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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE SATURDAY MORNING JUNE 22. 1895.
Accessory : v
After ttf Kurt
By HOWARD
Copyright 1891, by
CHAPTER' III. THE MAN WHO
SOLD HIMSELF.
The man-hunter Is not confined to the
domain of romance. Under the mnsk
of calmness which my adversary wore
I oould detect the eagerness and pas
sion of pursuit. He 'had begun the
chase perhaps with the cold sense of
duty, or under the spur of the large re
ward upon the heel of his necessity.
But onoe upon the soent a new nrdor
possessed him. He Had presseu on
without rest; so much I could read In
Ms lean face. And at that moment
when the first flush of triumph was on
him, I must win htm to dishonor. For
I had resolved to bribe him If Vt were
possible: If not, I mignit uo wuir.
phvatrallv he was not my equal.
thmiu-h larare of frame and tall. Sup-
rosins that I wrested his spoils from
hi a. hn mnm. ana . duuiiu
g-afrsed him, Dane might still go free.
-Hnv much money." Bald I, speak
insr wry slowly, "wilt you sell those
hlnra fnr?"
He was hasttlly wrapping them In- a
great piece of paper.
"You want to bribe me," he rejoined
Vor It won't do."
Th reward." I saM. "Is less than
$10,000. I will give you $20,000, cash in
hand, this micht."
He passed his hand1 over his fore
head as If dazed. I saw that I was ap-
npniine- to one who loved money, and
T took conrflire.
"Quick!" I cried, "decide. Here Is
the cash. It will make you comforta
ble for many a day and no one n?ed
know. Tell your superior that these
vti1en3 were not here. Who knows
it hut vou? Who can swear to It?"
"Vn one. What will you do with
It hem?"
"Burn them in that etova. Is there
any metal?"
The knife."
"I'll .take It. No one will suspect me.
"No: I'm safer still, tou tempt me.
I am pressed for money. Who knows
whether the reward will ever be paid?
Give me thirty thousand
Twenty-five!"
"No, thirty. I'll take no less. Tou
have as much there. Speak quick before
I am an honest man again.'
"Done! Here is the money."
I counted it out to him with trembling
hands. He put it into his pocket. His
ace became ghastly pale and his lips
ciuivered.
I had never seen a man sell himself
before. The bargaining had been dif
ferent from what I would have ex
pected: but then the man was clearly
exceptional. The quick change In his
mental attitude and the readiness of
decision on so grave a topic were doubt
loss part of Ms nature, and suited to
his profession. Yet I would have ex
pected a man with so resolute a face to
make a longer fight against corruption.
"Now to destroy them!" I replied.
"We must have the hottest Are that the
stove can stand."
"But we can wait?"
His voice trembled. The courage had
gone out of him: tt had fled with his
honor as I marked even in that mo
ment of excitement.
"Some one might come," he went on
huskily. "Remember I am deeper in it
now than you are. Neither of us must
be found here with this stuff in sight.
Certainly not I. It Dane should
come "
"Of course It only Dane comes we
are safe. We must risk tha others.
It's better than carrying the bundle
throug-h the streets."
While speaking I was piling the fuel
of vhlob, fotunately, .there was a good
supply Into tie stove. A moment and
the flame leaped up. The draught was
magnificent. In ten minutes the stove
was ready for Kohnfeld's coat. The
blood-stained garment, torn Into shreds
smoldered and fought the flame, but
vainly. The buttons were of wood,
covered with cloth. There, was noth
ing iha.6 could not be reduced to ashes.
Indeed, I njarveld that it had not
been destroyed long before. But blood
guiltiness muddles the wits.
The shoe with its blood stain was)
worse fuel (than the coat,- but by the
tlmeet reached the Are there was such
a beat as no leather could resist. That
witness of the crime passed into ashes.
There was IHtle else but the bonds. I
was about to put them into the fire,
but first I noticed the edges which had
been deftly cleansed of blood, though
not without leaving a trace of the mur
derer's work.
