THE SCHAXTOX TR1BT7XE FRTDA Y MORXTXG. FEBRT'ATtY 23. 1S9J. A Word. v,niUof oil 1-fndi cost thai mueh, rr id Sttutttont WttKti,vhfch ae ituirttd J HSU, PCMT GENERAL NEWS ULI nr luniiPTniro ur iiiuuoino Situation? Wanted. SITUATION Ati HOUSE t A 1 I'll VV kMptrln small family by a wd lady will uo watblnge or home troll by tie day until a steady situation i-attained AJ oress, A. W . TnnunSurace, SITUATION WANTED BY A BOY IT O year old with a air education in a drv c. aids or grocery sto . or sunn) bus ncss that he can work u,. In. Add NMD D.. 6hi Ilurri tou avenue, ell '- SITUATION" WANTED BY A YOUNG Is man who II Wllllug ti Jo 80 kind of k ij'". Wj lair p.niii.n. I u furnish good reference. Address A 0 , (PostOtti e '.S-run UB pV A YOUNG MAN' IN DBY OOOD8 OR J J grocery store, or gome business vv i n tie could work up. Bonis eiperlence, renr enc will work cheap. Address P. o box .:.'. it ouli'ose. Pa Views of a Well-Known lonpoadent will) RtfeniM to the Saiu Sloan. TRULY AN UNIQUE PERSONALITY Ha Is the Oldest Railw.t President in Gotham in Point of Consecutive Service, and Is Likely to Remain lor Many Year in the Position He Has Filitd so Acceptably In the Pat Passenger Agents Make Mileage Concessions Miecellancod s News. Mile. Help Wanted i N 1 r.U i m -su ji.v.s An t.ii. who Ins had experience. . BaleamaB, Tribun Omce, VV 1 91 AN ddrees, Age n 16 Wanted. MAXES MAN, will i 1VTED A V weakly MB be male with oar itood" m it ttu In 150 lurlelt I'M hue linsilitv. will orove S-aUrv or commission us -.uj rieie.-. tuais anttaof a few bourn' work often equals ,i peek's wag-os. Address, "Ma NIT' ACT I'll tit:-. P i. ho-: -.if, Boston. Mass. II' ANTED Seveia'. mea oi Bo d addrn-s ' and large aoquslataBe) can obtain per nianent einpoyment. Address EMPLOY. i i.s'l , Care ') rll un , it 'ANTED MAN W ITH LIFE AND FIRE V liuurance experience a eoit.dio.' In Lackawanna county's ind ie mi .-i ta to right nan Addiv-a 11261 b-t; bulldtnii, Philadelphia, Pa. t HANI BO BOYS AND UTBLS SVHO wish to make money wlieii out of t.b.iol; teed nam., ai.d we mil tell yotthoWi no money wanted, P. BTAYNKR Providence ft. I. i 'ANTED TWOYOUNO MEN OFOOOD t address to . all OB business nurses. e.ll! iv employment lor good men. Annlv I I V, BU I I .A.S I . NATIONAL (LEAN Arcade budding. Wanted To Kent. "WANTED HALF A DOUBLE STOKE IN it bnsiaess eentar. Address, Btore, Mb I Office. .. for Rent. I'oK KEN I' APKII. i Tit! KooiiS NOW 1 uccup.od by the Telephone Exohaugw, UOU Lackawanna avenue. Apply at the oittce of Leblsh Bait Mining Co.. Third National Hank bufldlng, L. 8. ana E, C. Puller. I 'OB RENT 1101 SK 407 WYOMING AVE J' uue from April I, Eleven room.-, all the modern Improvement!, rani sw par month Apply to K 11. CLEMONS, ii Lackawanna avanua, noR BENT-TWO PUHN1BUK0 BOOMS J tor light boUMkatptng With use if bath. la) Kraakun avenue. fOL'SE for rent Inquire at HI Mulbary utrejt. li' I 'K BENT STORE, avenue, by April. 1. v, 42i Lackawanna lUUAea, ,1 LACKAWANNA Enquire or Henry avenue or at the i 'un KENT -IN BURR BUILDlNO.WASH. i it.gtou avenue, a few desirable oflhva and rials. Kent verv reaHonable lUl deeirable par ties Can be teen by applying to janitor in bunding, r'or t i to apply to CHABLES A BURR North Main avenue. 'OK KENTTHREE BOOMS, FRONT ON llulbtrt ii music from April l. lu- 1 J aeoond floor, over N. A, Kulhtrt'S music tore. 117 W'yomiuK avenue. nuire in tile store. oK KENT TWO-STORY IIKU.'K UWEL 1 hug house; nusleru uujirove.j.ents. illj f,,rest eourt. Apply to BAI'KIi'E i 01. 1. INS, Igent, 721 Went Lackawanna avenue. rpO LET KoK A TERM OP TEARS 1 Part or all of three hundred feet of ard r sm along railr oad. ApUv at ...Irahkllu avenue. ''0 BENT-STORE Statu OR FURNISHED I ball on Green Bldge afreet Very dealra vl location and on reasonable terms. Apti'y to P. E, NETTLE TON or 0. h. WOOOKUPR Kepubliean l.uildintr. For Sa!e. I'ok'saLE-A pi.ATPoRM SPHXNG i wagon, and House rpr sale or rout, lu )uire of B P. SUM ME '.BELL. Moaoow, Pa ICE KoR SALE-DELPVEBKD IN iCRAN I t i I I ARM. STOCK SBEFFIELO, CM MITHor M. II. BUFFORO, Clark - Sum ait. Pa. 'olt SALE - tt-ACBE aud utelislia. J. M. Monroe are. 1,'oR SALE OB EXCHANGE FOR SCRAN I brti property -A tearing orange grove il,creaslUK hi production and value yearly lu the orange section in Horid.v Addrta Fi E, NETTLETON. Lake Helon. Florida Special Notices. Sc hamos Feb, St, Into, r i ' hk I N N UAL MEETING OP THE I lJ( kl.older- of tlie Laoitawanna Iron kud Steel MnpaBf lor the election of dt reetori aud trar,:a:tioii of su.