THE. SCRANTON TRIBUNE WEDNESDAYr MOItXIXG, JUXE 2G, 1895.
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Copyright 18.15. by
CHAPTER III. THE NIGHT OF
DREAD.
Sir Jntnea and I took fuipppr that Sat
urday night In his own (llnlnoli.-lt,
where wo found a lire on nnrt the tiM
Bet. For It had been the firHt of lil
concern when we came to thi house of
James Marr to send a messentrer to the
mansion hountj to warn them of our ar
rival. Iiut thin very anxious rare of his
brought trouble upon him. For so
Boon ns v-e entered the hall. I ln-ard n
tshrlll voice cull to Sir James from nil
upper room. He went within, leaving
one SpntToi-th, his servitor, to take in."
to the supper chnm'-ior. Then I heir J
,the shan tonxue which I took to be
that of the I-Jidy Stamlsfield berate Plr
James because that lie had not com?
straight to his own home, but had
pone to a chanRehouse with a guest.
What Sir James said In reply I could
not hear. Nor, Indeed, did I hold It to
be my duty to listen over ear-fully, for
the excuse which a man makes to his
Ho Lighted Mo to .My Kooni.
wife concerns himself alone, and even
the church claims no authority over
such, privileged communications. In a
littlo space Sir James came within the
chamber and partook of supper with
me, speaking clear and soberly as was
his wont upon certain books of ser
mons which he loved to read, such be
ing1 his taste. But of his family, or
of the sorrow concerning his son, he
spak no further word.
Then, fo soon as the clock had
chapped 10, he rose and called in the
servants to worship, which at his re
quest I took, praying about the space
of three-quarters of an hour, and never
better In my life, as is great comfort to
nw now to think upon. After this,
without a. word spoken, he rose. I
would have returned to speak of other
-..things, but he checked me with a sol
emn movement, strange In onp that
hitherto had been so merry withal.
"After the Hulk on Saturday nitrht,"
ha said, "It is our custom to take our
candles and get to bed."
So, with a dignified and rrraelous mien,
he lighted me to my room, with gravity
and affection shook me by the hand, and
eo departed, taking leave of me without
a word. As all may believe, it was with
some fear upon me because of the Fay
Ins; of Renwick and the power of the
evil spirits that I laid me down. Fo
sfranee as It may appear, so long as I
ehared the fanatic opinions and lay
abroad In the fields, I was not feared of
the devil himself: but would have
wrestled with him had he called upon
trie In the heather, where oft It was my
hap to He alor.e. Yet since I drew In,
and set my feet In mi.'der courses and
easier ways, I have been none so set In
my mind; but os It were, more easily
feared and less assured of my Interest.
Nevertheless, I laid me down, and
what with the tiredness of a long day's
ravel and our so recently having well
supped, I was asleep before I knew It.
Tet It was a troubled and un-table rest,
with many startlngs and mueh uneasi
ness, for I felt that there was that
about the house that night which was
more than canny. I knew not how lonp
I slept; but it must have been well Inte
the deep silence of the night that I was
waked out of sleep by a cry so wild, Fr
strange and eo loud, that It shook my
reasonable soul within .me. Yet I!
seemed that I must have heard It In my
dream, for only the echoes of It lingerer1
In my ears when I sat up In bed, trem
bllng, and with my night-gear dam
about me with the affrlghtment.
Never had I heard so great and fear
fu) a -crying;. It seemed to me like th
VJiyiUK n IH-IIIWII .IVIII .I,...,. ....
etrong'er has snatched a prey. Rut wit
thepertubatlon In mine own head an
the dashing of my spirits by the ur
earthly cry which awoke me, I coul
not tell whether the noise was 1n mir
own Imagination or whether I reali
had heard It. But It was soon cler
to me that the confused din about th
house which went and came like a fitfu'
wind was tio Imagination, but pro
eeeded from the machinations of th'
evil spirits which Mr. Renwick haT
pres-aped would follow me. Then, In
deed. I was In a tenror to which al
that had gone before as nothing.
Sometimes the noise seemed like thr
confused sound'of many personos walk
ing and struggling together. Whereat
I knew ithat the fiends strove to be at
me, tout were restrained by some Onf
that for the moment was stronger ar
It might be, my good guardian angel.
So I endeavored to fall to the pray
ing. But such was the power of Satan
and such the tremor of my spirit that
all the prayers I knew had departed
from me. No words came to my mind
save come old babbles of the mathe
matics I had learned long ago when I
was at the Edinburgh college, which
now stood me In no stead at all, for the
v least little Imping devil cares na Jot for
all the mathematics of Euclid.
Then there came again the din of
voices louder than before, the trampling
of many feet .In the rooms above me,
and along the transe. At last I heard
them come through the passage, as It
had been to enter at my door, which
may well seem a daft-llko thing to do.
