs. Sadie Fisher is supervisoress.
Cheerfuily lighted on a winter even
ing the asylum presents an attractive
and homsIike appearance II does not
seem at all like a prison house for the
unfortunate but pleasant retreat pro-
vided for the unfortunate by the be-
neficence Of society.
There are 80 inmates AT the asylum
including the fifty recently brought
down from Norfolk. Seventy seven
employees are needed. The payroll
amounts to about 81 100 month.
Since the destruction Of the Norfolk
asylum. Superintendent Greene has ad-
yocatsd aba andoning IL as an asylum
and the establishment Of normal
school for the North Platte country IN
stead. He believes that the land be
longing to the state and the remaining
buildings can be utilized best in this
way and the citizens Of the communi-
~ would in time receive more benefit.
\ y y
Il always make money on that musi-
clan" observed the marketman.
thought made money off every
body said the helpless customer.
Well. of course. I try to. but you see
he insists thata I gave him only four
beets to the measure Baltimore Amer
iTan
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Vaccination

r ~ tecanGs cases from which
seven children died AZ Camden.
New Jersey. and twenty at St
Louis. Missouri. were contracted BY
the children from vaccination These
twenty seven deaths have frightened
p@DpIe ~ that they are more than
ever zEs--.- % vaccination Al first
The cases Il smallpox which developed
in Lincoln were not serious The
zruptions were more Ike variOIOid-
But within the last fortnight the
raaliznancy seems % b Increasing
Vaccination and strict quarantine are
the only erecruzI methods of stamping
out smallpox epidemic. AL the IN
vaccinate should BE- vaccinated for
their own safety a. well a. FOR the
heaIth of the city.
II is necessary now and always has
garnbIer-and we are all gamblers Of
greater Or Jess prOfciency-IOOks over
the board and deliberately. without
prejudice. takes the greatest number
Of chances above him BY the rules Of
the game When the game is one
where his life is forfeit to his poor
Judgment or his encouragement Of
prejudice he ia more careful than "a
though IL were merely money stake.
Now twenty-seven individuals have
died in this country from tetanus con-
tractsd from vaccination. Tens Of
thousands have died from smallpox
who might have been alive today IL
they had been vaccinated. The chances
are in favor Of vaccination and against
infection Among the millions who
have been vaccinated We have been
told Of twenty-seven who were infected
with virus containing the tetanUs mi
crObe. To the mothers and fathers
whose children died in consequence Of
vaccination. the word has the sound OF
murder. The prejudice against vaccin-
alton has deepened since these depIOr-
able accidents 80 that smallpox may
have an unObstructed field and grow
into a scoUrge in the countries where
ever since the introduction Of vaccIn-
alton ii has been strictly controlled
-
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during the year the sum of $2II. 1t
was voted that the society attend in n
body the Young Peoples rally to be
held next Tuesday night in the First
Baptist church. The pastor congratu-
lated the society on the noble work II
had accomplished during the year,
The pastor is preparing IL series Of
educational and missionary addresses
on our own mission field to be illus
trated by the stereopticon on success
i've sunday evening. He will speak Of
India, Japan, Burmah Korea and
Africa. These addresses will bring be-
fore us what we are doing in these for
eign fields and we hope thereby to
stimulate interest in missions among
us.
The choir is busy under the leader
ship of Professor Lewis Davis prepar-
ing an elaborate musical programme
for Christmas. Professor Devils never
fails to give us the best and we apprc-
ciate his services more and more.
All young peoples societies, whether
Christian Endeavor or other name,
should be present at our annual rally
next Tuesday evening In the First
church
Words of appreciation are heard of
the sermon preached by the Rev. w.
Davis. of Bellevue, delivered last sum
day evening
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WEST SCRANTON

