TIIE SCR ANTON TIHTIIfNE FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 11, 1895.
LUCE BROS.
GASH STORES,
122 N. Main Avenue, Scranton,
863 Main Street, Taylor.
luce Bros. Best Pat Flour, $3.65
24 lbs. Granulated Sugar, - 1.00
30 lbs. C Sugar 1.00
Fancy Full Cream Cheese, Tit'
1 doz. finest cold packed Tomatoes, SOC
Stower's Sugar Cured Hams, 9 l-'2t'
Stower's Choice Light Bacon, 1 l-2f
Fancy Delaware County Butter, 2iC
Stower's Pure Leaf Lard, ' 10c
Clark & Snover Tobacco, 35c
5 lbs. Choice Tea, ' . . M OO
OH OTHER SIDE OF CHANNEL
Tossing Events uf the Day on the
West Side of the City Noted.
WEATHER DID XOT INTERFERE
Large Number Attended the Evangelistic
Services Which Were Conducted in the
llrst Welsh Baptist Church-Officers
of llcncvolent I'nion Installed.
Despite the rainy1 weather last even
ing a large number uttended the evan
gelistic service which were conducted
in tihe First Welsh Baptist church. The
bIhkIivit was well rendered and many
prayers were offered. Rev. W. S. Jones,
the pastor, ipreacht-d, choosing for his
subject "Missions, Foreign and Home."
Jle referred to the conversion of the
Jews, Mahammedans and heathens, and
urged that missions be better support
ed in the churches. The meeting was
a very Interesting onei
' Officers Installed.
The members of Father w;helan
branch, Irish Catholic Benevolent
union, have elected and Installed the
following officers for the ensuing term:
President, James H. Brown; vice-president,
Michael Hoeley; financial secre
tary, Michael Jennings; recording sec
retary, John McTlernan; treasurer,
Jatm D. Oronin; trustee for eighteen
months, James J. Hart; stewards,
Thomas Kelly, John Shaughnessy,
John Graney; sergeant-at-arms, John
Cavanaiurh. The society has a large
membership and Js in a nourishing con
dition. ...
llrief Items of Interest.
St. Brenden council, Young Men's In
stitute, will hold a social in Mears' hall
tonight.
The members of Company F are pre
paring comfortable social rooms in fat.
Iavld-s hall.
Alvin T. James, of West Chester, has
returned home from a visit with West
Side friends.
The members of the Tabernacle Con
gregational church will give a banquet
n St. David's Day.
The members of Robert Morris lodge.
No. D8. Order of American True Ivor
ltes, held a business meeting in Clark's
hall last evening.
The Young People's Literary and De
bating society of the First Welsh Bap
tist church will hold a meeting this
evening in the parlors.
A stereopticon exhibition will be held
this evening in the Sumner Avenue
Presbyterian church under the aus
pices of the church members. Eben P,
Da vies will present the views.
An excellent portrait of Frank Ti,
Reese, amateur champion runner of
Lackawanna and Luzerne counties, In
full racing uniform. Is on exhibition at
Btarner's. The portrait Is being ad.
mired.
The Infant child of Mr. and Mrs. John
Miller, of North Filmore avenue, will
be burled this morning. The remains
will be removed on the 9 o'clock Dela
ware, Lackawanna and Western train
for Daiton, where interment will bo
made.
The funeral of Theodore Hale, of
Keyser avenue, who was killed In the
locomotive accident at the Archbald
colliery yesterday, will take place from
the family residence on Saturday af
ternoon. Interment will be made at
Forest Hill cemetery.
A new iolo club, for the purpose of
practicing the game on ice skates, has
been organized on this side. The mem
bers are Frank B. Reese, Walter Jones,
Henry Williams, George Reese, Fred
O. Peters. At a meeting of the mem
berg in Reese's store last evening the
arrangements were completed.
The Jleet and light enow which fell
during Wednesday night amd yesterday
morning made 'traffic bod for the street
oars. The first Eynon and Taylor car
whldh leaves" the central city at G.40 a.
rh. did not return until after 8 o'clock
Traffic on other lines was much de
cayed. Some of the difficulty was ow
ing to the Ice Which had accumulated
on the trolley wire.
The members of the Young Men's
league of the West Side will hold a
meeting in their rooms on South Main
avenue this evening and elect officers.
