6 THE SCRAlfTON TRIBUNE WEDNESDAY MOKNXNG, AUGUST 14, 1895. Volusia," p Minneapolis Tribune. Some year ago I crossed the ocean from New York to Liverpool, and. at Is usual after a few days out we In the aahwa alt got pretty friendly with each other. . . ' I made the particular acquaintance of a man of about Si year of age. whose name was Crumpton. Tall, thin, deep bronxwl. he looked like one who had seen some knocking about, but any one could see, with half an eye. the un mistakable Imprint of a gentleman. He was returning home to England after twelve years' absence, during which he had made his "pile" in silver mine prospecting. Looking Into his berth one morning Just after breakfast, I found him busy cleaning a Winchester magazine rllle. Always fond of firearms. I examined the weapon with care, and we fell to talking about various shooting epi sodes. "By-the-bye." said he, "there Is a story connected with that rifle which I think will Interest you. and If you care to hear It we will go on deck and smoke a cigar while I tell it to you." Of course I was only too glad, and I will give the story in his own words, as nearly as 1 can remember ithem. "About four years ago, having lent some money on the security of a cattle ranch In Wyoming circumstances arose which compelled me to remain there somo months. My visit was of a character calculated to rather prejudice me in the eyes of the little colony of cowboys and farmer In the neighbor hood. Inasmuch a It was connected with money Uitlkultles concerning my mortgage. "1 found the proprietor by no means a prepossessing sort of a man, but he did his best to be civil to me, seeing, no doubt, th; it was policy to be so and ns also I had been so far been very leni ent with h'.ni. Among the hands, and more or less In the position of an under boss, was a fellow called Crockford. a tall, heavy mm. who from the very tlrst showed me marked Incivility, and whom I In stinctively felt would do me harm if he could. Jl'.s record was decidedly bad, and not long before that time in anoth er neighborhood he had narrowly es caped lynching for horse thieving by tllsht: In fact, he was notoriously a 'tuuiih' all round. "Every man about the neighborhood carried a heavy revolver, and mostly a Yinchtster as well. I deemed tt best, as a matter of policy, not to carry any firearms at all. Even among those men a rough code of honor prevailed, and It was deemed 'bad form' to draw on a man who hadn't a gun. Again I was a very bad shot with the revolver a fault which I have since rectified. I may say, however, that 1 was a rather good rln shot, but up to that time, oddly enough, I had never used a Winchester. All these men shoot well, some of them marvelously well, and this fellow Crockford. although not reckoned anything wonderful, could ridJle a powder canister at thirty yards, and of course do much bette with the ritle. Ale 200 yards he could put almost every bullet into the crown of your hat. "Well, I had been at the place about mouth when I slipped down to the store one Saturday afternon. partly to buy some things I wanted and partly to have a chat with DalzieO. a very intel ligent Schotchman who kept the estab lishment. Out west, as you may know, the store Is also a sort of rendezvous for the 'boys' around the neighbor hood when they have any spare time. I had made my purchases and had been chanting with Dalzlel a few minutes when in came seven or eight of the cow boys with Crockford amongst them. "The man was In a ferocious humor, that was perfectly evident from his countenance, and we soon leatn?d from the boisterous chaff of which he was the victim thalt he had for a wager of the drinks around, backed himself to ride a particular ugly tempered colt over an awkward Jump, and had got a cropper" for his pains. "Calling for the liquors, he rudely brushed past me to the counter, anil contrived to upset my drink in doing so. I said nothing at all to him, but called for another glass. The banter which had been loud up to the moment died aiway. as every one saw that Crockford had Med to Insult me. "After an awkward silence he turned to old Mottram, the veteran of the par ty, and said: " 'Some people's mighty meek and firgivin' like ought ter be angels I sues, yes; and may be sooner than they reckon, too. Say. mister,' he con tinued, turning to me, 'how long do you Intend to stay around these here parts? ?