For what would evil spirits care for
bolts, whose brdlnary way of entering
a chamber Is through the keyhole. .
When I had locked the door I fell on
my knees, and, mine eyes- being oppo-
site rto the tetchet-hole, I ilopked
through, and saw what seemed to me
very . terrible the form of a man, all
black, stand with a light behind hltn,
and with, a bare shining sword In .his
Irving Bsc oiler.
hand that pointed straight to my charn
I ber door. And all the house about me
i an 1 tha denr n!r wero filled with tha
j sound of groaning and llttl'j slurp
sr.rii'Ks or iii:im:n agony, n.3 or one
tint wlrhi'd to die but could not.
Whereat, for very agony, I fainted
av.-ny.
Wh"n T carr to myself I lay alonir
th: v.all by th? door, rigorously cold
and a? It had brvn ntark froT:i by rei
F?r of the bitterness of the nlKt. The
hour? wus Hi Mit within, ami the lntch
holL (l.v.k. lit: t cb -ut th? house and
arcv.' there v.rrt the rar-te whispering
nl cryir ? cf fl:nls, r:?lnr anil f.ill
lr? riw rhtrp ml quarrel. m?, now
mor? Iiilirh nml foirsome, till In a little
thro the crying c.inu CT'iln worse thin
ever beloiv my clumber window. So,
br .!! T din "1 to Ink out. not know
It:? l'-it wh?t I mlgl-: fe tin? devil and
all lils mi? -Is at carnival. I rr. ide shltf
to onmrmn:l ni? frr pivsurvatlon and
pr.-. :r -tloii to tii? majesty of tlod.
At Ir.r'. I manned courar? to go to
th? window, rnd, looking out. I saw
upon the thin sprinkling of snow that
h?H f.illen In th? nli;ht, th;? veritable
r'scrnblancrs of evil spirits, dragging
away th.it which seem to be a heavy
burd.'ii. And one? more, even as I
Icokjd f.i: th. there cam? th? terrlblj
cry'nsr vl thit nwnkrned mo. ns-hlgh
ns befir?. so that again I fell down
as p. dpd un.
Nevertheless, though I own tint In
things which are so counted o,' the flesh,
I am far from bi-lng a brave man, yet
r.o'.v. from very desper.-tlnn, and be
cause I feared tlv.it the evil spirits
would come and take me away In like
rrarnor when they had disposed of their
nrcpnt burden. I gat courage to rise
and and do my breeches upon mo. 'Then
I went out and followed on to see what
the spirits might contrive. But because
by their master's arts they were in
visible, I saw, no more of them till I had
stumbled down the steep banlt to the
river side.
It Is an ill place thus to adverrtun
Into under silence of night, 'for the trees
grow close together, so that I knocked
and brul ed my.ielf as I went. But to
my great Joy I c?.me, by-the-way, to a
little burn with water still running In It
In spite of the frost. So this I crossed,
and when once I stood on the other side
I thanked God, knowing that no evil
spirit could now overpass to me. '
Then, whether It that by my
crossing of the running water ithe spells
of the spirts had no power to render
them Invisible, or whether It was that
my eyes had become more accustomed
to the darknes? of the night, but as I
stood behind a great rough tree I again
gat sight of the demons with their bur
den. They were scrambling by the side
of the water, and I saw them lay their
burden upon 'a cake of floating Ice
which the chief devil drew toward him
with a thing like a shepherd's "clep" or
erook.
"Then I was again In some fear lest
this should be some cantrip by which
they might get the power to overpass
running water, and so get at me to
tear me in pieces as is their devilish
wont with Christian ministers when
they grip them. But as I looked 1 saw
the demons stand and stamp uuon the
T.irgtn of the water as though th-e mat
ter did not progress to their satisfac
tion.. Then the chief black fiend that
held the crook, stelled and pushed with
it upon the broad piece of lee, so that
I saw It slowly turn about like a wheel
upen !'s axle, and, with the black bur
den still upon It, glide out of my sight
down the water. The company of de
i Wnkcd Out of My Sleep.
ions (as In my fantasy I though them)
"-.d th?re, as It had been, watching
i?lr ttrtiige fhlp and its cargo depart
ir ant '.her country. Then I heard
I'm rlamb r, crying and quarreling as
fore, up tl.? lank out of my siKht.
How I ever got brck to my chamber
know not, but certain It Is that when
is F?rvlns woman came the next
o.-ning t- light my Are she found me,
.vh WeiJIn;.; f?et and scanty gar
ler.ts, lying In th? midst of the floor,
a or.? that h?.d been overtaken un-?cn-.ly,
ar.'d ths bed-coverlets all
iirown hi! her and thither, even as I
id cast them abroad when I leaped
om my bed.
By which I am encouraged to think
liat tha fury of the fiend had been
ntrclfully restrained In my case, and
hat Providence had more Interest In
ne, In spite of my shortcomings, than
n my modisty I had believed.