The league have been fortunate of late
by having two of their members,
Thomas Leyshon and Thomas J. Price,
appointed to fill county offices. Mr.
Leyshon Is county detective and Mr,
Price warden at the county jail.
West SIJo Business Directory.
PHOTOOnAPHER-Cahlnet Photos, $1.40
vlnce yourself by calling at Htarner's
Photo Parlors, 101 and 103 South Main
venue.
HORSESHOEING N. Bush, practical
norsesnoer. worn uun oniy in a nrst.
class manner and guaranteed satlHfap.
tory. Shop, Prico street, close to North
Main avenue.
nTKifPTiIFH Ttpvere Rtumlnnrrt T..-
Coffee Is unexcelled. The leading coffee
- of the day. . For sale only at F. V. Ma
son ft I'o. lane urocenes, lis South
Main avenue.
SECOND HAND FURNITURE CASH
. for anything you have to sell. Furnl-
. ture, Stoves. Tools, etc. Call and see
the stock of J. C. King, 1024 and KK0
Jackson street.
WALL PAPER Go to Fred Revnolrln.
t 206 North Main avenue, and see his
complete line of Wall Paper, Paints
.. and Window Shades, Just opened with
new stock.
fLUMBINa-WUllam D. Griffiths, 113
- North Main avenue, does first-class
numoini, meant Heat and uas fitting,
Satisfaction la strictly guaranteed.
(DY8TER8 R, E. Davis, market house.
Dealer In Foreign and Domestic Fruits.
Oyster served fn every style. . 810 North
; Aiain avenue, next to Clarke .
Tho S Bros. Shoo Store
will tie Cloeed all dav tnrlnv to Brrnnv.
for the big sale of Albany ahoea, which
win commence oaiuraay morning at
p'clock. 1
PETITION WAS SUFFICIENT.
That Was the Iteclsion in the Slttser-
Dunliura Contest.
Judges Archibald,' of Lackawanna;
Searle, of Susquehanna, and Rice, of
Luzerne, Wednesday presided at La
Porte, Sullivan county, on the Sltiaer-
Dunham election contest. Judge Arch-
bald and Stenographer H. H. Coston
returned to the city yesterday after
noon. At a previous meeting of the judges
a motion was made to quash the pro
ceedings on the ground that Judge
Slttser's petition was not in accordance
with the statutes governing election
contests. Thils point was argued and
a decision was made that the petition
was sufficient.
The contestant and respondent were
directed to file 'bills of particulars be
fore March 4, when the judges will
again meet and hear testimony.
KEWS OF THE SOUTH SIDE.
Meeting of the Hoard of Trade Tonight.
Stormy Session of tho Lackawuana
Township Confcrrccs-Other Notes.
The South Side board of trade will
meet tills evening and there Is promised
an interesting session. The committee
on. street's and highway improvements
will make a report and It is understood
that the report will recommend! to
South Side councllmun the necessity of
keeping the streets in better repair and
to Influence legislation for the construc
tion of a sewer system. The committee
on manufactures has some Interesting
suggestions to make concerning the se
curing of new Industries for the South
Side.
What will bo apt to claim the major
portion of the 'members' uttehtlon will
be the subject of the consolidation of
the different boards of the city. In re
gard to the carpet factory It seems that
there is every possibility that the peo
ple behind it ure very anxious to locate
on the South Side, and all they ask is
a little encouragement. There will be
much business done because no meet
ing has been held in about four months
and matters of interest have been al
lowed to accumulate.
Scrnntou Athletic Club Officers.
There was a very interesting meet
ing of the Scranton Athletic club held
at its rooms in Germania hall last
night. Officers were elected to serve
for the ensuing year, and for president
of the club a close battle was waged
for the honor between Charles G. Ro
sar, of Cedar avenue, and Fred C. Er
hardt. Rosar won by the score of 55 to
d0 votes. Fa tne office of treasurer the
fight was 'between Common Council
man Robert Robinson, of the Eleventh
ward, and William Koch, proprietor of
the Wide Awake Cigar store. Mr. Rob
inson was elected by the vote of 54 to 42.
The balloting was spirited and, al
though the respective friends of the
candidates did" all in their power to
elect their ohoice, still, when the smoke
cleared away, there was no ill-feeling
or bitterness, and the club starts out
under bright auspices for a successful
year. A list of the new 'officers fs as
follows: President, Charles G. Rosar;
vice-president, Albert F. Westpfahl;
treasurer, Councilman Robert Robin
son; recording secretary, Emil Bonn;
financial secretary, Peter Neuls; cap
tain, George Wlrth; trustee, H. J.