-n ot'ir business as iusv properly coino before the aeetln will he h-jid at the offlea of the noafainy In tbeclty of Si rantou. PannaylTanhv on wed. j,- idl . . March 7. Imh. at '.' o'clook p. m. The polls nd remain open for one hour. The traaafer hooka will ba closed on Peh. ft, MH, and re upon on March B, 11- .1. P. lUGOINSON. Se. retary. rpo WHOM IT MAY CONCISnT Nl'v 1 wife, Maggie Heinz, having left my bed it'td board I berehy notify all p -Mousnot to narhor or trnal heron my account, as after tinsdat', Feb, slli iSW, 1 will pay no blla con tracted by her. I RED, HK1NZ, iKa Biakeiv st . Dnna DBOTHEBOE & CO aro scl i i i, it ihj,r i entire to ko' fuiniture of the Washing ton avenue sal.Mcmui "Hollaud" thus looobei up Sam Sloiui, whose re-eleotion t. the Ltoka- vranna presi'lency lie aays ii in uocnrJ with tli )urpnsi of t hut new interest wblch bas oouie into that property in rite put your unit which ,s called the i'i interest, titiiouutiuK to some 80,000 Bhnrcs. wblob with one other interest is sufficient to control the property, altbougb t he Independent holdings are so scattered tint it is im positble for any single iuterast tJ ob tain absolute control, Mr, Sloan is un oltstinate man and thes new Inteiesta arn alsa obstiiirtt?, but there in no likelihood of nuy seriom olasblng, and the probabilities ura that Mr. Sloan may remain at tbe head of that corpor alitm ami confer upon it his unique and delightful Individuality as lout; as lie liven. He is not the oldest rail -roa I president In year New York evt-r bad, although hois now the ol lest and has been the longest in consecutive service of any of thu presidents. He was tirt chosen president of the Lack awanna when he was 48 vears of g-, ho is now l.nu- before Commodore randerbllt tixed his eves npon the Hudson liiver rail way Mr, Sloan was president of that, sad he only r .-lire I fromitwhn Mr. Vauderbilt obtained control, He baa b'en nearly forty years a railroad pri sident and Ilia ca reer has been practically Identical with that of railway development in the United States, He is by long o.Vls the tuojt unique personality now engaged in railway uianuKcmnt in this city, and snuehow everyone Itkei him, even those who understand how heavuy his hau l exu couie down when he is so dis posed The statement of the Reading's orsd lonuage for toe week emled Keb. IT allows a deoreaas of s.TihJ 17 lone, us compared with the curreaiuuding week in 18Do, ami indicates to toe l'nilatlel phia Stockholder that restrictive pre cautions continue to be taken by that company in the matter of output. The touuaue of tho company for the yetr to date ehows, however, n de crease of only 331,312 08 tons -a decrease by no means large in view of the condition of the coal trade for sometime. What is more, the outlook is not favorable tor any immediate Ottsnge in the sit nation, ulthou'n the time is rapidly drawing near when it is usual to mtke what are known as "opening" or spring prices. It bus heretofore been the custom to make these prices about Ilia middle of Mai.-, but, as a well known author ity in the trade soys, the condition of affairs at the present time saems to warrant a departure fro m the custom H is the opinion of some conservative producers that if this were doue and a Deals at once fixed that Is attractive there would be a movement of coal from the producers to the retailer and the consumer. It is almost unneces sary to sty that iu order to have a good trade in anthracite meaning one of continuous mining and delivering there must be a neuse of security on the part of the retailer that in mr.'siti Ins purchases lie is not likely to liuii the market price a declining one. lies received replies from Republican senator- that the tariff bill, as passed by the house, will not be changed, oulete for more radical cuts. Tho Stone Cutters' Association of West em Pennsylvania, lias decided not to ac cept a reduction in wagss. The preeut scale will expire dune 1. The employers bve not yot demanded a rednotloo. A dato lias been Pxcd for theconsiilera ti'iu of ihe railroad and river minors' or ganizations iuto oue body. A convention will be held on March when it is expect ed that every mine lu the rlttsborg rtis tricfi will be represented, whether belong ing to the United Mine workers or uot President