"Stop!" cried" tha detective. "We
must not burn those. They should be
returned to Mlsa Kohnfeld, They are
rightfully hers."
"True; I will attend to that. Or, on
second thought. It Is better you should
do It, That will seem natural; and If
you ar true to your bargain to me, you
will invent a story which will help
clear Dane." j
"He will not be convicted," was the
reply. "I know the evidence. With
out my testimony regarding the find
ing of these things here, he will es
cape.'" "And that testimony you have sold
to me?" - 1
He bowed.
"Now for the knife," said I. "Would
It not be well to wrench oft the handle,
which Is of wood, amd burn it?"'
"A good idea."
He drew the knife from tinder his
coat. I split the handle with a blow,
and it fell from the blade.
At that moment we heard a sound at
the door. The handle was softly turned.
Then came tlhe shock of a strong shoul
der against the wood, and I heard a
low voice,
"The. police are upon sl' I whis
pered. .
I gathered up the pieces of the broken
haft with a sweep of my hand, and in
a flash had fitted them together, to see
If I had all. A pieces was missing. It
would be equal to all the other evi
dence! I groped upon the floor. The perspira
tion fell from my forehead like rain.
The room, under the Influence of that
roaring Are, was like an oven;and ex
citement blazed in me as1 hotly. '
I heard the door strain, under steady
and strong pressure. I turned to my
companion. Despite the heat his face
was like white paper. - "
"Is there any way out of here?" I
whispered.
"The window!" he replied. "Tou must
stay here, otherwise we shall both be
followed and . overtaken. Remember
I have still the knifo blade to dispose
of."
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F 1 ELDING,
Irving Bacheller.J
' I ran with Wm to the window. Ho
pushed It open cautiously and stepped
out. The rough stones gave him foot
ing; he made his way rapidly down
ward and sidelong.
After one moment's pause at the win
dow to feel the cool air on my face, I
hurried to the door, drew the bolt, and
put my trembling hand upon the knob.
The door was opened by pressure from
without. I nearly died of relief at sight
of Dane, alone.
"What are you doing here?" he cried.
"I knew It was you. Did you not hear
me call your name?"
I was too deeply agitated to speak, I
could only take his hand, while tears
rolled down my cheeks.
"What tomfoolery Is this?" he cried,
but not unkindly. "Why have you built
that flre?"-
I was myself by this time, .
"Dear old boy," I said, "this nlffht
has saved you. I have bought your life
and I have burned the evidences of
your transgression."
His face paled and then flashed scar
let. He staggered back.
At that moment there was a rap nt
the door. iBefore I could stay him,
Dane opened It. Ills action seemed
purely mechanical; 'he was like an
image endowed with motion,
A uniformed officer of police entered.
"We've got him!" he cried.
And in tlhat Instant It flashed across
me that the fragments of the knife han
dle were still where they had fallen!
Dane was lost unless I could destroy
them.
I sprang forward, but the officer ad
vancing, Interposed his bulky body
without seeming to wish to do so. I
dared not force my way by him. I
waited, grief-stricken, for the arrival
of the men to whom he had addressed
his cry of triumph. No one came.
There was no sound of men in the cor
ridor.
"So you've got him, eh?" he said,
"Where is he?"
"In the Janitor's room," replied the
officer. "We found him crouching
against the side wall of the building
below here."
The officer waved his hand In the di
rection of the street.
"Ha seems to have had a bad fall,"
he continued. "I should say he must
have tried to climb down from a win
dow. I shouldn't be surprised If he was
done for."
"I'll be with you In a minute," said
Dane.
The officer went out. Dans turned to
me.
"Now, In the name of heaven tell me
what you've done," he cried.
I stammered out my story.
He seized me by the shoulder and
held me face to face with him.
"Wake up!" he exclaimed. "Get your
wits together. You've had this thing
oy tne wrong end. I'm a detective. I've
been watching this man, called Erwln
for days and days.