Spruks; physical director, P. J. Murphy
Officers Apportioned.
A meeting of the Democratic confer-
rees of Lackawanna township was held
last night at John J. Coyne's hall, Ml
nooka. The call for the meeting was
given out by John Lydon and he pre
sided. The object of the meeting was
to apportion the offices to be filled. at
tho coming election. The Moosic dele
gation wanted to have one of the super-
visorshlps sent down to the West dls
(rict, but the conferrees believed that
Moosic was well enough cared for, as
the tax colleictorshtp is held by one of
Its citizens who was elected last spring
for three years. Moosic, therefore, got
only a few of the minor offices and her
conferrees left In an ugly frame of
mind, vowing to get square on election
day. The rupture may result In the
election of a few Republican candi
dates. The caucuses will be held a
week from tomorrow night, on Satur
day, Jan. 19, between the hours of 4 and
7 p. m.
Shorter Paragraphs.
Jacob Walter and Richard Heffelfln-
ger are fishing at Lake Como.
August Mosher, of Prospect avenue,
Is visiting friends in Pittsburg.
John J. Ruddy, of Cedar avenue, was
visiting yesterday at Wllkes-Barre.
William Greenwald, of Pittston ave
nue, Is home from a short visit at
Philadelphia.
Miss Mary Doherty, after a visit with
friends here, has returned to her home
in Philadelphia.
John J. Coyne's new store and home
In Minooka is finished and the building
will be occupied In a few days.
Mrs. Michael Wetter, of Cedar ave
nue, has not Improved In her condition,
and her family are watching hourly
for her death.
A meeting of the Electric City Danc
ing class will be held tomorrow night
at Phe hall, corner of Elm street and
Pittston avenue.
The marriage of Miss Mary Mahady
and Thomas Murray, of Minooka, wlh
be solemnized next Wednesday at St,
Joseph's churoh.
Katie McCann, the 13-year-old girl
who was arrested for stealing a ham
from Kramer's butcher shop, has been
taken to the House of the Good Shep
herd, where she will remain until she
gives signs of' having outlived her
vlclousness.
The musical committee of the Young
Women's Christian association Is mak
Ing preparations for organizing a large
olass in music from among the mem
bers. Professor C. B. Derman will be
engaged as Instructor. The class meet
lngs will be so arranged as to give those
attending Instruction in the Bible class
and the English branches a chance to
study music. The humorous sketch
entitled the "Peek Sisters" will be pre
sented In the near future.
Tho 5 Bros. Shoe Store
will be closed all day today to arrango
for the big sale of Albany shoes, which
will commence Saturday morning at 9
o'clock. ,
When Baby was lot, we gave her Castorta.
When tho was a Child, the cried for Castor!, '
When ahe became Mus, the clung to Caatorla.
When the bad Children, aha gavetheia Castorl
Those
Queer
People
There's
No Better
Holiday
Present
for the
Little Ones
All parts on sale now at The
1 kibune business oince.
MASTER PLUMBERS UNITE
Mumbing Merchants of Scranton Or
ganized Last Night.
OFFICERS WHO WERE ELECTED
The Object of the Association Is tho Social
and Business Welfare of tho Members
and Also for tho Purpose of Ad
vancing Sanitary Plumbing.
At a meeting last night In the rooms
of the Builders' exchange In the Jer-
myn building, 421 Lackawanna avenue,
an association of all the master plumb
ers of the city was organized and offi
cers were elected to serve until next
May, when a regular set of officers will
be elected to serve for one year.
The purpose of the organization Is
mutual social benefit and business
welfare of its members. Another and
perhaps dominant impulse in bringing
the plumbing merchants together in an
organized way is to advance the stand
ard of sanitary work.
They believe that plumbing properly
done Is not less than a line art and Is
not a trade, and by getting their heads
together and learning the latest, new
est and most Improved methods In
plumbing it will prove of valuable pub
lic Interest.
Idea .Met with Payor.
About a month ago the intention of
bringing the master plumbers of Scran
ton together was first formed. When
the subject became thoroughly under
stood, there was not a single master
plumber In the city who did not favur
such an organization. Scarcely a city
of any importance in the union Is with
out a master plumbers' organization.