To Be Continued.
Disease Not
V Hereditary
but a body that is more capable of
receiving and developing the germs
of the especial infirmities of our
ancestors, is now a conceded fact
vimne
byjts flesh-producing and blood
enriching' qualities', counteracts and
dispels all dangerous microbes, and
especially keeps the system in a
healthy state during the depressing
beat of surrimer.
Plflll
MISS MARY E. WILKINS WINS
The $2,000 I'r lie in the Detective
Story Competition Goes to Her. v
PKOP. B. MATTHEWS SECOND
How tho l.orgot Sum of Money Ever
Offered for a 12,000 Word
Story Was Competed for
and Awarded,
Copyright, 189S, by Bachellcr, Johnson &
' Bacheller.)
.. . HE fact that a
short story
proved a mar
ketable ( com
modity at $2,000
ought to be the
best possible
evidence that it
was a very
good short story. Indeed,. Two thousand
dollar? is the largest sum ever won In a
short story competition, and the kind of
tale that could secure such a prize Is a
matter of the utmost literary Impor
tance as a guide to the producer of
salable llctlon. It was a detective story.
Probably the great popularity, of the
"Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" and
similar tales first revealed the possibili
ties of detective fiction. At any rate,
such stories and their l.nmense successes
Mory 11. Wllklns.
prompted the Bacheller Newspaper Syn
dicate to make Its unprecedented offer.
As no coupon scheme or other claptrap
contrivance marred the contest, the
competition rapidly assumed an inter
national character, and some of the
greatest authors living entered the lists.
Perhaps the details of the competi
tion, the surprises of the result and the
high average of the tales entered for
the prize form a story fully as thrilling
as the best piece of work submitted.
That story is here told. Even the dis
appointed may not remain unconsoled
when It Is mentioned that one excel
lent tale "A Diplomatic Mystery,"
which was written by A. E. Evans of
Cheltenham, England, failed of seri
ous consideration by the Judges because
it could not be divided advantageously.
Tlie circular sent to competitors ran
as follows:
"It Is imperative that all stories be
received at this office on or before May
1, 1S95; It Is desirable that they be re
ceived as early as possible.
"As to length, each story submitted
must come within the lines prescribed
In the offer, otherwise It cannot enter
the competition. All good stories will
be purchased at a fair price.
"As to the character of stories de
sired, we can only say that we are
seeking clean stories which will Inter
est the average newspaper reader and
which can be published to advantage
In Installments of about two thousand
words each. ' We hold that a very high
quality of art la consistent with these
requirements. The novelty and Inge
nuity of the plot and the literary and
constructive art developed In Its treat
ment are considerations which will
probably most inlluence the minds of
the Judges In reaching a decision. The
Judges will be gentlemen of unques
tionable fairness and competency.
"To facilitate our work and Insure
legibility, all stories submitted must be
typewritten, and addressed Prize Edi
tion, Bacheller, Johnson & Bacheller, 115
Tribune Building, New York. .
Advertisements of the competition
were Inserted In the Century, Harper's
Monthly, the . Critic, In the- London
Strand Magazine,; and In many news
papers. About the beginning of April
the manuscripts in Mr. Irving Bachel
or's private office Were as thick as the
leaves of, Vatlombrosa. There were not
fewer than three thousand stories sent
In. They came from all parts of the
globe. England,' Ireland, Scotland,
C'tietce,- Australia, Caaida, Germany,
f ranee, the West Indies and Mexico,
were among the foreign countries
whence came manuscripts from English
speaking authors.
All the stories were read In the first
Instance by Mr. Bacheller and a
staff of experienced coadjutor. In ac
cordance with the terms of the compe
tition, every manuscript had to be type
written and ' accompanied by a sealed
envelope containing the name of Its
author. This was not to be opened until
a decision was reached. For Identi
fication the envelope bore some mark,
which was also to appear on the story
submitted. , . ,
These rules were violated In a number
of Instances Some of the manu-i
scripts were In execrable handwriting,
and In many that were typewritten the
authors did not hesitate to avow their
names. Their stories, of course, could
not be considered In the contest. Those
that were not typewritten, but were In
legible handwriting and otherwise com
plied with the conditions of the compe
tition were not thrown out. The au
thors who persist In rolling their manu
scripts were . numerous. Their stories
were read, however, but If the writers
only knew the annoyance their par
ticular packages caused the examiners
they would never again send a rolled
story to art editor whom they wished
to propitiate.
Fifty of the best stories were select
ed. Each reader made a note of the
stories read by him, giving a short ac
count of ,lt and expressing an opinion
on Its merits.
The fifty stories, were then handed to
Mr.- John H. Boner, associate editor of
the Literary Digest. .
Mr. Boner selected the best thirteen
from those, fifty and handed them to
Mr. Hamilton W. Mable, editor of the
Outlook.