iier on Thursday, the members of the
official board and their wives. The oc-
casion vas Informal and most delight
full a pleasing incident was the APP
pearance of Il committee from the bus
mess meeting OF the Epworth League
bearing a nice bulletin board for the
use Of the church which was presented
by Mr.. Walter Northup in neat
speech. The president of the board of
trustees accepted gracefully the timely
gift complmenting the young people
on their thoughtfulness.
w. Gaylord Thomas made felicitous
address congratulating the pastor and
his wife on the occasion. the success
of their work in the church, the spirit
of love and unanimity which prevails
and the hopeful outlook for Simpson
The pastor responded in II happy Nein
The following were present. Hon j.
II. and Mrs. Fellows. Griffith r. and
Mrs. Davis. George Il. and Mrs. SAKE
s. w. and Mrs. Wriglcy. Josiah and
Mrs. Paf. G.. w. and Mrs. Lull. w. II.
nnd Mrs. Hagen, A. W. and Mrs. Chase
II. Nj. and Mrs. Bass. J. +. and Mrs
Randolph. a. b. and Mrs. Redgeway
y. w. and Mrs Howard. j. b. and Mrs
Snyder. Otis and Mrs. Altemlis. w. w.
and Mrs. Davis. George and Mrs. Jac-
oby. George $. and Mrs. Flory, John
and Mrs. Fern. w. &. and Mrs. Brun-
inS. Evan -. and Mrs. Jones ana
Messrs. George l.. Peck w. Gaylord
Thomas. James Thro and w. j. sutton.
Miss Ethel l.. McDermott came down
from Onconta to be present at the oc-
caSiOn
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NORTH SCRANTON NEWS.
Bloomsbury Wheelmen Win at Bas-
ket Ball-Notes for Relig-
ious Workers.

The bloomsbury Wheelmen defeated
the CrackcrjackS last evening in IL
game of basket ball at the auditorium
by Il score of SO to 20. The feature of
the game was the basket throwing of
Moore. of the wheelmen. He threw
eight baskets for Il total of sixteen
points. About 700 persons witnessed
the game. and were fully satisfied with
it. The baskets were thrown by Moore
s. Lewis 5. Klose ., Richie 1. from field,
and Lewis 8 on fouls, for bloomsbury,
and for the Crackerjaclis, Willis ;,
Williams 9 White =, and Benjamin |.
The lineup follows:
Wheelmen--AIOore. right forward:
Klause. left forward: Lewis. center:
Richie. right guard; Holmes, left guard: !:
kerjacks-Beniamin, right for
ward: Wells. left forward: White, cen-
ter: Williams, right guard: Davis, left
guard.
Referee--Quick. Umpire - Jefrreys.
'rimekeepers--Davis and Heycock.
On Monday the Crackerjacks will
make "A tour down the southern part of
the state and will play representative
teams from the following places: st.
Clair Monday; Frackville. Tuesday:
Girardville. Wednesday; Ashland, Fri
day. The team will arrive home Fri
day morning.
The North End Stars will have the
crack Allentown team as their oppon-
ents in Il game of basket ball in the
Auditorium Tuesday evening.
The High Works Indians will play the
Comets of the central city in the Au-
ditorium Monday evening.
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Santa Claus Charms.

ON the evening of Christmas day
the Sunday school of the Simpson
Methodist Episcopal church will con-
duct Il Christmas cantata entitled
Santa Claus Charms.
The young people taking part in the
affair are working their hardest and
promise to make it a royal success.
The music is exceedingly sweet and
attractive. and is rendered with ease
by the participants.
The different characters are as fol-
lows: Leader, George Peck: Maggie,
Maud Perry; Maud, Avis Tibbits:
Mary. Margaret ut: Little Old Man.
Arthur Beck; Mollic, Ruth Fritz:
Sarah. Ruth Bryant Fairy, Ruth
Acker; Santa Claus, Harold Davis:
Faith, Ray Davies: Hope, Bessie
Thomas; Charity. Stella Hallct.
There will also he a boys chorus. Il
chidrens chorus Il chorus of spirits
and an adult chorus. The cantata will
be given under the personal direction
of l.. II. kresge. with Miss Augusta
Fritz as accompanist and will be par
ticipated in by about fifty Sunday
school scholars
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Church Notices.