-ak my a lvic and git, and git quick, ain't healthy fur you.' " 'I am going to stay about four months," I replied quietly, 'but If neces sary. I will stay four years. When I am ready to go, however, do you think you could sell me a horse to ride away on?" "A burst of laughter greeted this al lusion to Crook ford's former horse stealing exploits, and without an In stant's pause he flung his tumbler of whlrky full In my face. Kxpecting something of the kind, I flew from my chair, and, being within a yard of him, I struck him a heavy blow on the mouth. He reeled back, and, catching a seat with his leg, fell to the floor. He was on his feet In a second, revolver in hand, and I was sure that my last mln-' Ute had come; and so It would have had not Duziel seized his arm and, by a wrench, torn the weapon from his grasp. Only Just In time, too, as a bul let flew past me and burled Itself in the woodwork. " 'For shame, Crockey,' said iMotram; you know that the stranger don't carry ho gun; 'twould have been murder yes, an' me an' the rest of the boys would hev let you know of It, too.' A murmur of assent warned Crockford that he had transgressed the unwritten laws of frontier life. The man was deadly pale with passion. And save where the blood stains on the lips showed the severity of the blow, all traces of color had left his usually ruddy face. " 'Boys, he said, with an effort, I did -wrong to draw my gun. and I acknowl edge It, but,' turning to me, the earth Ain't big enough for lis two, by O I Tau must fight me, or I will shoot you dead on sight.' "I suppose I ought to have declined, fut I didn't. I was fighting mad. and longed to punish the ruffian even at the Imminent risk of my own life, so I said: " 'I will fight you, and fight you now, but. mark you, we will fight on some thing like equal terms. With revolvers I . should be nothing but a victim to your skill, bo I am entitled to the choice of weapons. We will use Winchesters, for, although I never fired one In my life, I can use the rifle better than the revolver,' "A dead quiet fell on the group as Crockford nodded his head In token of assent. I had, as I knew, chosen the deadliest style of dueling In force out there. "Old (Mottram broke the silence by My4ng: 'It seems, boys, that this affair must go on. Crockford, hev ye yer weapon here 7 '"'No, but I will soon bring It," was h response, as he turned and walked out of the atore. - "I now had about an hour at my dls posal, and, taking Datslel aside, I asked htm to be my second, which he acceded to. I gave Mm all the money I had on tne,- soma MM,- and told him that If I should be killed he was to bury me de cently, and that he might keep any bal ance left over. Then on a sheet of pa per I wrote a brief will, disposing of my IntereaU in certain concerns. . "I did not waste any time thinking ay poor Mother, my-slsWra, or any to 111 dearer one than all. The fact was that 1 hadn't any sweetheart or relations of any kind save and except my dear old dad. and well I knew that he, a major under the flag of old England, would rather have helped to bury me with his own hands than that his son should turn tall In such a case. Neither was I disturbed in my mind about what re apecKable old ladles (of both sexes) would call the awful responsibility which must rest on me If I killed this man. No. sir! I Just meant to drill as many and as deadly holes In his ras cally carcass as good fortune and my skill could together effect. Brutal, no doubt you will say. Perhaps it was, but I was going to shoot to kill for all that, for If ever a man meant blood shed In this world. Bill Crockford meant it when he went out of that store. "What I did think of, however, was how to Increase my chances of success, as I certainly did not .want to be killed, or even wounded, so 1 mentally laid down a plan of campaign, or method of operation as it were. "There was still about half an hour before my adversary could get back, so Dalzlel proposed my having a few shots to get used to the Winchester, which I was to use. About 00 yards away stood an old shanty, empty and tumble down. On this Dalzlel stuck the white SIA of a box, offering a plain mark of perhaps twelve Inches square. 