Mr. Mable selected the winning; stories
and checks, for' the-fortunate compe
titors are at their disposal. Mr. Mable
received the manuscripts only, without
the envelopes, sllll sealed, containing
the names of the writers, so that his
decision, was entirely unbiased, and he
was not aware to whom he was award
ing the prizes. - j
Both' Mr. Mable and 'Mr. Boner rec
ommended several other ; stories for
purchase In addition to the prize stories.
Mr. Mable's letter,, giving the titles
of the prize-winning stories, Is In full,
as follows:, . , ', . .
' ' ' ' June 8, '18.11!.
Gentlemen: I have read the stories sub
mitted to me In typewritten manuscript
with special regard to dramatic Interest,
Inventiveness, novelty, and simplicity
and directness of stylo. In my Judgment,
tho story which combines these qualities
In the highest degree Is that outttled "Tim
Lonir Arm." Next In order of excellence) I
should place that entitled "The Twinkling
of an Eye." Yours very truly,
HAML1NTON W. MADIK
Messrs. Bacheller, Johnson A Bacheller.
When ,the sealed envelopes wore
opened It was found that the author of
"The Long Arm" was Miss Mary E.
Wllklns," the well-known writer of
stories of New England life and char
acter. Miss Wllklns had In this In
stance worked In collaboration with
Joseph Edgar Ohamberlln, of the edi
torial staff of the Youth's Companion.
Mr. Chamberlin la widely known also
as the I'LlBtcner" of the Boston Tran
script. The author of "The Twinkling of nn
Eye" was discovered to be Professor
Brnnder Matthews, of Columbia col
lege.
Mlsa Mary E, Wllklns, who has thus
holdly entered a Held hitherto entirely
foreign to nor, nnd has taken first rank
In It at the first attempt, was born In
Ttandolph, Maps. She- lived for gome
time In Br.ittleboro, Vt., but on the
death of her parents returned to Ran
do'ph, which ha since be-.-n her home.
Miss Wllklns wrote verses almont us
early as Fhc could talk. Her first se
rious literary efforts were in the direc
tion of children's stories. Afterward
she became a contributor to the Har
pers' publications. Probably her
stiongest work 1.4 "Penilcoke." Next
that she herself ranks "A New Eng
land Nun" nnd "Jane Fi?ld." The Itev.
Dr. Phillips Brooks pronounced "A
Humble Romance" the best vhort story
ever written. Her understanding of
New England life and grayp of New
England character have given her a
world-wide reputation.
Professor Brander Matthews, the win
ner of the second prize, who Is professor
of English literature at Columbia col
lege, was born In New Orleans In W.2.
He was graduated from Columbia col
lege In 1871. nnd from the law school of
that Institution two years later. He
has written copiously for the maga
zines under his own name and that of
"Arthur Penn." He Is th author of
"The Theaters of Paris," "French
Dramatists," "Vignettes of Manhat
tan," "In a Vestibule Limited," "A
Tale of Treasure Trove In the Streets
of New York." "The Itoyal Marine,"
"This Picture and That," and other vol
umes. Professor Matthews Is nlso the
author of several plays. "A Oold Mine"
was played by Mr. Nat Goodwin with
success, and "On Probation" was writ
ten specially for Mr. W. H. Crane.
Mr. John II. Boner, who brought the
fifty manuscripts down to thirteen, Is
a Nonth Carolinian by birth. He was
formerly a member of the staff of the
Century Dictionary. Afterward he be
came literary editor of the New York
World, and Is now editor of the Lit
erary Digest. He Is a constant con
tributor of verse to the magazines, nnd
has published a volume of poems,
"Whispering Pines."
Hamilton W. Mable, LL. D., who
made the final decision, was born nt
Cold Spring. N. Y., In 1S45. He grad
uated at Williams College, nnd entered
Journalism. He Joined the staff of the
Outlook (the Christian Union), In
1879, and became Its associate editor
five years later. Mr. Mable Is without
question one of the three or four lend
ing critics of tho country. Among hln
volumes of literary criticism nre "My
Study Fire," "Es.ays In Literary In
terpretatlan," and 'Short Stories in
Literature." He Is a frequent con
tributor to the magazines and reviews,
and also a constant delivorer of liter
acy addresse before the colleges and
other literary bodies. His permanent
home Is at Summit, N. J., where he
lives about half the year. Besides his
critical and editorial work, he has wi lt
ten much concerning nature and out
door life.
Among the well-known writers who
submitted stories In competition for the
prize were Anna Katherinp Green, nu
thor of "The Leavenworth Case;" Flor
ence Marryat, Dullield Osborne, Rob
ert W. Chambers, author of "The King
In Yellow;" Howard Folding nnd
others.
Stories worthy of honorable mention
were written by John Seymour Wood,
of the University club, New York city;
IT. Lynde, of Richmond, Ind.; Edgar
Thormet Roy, of New York city, and
David Skeets Foster, of Utica, N. Y.