Fi ve ssys the sentiment for con solidation is unanimous. Toe London Times stye too proposition SO place a 81U,li03,(MW lieu ahead of the R -tiding general 4a will and should be strenously opposed by every 4 per cout. bondholder. It is reported that Isaac L. Rice Will op pose the application of the Seeding re ceivers for authority to i--uo tOUO.OUU caal trust notes, and that he will appear before Special Master Crawford, to whom the application has been referred. Tbeannu I report of the Pennsylvania railroad will not be out before March 0 when It will Ii advertised as usual. -o- At (lie Matrimonial gcney. "The young ludy whom you propose as a suitable wife for Count X hu im -tain on her character or that ui her family?" "Not u shadow." "But I think I remember having heard that her father in ltiissiii "He died of apoplexy. Quite right, slgnorn. One morning at the o'clook. It appears tome practical Joker perpe trated the foolish trick of placiug u running noose run ml hi- neck and mis pending him to an apparatus In shape like un arm. He died very suddenly, poor man!" L'Osservtttore Bomuuo. Dick's iii Break. Little Dick (to little Dot) Miss An tique is hinder pretty, isn't ahe'.1 M las Antique -Did yon Intend that for my ears, you little lliitlerer'' Little Dick (astonished)- Did you heur'.' 1 thought all old ladies was deaf. 0ood News. The Lining ni list spoli; con- to Throat and Lungs he preserved or sore appear and Invito the sumption perms. Scotjfis Emulsion the Cream of Cod -liver Oil, heuls the lining, strengthens the lungs and even over comes diseased spots in their early stages. Physicians, the world over, endorse it. Don't be deceit! by Substitutes! Prepared by Scott A Bowse, K. V. All DroggiMa Conno lly& Wallace A FEW HINTS FROM OUR I3resB3 Goods I3epartiYieii.t: Novelties and Fancioc in I wide, 50c. per yard. Worth I Five pieces Bedford Cord i. A 1 .1 -I l I ii I. . r. Wt BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL I forty-eight inches wide.made ihowing a great to sell at $1.75 per yard. Our Hudd ersfi el d price now, 65c. This Is a d Bieges, 42 indie; wide, at -reat Lar7ain. , bargain are in PIIYSlI lANs A :l s IIOKONS. DtIii Mb L, ULAN. Dlaaasea ol Tin oat and Ear. uol Sprue, tun Bouse, the Bye, .Nose street, un in loNNtLi.. Office 8U1 Wasbmgtofl coiuui- .',-) blieet. over Praauke'a drug store, Residence, ?Ja vine sL Offlce hours: mil to Us, m. and s tui and U 30 t,. T.isi p, m holiday, :! to 8 p m. I iH w B, Ai.l.i'.N uftieo cor Lack XJ wanna and Washington avai i over Loon aid atiou store ; ollice hoars, 1 to tSa. OV und II to 1 p. iu; evening- at residence, MSN. W aahlagton eve. DIM.'. L KKky. Praetloa limited to His-ease- of the Eve. Bar, Nose and Throat; cilice, l Wyomlug uvo Reatdenoa, AJU Vim street great prolusion daily ar- double. nvmg. The Crow':-, Foot and Shep herd Checks are new and 1 e decidedly pretty and neat. See them. Our stock now presents a! remarkable offering that will iiicoi wui. a very reaay saie: several pieces ot Merino ton. Three trvaAmm $1 no Ten pieces Scotch Heather Guipure, formerly sold at $1, $1.12', and $1.25. These Mixed Cheviot, -4 inches now 50c. must be seen to be appreciated 75c. Never before sold un der $i. SOME BLACK GOODS SPECIALS. Several Our line of ENGLISH SERGES, 54 inches wide.is, without doubt, the greatest value ever shown in Scran- CONNOLLY & WALLACE 209 WASHINGTON AVE. 0pp. Court Houae. GATES, ii tooiira, s bo i Washington Avenu u a.m., 1 HI to U an.l Had Not t'hauked Her uiod, She This is so sudden! 1L- llow firm you women an your own convictions, That's what von said n1icii 1 proposed years ago,- Chicago Record. just two All Inference. "L mkes nins iallora to assiM a asan," BatdBaobley, Quoth Cyolcas: "True' From Wblch 1 tbould Jcuje Hut lour aud half Were Sll that wort needed for you." Harper's u?ar. MLS T HAM: BEBN INSTINCT, on to S ,,., foHN L WENT M. D., Offioes ft.' and ' I Coinmoiiwoalili building! residence Til Madison ave; office boars, w t 111, S to i, 7 to Sf Sandays Ht to S. aveulBga at residence. A specialty maile of dveasSS of tbe eye, ear, noej and throat and i;ynecoloKV. U. O. U Mi RBAY, snSoialtl mad., on o;s I eas.is of eye andsklu.k'13 wyomlug ao. OrDcetaoura: t'ntll 10a m '- to 1 and? to s i.hl E. B1 P.ltlNARt SVttOKOMS STUBOB, Vatarinarv Sargaou, Don t.stry a sp'-eiulty. ifold medaliat of On tario etcrlnarv Collage, OBce, Summer's livery, U1U I . at., uoar Kuller's carrmge shop Telephone No. I3. ftAILflOAO TIME TABLES. CENTRAL RAILROAD OF N. J, LEHIGH AND SUSgUiHANNA DIVISION Anthracite coal used sxcluslvely, laiurlng cleeBllness anu comfort. tlllK TAtl.t: in kVPECT ItU, I, ISM, Trains leavi Heranton for Pttti ton. Wllkei Havre, etc. ats.lu, U.1S, 11 :ij a. m., liLSU, ii.UU, SMw, 6.00, 7.SL U.tA p, in Sundays, S.U0 a. m. Leu, ::.o, V.io p, in. For Atlantic ' Ity, B, lu a. m, lor New York, Newark and BUsslMtb, MO (SXUrsStl a.m. 1180 lexiiress with llufiet parlor carj, 8,d0 (eipreiaj p. in. .Sunday, ioo p. m. I'lill MAI'I II Cld-NK. At.LKNTOWN, Ur.TMI.V- ii. a. Barroa and Philauilpiha, k.1u a. m . ti'.lll, 3,:u. S.uu fesaent l"lii'.iiili,iii:i , n in. Minday, :.' Ou p. m. Por Logo Bkahch, Ocean Obovb, ste,, at j 9. ion. in., i-.-io p in. f St. C. LANCES 1 1 1 . flee, N'n. SIT BprUi House, Boranton, Pa.: w fr Iustluot! Wlia' yo' UK'iKs. PA.M1'HLEI, UAOA lid or rel.o.llid yui'-k work. Esaaoaabh I ) LAN K 1JI Tniauaa ortt. prides, i h'KLTS CAM BE UAH AT HI. i nei- si, r ue -.tr -ot aio! I nnisllii ave foe- Twenty uiual tieaetS lor tfiO tulile hoard silKAI. il corn Res i Cstate. T'OIt HALE I0OLI BOUSE, SOS QUINC T J avenue; very desirable location. Atiiily i: p. REYNOLDS, or WU.LABD. WARREN ft KN'APP. V-,6t0 WILL Ht.'Y MODERN NEW (V ROOM ep Bonss, aB UBDrovaiaeBtai terma eaar: cor iier .Msdison avenue aim Delaware atreet ply HARRY LEES Ap VMUO WILL BUY VLilY DltntABLl LOT O corner .Madison aveuus uiid Delaware ktreet. Terms easy. Apply IIAP.PY LEES. Philadelphia Tallow Karktl. PuiLadelfbia. Peb. 33,TaUoW was ilnil and unchanged PTiCSS were. Prime City, iu hogsuends, , 1 1 , . try, in hogsheads, SKO, beads, e. . cakes, prime coun- ilo. nark. In hogi Krense, iltv. Civil Feivtce Bfo m It aihinQt'n rout. 'J hose DouiOcrntH who ure DndlBg fault with tbe administration appear to over look the fact that It has beaten the fourth i lats post-ofuce reOord of its piedeceisnr. Orowiag Weary r f Their Oueat. i klcttQQ Dlijw.'ca. Would money induce Mr. Stead to the alibi cine for ('blcaRo! try M. L. Hi.aiis, alderman. Fifth ward. BcrOBtoB, Pa., etnted Nov. ft, 1MB; He lis H used Dr. Thomae' F.clectric Oil for sprain h, burns, cuta, bruises aud rbeuiuutisni. Cured every time. Wlien EaUy wu sick, we gavo hj r rastorta. When she waa a Cliild, she cried f ..r I 'm.toria. When she hocSme Miss, shv OlflBg to - a ions. When slie had Cklldnn, she (rave them L'astorla, A dispatch from Chicago says that tvestsrn general uissbiitrer niinta have recommended that on and alter Anrll 1 the sale of 000-mile tick its atS0, with a rebate ot (10, in ikiotf n net rate of i cents pey mile, be abolished, and ag a substitute that 1,000-mile tickets he sold at i cents uer mile, and mode good for besrer, ao that. one. or more persons may use these tickets upon the same train. Should this recoui nida tion be adopted by the general mana gers It will be one of the must import -ant rate changes in the history of the association, it will practically ptr every one on an pipulity In traveling LTnnitUl activity is noticeable at the Mulvule Steel works, at Nicetown, wheie old hands are rcsumia their former noeitious from dsy to day. There ii now over 1,000,000 pounds ot costing to be done to till ordn. Suae branches ore particularly busy Tbia i-i especially the case in tho moulding department, where thirty-liven men are now employed. Work is now o ini; on night un I day iu aoiue of the de - partmentt. .a aiipstcn from riiuonrgiayi: n:e , -.telling Sttol company, whose artnir pierciti projcti!t were successfully letted at Indian Htal lest Bstnrday, was eued. yesterday by Jamet Todd and F rank S. Slocnm to recover royalty, l'ho plaintilis state that they invented A mwtiiol ol in i n-i , , ; aliimrnin-lUm-Obrominm steel. The royalties amount to between ftO.OOQ and i-'i.OOU. An order his bean issued thai all passen'r engineers in thi Lehigh and Basqnihanna division of the Central railroad and their liremau, inakiua; over ISti miles u day, will hereafter bo idle two days a week. The Idea is to divide thii work mors equally ammii the engineers. Since coal hss become dark utigineere of coal traitu have had vaiy little tn do. It is proposed to let xotue of the coal engineers run freight and put some freight engineers thus crowded out on passenger trains. Tho N'w Jersey Central tuys its engineers nt the :a:s of about 6 a day. P,iss"ii ger