1 took the ritle and after firing two shots for direction and elevation I walked over to see how I had got on, then came back and resumed tiring. When I gut through three and twenty cartridges, we all, that Is, the rest of the men In the store with Dalzlel and myself, walked over to the target. " 'Great Scottr exclaimed old Mot tram, 'why, there alnlt a single bullet within five feet of the loxlid. You ain't got no show, at all agin Crockv. Mr. Cumpton, an' If I was you I'd own up and apologize.' " 'I thank you for your advice,' I re plied, "I believe I have more chance than you fancy, but if I had none, this affair would have to go on, unless, In deed, your man should beg my pardon for throwing his glass In my face.' " 'There ain't much chance of that. I fear. He's dead set on shooting yer, sir, bud I wish there was some way of stoppln' this affair, ft seems onreason able that you should meet a man slch a tremendous Jot better ner yourself when your life will most likely hev to pay the stake.' "Crockford soon arrived at the store bringing his rifle with him, and, of course, a whisper or two from his friends made him acquainted with the result of my target .practice. Dalzlel made a last attempt to prevent a meet ing .and addressed Crockford upon the evil of carrying this affair to a termina tion, which must almost inevitably end in my dealth as a result from my target practice. " "There ain't no particular reason for fighting, tf he will appollergize for stiikln' that Mow, hut he's got ter do It, and got ter do it humble, too, or else let him git hold of his rifle; I won't sav no more.' "I impatiently waved to Dalzlel to de sist, and signed to Mottram to proceed with the necessary preliminaries. Tak ing the two rifles from our hands he pressed, one by one, Into the magazines of each of them, seven cartridges. " Now." said he,, when this was done, 'You, Crockford, are well posted as to how these affairs are managed here, but for fear that you (turning to me) may not be so well acquainted with them I will tell yer the conditions. Those tiwo rifles will be laid down on the .middle ot the roaod, where ft goes over the plain In a straight line. They will be placed about 200 yards apart, and you will stand each beside his gun. We, .that Is Dalzlel and myself, will tand between you and to one side. When I throw my hat up you are each at liberty to get your gun and make the best use of It again one another. You may stand and fire, kneel and fire, or lay down and fire, as you please: you kin run In on one another, or, If either of you chooses, he kin run back: there's plenty of road, too, each of you has fifty miles of straight travelin' be hind him ef he don't ltke the looks of things In front; but neither of you must leave the road and the seven shots In each of your guns must decide the affair, hit or miss. Mind, if these con ditions are broken by either man, me and Danslel are here to see fair play, and we have guns, and will use them, too.' Without another word we all left the store, and the two seconds, placing the rifles on the road beside Crockford and myreff. retired to the little hillock to give the signal. . "I, perhaps, ought to give you a de scription of my feelings at that mo ment, but really I can hardly do so, nor do I remember any very predominant emotion, pave that I felt a sort of stony calm, mixed with a strong desire to draw a bead on that figure standing quietly beside his weapon some 200 yards away. "As I before told you I had laid down my method of proceeding, and the basis of It was to remain on the defensive, for I felt sure that Crockford, despising my abilities with the Winchester, woukl advance upon me, nor was I at all mistaken; directly the signal was given he seized his rifle and almost In stantly discharging A shot, which passed within a foot of .me, he started on a zlg-lg run toward me. Mean while I had gone down flat on the road, bringing my rifle to bear upon him, and getting sight after he had run in per haps