Too much cannot be said In praise of
the average merit of the stories sub
mitted. A mass of good material was
piled In upon the syndicate, and the
task of selection w-as no easy one.
The competition disclosed many In
teresting features, especially the trend
of thought of tha writers on the sub
jects assumed to bo the basis of a de
tective story.
The great fault with numbers of
the stories was the announcement In
the first paragraph that a crime had
been committed nnd the Immediate
Introduction of the astute detective,
who proceeded to unravel the mystery.
Such a bold treatment was not calcu
lated to afford an opportunity for
nrnndcr Ainttliutv.
bright writing, Interesting dialogue or
picturesque description. Many of the
writers failed utterly In comprehend
ing the logical sequence and develop
ment Indispensable to an effective de
tective story.
The Inlluence of Poe, Oaborlau, Wll
kle Collins and Conan Doyle was ap
parent In Innumerable Instances. Some
of the competitors were conscious, or
unconscious, plagiarists, and had para
phrased whole pages from these au
thors with sorry success. Others told
their stories as If they were mere news
paper reports, destitute alike of color
and character drawing.
The favorite subject of the writers
was the theft of diamonds. Then came
murder, abduction, kidnaping, hypno
tism and mysterious disappearances.
Diamonds, however, were the basis of
the plot in a very large percentage of
the stories. Judging by the competi
tion, enough diamonds have been stolen
by decent people, unable to resist temp
tation, to stock all the jewelers' shops
In ChilHtendom, and to anticipate years
of production In the mines of joutl;
Africa and Qolcondn.
But some Ingenuity was displayed
even In the trentment of this stock sub
ject. Sometimes, when the diamonds
were found, they turned out to be paste.
In other Instances they had not been
stolen at nil, but minlald, and, again,
In a few cases, the persons to whom the
diamonds belonged had hidden them in
order to throw suspicion upon an In
nocent party.
As a matter of course, hundreds of
stories dealt with murders, some un
der circumstances of most revolting
brutality, and others on the most re
fined, scientific and up-to-date meth
ods. Hanging, shooting, poisoning and
drowning were much In favor. In one
story a. man was murdered by tele
phone; In another a detective subject
to fits of somnambulism arrived at the
conclusion that ho himself must have
committed the murder, the perpetra
tor of which he was seeking to dis
cover. Crime by hypnotic suggestion figured
vrry largely In the contest, but no spe
cially Ingenious treatment of tho sub
ject was apparent In ony of the stories.
Then there were ostensible suicides
which were murders, and ostensible
murders which were suicides. There
were also deaths by extraordinary or
unusunl nccldent that In some Instances
'-oi;pd PVn murder, and In other cases
like suicide.
Nnturally the bulk of the stories were
written by Americans. There were
many, however, in which the scene was
laid in foreign countries, one, two, and
three hundred years ago.
There were several civil war and
revolutionary detective stories relating
to rples and stolen or Intercepted dis
patches. Most of these were weak.
The superiority of the professional
writer over the amateur hand was Im
mediately apparent to the reader. Even
the poor stories by those aceu-tomed
to wrjte were more easily read than
those of the non-professionals, who
took up so many pages In coming to
the point and getting their thoughts
under way.
The humorous and curious features
were numerous. One writer went to
the trouble and expense of having his
story set up In. type. The scene was
lnld In France, but In his endeavor to
give It a French atmosphere he had
only succeeded in Investing It with a
Brooklyn' tone, and his mistakes, even
In the simplest French phrases and ex
pressions, were ludicrous.
Still another was comic In Its abusrd
Ity. It must have been written by one
of Lord Byron's "bread and butter
misses" at a boarding school in Bos
ton, for the scene was laid In that
city. .The humor of It lay In the ex
traordinary ideas of the writer as to
the manner In which the business of
a large firm iH carried on, and her curi
ous ideas of legal procedure.
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ABSOLUTELY PURE
THE OLD RELIABLE
SWEET CAPORAL
CIGARETTE
Hit stood tho Tail ol Timo
MORE SOLD THAN ALL OTHER
BRANDS COMBINED
fuOGSic Powder Go
Rooms 1 and 2 Commowealtb Bid's,
SCRANTON, PA.
MINING and BLASTING
POWDER
MADE AT MOOBIC AND RUSH
DALE WORKS.
Lafllln & Rand Powder Co.
Orange Gun Powder
Electric Batteries, Fuse for explod
ing blasts. Safety Fuso and
Repanno Chemical Co.'s High Explosives
Business
Booming:.
We are pleased to (ay that our business Is
iuen-asinit daily. Our spot -'i-h buying
and small expenses Is the benefit to our
customers.
LOOX AT THESE BARGAINS:
Ladles' Shoes ouly
$ .73
, 1.50
Ladies' Fine Shoes
Ladies' Fine French Dongolu
Shoes ouly .