There Is a national association known
ns the Nutlonal Association of Master
Plumbers of the United States. Its of
ficers are: President, John Mitchell, of
New York; vice-president, L. B. Cross,
of Kansas City; financial and recording
secretary, H. J. Patterson, of New
York; and treasurer, William C. Good
win, of Milwaukee, Wis. There are no
salaried officers connected with either
the national or local associations, but
there are very strong sentiments of fra
ternal friendships.
Officers Selected Last Night.
The officers of the Scranton associa
tion elected last night are: President,
H. J. Gunster; vice-president, Thomas
Mullen; secretary, John J. Gorman,
treasurer, John J. Howley. The na
tional association is made up of about
15,000 master plumbers of tho United
States, and there are branches of It in
thlrty-slx states of the union.
The movement was fanned into being
In this city by the active interest of
James F. Traynor, president of the as
sociation of Wilmington, Del. He came
to Scranton on Wednesday and circu
lated among the plumbing merchants.
They were all enthusiastically in favor
of organizing and every man who had
not a pressing business engagement
promised to attend the meeting last
night. There were only a few who did
not attend, but they were there in sen
timent. William Stephens, a promin
ent member of the Wllkes-Barre asso
ciation was also present and with Mr.
Traynor explained the purposes of tha
association fully.
The next meeting of the association
will be held at the call of the secretary
The national convention will be held
at Philadelphia some time In June.
NEW YEAR'S SUPPER.
Auspicious Beginning of 1805 by the
Ladies' Aid Society.
Over 150 guests were entertained nt
supper In the spacious parlors of the
Elm Park churoh last evening by the
members of the Ladles' Aid society who
inaugurated the work of the new year
in that manner.
The Ladles' Aid society has for one
of ilta commendable objects the furn
ishing of the ohurch and parsonage and
has, In the past, been very successful
In raising sulfioieint funds for the pur
pose. The officers are: President, Mrs.
S. T. Jones; secretary, Mrs. I. F. Me
gargle; treasurer, Mrs. Arja Williams;
who were, last evening, ably assisted
by a sub-committee consisting of Mrs.
C. B. Scott, Mrs. J. L. Crawford, Mrs.
Hessler, Mrs. Bone, Mrs. Fritz, Mrs,
Dr. Hill, Miss Hill, Mrs. Shupp, Mrs.
Underwood, Mrs. Musser, Mrs. Pren
dergast and Mrs. Laubach and a staff
of twenty waitresses.
The menu consisted of fried oysters,
pressed meats, scolloped potatoes, des
sert and other delicacies. A service of
song followed the supper. On Jan. 24
anuther supper will be held, the ar
rangements for wihich will be made by
Mrs. William Connell.
BROTHERS FALL OUT.
Court Is Asked to Settle a Fraternal War
lntlio Wclchcl Family.
Attorney E. C. Ntweomb, represent'
Ing Jaicob and Charles Welchel, of this
city, yesterday filed papers In partition
kn the office of Prothonotary , Pryor,
asking court to order a distribution
among the brothers of three lots of land
on tho South Side, two on Willow street
and one on Birch street.
The three brothers allege that an
other member of the family, Abrahiaim
by name, unjustly and unlawfully re
tains possession of the land and re
fuses to surrender a Just share to each
of them.
EXCELSIOR CLUIJ'S ELECTION.
The Social Organization Has a Spirited
Presidency Contest.
At Wednesday night's election of offl
cers of the Excelsior Social club there
was a spirited contest for the presl
do nicy. Slmoh Lauer, nominated by the
younger element, received twenty-five
vutea, amd Joseph Levy twenty votes,
The older members then withdraw
the balance of thfcir ticket, and the fol
lowing were unanimously eleoted: Vice'
president, E. C. Morris; secretary, Her
man, Langfeld; trustees, Charles Bern
stein, Simon Morns, Isaac Brown, Isi
dore Goodman and Charles Wormser,
LARGEST OF MONOLITHS.
It Was Recently Placed In Position at
West Point.
The largest monolith ever quarried
and finished In this country has recently
been put In position at West Point
where It Is erected to the memory of
the regular soldiers who perished In the
rebellon. The main shaft Is a Blngle
piece of white granite, 41V6 feet long,
6 feet 6 Inches diameter at the base end
B feet Vk Inches diameter at the top, and
weighing 184,000 pounds. If was polished
at the quarry at Stony Creek, Conn.,
and was taken from there to the tilte
ait West Point on two eight-wheeled
platform cars, each 38 feet 6 Inches
long: ' i . .