fifty yards, I fired my first shot. "I shot primarily to stop him, of course, If 1 could, but also with the In tention of throwing a thin cloud of smoke Immediately In front of me, be neath which I could again take sight. The day was still, bright and warm, and far away along the road behind Crockford a little while puff of dust toKl me that I had missed my man. Jerking the lever of the rifle forward and back to Its (dace again, I had my second shot ready for delivery. This time I waited, Judging that when he came to a stop either to. He down, or stand, I should have the best chance I was like ly to get, but still my Title muzzle fol lowed his every movement. On he came, till less than 1M yards separated us; dropping on to his hands and knees he was Just reaching the prone position, when, once more, my rifle rang out. This time I did not see the puff of dust, betokening a miss, but I had no time to speculate about results, but bugging the ground closely, I Jerked the empty cartridge out and got another Into Its place. Zip came a bullet not three Inches from, my cheek, and again, as I brought my gun up, another struck the road almost straight In front of me and tore Its way through the cloth of my coat on the arm. This shot nearly blinded me and rendered it Impossible for me to return the lire effectively for the dust, and so I might say for the next two, as both being In front and fortunately a little to one side, I ab solutely could not see even' the end of my own rifle. In a few seconds the dust was cleared sufficiently to allow me dimly to sight my opponent. My finger had almost pressed the. trigger when somehow or another I seemed to feel that I need not shoot. There was no motion about my adversary, nor waa his face visible and even at that dis tance I oould see that his rifle was not in position, but was grasped In his light hand wide out from his body. I kept my rifle on him, hesitating what to do. He stilt had two shots In his magazine, and I bad a right to tire on him and make certain! feuf still, as I say, I hesitated. Al I did so Mottram waved me to hold my fire, aad leaving their position oa the hUl the two seconds ran hastily to the silent figure in front of me. A wave of the hand released me from suspense and informed me that the duel was over. On reaching Crock ford I found him Insensible from pain and loss of blood. My second shot had struck him fair on the left shoulder, shattering the bone at the Joint In a terrible manner and flooding the road with blood. Even then the man had, before Insensibility had set In, man aged, goodness knows how, to send those four bullets In rapid succession, any one of which, had it been three Inohes truer, would have killed or badly wounded me. We got him to the store and Dalzlel, who possessed some sur gical skill, managed to staunch the (lowing blood, and In a day or two he was pronounced out of any absolute danger of his life. Recover he did, al though It waa three months before he could leave his berth. As the ranch had passed Into my hands during that time I saw that he was properly attended to, but when he was a(le to travel I di rected tihat he 'be paid up all wages and an extra $50 given him. but that he be discharged from the employ. You see my life felt very unsafe while he was within forty miles. I heard that he ul timately recovered the use of his arm, but It was a long time before it was anything like sound. "Little more remains to be told, ex cept that I gave Dalzlel J 100 Jor that Winchester as a souvenir of the affair." "But. Mr. Crompton." I said, "how on earth did you manage .to make such a good shot at your man on your second attempt, iwhen, as you ipolnted out, you shot so badly alt the box Hd. Was ft simply a fluke?" Compton looked at me rather cu riously and said: "I notice that you sometimes play at whist, tout I don't precelve that you let the adversaries see your nankl. It la true Ithnt I was never within five feet of the 'box lid. Knowing what I was shooting at, I was satisfied, because nil my shots were within six or ten Inches of where I aimed them, and, of course, the others thought I was Mat ing aiway at the lid all the time, though, mind, I never said