Men's Shoes ouly
Men's Fine Shoes
Men's French Calf Shoes .'.
.. 2.50
.. .75
.. 1,10
.. 2.50
to 4. 50
Men's Russet Shoes from $1 .50
We have a large stock of Boys', Misses' and
Children's Khoes in Russet and Dcniola at re
markably low prices, dive us a call and we
II
On ovory pair of Shops you buy from us. Re.
member, there is no trouble to show goods,
nnrl vnn will lie. m.wiitv v it
DAVIDOW'S
SHOE
STORE,
140 Penn Avenue,
HORSE - SHOEING
REMOVED.
DR. JOM HAMLIN,
The Acknowledged Expert in
Horseshoeing and Dentistry,
Is Now Permanently Located
on West Lackawanna Ave.,
Near the liridge.
ROOF TINNING AND SOLDERING
All done awny with by the use of HART
MAN'S PATENT PAINT, which consist
of Ingredients well-known to all. It can be
applied to tin, galvanized tin, sheet Iron
roofs, also to brick dwellings, which will
firevent absolutely any crumbling, crack
nn or breaking of the brick. It will out
last tinning of any kind by many years,
and It's cost dues not exceed one-fifth that
of the cost of tinning. Is sold by tha Job
or pound. CoiitmctH taken by
ANTONIO liARTMAttN, &27 Birch 8t
patrons:
(MILL
DR. E. GREWER,
The Philadelphia Specialist, and his asso
ciated staff of English and Oermaa
physicians, are now permanently
located at
Old Poatoffice Building, Corner Penn
Avenua and Spruce Street
The doctor Is a graduae of tho Univer
sity of PennHylvanlu, formerly demon
strator of physiology and surgery at the
Medlco-Chlrurgical college of Philadel
phia. His specialties ore Chronic, Ner
vous, 8kln, Heart, Womb and Blood die.
eases.
DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS STSTEI
The symptoms of which are dlzziness.lack
of confidence, sexual weakness In men
and women, ball rising In throat, spots
floating before the eyes, lose of memory,
unable to concentrate the mind on one
subject, easily startled when suddenly
spoken to, and dull distressed mind, which
unfits them for performing tho actual du
ties of life, making hapylness impossible,
distressing the action ol the heart, caus
ing flush of heat, depression of spirits, evil
forebodings, cowardlc, fear, dreams, mel
ancholy, tire easy of company, feeling aa
tired In the mornlr.g as when retiring,
lack of energy, nervousness, trembling,
confusion of thought, depression, constipa
tion, weakness of the limbs, etc. Those so
affected should consult us Immediately
ard bo restored to perfect health.
Lost Manhood Restored.
Weakne? of Young Men Cured.
If you havi been given up by your phy
sician call 'pon the doctor and be exam
ied. He cures the worst cases of Ner-
"n 4-vuiiiiy, ncroiuia-, via Bores, ca
tarrh. Piles, Female Weakness, Affec
tion oi re r.ye, liar. Nose and Throat,
Asthma, feafness, Tumors, Cancers and
Cripples I every description.
Consulthlions free and Btrlctly sacred
and confident;. Office hours dally frera
( a.m. to 8p.r.. Sunday, 9 to 2.
Knoloee five 2-cent stamps for symtpora
blanks and ni.r book called "New Life "
I will pay one thousund dollars in gold
to anyone whom I cannot cure of EPI
LEPTIC CONVULSIONS or PITS.
Old Post Office Building," corner' Pen
avenue and Spruce street.
SCRANTON. PA.
Atlantic Refining Co
Manufacturer and Dealer la
TINS AND LUBR1
OlbS
Linseed Oil, Napthas and Oaae
lines of all grades. Axle Urease,
Pinion Grease and Colliery Com
pound; also a large line of Par
afflne Wax Candles.
We also handle the Famous CROWN
ACME OIL, the only family safety
burning oil In the market.
Wm. Mason, Manager.
Office: Coal Exchagne, Wyoming Ave.
Works at Pine Brook.
DUPONT'S
WINING, BUSTING AND SPORTING
POWDER
Manufactured at the Wpwallopen Mills, Lo
seroe county, Pa., sad si Wil
mington, Delaware,
HENRY BELIN, Jr.
General Agent for the Wyoming District.
118 WYOMING AVE Seranton, Pa
Third National Bank Building.
Aosanis :
THOB. FORD. Httston. Pa.
JOHN B. SMITH A BON, Plymouth, Ps,
K. W MULLIGAN. Wilkes-BarreTpa.
agents lor uie uepaono cnenuoai
(say's High Explosives.
THE SCRANTON
VITRIFIED BRICK TILE
MANUFACTURING CO.,
maris or
SHALE PAVING BRICK
AND BUILDING BRICK
Ofiloe: 320 Washington Avenue.
Works: May Aug, Pa K. W. V. R. R.