First Methodist Episcopal clurcl-Rev. Charles
Henry Newins, pastor. Services at 1850 a. H.
and 80 p. IN. The pastor will preach at botl
services. Morning subject, Search the Scrip
lures" The evening service will be cyangclisic
Class meetings at the close OF the morning ser
vice. Sunday school at 80 p. M; prayer ser
vice at G,i0 p. M; midwcck church prayer
meeting, Wednesday evening at T3O O'Clock.
There will he sunrise prayer service Christmas
morning from to o'clock. The Sunday school
vii! hold their Christmas exercises Christmas
night There will be n watchnght service in
the church. Dec. 81, commencing at $50 O'Clock
Dunmore Presbyterian churcll--Rev. W. +. Glib
hons, pastor. Services will be held a. usual at
1890 a. M and 1.30 p. NJ. Morning subject
"Gracc Sufficient; evening subject, "Shall We
Know Our Friends in Heaven" Sunday school al
the close OF the morning service. Prayer meet
ing, "Wednesday evening at 80.
Trip Avenue Christian church-Prcaching 10th
morning and evening by the pastor. Rev, j. d.
Dlbncy Morning topic, 'Tic Passover; even
ing topic, "rhc Light OF the World" sunday
school at 10 o'clock, Everybody made welcome
at all the services.
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SOUTH SCRANTON NOTES.
Meadow Brook Building and Loan
officials Entertained by MI. and
Mrs. Stephen S. Spruks.

\ delightfully."- arranged party was held few
nights ago at the anl,omc new residence Of Mr..
and Mrs. stephen s. SprIks, on Clay avenue,
when the officers aud directors Of the Meadow
Brook Building and Loan association were the
guests of the evening. The members We're re-
ccivcd in the west parlo', where a reception was
held between and 10 o'clock,
Afterwards the folding doors leading to the
dining room were thrown open by Mrs Spr.';;,
who invited the gentlemen to partakc of her hos
pitllty. The favorS were rcd and white cIrnaton
button hole bouquets and large lunches of the
same sweet smelling plants decorated the table
and rooms The menu consisted Of the following
daintics;
Bluc Points.
Chicken salad Potato Salad.
Cold Ham, White and Rye Bread.
Olives Celery. Pickle.
Pine Apple Cheese,
Oranges. Bananas. Cake
Sherry, Port and Rhine Vine.
Coffee Cirars.
Al the conclusion of supper social time was
hauguratcd and T.. ", stokes was selected Is
toasmastcr. lie made very happy address and
rendered his sincere thanks on behalf Ut those
present ior The huSplt Ilty and Kindness ui the
host and his charming wife Short sppccncs were
made by every one around the lc,tiyc hoard AMI
AT > o'clork a very jolly entertainment VAS
brought Ia a close.
Thos" present were; NJ, J, Kctrck, T., w.,
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.NUBs OF NEWS.

The horses of the Neptune Engine company
No. ,. present a neat appearance, having been
clipped yesterday.
The Knights of Malta held an interesting session
last evening.
Mrs. Brirr. If Hickory street who was seriously
hurt hv fall sometime ago is slowly inproy ing
August Rchncr, of Prospect avenue held the
winning number that secured him costly suit Of
| clothes yesterday.
The .Iungcr Macnucryilor will NEE. in Gcinania
hall tomorrow afternoon and all members are
urged TO be present.
Fresh fish, oysters and clans at Sundays mar.
kct. j3l Cedar avenue.
Peter kuhncr, John Mack and Common Coun-
Gilman Charles Graf started ont yesterday morn
ing a hunting expedition. and returned late
last night. tired and weary. The tired feeling
did not come from the heavy bag Of game they
secured, but they had good time Just the same
and fair luck. The rabbits secured will be served
for lunch at kuncr's hotel tonight.
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Among Religious Workers.