so, and Crockford nalturally got the Impression that I was a very bad shot from what the others told him. I rather ex.pected the result would be that way, and ft was unlucky for Crockford. "Suppose we have a drink now. I can never ifhlnk of those Infernal bullets whizzing past me without feeling fl certain dryness In the throat and mouth. Upon mv soul, the remem brance makes ,my flesh creep more now than It did at the time, but you know I was fighting mad then, and was 'shooting to kill.' " NEWS OF 01 B INDUSTRIES. Happenings of Interest to the StapU Trades and Particularly to the Trade la Iron', Steel and Anthraelto Coal. Furnace iNo. 3, of the Crane Iron com pany, at Catasauqua, has been blown in. The stack, has been idle some time. 'Repairs are almost completed on the Idle stack of the Carrie Furnace com pany at Pittsburg, and it will blow In within a week or ten days. The Union Drawn Steel company, of Beaver Falls, Pa., manufacturers of cold rolled steel, has let a contract for two additional buildings, 50 by 110 feet each, to be constructed of iron, steel and brick. Although It Is only two years since this company doubled Its capacity It has been much crowded for some months. With the new build ings and machinery It will have a ca pacity of about 18.000 tons a year. It Is the intention of the Lake Erie Iron company, of Cleveland, O., to eoon begin the erection of iblast furnaces on made ground In Cleveland harbor. The works of the company are on Whisky Island, and its lake frontage Is 365 feet. From the shore of the lake to the harbos line Is 1,200 feet, and the land thus made would give the company a total of ten acres, making one of the most eligible sites on the south shore of 'Lake Erie. A stock company Is being organized at Waco, Tex., to operate electric launches on the streams of Central Texas on a plan which the projectors believe will be practical .and profitable without any improvement whatever to the wa ter courses to he navigated. The boats to be used, it Is said, will take 2,000 pounds smoothly In eighteen Inches of water, and over that depth is main tained the year round in many of the rivers and streams. An ambitious project Is on foot at Los Angeles, Cal., where It is proposed to transmit the almost unlimited power of the Kern river to the city by elec tricity, and to make a strong effort to build up a manufacturing center. The most Interesting feature of the plan Is the length of transmission. The near est point on the Kern river Is exactly 100 mllea from Los Angeles. The pro moters of the plan claim to have elec trical engineering advice, however, to the effect that the scheme is commer cially practlcabl. The 400 . tons of pig Iron recently shipped from the IMable furnaces at Sharpsvllle, Pa., to Birmingham, Eng., was of a grade suitable for the manu facture of malleable. Iron. Heretofore English malleable Iron manufacturers have been using charcoal pig Iron only for their castings, deriving their supply from this country and from Sweden, as England manufactures little If any charcoal pig Iron. Of late, however, they have been adopting some Ideas of their American cousins, one of the re sults of which Is this shipment of coke iron. Bhould the Iron prove satisfac tory, It is likely that other shipments will Ibe made. The output of pig Iron has risen about to the normal quantity in pros perous years. According to the Amer ican Manufacturer, of Pittsburg, the ca pacity of furnaces In blast Aug. I was 176,505 tons weekly, which Is at the rate of 4.5S9.130 tons in a half year. This quantity has been surpassed In the first half of 1892 and In the last half of 1891 and 1890, but It Is close to the maximum. It does not follow that pro duction at that rate for the year will continue, as some weakening In prices which already appears may cause a few furnaces to close, but this at pres ent seems somewhat unlikely. Neither doea 1t follow 'that the output for the year 1895, If continued at the present rate, would be the largest ever known, as some enthusiastic Journalists say. It would be only 8,676,088 tons for the year, which Is considerably below the actual output of 1890 or 1892, though there is some probability that, Instead