M. H. DALE,
General Sales Agent, Scranton, Pa
WILLIAM S. MILLAR,
Alderman 8th Ward, Scranton.
ROOMS 4 AND 5,
Gas and Water Co. Building,
CORNER WYOMING ATE. AMD CENTER ST.
OFPIOE HOURS from T.SO a m. to S p. m.j
(1 hoar intermission for dinner and supper.)
Particular Attention Given to Collections
Prompt Settlement Guaranteed.
YOUR BUSINESS IS RESPECTFULLY SOLICITED
Telephone No. 134.
CALL UP 3682.
CO.
OILS.
VINEGAR
AND
CIDER.
OFFICE AND WAREHOUSE,
141 TO 151 MERIDIAN STREET
M. W. COLLINS, M'r.
The VeeklyTribune
12 Pages $1 a Year.
Central Railroad of New Jersey.
C Lehigh end ouwiuebauua Oivwiou,
Anthracite coal used exclusively, lnaur
lag eleauunsss and comfort,
'i.alai TAfciL.ii; i KKKkOT JUNE'i, 1SS&.
-Trains loave Bcranton for Pittston,
Wlllces-Bane. etc.. at i.lto. i li as
l.li, 2.uo, 3.ur, 6.uo, I. m p. m. buiiuuys. sul
a. m., 1.00. J IT,. 7.10 p. m.
For Atlantle City, I. JO a.m.
For New York, Newark and Elisabeth.
1.20 (express) a. m., 1.2a (express wan Hut.
f.t parlor car), I.0S (express) p.m. 8un
day, ii.16 p. m. Train leaving 1.23 p. m.
arrives at Philadelphia, Heading; Term
inal. 0.2! p. m. and New York (.46 p. m
For Mauch Chunk, Allentown. Bethle.
hem, Easton and Philadelphia, 1.20 sm .
124, 3.U6, D.go (except Philadelphia) pT m!
Sunday, 2.16 p.m.
For Lon Branch, Ocean Grove. eto at
8.2U a. m., 1.2,1 p. m.
For Reading;, Lebanon and Barrliburc
via Allentown, 1.20 a. m., 1.23, 5.00 p. m.
Bunday, S.16 p.m.
Kor Pottsville, 8.20 a. m., 1.23 p. jp.
Returning;, leave New York, foot of Lib.
erty street. North river, at 1.10 (express)
a.m., 1.10, 1.30, 130 (express with Buffet
parlor car) p.m. Bunday, 4.30 a.m.
Lave Philadelphia, Reading Terminal.
1.00 a.m., 100 and 4.80 p.m. Bunday 127
a.m.
Through tickets to all points at lowest
rates may be had on application in ad
vance to the ticket agent at the station.
H. P. BALDWIN.
Oen. Pass. Agent
J. H. OLHAUSEN. Oen. Suot.
May li, 18M.
Train leaves Bcranton for Philadelphia
and New York via D. ft H. R. R. at 7.45
a. m., 12.06, 1.20, 2.3S and 11.38 p. m via D.,
L. W. R. R., 6.00, 1.08, 1L a. m., and 1.3
p. m.
Leave Scranton for Pittston and Wilkes
Barre, via DM L. A W. R. a, 100, 108, U.2f
a. m., 3.60, 6.07, 8.62 p. m.
Leave Bcranton for White Haven, Ha
zlelon, Pott.vllle and all polat. on the
Beaver Meadow and Pott.vllle branches,
via E. A W. V. R. R.. 140 a.m., via D. A H.
R. R. at 7.46 a. m., 12.06, 110, 2.88, 4.00 p.
via D., L. A W. R. R. 6.00, 8.08, 11.29 a, m,
1.30, 3.60 p. m.
Leave Scranton for Bethlehem, Easton,
Reading. Harrisburg and all Intermediate
points via D. A H. R. R., 7.46 a.m., 12.06,
1.20, 2.38, 4.00, 11.38 p. m via D., UtW.D,
R., 6.00. 8.06, 11.20 a. m 1.30 p. in.
Leave Scranton for Tunkhannock, To
wanda, . Elmlra, Ithaca, Geneva and ail
Intermediate points via D. A H. R. R., I 46
a.m., 12.06 and 11.35 p.m., via D., L, A W.
R. R., 8.08, 8.66 a.m.. 1.30 p.m.
Loave Scranton for Rochester, Buffalo,
Niagara Falls, Detroit, Chicago and all
points west via D. A H. R. R., 3.46 a.m.,
12.06, 8.16, 11.38 p.m., via D.. L. & W. R. R.
and Pittston Junction, 8.06, 6.66 a.m., l.iO,
8.60 p.m., via E. A W. V. R. R., 3.41 p.m.
For Elmlra and the west via Salamanca,
via D. & U. R. R., 8.46 a.m., 12.06, 106 p.m.,
via D., L. A W. R. R., 8.08. 8.66 a.m., 1.20,
and 6.07 p.m.