"He was suspected of Kohnfeld's mur
der, but he was ouly a name at first
No one knew who he was or where he
naa gone. 1 traced him to this place,
and got this room because It was next
to his. He knew that "he was" shadowed,
out at first he could not tell by whom,
I kept him so worried that he could not
destroy those evidences of his crime
which are now ashes, thanks to you.
"Laboriously I gathered them. The
coat I found hidden in the cellar of this
building. The shoe was shere also,
though not In the same hiding place.
But the bonds I could not find. I de
cided that he would have to find them for
me. Many a night I tracked that man.
and one of the best shadows on the
headquarters" staff tracked us both."
The figure I had seen to follow Dane
was explained.
"We thought he would surely lead us
to the bonds," he continued, "but we
were always disappointed. At last
found them. They were In the custody
of a person with whom Erwln com
munlcated secretly, in the course of
his nightly walks. That confederate Is
now under arrest. I got the bonds and
was bringing them back with me this
evening when I encountered you in the
hall.
"Meanwhile Erwln eluded the shadow
and got back to- Chrysalis, He came to
this room. It was his only chance to
find the accumulated evidence and de
stroy it. It was mere chance that kent
me away so long, i was trying' to make
connections with the shadow. It Is pos
sible that Erwln counted, on that.
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' "You" know" the rest. Erwln must'
have been dazed when you appeared.
It's lucky for you that he was. But hla
shrewdness, which Is more than mortal,
enabled him to taks advantage of your
error In supposing blm to bt a deteo
tlve. Ho left this room with $30,000 and
the bonds; and If hu'd got away heaven
only knows when we'd have caught
him. You'd have been an accessory
after the fact Indeed you are one now,
but I guess we can get you out of It all
right. You may have to do a little lying
to get your money back; for Instance
you might say he found you here, and
bound, gagged and fdbbed you, We'll
see about that,
"Now a word more to post you about
the case: ' I was put on it because I
knew Kohnfeld. I had dealings with
the old villain to my. cost. . Indeed, I
owed him a good deal of money which,
by the way, I shall have to pay mighty
Boon out of my" snore of the reward.
"Erwln, by the wny, is a very high
class crook. I feel considerable satis
faction In beating Mm. About the time
when you first found mo hero the case
was looking all wrong and I was very
blue, as you doubtless noticed. That
accounts for some peculiarities of mj
manner which helped to mislead you.
Well, I forgive you; yes, and thank
you, too, most heartily. To pass now
from myself to the other pcrsn who has
been under suspicion I will tell you that
Erwln had had dealings with Kohnfeld
and the old 'fence' had advanced him
money. Ho was forcing pnyment by
means of documentary evidence of Er
wln's many crimes; and he lost his life
and the documents at the same time."
"Why didn't Erwln burn these things
In his room?" I asked,
"He hudn't any stove," replied Dane.
"There's only a grate. It was eafer
to hide them. Come, let's go and see
him." ..
Ws were too late; Erwln had been re
moved to a hospital. He died within a
few days.
I was never forced to tell the story
which' Dane had isufrgested. He se
cured my money for me and hushed up
the whole affair.
Dane and I are closer friends than
ever. I know ho thinks less than no
thing of my Intellectual capacity, at
least as applied to matters In his chosen
field, but thnt need not affect his regard
for me. Was not our old friend Wamba
rewarded for his devotion? And he was
a fool by right of descent, being the son
of Witless, who was the son of Weath-
erbraln, who was the son of an alder
man.
UNABLE TO OUST PEW.
Government Officials Outwitted by a
Thrlftv Yankee at Gloucester.
Washington, June 21. The champion
sticker hus been found in the person of
the collector of customs at Gloucester,
Mass. His name Is Pew. He was ap
pointment by Harrison, and is said to
be a good collector. But not long after
he took charge of the office It was dis
covered' he was cashier of a national
bank. Secretary Wlndom asked for his
resignation. He was a thrifty yankee
who knows a good thing and .how to
Hold It, so ne quietly pigeonnoiea
Wlndom's letter.