ingiustfl oan, therefore, very well afford being idle a few days a week. MlKOB iBDtJITBIAL KOTIS! The Lehigh Gotland Navigation com pauy is spending t-0,0UO iu makiug re palis mid InprovemeatS aloug ita caual line, Oa March I the f'eutr.il Rallroe I of New diiisry and the Philadelphia aud Beading win withdraw their coal tariff rates to points iii .New i :i'id and after that date wdi bill coal nuly to the Hudson river at $1.Im a tou fr.nu the mliiea in Penusylvauia. The irou inon'.ders of Pittsburg have inffsfed a very material reduction in wages during the past tour mouths. Their salaries have been reduced from 12.15 to ti'Ml, and the hours of labor increased from eight to ten per day. SI tern capitalists will erect an ejttou sive tithe plant at New Kensington, and DWr 8,000 men will be employed. The flint glass workers will have aeon feroure Peb. 27 with the National Aseocla- i Hon of Pressed aud Ulowo Olassware Man ufacturers. The acale now In force will i not expire until dime lid. President Smith, 1 of tbe Flint Olasa Workers' aieciatiou, The llride (us they einer;.'i tunnel -- Law's Igkeo, James! Yo' men bob a natural-borned iustiiict fo' kiss- in;,'. The Groom mean, honey 1 Tlu llride Why, liutv in de worl' you t-liber louud my mouf in all de ierknesaob dut tunnel is pas' my uu ilahstaudin'. Puck. of Another Uaaua, Teacher And now. Maudie may t. U ns which of the fur bearino- uuitnuls is the most valuable, Maudie The cat Is the most valua ble. Teacher Nonsense, Who put that ub-urd idea Into J'OUr lioad'.' Maudie Tuin't nonsense. 1 heard papa say that he inu.de one thousand dollars on a kitty lust night,- Brook lyn Life. Memory Not Injured, Stranger- You and 1 were bom in the same town und went to school to- gether. Yun have mads u fortune by this time, I preouriie'.' Jimson -on the contrary, 1 barely moke a living-. Stranger- All, then you will prob ably be able to remember me! Puck Water Auilwul. Teacher In what manner is an ad- Jeetive employed? Pupil -It is used to quality a uouu. Teacher -Give an Illustration, Pupil -Water is un adjective. Teacher-What.' Pupil It is used to ipialify whisky, liostou Transcript. Judged by liesulte- Bhe Tho "Lettera of Juniui" 1 re gard as the moat wonderful composi tions of tho language, He The) don't compare with JueL Hardy's. Why, he wrote a. letter of condolence to a widow, uud she toolc i ff her mourning Immediately. Life. lioitely Was Right. 1 nob ly Canesncker What do you mean by staring at me so offensively? Stranger l was merely gazing Into vacancy. "Yon were stai-in,'' at ma." "Very likely yon arc right about it " - Texas Siftiugs. A l ittle Too l ute. , Mrs. Wettalde This chicken is very tough, 1 don't believe you put it in the pot soon enough. Cook Yes, mum, you are right about It, It ouy lit to have gone into the pot about live years ag:o. -Texas Sittings. Not Wiaely, But Too Wall. loiliesfoa Mnve, Many people devote tesi much of their time lo luhcelliincoua thinking. A Quarter Century Teat For a quarter Of a century Dr. IZiug's New Discovery lias been tested, mid thu Inlllioiia who have received benefit from its use testify to ita wonderful curative powers iu all disease! of Throat,Chest aud I.uugs. A lemedy that has elood the test so long Mid that hue given ao universal fat isf set ion is no eMperimeiit. Kurh bottle Is positively guaranteed to give relief, or tin- money will be refunded. It is admitted to lx the mct reliable for t'oughs and ('olds. Trial bottles Free at Matthew Uro's. Drug Store. Large tine Sl'c, aud 11.1)1). Tb Frauchiae MuatBa Clean. Italtimor. draerieon. it is getting to be a dungeroiis tbiug for any man to attempt u fraud upon the ballot box. 11 n DRADTAOB Oansse mucb ai- kness and bad blood and Imp'op.'r action of the liver and kidneys is bad drainage to the liuninn system, which Burdock Blood Bitters remedy. I v w v I its Law and Collection of. ruco sr., opposite I orest eolleotlona a SDoeJalty tbrouahout Pennsylvania; rvlhthle conupond ei,ls iu every county. IESSUPS HA.MJ, .ttorueya and Counsel. ) lors at Law. Comiuouwealth building Waahuiiton ave. W. H. JgSSPf, Hohai it E. Hand. W. 11. Ji.sst:e. .In. ILI.AKD WARREN ft KNAPP, Attor neys and Counselors at Lav.-, Hepublicaa bulldint. Washington ave.. Scraiitou, Pa. UATTERSON WILCOX, Attorneys and f CounatBors at Law; oulivs ti and s Library build lag, ScrautoU, Pa KOSWEIX II rATTBItSOB. WIT.tlAM A. WILCOX. A LPKED HAND. WILLIAM J. HAND, At fa, toroeya ud Counsellors, L'ummonwealUi bulldint Rooms 19. 