Mrs. George T.. Guild at the manse
yesterday afternoon entertained the
Foreign Missionary society of the
Providence Presbyterian church. The
missionary programme was followed
with Il social half hour and light re-
freshments
In our sunday notices Rev. DR..
Guild announces the Golden Rule: DO
unto others as ye would they should
do to YOU" as the subject of his to-
morrow mornings discourse. Just
now the social and especially the busi-
ness duties and rights of men are of
uppermost interest in our city and 1t Is
quite likely DR.. Guild will have some
things to say on that subject in the
testament of his text.
All young women and girls are cor
daily invited to attend the gospel SER
vice in the Y. W. G. a. rooms, 204S n.
Main avenue, sunday afternoon at $50.
Miss Lillian Stone, state secretary of
Y. w. c, \. will give a helpful and in
teresting talk on the topic, Best Use
of Spare Moments. Come and bring II
friend with you,
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Birthday Party.

a birthday party was held at the
residence of Mrs. William IIurgc in
honor of her daughter, Elizabeth, on
Thursday afternoon. Vocal solos
were given by Miss Ruth ltdwr % and
Louisa Morris and Thomas Watkins.
Miss Minnie Morgan was accompanied.
Refreshments were served. Those in
attendance were: Lizzie Bur"c, Edith
Grilliths. Margaret and David Grifiiths,
May and David Anthony. Elmer and
Walter Reese, Priscilla and John Ed
wards. Ethel and Gertic Morgan, Liz
zic, Mary. George and Henry Mean
drew, Annie and John Phillips Mil
drcd Shaw. Eliza Summcrhill Edith
Reese. Margaret and Elizabeth Will
iamS. John Jones, Stanley Morgan,
Mrs. McAndrew. Mrs. William Burge.
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Fair and Sale.

Last night was the closing night OF
one of the most successful fairs evei
held by the First Baptist church
Every evening of this week the Ladies'
Aid society have served supper in the
assembly room of the church. and the
generous public have taken advantage
of the opportunity to purchase one OF
their dainty spreads.
All of the fancy work has been dis
posed of. and as Il result the ladies
find their treasury enriched by several
hundred dollars. and they take this op-
portunity to thank all who have con-
tributcd to its success.
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A FEW REASONS
Which Are Rapidly Taking a New
Catarrh Cure Famous,

Stuarts tatarrh Tablets. the new
Catarrh cure has the following advan-
tages over other catarrh remedies.
First: These tablets contain no CO.
| caine, morphine or any other injurious
drug and are as safe and beneficial for
children as for adults: this Is an iln-
portant point when II is recalled that
many catarrh remedies do contain these
very Objectionable ingredients.
Next: Being in tablet form this REM
cdy does not deterioratc with age. or
an exposure to the air as liquid prep
arations invariably do.
Next: The tablet form not only pre-
serves the medicinal properties but 1t
Is so far more convenient to carry and
to use at any time that 1t is only a
question of time when the tablet will
entirely superscde liquid medicines as
1t has already done in the medical de-
partment of the United States army.
Next: No secret is made of the COM
position Of Stuart's Catarrh Tablets;
they contain the active principles Of
Eucalyptus bark red gum, blood root
and Hydrastn. all harmless antiscp-
tics which, however, are death to ca
tarrhal germs wherever found, because
they eliminate them from the blood.
Next: You can not cure cntarrh by
local applications to the nose and
| throat because these are simply local
symptoms and such treatment can not
possibly reach the real seat of catarrh-
al disease which is in the blood: for
this reason. inhalcrs. douches. sprays
and powders never really cure catarrh,
but simply give temporary relief which
| n dose of plain salt aud water will do
just as well
Catarrh must he driven out of tho
system. out of the blood, by an Internal
remedy because they contain every
safe specific known to modern science
in the antseptic form of the disease.
Next: The use of inhalers. and
spraying apparatuscs. besides being in-
effective ana disappointing, is expen-
sive. while a complete treatment of
| Stuart's ratarrh Tablets can be had
| at any drug store in the United States
and Canada for 80 cents.
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DUNMORE DOINGS.
Reception of Rev. and Mrs. Charles
H. Newing to the Members of
the Choir-Other Notes.