Pullman parlor and sleeping or L. V.
chair cars on all trains between L. A B.
Junction or Wllkes-barre and New York,
Philadelphia, Buffalo, and Suspension
Bridge.
KOLLIN H. WILBUR. Oen. Supt.
CHAS. S.LEE, Gen. Pass. Agt., Phlla., Pa.
A. W. NONNEMACHEK, Asst. Qeo.
Pass. Act.. South Bethlehem, Pa.
Del., Lack, and Western.
Effect Monday, June 24, 18.
Trains leave Scranton as follows; Ex
press for New York and all points East,
1.40, 2.60, 6.16, 8.00 and 8.66 a.m.; 12.65 and 3.34
p.m.
Express for Easton, Trenton, Philadel
phia and the south, 6.16, 8.00 and (.66 a.m.,
12.56 and 8.34 p.m.
Washington and way stations, 3.66 p.m.
Tobyhanna accommodation, 6.10 p.m.
Express for Blnghamton, Oswego, El
mlra, Corning. Bath, Dansvllic, Mount
Morris and Buffalo, 12.10, 2.36 a.m., and 1.21
?.m., making close connections at Buf
alo to all polnta in the West , Northwest
and Southwest.
Bath accommodation, 9 a.m.
hinghamton and way stations, 1287 p.m.
Nicholson accommodation, at 4 p. m. and
6.10 p. m..
Binghamton and Elmlra Express, 6.0S
p.m.
Express for Cortland, Syracuse, Oswetro
Utlca and Richfield Springs, 2.36 a.m. and
1.24 p.m.
Ithaca, 2.36 and Bath t a.m. and 1.21 p.m.
For Northumberland, Pittston, Wllkes
Barre. Plymouth, Bloomsburg and Dan
ville, making close connections at North
umberland for Wtlllamsport, Harrisburg,
Baltimore, Washington and the South.
Northumberland and intermediate sta
tions, COO, 8.66 a.m. and 1.30 and 6.07 p.m.
Nauticoke and Intermedial, stations,
8.08 and 11.20 a.m. Plynrnfti nnd Inter
mediate stations, 3.40 and 8.62 p.m.
Pullman parlor and sleeping coaches on
all express trains
For detailed Information, pocket time
tables, etc., apply to M. L. Smith, city
ticket ottlre, 328 Lackawanna avenue, or
depot ticket office.
DELAWARE AND
HUDSON RAIL
ROAD. Commencing Monday,
day, July ft, all trains
will arrive at new Lack
awanna avenue station
as follows:
ton station for Carbondale aje in
termediate points at 3 JO. 146. 7.80, 8.26 and
1110 a-m.. lTw. U0. 166. lit. (.16. MS, 11
and 11.20 p.m.
For Farvtew, Wajrmart jaA Honesdalo
at 160, US and N.18 a.m.,1100, 120 and 11
P'?oc Albany. Bars togs, the Adirondack
and Montreal at 6.46 a.m. and 3.80 p.m.
For WUkes-Barre and Intermediate)
, ,lnta at 7.46, 146, 188 and 89.46 a.m LLOti
1.20. 131 100, lis, 101, 111 and 11-38 6.m.
Trains will arrive at Bcranton statlosj
from Carbondal) and Intermediate points:
at 1.4s, 141 9.84 and 1146 a.m.. U.00, L17.2.34j
140, 4.64. 6J6. 7.46. 6.11 and lL8i p.m.
From Hoaeadale. Waymart and Far)
view at tiTa7mrU.t0. 1.17, 141 161 ant
7.46 p.m.
Prom Montreal, Saratoga, Albany, eta
at 4.64 and 11 .88 p.a.
From Wllkes-Barre and Intermedlatil
points at 116, 8.04, 10.86 and li.66 a.m.. LM
U4, 118. llfl. 106, 7.20, Its and 11.16 p.m.
Erie and Wyoming Valley.
Trains leave Scranton for New York
and intermediate points on the Erie rail
road at 7.00 a. m. and 3.24 p. m. Also for
Honesdale, Hawley and local polnta at
7.00, 9.40 a. m. and 8.24 p. m.
All the above are through trains to ana
from Honesdale.
Train for Lake Ariel 6.10 p. m.
Trains leave for Wllkes-Barre at 6.39 a.
m. and 3.46 p. m.
RriRAITUN niTieiON.
la Effect, May 19th, 1805.
Norm Beuad.
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All trains rua dally except Sunday. - -t
slgBlOea that trains stop oa signal for pa
sengors,-
liecure rates via Ontario a Western before
Burchastng tickets and save mousy. Day and
lhgt li press to the West.
J.O. Andorson, Oen. Pass Agt
T. FUtoroft, Dir. Pass, Agt. scran Ids, Pa.
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