10 and HI. HEN BY at. 8EELY Law oUcea In Price butldiiiK. l'.'e Washington avenue. 'RANK T. oKi-.LL. Attorney at Law. Kooui i 'oal Lichauiio. Heranton. l'iu Att'ye, BCT Wearing tun av . C II soiiare LMBS W. OAKPORD, Attorney a. Law. r.MiiiiH S3, nl and 56, l ommouwealth b i u sjAMLLL W. EDOaR, Attorney at Lass once, Sprneeal . Scranton, Fa. I A WATRES, Attorney at Law, i-'J 1 . . Com Mil 'In M W l nWMV m tho H. VON STOKCH. Lai kan anna aue. . ScrautOB, Pa p, smith. Connaellor a1 Law ro ,ui M Commonwealth Odl. e bnlldli ig K. PITCHER. Attorney at Law, monwea th boiinintr. Seranton, Pa C. Ct iMEOYS. :cil Spraos at. BKPLOOLE. Attorney For Keadine, Lebanon and Rarriabniv. via Alleotown, l,10, m., lilti, 8.00, ii.m. Bunday, i.00 p. m. Kor l'otuvllle, s. lua. in., lv'.im p. m. Itetnrnlng. leave New York, foot o' Liberty street. North river, m 1.10 (express.) n. m., I. in, 1,30, 4,'J" (expresi win, Boffet parlor can p. m. Hnuduv. l.i a. u. Leave Phuadelphia, Beadlag Terminal. O.nii a, m . 00 aud 4 3) p. in. Sunday, e.j? a, n.. Through tlokati to all points a) lowest rates raav be had on application In advance to the tiekut agent at lb. station. 11 P. BALDWIN, Ceo Pass Afo!it. i. H. OLHAPSEN, treu. SlllJt. I BHI09 VALLEY RAILBOAD. 1 ' Eem. II, ISW. Traiu leaves Bersuton Cor Philadelphia and New York via. D. i II R it al 8 a.m. 13. IB, iM and Il.St p. m via D., L. at W, It. it . aoo, D.Os,U.I0a m., and L3U i. in. Lean- Heranton for Plttston and Wllkei Hurre iaD., L ft W. Ii. K., C Oj, eOJ, II3J a, m , l M), 3,-Vi. 0,07, u.its i.. m. Leave Borantoa for Wkito Haven. Hasleti a, i'ottsviile and all points on Die Beaver Meadon and I'ottsviile brasicbeS, via E A w 1 10a.m., v.a I), ft II. ft. K. ai v a ui.Sj: 10, 4.3a. I 16p.m.. via 0., L. ft W. h. Ii., .00,s.(IS Its) a.m.. LOU, ii.-Vi p.m. Leave Heranton for Bethlehem, Eastnn, Reading, Harrlaburg and all Interned! .t i lmts via It. ft II. It. 1: . s a iu .lilo. 3 :ia, U.SJ p in .via D., L. ft W. It R..'i oo.s 11.30 a. m., 1.3 i p.m. Leave Heranton for Tank li iuiio 'k. Towands, Elmira, ttbaoa, Geneva and all Intermadiite points via D. ft H R R..'.ui'. a.m.,12.10 and 11.83 p. m.,vtaO L. ei W. U. B..S0S a.i.,..l.:i p. in. Leave Serantoa for Bochester, li.itlalo. Ml agaraFSUa, Detroit. Chicago and nllpolats wsetviaD ft H it. K. S.07a.m.,)SMO,B.I,11.8i p. ui.. via D, 1. ft W. it. ii. aud Plttitoii JoncUon, S.08 a.m I JO 0.88 p. u via K ft W. r h.. iii v. iu. h'ol-Elni.ra and th Wf-st via Kulaii.-iikA , vl . I '. .V I! U 1. urnitur rices February "CWERY person who lias had much ! ' IXperienoe in furniture buying ; knows that between neasonn in a great I bargain time of all the year. I Iwing to lbs freshness of our slock throughout, which only datsa us far ne gools to few oddl READ The new offer made to Tribune readers on page 7. It is the best one yet made public. ACADEMY OF MUSIC. h , we nave no dispuse o', tut in undesirable we have a Pelrfau ana1 C.ln.j,., r. 1. 01 . , H..u wumi uJjr, rial. o Hp?eial Matinee Saturday nt 3. Ml I and . hlldi eii. Prices, .0. 85 and U r.d 2d. ladies n.U, a.ui . 1 e- I. IS 1 1 m, i .l, L. W. B.B., .si a.m., 1 Hi aud K07 p m. I A l! UEI'LOOLE. Attorm-v- l onns ne.ov i uiiiii.-.; pai ioi-,i,,i .,ie...pinK ur I. . . Iisir 1 dated on real estate security. 401! Hprueft I KILI.AM. Attornev at Law, IM Wy uming avenue. BcratttMl. AVE YOUR DEEDS AND MORTGAGES wr.'teu and aekliowleili.Hl bv J W. BBOWNrNO, Attorney and Notary Publi.j, Uft Oommon wealth Huildtnc. II cars 00 au trains batwsN Udl u. Jonutionor W likes ttarre and New York, PbiladilpDla, i!iiffnlo Htid HeapanatOB llndee ROLLIN II WILBUR, (len Sin,:. East Dlv t'HAs s. 1, s, Dan. Paat. Ag't, Pidla.l'i. a VV NONNEMACBEB,AM't Oan.Paas Ag't, South Uethlehum, Pa. Lil'llOUL OK 13 ti or 111 l.iii. loiuo at request gCHOOIJ THE LACKAWANNA, r'a , prepares boys aud airls foreolle-e or uiisuieea: tburouguiy (rams young eaiiureu. it. P.kv. Thomas M r tt. WALTtn H B0BI4, ss WORCESTBRS KINDERGARTEN .1 and BcteOL 413 Adams av enue. 1'upili leeelvefl .laiiuio v nt all Ituicj. 