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Show did silver quarters fairly showered into the apron of the young ladies' circle. Old and young eagerly rushed to the front to ex-change ex-change coins for kisses. The show lasted only for a short time, when the curtain was again drawn. Then the storm hurst. Women were jealous of their husbands, and a dozen or more family tights were started at once. Soon it wan annouueed that the If Oman would pose again in a short time. Then the angry women tore down the curtain cur-tain and blew out all the ttghU. Scrambling for the door followed, and for over two hours the church members gossipped and fought on sidewalks. They Dually dispersed ami a factional church light is the result. No services were held at the church last ! Sunday. Kissing Host. I p n Church. lit fkai.o, Feb. 4. A lively royv is in pro. grcss at Hums, a little town about twenty miles from lliiffalo, growing out of a new money. raising scheme introduced at a church social held there in the Lutheran Luth-eran church parlors. The church Is heavily in debt, and the ladies advertised a social in the church to raise money to pay the preacher and buy some coal. The men of the congregation had all beeu seen and Informed that the women bad a big surprise sur-prise for them. The men were out in full force and fairly packed the rooms. Across one end of the room was n curtain. When the curtain was suddenly withdrawn, there fu a row stood six of the prettiest women in the congregation, blushing and smiling, each bearing on her bosom a placard on which were the wards; : 'You may kiss mc (or 28 cents." 1 mi Iftnea minutes be-ore be-ore the device b 'fete work, but when it |