Rev and Mrs. Charles IT, Ncwing rendered tho
members of the choir the regular yearly rcccp
,ion at the parsonage on Thursday evening
Musical numbers Swrctly rendered. and other d
versions caused the evening to pass all too quick
y to those present Mrs. Ncwing assisted il
the serving of refreshments by the members o
her Sunday school class. Misses Ncrna Hall Il
phillopcna Wci,bcr. Lena Paine, Sophia Swinglc
Josie Roos.
The members of tho choir present wcrc Mr.
and Mrs. James lIallock. Mr.. and Mrs. j. ".
Pinncl Mr.. and Mrs. 4. ". AltcmOSc, Misses
Elsie and Anna Powell. Louis Lutz, Ruby iost
Jennie Birsccker, Abraham Norris, Garfield An
Gwin, Stewart Siegle, Lester IoSt.
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jackson Street Baptist Church.

The Young Peoples Baptist union
held their annual meeting and election
of officers last Tuesday evening. The
following officers were nominated and
elected for the coming year: Presi-
dent. Alfred Roberts: vice president,
Birdella Evans: recording secretary,
Miriam Parry; financial secretary. Je-
NINA ROderic; treasurer, Alfred
l'evHn; chorister. w. l.. Davis: or
ganist, Bessie Shall: assistant organ
list. Esther Hughes. The trcaSurcr's S
report was read and showed Il balance
of $3i on hand. The society raised
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The officers of the Bellevue Welsh
PRESBYTERIAN church met in session on
Thursday afternoon. December t., 1901
To consider what steps would be taken
to prevail on their pastor. the Rev. w.
Davies, to Withdraw his resignation
which WAS handed in II frw sundays
ago. After some discussion they I'm Il
body waited on Mr.. Davies at his home
Thcy one and All greatly derlored the
wrong inflicted upon their pastor by
allowing sentiments of labor unions to
apply tn conduct in church matters
aud ihc fullest apology was made for
the injury done. and at the same time
fully justified MIR. Davis's action in
maintaining his personal rights
In reply Mr.. Davis spoke strongly on
the evil of allowing such worldly mat
irrs tu interfere in amy way with the
management of the church, showing
how Impossible it is for any church to
surrecd where such Influences prevail
He stated that he had not the slightest
tecling of animosity towards any per-
SON in the church. but that he would
on no account labor in n church where
anything of this kind is permitted. In
answer to this they Immediately gave
!i"!' fullest assurance. that such thing
should never again occur and urgently
pressed Mr.. Davies to reconsider his
decision. bringing as arguments the
marked success which had attended
the church since his advent among
them and the widespread feeling of Sor-
row prevailing in the church and
ncighborhood at the thought of his de-
rHrtlirc.
In view OF such importuning Mr.. Da-
Nics was ut last prevailed upon to
Withdraw his resignation. which was
81 take nffcr! at the close of his pas
oral year. April 30 1902. This leaves
matters Just as they were previous to
MIR. Davies resignation.
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SMALLER PARAGRAPHS.

Funeral service; over the remains OF Mis-. Louis
Sawyer were conducted hv Rev. Charles H. New
ing, in the Methodist church The ,dlicc WAS
crowded with the many friends and relatives Of
the departed. Many beautiful floral pieces were
banked about the bier. Several beautiful Sclcc-
tions were rendered by the choir The rahclr-
or, were: Samuel Cummings, John Rbcr David
rarlrcy, George shrank, George D!elhS, George
llouut.
The residents OF North Blak,ly street, We're
rendered series Of impromptu ScrenadeS lat
night by II quartett" of colorcd singers which
apparently were much enjoyed by the residents,
and was profitable field Tor the singers Us we'll.
The Junior Order oi American Mechanics will
confer the Oriental degree on a team from An
thony Wayne council at their meeting tonight.