1 '".u, will opou 'LJ 8 'aTlsrl A' DI N I is i s Dentist, No, 113 f C LAUBACH, norgsoa v . yotnlng ave. H M. bTBATTON, oii)e DnaJ Bxeuaage I O NS 'I'lll. 1 elation will loan vou money on easier teiun and pav I ou laitter 0:1 Li vest men t than any other association Call on s. N r ALLEN 1 1) i:, 1 . no- Bank hmkhuK HOI KM AND Ul.STA I H.NT. iu. v KsTMiNKiE.it, -I7 3U wyosnmg live. KOORU Heated Willi hteain: all laial em haprovHnanta C M, 1 nuaiAX, Prop iLtiLi.ua HOTEL, DK Lackawanna ave- nue. Be ran to a, nates reasonaoie, r .hoi i:h. rroprtetor LSTM1NS I Kit HOVEL w Hliteeiilb street, ouo I DELAWARE AND HL'D SON RAILROAD J Oemmem in- May So, lltrj, , rains will 11111 aa toltows' 1 '1 ulna leav a wide Street Station. Scranton, for Pitta. ! 1. dki:- Bnrre. etc . (LOO, 1, :.;, 10. at a in.. 13.10. I 1.25. 3.SS. 4 10. 5.14. B.1B. Kl', 1 and II U p. 111. For New York and Phi'- Oelpuiu, s nja. m , L iu. '.'i 4.11) and 11 so p m l'oi Honneilale 1 troiii Delaware 1 ackawSnua ni.d western depot.', 1.03,8.30, 10.10 a.m., 12.9! 111.. 3. 17, 5.10 p. in. For Cu-hoauale and latennedlate Otationa, 5.40, ;oe, H.80, 10.10a. 1:1 . 12.00m :-1" 8.25,5 in. n SO and !i B5 p. in , from bridge blreet Depot, 2, UI a. iu.. t.naBd H 96 p. ni. Past express to AlbaBy, Saratoga, tho Adi rondack fionntalna Boston and New England pointa, 5.40 a m.,arrivlaf at Albany 13.45 Saratoga 8.90 p. m . ami leaviuii Bel atitou at ii n iii . arriving nt Albany nt i 60 p. nt . Bai a tore. 12 55 a. in . and B iston. ' im i. m Tne only direct rout" between the noalSelds and Boston "Hi., Liadiuv TouriaU It' ,.f Aiiiti-l- a" lo iho Adlrandafih Mountain sons, Lakes Oeotk'e aud l iiauiplain. aXOBtl etc. Time tallies sliowlm; l.x-al and IhTongll I Sin Bcrvlee between itations on nil divisions Dela ware and RodSOO sy-tein, m.iv fee obtained ai all belawaj and n tici.et loVota, H (i YOlfNO, 3. W. BURDICK, Beoond Vice President Hen. Pans. AzU PARLOR SUITS BROKEN SUITS ODD FIECES, ETC. Which Will be sol 1 away below manu facturers' coat to tlioa who reach the j store in time to pick them tin. HILL & GONNELL Scranton, Pa. DU POINT'S MINING, BLASTING AND SPOUTING POWDER Manufactured at the Wapwallopen IIIUaLuv xarne county Pi... and at Wn lc.innton, Delaware, HENRY BELIN, Jr. General Agent for tho Wyoming District. Ill Wyoming Ave., Scranton Pa. Ildrd National Hank Building. HANDS ACH03S the SEA With the only and original company, ia eluding the clever character actor, ROM II I 1 ATON . Hills fha marvelous revolvlns l ansa rfau Brand blno aeeaa. mo esiiiaaB race m m.u-o' ean. ESPECIALLY ENOAOED: ScrjJt. Simtni,' Columbian Viidet Sale opens W.-duesuav. SEES ACADEMY OF MUSIC TUESDAY, I Kit 2T. PEARS) N'S AMERICAN DRAMA, IPOBTING THE DISTRICT FAIR By Edwin Barbour, author of "The Land ol tne Midnight Snu " OREAt HURDLE RACE. The horses Jnioblng the hurdles hi foil v..-w of the audience. , Special Scenic aid M.'chanhal Effdjts. Sale opeoa Baturday, Week commencing HONDA l I S3 II AOBMCIBS. THO". FORD. Plttston, Ta .u.iHN rt SMITB A SON: Plymouth. Tx E. W. MULLIGAN, W. ikes I'lairc. Pa. Agents for the HepBono i bemleoi Com luni 'e High BtplosiVaa, N. A. HULBERT'S GREAT DOUBLE BILL BARRY THOMAS' BBRIO-COMIC Pantomime, 1 is i titled. R03ERT MACAIRE And tbe Steriing Comedy. Serious Bi the Entire i Fnrn e. vw a a tnpai ieun City Music Store, W YOMLNO A . SCBANTOH W. (I. SCHENCK. Manaa-er ouo block eaat of broauvvay. at i moil S'lunle, NOW lOTK ELAWARE LAI E.vw ANNA AND American plan. Jiiisip.-r d.-,v and upward oYNE HOUSE, European plan; ;ood rooms open Cay and night, liuv sus wltu the b.st P It COY Nr.. Proprietor (.( RANTON HOUSE, near D., L ,M W. pas is lenger dupoL Conducted on the Earopsaa plan. VictobKocw. Proprletoi . BAND ENTUAL Tbe largest and u.ac I t eqnippol hot. I In Allentoivn, Pa. r.itei . 12.60 uer day V I nut 0 BAHKI IM. Piopiletor. plied H ni.d Trains leave s'. ran! for New Y'olit mid all 5.1.', S ill aud 1.50 a. Ii Express tor Bl m as lollows: f.r.i pointa Kant. I ."al. ". It u i and il .V.i p, ui. i ronton, I'Lilad'opnta STP IN WAY X BON DKCKKK ltKOTilKUB HltAMCil Ji HA 4 :k m WlVUTl x BAUl Uooms '. t. Scrauh ARCtllTBCTB. AVIS & HOl'PT, Al' "ill.'. I :.'i und x Rommonweaim n i.i 1"a L W Al.l'ER, Archlteot, Library build 'j rag, Wvomine avenue. Scranton. DKOWN. Arch 11. Architect, Price 1.' L. U r biiiidinn. )2ii Washington Avs.,Sarsnton. llsi ELI.ANKOI s HoKTiiN i). Smarts""- wuoi.esaTb himlior, e and U liiine Bank bulldl.i". Scranton, Pa .i KQAROEE BROTH BBS, PRINTERS' V I s, ippr.es, envelopes, paper bugs, twine. Wiiietiouav. . Washington uve, bcluntoti, Pa. I'ooTE'H LIVERY. 