Then Wlndom died, and when Mr.
Foster became secretary of the treas:
.ury he wrote a letter asking for Pew's
resignation. It was stuck away in a
dusty receptacle along with the Wln
dom letter, Mr. Pew meanwhile hold
ing the fort. When Cleveland was
elected and Carlisle came In the Demo
crats were hot to get this man. out.
In order to displace him they wanted
to name his successor, but when, they
attempted to agree upon a new col
lector extraordinary difficulties arose.
There were twenty candidates, some of
them put forward, It was suspected, by
Mr. Pew. When one got near the top
the other nineteen joined hands and
pulled him down. It was nearly two
years before Carlisle decided upon a
man, and he was nominated.
Then the wily Pew came down to
Washington and Induced the Republi
can senators to defeat confirmation of
the nominee. .Congress adjourned and
the president will wait until next win
ter before appointing a new man, and
Pew Is still there.
DRAMATIC NOTES.
Irvlng's American tour will open in Mon
treal on Sept. 1G.
Howard Kyle has been offered a position
In Modjeska's company.
Aubrey Bouclcault Is playing In "The
Birth of Venus" In Chicago.
Robert Milliard left the cast of "Captain
Paul" last week. His place was taken by
Edward J. Morgan.
Madame Modjeska Is expected to arrive
from Russia today. She will spend the
summer on her ranch In California.
W. H. Stuart has been re-engaged by
Gustave Frohman to play the role of Gen
eral Kennloli In "The Girl I Left Behind
Me" next season.
James T. Powers has resigned from the
cast of the opera "A Daughter of the
Revolution." He has not yet decided
whether he will star next soasln.
Henry Millar, the leading man of the
Empire Theater Stock company, will sail
for Europe today, to spend his vacation.
He Will return In time to opon with the
company In Chicago early In August.
The cast of "The Mimic World" will
comprise Charles Dickson, Dan Dnly,
David Warfleld, R. A. Roberts, Louis
Mann, Ross and Fenton, Matthews and
Bulger, Lee Harrison, May Howard,
Amelia Bummefvllle, Marie Laurens, Vir
ginia Earl, Guyer and Goodwin, Jcannette
Bageard, Ethel Stewart, Lizzie and Vlnlo
Daley, O Noll and Sutherland. Slcnor
Granat, and the Quaker City quartette.
Jefferson d Angells will star next season
at the head of his own comic opera com
pany. D'Angells has genuine ability ns a
comic opera comedian anil he has climbed
the proverbial laddor of fame by conscien
tious methods. Ho was second comedian
to De Wolf Hopper In the McCatill Opera
company seven years ago, and, after sev
eral seasqns at tho New York) Casino,
moue a marked nit in tne principal com
edy role last senson In support of Delia
Fox in "The Little Trooper." - Ho Is now
with Lillian Russell.
Camilla D'Arvllle seems to be unfortun
ate all round with her company. Just as
Madeleine" Had made a great big suc
cess, Marie Dressier, who was the hit of
the show, retired from the cast and they
nayre been ' unable-to replace her. Now
comes the new production at the Brond-
way theater In New .York, and all the
comedians have thrown up their parts,
and It looks as though they would have
to cut the comedy, out of the comic opera.
James T. Powors refused to undertake the
part they gave him for a thousand dollars
a performance. George C, Boniface also
declined with thanks, .