The manner In which the shaft was
transported oyer temporary tracks and
finally erected on the pedestal prepared
for It Is full of interest. To avoid dan
ger of the stone breaking by Its own
weight, it was crated for shipment In
four 14-lnch square timbers, Which were
trussed In pairs, to- form ' essentially
vertical Howe trusses.
XOKTH XD NOTES.
Mrs. Owen Cox, of Wayne avenue, Is
seriously 111. .... '
Mrs.' John D. Evans, of Edna avenue,
Is recovering from a long Illness.
Mrs. Thomas W. Evans, of Green
street, has recovered from a severe ill
ness. Hev. George E. Guild, of the Provi
dence Presbyterian church,. Is indis
posed.
St. Mary's hall was well filled last
night when J. C. Hltchner, of Pittston,
delivered his famous lecture. He was
assisted by the Pittston quartette and
local talent.
Men are at work removing eleven of
the braid machines from the Gregory
Silk Braid factory, on Depot street, to
the Ontario and Western freight sta
tion, from which they will be shipped to
Paterson, N. J.
The following are the new officers of
the Providence Presbyterian church
Christian Endeavor society: President,
Miss Ida Christmas; vice president,
Mrs. Sarah Palmer; secretary, Charles
Klutz; , corresponding secretary, E. A.
Reynolds; pianist, Miss Evanna Huff;
assistant pianist, Miss Elizabeth
Gabriel.
The new officers of Providence Castle,
No. 43, of the Knights of the Mystic
Chain, were "publicly installed last
night In the lodge rooms In the Fenner
& Chappell building by District Deputy
George Shires, who was assisted by
Henry Morgans. There were present
representatives from the Lackawanna,
Scranton and Green Ridge castles.
After the Installation services a jolly
party consisting of Thomas J. Evans,
William Frey, William Evans and
David Smith, Esau , Price, Samuel
Howells, John E. Powell and Thomas
Mlddleton sang selections and were
heartily encored. The feature of the
entertainment was a song by Knight
Russell, the champion entertainer of
Lackawanna castle. At the end of the
entertainment light refreshments were
served. The officers who were In
stalled were William Lowry, past com
mander; EH C. Weeks, commander;
John E. Powell, vice commander; Will
iam J. Evans, first lieutenant; John II.
Bexon, recording scribe; Henry Coles,
financial scribe; William J. White,
treasurer; George Powell, chief of staff;
Thomas Harris, assistant chief of staff;
Tallie Jones, inner guard; John Igler,
outer guard; Aaron Powell, chapluln,
and Henry Jarvis, William R. Owens,
George Powell, trustees. The castle is
in first-class condition, this having been
the banner term. There are now about
ten applications for membership which
will be acted upon during the next two
months.
.
DEVICE OF A SWINDLER.
How He lias the Whole World Collecting
Stumps for 111m,
From Pearson's Weekly.
Every few weeks someone announces
himself ns the victim of the 1,000.000
postage stamp hoax. It Is firmly be
lleved by many people that if 1,000,000
stamps are collected and forwarded to
someone a bed will be provided for an
1). valid (boy In some hospital, or a
home for an orphan will be secured, or
a lurge amount of money will be paid.
Churches have been the special vic
tims, and there is hardly a city In Eng
land, the United States, Australia,
India, or any other country that has
not had several church members, beg
ging, borrowing and helping themselves
to postage stamps in order to make a
million that will go to clothe und feed
some orphun. "
The swindle originated in the brain
of a postage stump collector at Stettin,
Germany. He desired to get a vast
collection to sort out and sell again,
and hit upon this plan to set the whole
civilized world at work for him gratis.
He preyed on the sympathies of the
people by announcing that an orphan
would be cared for In the Syrian Orphan
home for every 1,000,000 stamps sent to
him.
This worked well, and the next dodge
was the starting of a mythical mission
in China the horysisters of which were
said to have agreed for every 1,000,000
stamps sent to them to save from the
Jaws of the crocodiles of the Yellow
liver at least one Chinese baby, und
then educate and Christlunlze It.