15al rnpunse avenue. I' nrst olaas earrlatse D u rOOTE, Agt, Paasral Director and Etnhalmi r l.aHANk P. BROWN & id. W IK ILL 1' sum dealers lu Wundware. ObNSge and ou ciotk, rw w. Laokawooaa avenue. BACEH S ORCHESTRA Ml'MO FOR balls, plriilns. purtiea, reeepttoua, vred diiias. and ooneerl work furnished. For tei in, and the South, 15, t uu ami , , m ; li;,-, and 11 oil p ni. WushinKtoii and war s'.atn-us, J.4D p In. Tobyhanna seeommodatkiii, 0,10 p, m, Espr ss f ir Blnghamton, Oswego, Etnilra, Corning, Bath, Dausvtltn, ilount Mortu and iiutfaio. iii'i. 'j 15a. iu. and 1 21 y. in., making ctpsa cenoecftonaat Luifaio to ut! po.uts in tue Vveat northwest and Bonthwear, BaffBlo lareommonatlovi, IVtfl a. m 1 ,o . ni" ' and wa s'atioin. 1187 , m. NiehoUon und wsv atauona 5 15 p. in. lttniiliaintoti i,nd Eitiura Esprsee, ouo p, in. Express for CitiUnd, Syructtse. v.ivneiio. i 'lieu and Itiehflill BpliBga, KJW h m. and UN p. m. Ithaca, all and kiQa m, and 121 pm, I 1 or Kortbumberland.Btltatfn. v likes-Rirre. j Plymouth, Bkaunsburi aliil Danville, makiu close connection nt Noithnm bemud for I WUlUurutport, liiirr ttmrg, BsIUmore, Waah inuhin aud tbe South Northumberland end Intel mediate stations. . , o 1st 8 60 a. m. uid 1 L" and U UT p. ju- ' KaaUeoke ana intenasdlats ttioo. sua and ILK) a. in Plyeaoalh and latarmsdlati 1 stations, e.oiaiiil y.as i in. Pnllmaa pari ir and sieejiinK ceaehes on ail 1 express trains I Ul llvi.liril , , 1 1 1 , . IU,,1 H' I. uo, '-Vi l,IL IHl" ',. an Crusoe) II PIANOS lervs no"k oi trt oiu AD5U8SION, 10.10 and ao CENTS orr- challScaB In reserved, by number every,,' teraoon, front 1.80 to 3.W. foi the svenltig'a entertainment IVrformancce every aitemoi a except Mondays and 'i barsdsya at '..to, and every eveuint! at .s i'. Doo:s "i en 1 jj JBil :,8J p m JUSIC II ALL. isunliy ail Mondiy, Feb. 25 ana 2(:. :t iiKcnuitEB a J, F. REM8BUKO, Sunday aftersn-m i' o'clock. Bnnday evening f.SOo'i lo-;k. oloiiday evening T 80 u'.-r. i. "i.'Uo!f,.Ve : good for three Wtuids Pol u a! Lowell's. ORG A NS i 'i-.L. tj toi (i. A I'IN.N V SON'S, builders and loutm- tors, laislsi corner Olive st, mid Auaiui ave : rori"r Asn st. ami I'eiiu ave . seiiintou 1 i i n , M'iKDM. H. ( LAKE M CO., beei'aiiieu. r .01 itts and Nureerymuiii Mors lie Washington svoiitiv: t'l-eeu house, 1. -ii .aoiio ,isin uverue. tore telepl.one Tki OKANH L'BION TKAH. TEA 1 " Joans Hros. u lit) si Mil ss. I OS XUKTTJtU in Laefcawauaa annua l trauton, ra.( n auut r of vire Scrseua, etc., apply to at, L. smith, ,-itv tlokaa oBti :Lt Laukawanaa avenue, or depot ticijetoaV'e. vi'w YORK 1 Uallroad. WESTERN Time lablo ONTARIO AND ' 'rant 01 lnv laiou elteet Nov. IV. IMilii Trains i.-uvo Surautoa for ni 'bengals! (..'si. SJs), HAL. u. ui.. tOU, ii Iii p ui. Pur flsnco. k .lune'luu and main louni-.tioii, 1 1 06a.ni . 0 I1) p. m Traisa leave nsaceek Jnnctleii for main hue I'oniieetioii for Scraiilon, ttlKi u.m.,2,U Ul'sirtl. MERCHANDIfU 111 bit, LiG, ETtA MATTHEWS BROS. Druggists AND DBALEBJ IN fTrs. JvsN.r. n t-59 'j 1 p. in. Tral rains leave Cirbeiidale f..r S'rrnn'.oii 7.M, V 4'. a.m., I.KtldM, aispm, J, C. ANDERSON, QoneraJ Pstsenger Agent, New Yoikj. ,'. FUTOBOFT, Diatriut Pasacnger Agent. BnroalM, I BURNING and LUBRICATING OILS DON That ice are he FORGET .dipiatlers foi ever) tlileg lo 17RIE AND lj )vl)Al WYOMING -LLEY RAIL- TralBleavs Beraatoo forNewYitYk aadla, '.i-ruiodiate points on IBS Rrie ru'-nad at t$6 a. 111. and lli4 p 111 At-,, for tltiwkev noil leal paints al IM, attaint kaHp-Ba, Treu leaving at 0.45 a, m. oasigJto inu. aro tliroiigb trams o and 1"nni iloiiesunlv Trains leave lor to llkaa Hart lit 8.4L a. lu. aud ii II p. lu. At ban tie Lead and French zino. I'loo Dimveil Oil. Tarpouttee uml I ai-nUnes- neady-mtsed Palate i" ati colors, l. llders' vv i, i.i ,. rail. While and Ktilsoinlnfl, Oil1 iti ol. Marble Dust aud Wludovv Ola, I the lino of IIA U iitr 11 you uuvo ur ucia of -iiir. hasing anv kind of a Watch, ladv'sot gfent'S OeM oi Silver, v ou will make a crtev oUa mistaken you do Ml give Us a cail and us i our prlc-M. ivhlch you WtU Bad far below ail otnere, Mpedally lu all the high grades nf EV'ii. W'altham ami Hampden movenienU If you have any uoubtaatid an. at ull posted on pticusgive 11, a oal) and w will have uo trouble in convincing you. Wo still have a large slock to dispo-w of, and will offer you won a.. ml InrLiemants lu Jewelry. Bllverwere. Co.-ks and all otber gooda which we have lu stock. C. W. Freeman l'uu Ave. and Spruci St. i