Herbert Kelcey proposes to star In a
year. Kelcey has been reading pluys with
that purpose In view, and the supposition
is that he feels that as long as Georgia
Cayvan released herself from the Lyceum
Stock company and has proposed to twinkle
independently,! there Is no valid reason
Why Herbert should not do so too. He
has been In harness In stock comoanlc
under tho management of A. M. Palmer
and Lester Wallack, and, for the last
eight years, Daniel Frohman, and he has
been sleek and tractable.' Possibly Kelcev
feeis, as Miss Cayvan expressed herself.-
as feeling, that the stage of the Lyceum
theater Is not large enough for him to ex
pand himself and make use of all the ges
tures that he is capable of making use of.
Effle Shannon hca been reading plays for
him, and has given Mr. Kelcey the' benefit
of her advice. It la under tood'stae will be
Mr, .Kelcey' s leading woman, -
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ccrnlng tho Schumann Club.
Lyric Uleo Club's Concert.
The Scranton United Choral society,
numbering 200 of our city's best sing
ers, under the directorship of John T.
Watkins, will repeat their prize cho
ruses at Laurel Hill park this evening.
This Is being done to gratify the wishes
of hundreds of ithose who could not at
tend the exercises of the magnificent
musical festival recently held at Wilkes
Barre, where our singers achieved such
unprecedented glory over their unfor
tunate rivals of Wllkes-Barre.
Beethoven's "Gloria," with Its great
sublimity and sacredness, Is the most
majestic mass that was ever written by
any of the Inspired masters. This was
one of the chief competitive selections
of the festival, and the three dlstln-
gulshed adjudicators, Mr. Krleblel, mu
sical critic of the New York Tribune;
Mr. Henderson, of the New York Times,
and Mr. Huss, a musical composer of
distinction and a great vocal teacher,
were unanimous In their award, declar
ing tho Scranton singers far superior
In richness of voices. Interpretation,
shading, articulation and the other mu
sical attributes necessary to give a
worthy performance of such a majestic
composition. The distinguished gentle-
men never contemplated Buch robust
and majestilo performances from a pro-
vlnclal choir, and Air. Krleblel, In a
scholarly adjudication, was enthusias
tic In -his remarks when dilating upon
the high merits and the grandeur of the
Interpretation of Mr. Watkins' choir.
He stated that after their perform
ance on the previous day, while
they still adhered to the same method
of adjudicating, yet they had placed
the standard at a much higher grade,
and still one of tho choruses (the Scran
ton choir), had even gone beyond that
point. He further stated Unit It was a
perfect rendition by a chorus of mag
nificent voices. He warmly congratu
lated Mr. Watkins qn his excellent
wurk. He spoke In the same manner
of the rendition of "Solrl, Buy," a dif
ficult selection from McKenzle's dra
matic opera, "Columba." ,
The cholr will be assisted by the
prize soloists and Mrs. Heckel's Charm
ing female party and the. Druid male
party. If tho weather Is propitious this
evening thousands will avail themselves
of the opportunity of hearing one of the
grandest choruses ever organized.
II II II
The glimmer season- of comlo opera
opens at Laurel Hill park on Monday
evening. Manager Lulne has spared
no expense In arrangements for excel
lent presentations of Unlit opera during
the next few weeks. Tho , I'avllllon
opera house contains a stage as large
as that of the FrotMngliam the
ater, which Js fitted up with full sets
of first-class scenery and all other ac
cessories necessary In the .production
of opera or drama. For two weeks past
a professional company, including many
well-known artists, has been actively
rehearsing under direction of Professor
Richard Lindsay, tM operatlo director,
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who needs no Introduction to Scranton.
The chorus will be augmented by a
large orchestra. Baife's "Bohemian
Girl" will be the opening production,
on Monday evening. This will be fol
lowed by the well-known popular light
operas, Including several new selections
that have not been heard In Scranton
heretofore. It Is possible that a large
number of Scranton music lovers will
avail themselves of Uie opportunity to
listen to comic opera at the popular
prices at Laurel Hill.