The stamps were to be sent, not to
Jerusalem or China, but to Munich or
Stettin. The lust claim on the sym
pathy of the world Unit has been made
by this German is that for 1,000,000
stamps a home for an old lady or an
old gentleman will be provided In one
of the new homes one in London, nn
other In New York and a third in Cin
cinnati. For 600,000 stamps it bed will be en
dowed In a hospital, and for 100,000 a
home will be found for an orphan for
one year. It is estimated that the Stet
tin man has collected over 100.000,00.)
stamps In the United Kingdom alone.
It is a clever dodge to get something for
nothing.
,
A Stone Blotter.
A strong blotting pad being Introduced
Is made of a bibulous stone thut Is said
to absorb Ink more readily than any blot
ting paper In use. It is formed by com
pressing the sediment deposited by cer
tain hot springs, which, having been ac
cumulating for ages, "Is available In In
exhaustible quantities." It Is highly por
ous, and will, it is said, take tip a sur
prising quantity of Ink, requiring only oc
casionally Brraplng with a knife to keep it
clean and ready for use.
Bail drainage causes much sickness,
and bail blood and Improper action of the
liver and kidneys Is bad drainage to the
human system, which Burdock Blood
Bitters remedy.
TORTURED THIRTY YEARS.
His Sufferings Ended After Using
Munyon's Rheumatism Cure.
Mr. George Smith, of Tacony, Pa.,
Bays: "I suffered from rheumatlm for
thirty years, and had so many severe at
tacks that some of my Joints were
twisted out of shape. At times I suf
fered terrible pain, and, although I
tried many remedies, I never obtained
any permanent relief until I procured
Munyon's Rheumatism Cure. The ac
tion of this remedy was wonderfully
quick, and, although I have only taken
a small quantity. I consider myself per
manently cured."
Munyon's Rheumatism Cure Is guar
anteed to cure rheumatism in any part
of the body. Acute or muscular rheu
tnatlsm cured in from one to five days.
It never falls to cure sharp, shooting
pains in the arms, lega, sides, buck or
breast, or soreness In any part of the
body In from one to three hours. It is
guaranteed to promptly cure lameness,
atlff and swollen points, stiff back, and all
pains in 'Uie hips and loins. Chronlo
rheumatism, sciatica, lumbago, or pain
in the back are speedily cured.
Munyon's Homeopathic. Home Rem
edy company, of Philadelphia, put up
specifics for nearly every disease, which
are sold by all druggUt. mostly for 25
cents a bottls,
V,
DOMESTIC AMENITIES.
From tho Sheffield Telegraph.
Loud blew the night winds, monoton
ously howled the watch-dog, and yearn
ingly chortled the cat on, the roof of the
wash-house.
'Maria," observed Mr. Billus, as he
leaned back In his easy chair, and
looked at his wife, "your nose reminds
me of an Interesting novel, my dear."
"Why bo, John?" she inquired.
"Because it is red to the very end."
Hoarsely murmured the night winds,
persevorlngly yelped the watoh-dog,
and wilder grew the wall of the melan
choly cat. Mrs. Billus sait in silence,
listening to the weird voices of the
night, her hands folded In sublime con
tentment, and her eyes wandering from
her husband's countenance to the sha
dow of his profile moving up and down
on the wall as the flame In the cosy
grate opposite fitfully rose und fell.
"John," she said, at last, "the color
of your nose reminds me somehow of
Mr. Gosohen'8 Budget."
"In what respect, Maria?"
"Because," she answered softly, "it
takes a lot of spirits to keep It up."
Mr. Billus thoughtfully rubbed his
nose and listened awhile In pensive
silence to the mournful night winds, the
voice of the Insistent dog, and the de
spairing yowl of the ostracised cat in
the back yard.
"And that reminds me, Marin," he
said, reaching out for another chair to
rest his feet on, "that If I hadn't mar
ried you, my dear, you would probably
have been for the rest of your life like
an unlurky lottery ticket after the
drawing."
"Why?"
"Because no one would have wanted
you."
"It wouldn't have mnde any differ
ence, John," said Mrs. Billus, sweetly,
"I drew a blank anyhow."
Mr. Billus got up and went out, nnd
as Mrs. Billus sat looking dreamily at
the dancing flames and listening to the
sobbing night winds and the guttural
refrain of the dog, she could distinctly
bear Mr. Billus swearing and throwing
stones at the cat.
REVENGE IS SWEET.
But His Savior Told llltn a Better I'lun to
Get It.
From Puck.