II Nil
Among tne pleasurable musical events
of the coming week will be the concert
given by the Lyric Glee club at Young
Men's Christian association hall on
Thursday evening. The Lyric Glee club
is a male party, Including the best voices
in the city, and Is under the direction
of T. J. Davles, Mub. Bac. Wherever
the club has been heard audiences have
been delighted with programmes ren
dered. On Thursday night the club
will be assisted by Ml?s Adela Break
stone, the accomplished young elocu
tlonlst of Wllkes-Barre, one of the In
structors at Wyoming seminary. The
programme presented will be prepared
with special care and will probably
contain many original numbers, afford
ing a rare treat for lovers of vocal
music.
II II II
Victor Herbert, the celebrated band
master and 'cellolst, Is at present on
gaged wrltlg music for a new comic
opera called the "Wizard of the Nile,"
which will be produced by Frank Dan
iels. Harry B. Smith Was written the
libretto. In conversation with friends
in this city Conductor Herbert stated
that many of the lyrics In De Koven and
Smith's operas were written to fit mu
sical themes that had been previously
created by De Koven. Mr. Herbert,
however, gives his opinion that this is
not the proper method. The words of
a song, 'he states, will often furnish
Inspiration for the composer, and should
always be written first. The composer
can take liberties with the poetry by
repeating words or lines In order to
secure the best mimical effects, but
when the librettist attempts to lit words
to trills, staccatto passages, or refrains,
tho nppearance of the poetry In print
is sometimes ptartllng. In "Prince An
anias," Mr. Herbert's most successful
opera, only one song Is Introduced
Where words were written to music.
"Prince Ananias," by the way, has
received the most favorable criticism of
any opera ever written In this country.
The work Is on the repertoire of the
Bostonlons, and will probably be heard
In Scranton next season. -
II II II
Miss Clara Louise, daughter of Hon.
Edmund B. Hardenbergh, of Honesdnle,
returned from Lynohburg, Va., on
Tuesday, being accompanied from
Washington by her father and brother,
who met her there. Miss Hardenberg
Is an accomplished musician and has
been studying and teaching the past
year wltbJ the eminent teacher, and
writer, Mr. Charles W. Landon, In, the
Randolph Macon Woman's college at
Lynchburg. -
II II II
Miss Adetla Penwarden Is spending
a two weeks' vacation at Honesdale,
preparatory to taking a special sum
mer music class In this city.
Miss Clara E. La Rue, of Chinchilla,
was marnea to air. waiter a. v-otro, 01 j
Scranton. on Wednesday, by the Rev.
F H Papons, of Waverly. Miss La
Rue Is a highly esteemed member of
the Schumann club and will be remem-
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rendering of Ruibenstein's Keammenoi
Ostrow, at their recent muslcale. She
was presented with a large photogra
vure of Beethoven from the club and
with a smaller picture of Rubenstein
from Miss Hardenbergh.
The Schumann club received the "re
grets" of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Bowman
and of Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Lan
don as being unable to attend the re
cent club muslcale, with many kind
words of encouragement appended.
Relief in Six Hours.
Distressing Kidney and Bladder dis
eases relieved in six hours by the "New
Great South American Kidney Cure."
This new remedy Is a great surprise on
account of Its exceeding promptness In
relieving pain In the bladder, kidneys,
back and every part of the urinary pas
sages, in mule or female. It relieves re
tention of water and pain In passing It
almost Immediately. If you want quick
relief and cure this is your remedy. Sold
by C. M. Harris, Druggist, 125 Penn ave
nue, Scranton, Pa.
WAKE, DUDS.
Wake, pretty buds,
And open, rub your drowsy cy.s,
Look out and up where swallow flies
A Joyous spirit through the skies;
The spring has come awake, arise!
Hclgh-ho! the waking of the buds.
Break, little buds,
The glossy silken coats ye wear,
ThaV we may see your faces fair;
Lay, sweets, your tender blossoms
ba re,
And fragrance all the laughing air,
Heigh-ho! the bursting of the buds.
Give, virgin (lowers,
Vh!l, swift do fly the summer weeks,
Your kisses to the bee that seeks;
Show h'.m your hearts, your velvet
cheeks,
And prize the love he truly speaks,
Helgh-ho! the loving of the bee.
Live, lovely flowors,
If but a day! Remember well
When ye are gone to dust to dwell;
Each precious kiss the bee doth tell
And sip again In his gold cell.
Helgh-ho the honey of the bee.
So Is It, flowers,
With us; that, which we give away
Of life or love or roundelay, '
Survives to bless another day;
That which wo keep doth soon decay.
Hclgh-ho the winter of the year.
Chicago Record.
Gilmore's Aromatic Wine
A tonic for ladies. " If you
are suffering from veaknessr
and feel exhausted and ner
vous; are getting thin and all
run down; Gilmore's Aro
matic Wine will bring roses
to your cheeks and restore
you to flesh and plumpness.
Mothers, use it for your
daughters. It is the best
regulator and corrector for
ailments peculiar to woman
hood. It promotes digestion.
. 1. 1 J j '
j ciincues luc dioqu ana gives
lasting strength. Sold by
I,, J
JkiattneWS Bros., OCTantOU,
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UNEQUALLED AND UNRIVALLED PREPARATIONS
FOR THE HAIRAND SCALP.
A distillation from
tree. Free from mtneml oi chemical com
E, . .? An Infallible nw for BaldncM,
Halr-Falllng, Dandruff, This or Dellcat
Malr, Kcitnia, Tetter, and all dlwases of the
Hair and Scalp. PLn CBnisn Shampoo for
beautifvlng tbe Hr! a deliehtfal. cool and
retraining Shampoo i exquisite odor. All
purchuaers of the Pilm-Christi Pritira
tiows aye entitled to free treatment ofiha
Scalp, Shampooing and Hair-Dnsalng,atanr
of our Halr-bresslng Parlors.
PNKPAHCO only ar TMK
PALM-CHRISTI CO.,
PHILA. PARLOK8 1 9t4 CHESTNUT ST.
P. 8. Onr parlors are In charge of upeelnl
Ists on aflVcllons of the Hair and Scalp. All
advice fiee. WW ri to for circular.
our Hair Drmaora rail upon thorn can Dak
appointments by addrtaalng
MATTHEWS BROS.,
bole Agents for Scranton.
Stocks, Bonds,
and Grain,
Bought and sold on New York
Exchange and Chicago Board
of Trade, either for cash or op
margin.
O. duB. DIMHICK, !
41a Spruce Street.
LOCAL STOCKS I SPECiALTT.
Telephone 5002.
WILLIAM S. MILLAR,
Alderman 8th Ward, Scranton.
ROOMS 4 AND 5,
Gas and Water Co. Building,
CORNER WYOMING AYE. IHD CENTER ST.
OFFICE HOURS from t.30 a m. to Bp. m.)
(1 hour iutariBitalon for dinner and auppar. )
Particular Attention Given to Collections
Prompt Settlement Guaranteed. . . .
YOUR BUSINESS IS RESPECTFULLY SOLICITED
Telephone No. 134.
CALL UP 3682.
CO.
OILS..
VINEGAR
AND
CIDER. 1
OFFICE AND WAREHOUSE,
141 TO 151 MERIDIAN STREET
M. W. COLLINS, M'fjV.
ROOF TIMING AND SOLDERIRC i
AM done away with by the use ef HART
MAN'S PATENT PAINT, which eonalata
of Ingredients well-known to all. It can bo
ppiiea 10 110, gaivanitea (in, sneei iron
roofs, also to brick dwalhuxs. which will
prevent absolutely any crumbling, crack
ing or breaking of tha brick. It will out
last tinning of any kind by many years,
and It's coat dons not exceed one-nfth thai
of the coat of tinning. Is sold by the lot)
n r twinnfl Pnntra.l. Ub.n Kv
ANTONIO HAKTMAJiN. 127 Birch &
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