A desperate man stood on the bridge
looking down into the awful abyss
below. His haggard face and blood
shot eyes showed that he had passed
through a painful process. In the bat
tle of life he had been LI Hung Changed
by a large majority.
"It Is over," he muttered between
teeth that he had clinched for the pur
pose; "it Is over and I have lost. Beaten
and broke, there Is nothing left for me
but the fatal plunge. It will be a pour
revenge on the world, but here goes"
A soft hand was placed on his
shoulder, a benevolent-looking man
drew him back and In a mellow voice
said:
"You were talking of taking your
life?"
"Yes."
"As a revenge upon man for his
cruelty to you?"
"That was my"
"Your intention, yes; but the world
lnughs ut a man who commits sulcld?.
Don't make away with yourself, but let
me point you the road to a noble re
venge." "Tell mo what It Is and I am your
slave forever.
"I will give you tho stute agency for a
patent collar button."
The hard, drawn look faded from the
eyes of the would-be suicide. He sank
on one knee and murmured: "My bene
factor!" WEAK TIEN YOUR ITTEHTION
aaZ lb CALLED TO TIE
tj. ureat EngliBh Remedy.
Gray's Specific Medicine
IF Villi SIIFFFR from Ner-
fmrnam uiu iim ubu vous De
bility, Weakness of Body and Blind, Hporma
torrhM, aud Iinpotancy, and all dmomwi that
rlae from over-Indulgence and elfabuas. aa
Lose of Memory and Power, Uimuens of Vis
ion, Premature Old Aea and many other dis'
eaaea that lead to Insanity or Consumption
ana an tarty grave, write for a rauiphtct.
Addresa ORAY MEDICINE Co., Buffalo.
N. Y. The Hpedflo Medicine is sold by all
drugpfataat 31 per package,, or aix package
and with every 5.C0 order UfC RIIIRlMtFF
corn or monsv refunded.
eiunaea. AadtaMBanud
lrOn account of counterfeits we have
adopted the Yellow Wrapper, the only gena
tue. Bold la Scranton by Matthawa Bros,
CALL UP 3682.
ill
CO.
OILS,,
VINEGAR
AND
CIDER.
OFFICE AND WAREHOUSE,
Mi TO 151 MERIDIAN STREET
M. W. COLlIIM S, M'g'r.
Wm. Linn Allen
8c Co.
STOCK BROKERS,
Buy and sell Stocks, Bonds and Grain
on New York Exchange and Chicago
Board of Trade, either for cash or on
margin.
412 Spruce Street.
LOCAL STOCKS A SPECIALTY.
G. duB. DIMMICK, Manager.
TELEPHONE D.OOi
HOTEL WAVERLY
Kuropoan Plan. First-class Bnr at
tached. Depot for Bergner & Knglo'l
Tannhaeuser Beer.
S.E.Cor. 15th and Filbert Sts.,Pnila.
Most deslrabtb for residents of N. li.
Pennsylvania. All conveniences for
travelers to and from Broad Street
station and the Twelfth and Market
Street station. Desirable for visiting
Bcruntonlans and people In the An
tnraclte Region.
T. J. VICTORY,
PROPRIETOR
Central Railroad of New Jersey
SPECIAL EXCURSION RATES
TO
HARRISBURG
FOR THIS
inaufluixiHon of Govemor-Elecl fiosflngs
- On Tuesday, Jan. 15, 1895. .
Special excursion tickete from scranton wll
! aold aood to go on all tralna January Kill)
lab and l.'nh, and for return uutil Jauuar j
Wth luclualve.
Fare for Round Trip, $4.07
HANY
(Starve)
TO DEATH I
while using beef-tea, calfs-foot
jelly, and various beef extracts
made by application of heat.
They contain no nutrition
whatever, and cannot restore
vitality.
holds in solution the albu
moids and salts of lean raw
meat, prepared by a cold proc
ess, containing the life-sus-taining
and tissue-building
properties of meat itself, yet
in the most condensed form.
Endorsed by 25,000 physicians.
For tale ty all drugglsti.
THE BOVININE CO NEW YORK.
N.A.HJLBERT'S
5
WYOMING AVE, SCRANTON.
STE1NWAY I SON
DECKER BROTHERS
KRANICH & BACK
STULTZ i BAUER
and
Others
PIANOS
Also a large stock of first-class
ORGANS
MUSICAL riERCHANDISE,
MUSIC, ETC.
.
BREWERY.
Manufacturers of the Celebrated
PILSENER
LAGER BEER
CAPACITY J
100,000 Barrels per Annum
Standard Instruments in every sense of
the term as applied to Pianos.
Kxeeptlonal in holding their original ful
ness of tone.
NEW YORK WAREHOUSE, NO. 60
Fifth avenue.
SOLD BY
E.C.RICKER&CO
1 1 A Adams Ave., New Telephone Bldg.
AYLESWORTH'S
MEAT MARKET
The Finest in the City.
The latest Improved furnish'
lngs and apparatus for keeping
meat, butter and eggs.
223 Wyoming Ave.
SHAW,
EMERSON,
KRAKAUER,
NEW ENGLAND,'
ERIE.
BOVEK
TheOrlglnal Raw Food
1
in a
LAGER
BEER
V4 t
11
li
J. LAWRENCE STELLE,
Music Dealer,
134 Wyoming Avenue, Scranton,
Rave now completed thetr arrangements
for the holidays, showing the largest and
most complete stock they have ever dls
played, consisting of
WATCHES!
(Vhich they have In great variety. All
groades in Gold, Silver and Oold Filled,
Cases. Having had numerous concesalcna
from manufacturers, they have given
their customers the full benefits of them,
making the prices of the beat watches
nearly as low as are asked by others for a
very Inferior quality.
DIAriONDSt
Having made our purchases before ths
late raise of 15 per cent. In tariff and hav
ing been VERY PARTICULAR in select.
Ing only perfect stones of a fine color and'
cut, we are Bure we can satisfy the best of
ludges as to price or quality. We have
them mounted in Brooches, Rings, Ear,
rings. Studs, Scarf Plus and In nearly all
articles of Jewelry.
SILVER
fs now very cheap. We have It In m'
thousand shapes, from a cake basket to ay
toothpick. A WONDERFUL variety.'
People are ASTONISHED when price
are mentioned.
RICH CUT OLASS
A brilliant and dazzling display. Low,
prices for labor end perfected machinery)!
nave done wonders with tne prices. '
FINE JEWELRY!
The finest on earth.
Hundreds of styles of ''
STONE RINOS!
New and beautifuV
Opera Glasses.
Chains, Lockets and Charms.
BANQUET LAMPS -
AnA Onw Wnrt Tahlnt All nW UViA 1J
gant designs. Art Porcelains, all brought
CLOCKS1
Porcelain, Onyx, Marble and Gilt. We
have B1Q BARGAINS In a lot of Marble
Clocks, Just received. Less than halt
price. They are fitted with the best Amer
lean Jeweled movements and are about us
cheap as a good common clock. They ars
well worth looking at.
All are Invited to look at our display,
whether purchasing or not. At the old)
stand.
307 LACKAWANNA AVENUE.
i 111 It
OF SCRANTON.
WILLIAM CONNELL, President.
GEO. B. CAT1.1N. Vice-President.
WILLIAM a. PECK, Cashier,
DIRECTORS)
William Connoll. James Archbald, AN
frod Band. George H. Catlln, Henry Bella,.
Jr., William T. Smith, Luther Keller.
The management of this bank point
with pride to Its record during the panio
of 1893, and previous panics, when speci
lal facilities wero extended to its business
accounts. THE HIT & CONNELL
CO.,
MArtmoTCRiRs' Aoins voa ,
TRENTON IRON CO.'S
WIRE ROPE.
VAN ALEN & CO.'S
STEEL NAILS.
OXFORD IRON C0.S
MERCHANT BAR IRON.
REVERE RUBBER CO.'S
BELTING, PACKING AND HOSE.
FAYERWEATHER & LADEVTS
"HOTT'S" LEATHER BELTtn.
A. B. BONNEVILLE'S
"STAR" PORTLANDXEMERT.
AMERICAN BOILER C0.S
"ECBROMf ' HOT AIR FURNACES.
GRIFFING IRON CO.'S
DUNDY BADIATORi
434 LACKAWAMNA AVE.
HORSE - SHOEING
REMOVED.
DR. JOHN HAMLIN,
The Acknowledged Expert la
Horseshoeing and Dentistry,
is Now Permanently Located
on West Lackawanna Ave.,
Neurthe Bridge.
( GLOUGH & WARREN,
CARPENTER,
WATERLOO,
CROWN,
I PALACE,