of a reduction, some further Increase In output may appear before the year ends. It Is Important to observe that this large output doea not result, as the greatest production has In previous years, from a large demand of the rail roads, because the output of steel rails, though larger than last year, has not been more than about two-thirds of the maximum. The enormous production of structural iron and steel Is shown by the record-breaking output of 43,000 tons In July at the Homestead works, of which 17,150 tons were of steel beams, the greatest production of structural products in any previous twelve months having been 605,000 at all the works In the country. The noil production has also been enormous, though In the best of years this doea not exceed about 460,000 tons. Indeed, It Is rather a puz zle to account for the great output of Iron and steel during the lust month, unless It Is kept in mind that the July work waa largely to make up .for de Acolenclea In previous months. Prices still advance, howeror the combina tions having raised bar iron and struc tural Iron and steel, while Bessemer Is a shade weaker, though Grey Forge has advanced, and the average of all kinds Is now 39 per cent, higher than the prices of last January, and only 7.7 per cent, below the prices of Oct. 1, 1893, It Is rather the general impression that the rise la price has reached It maximum. THE WORLD OF EUSBISS STOCKS AND BONDS. ' New York. Aug. 11 The stock mar ket today waa dull and professional. Tho total aales were 159,000 shares. As a rule the active issues were weak in the early trading. Toward 11 o'clock Distillers moved to th front, and on good 'buying advanced 1 per cent. Missouri Pacific (was forced down a point on light offerings, but quickly re covered. During the afternoon the an thracite coalers and grangers advanced sharply. Jersey Central rose 2. Dela ware and Hudson 1V4. Lackawanna H4, Heading , Hock Inland 1. Northwest . tit. Paul V,. Burlington 1H- Net vhanges show advances uf H to 2 per cent., Jersey Central leading. The ratigw of today's prices for the ac tive stocks of the New York stock mar ket are given below. The quotations are furnished The Tribune by O. du B. Dim mick, manager for William Linn, Allen Co., stock brokers, 412 Spruce street, Bcrunton. Op'n- High- Low- Clos ing, est. est. ing. Am. Tobacco Oo 112 11214 "4 1" Am. tiUKur Ho'g Co.114 IID'4 11414 H4 Atch., To. & 8. Fo... lul II1 1W4 l"' Cun. South W OtrH 6ti K ("Ties, ft Ohio 2114 21 2114 21 s Cihkgo Gas 6!14 H "! Chic. & N. W 101 1W14 W m Chic, H. & U 9014 1 W4 -H C. C. C. St. L 44 4H 48 48 Ohlc., Mil. & St. P... 71 7114 7's 7H Chic. R. I. & P W4 80 78 79 lK-raware ft Hud 131 131 131 M'Mi 1.. L. ft W HB14 1634 124 103 Dint. C. F 2114 2-' 21 22 Gen. Electric 37 37 3 37 III. Central 99 99 9M Lake Shore 150 150 1N 150 Ixrtils. ft Nurfh W 1 6U 60 Manhattan Kle 117 118 117 11K Ml ob. Central 101 101 101 101 Mo. Psclllc 37 38 37 37 Nut. Cordtige 2 2 2 2 Nat. Lwid 3Ti 35 35 ST. N. J. Central lot lf lot 1W. N. Y. Central lut 102 102 J(H N. Y. ft N. R 58 58 58 6H N. Y., U E. ft W 8 8 8 8 N. Y., 8. ft W 12 18 12 12 N. Y 8. ft W Pr... 30 31 30 31 Noil 'Pacific 4 4 4 4 Nor. Pacific. Pr 18 18 18 18 Phc!Hc Mall 29 29 29 29 Phil, ft Head 1K 19 18 18 Tumi.. O. ft 1 3tl 3l 35 30 Tex. Pacific 12 12 12 12 Union Pacific 13 13 13 13 Wahash ,.. 9 9 9 9 Wabash. Pr 21 21 21 21 West. Union 91 94 93 93 IT. . Leather 15 1'i 15 1 U. 8. Leather, Pr.... 84 84 81 81 CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE PRICES. Open- High- Low- Clos- WHEAT. Ing. est. est. Ing. September 65 67 65 66 December 68 69 67 69 OATS. September 19 19 18 19 May 23 23 23 23 PORK. September 36 38 36 38 Decemiber 31 32 30 31 Mny 31 32 31 31 CORN. September .-. 6.0B 6.05 6.0D 6.02 January ' 6.07 6.07 6.02 6.02 LARD. September 9.50 9.57 9.47 9.52 Jo.nua.ry 10.12 10.17 10.10 10.12 Scran ton Board of Trado Exchange Quotations-All Quotations Based on Par of 100. STOCKS. Bid. Ask. Dime Dep. ft DIs. Bank 125 Green Ridge Lumber Co 110 First National Bank 600 Lackawanna Lumber Co 110 ..... Scranton Savings Bank 200 ..... Scranton Lace Curtain Co 50 Third National Bank 350 Thuron Coal Land Co ' 90 Scranton Axle Works 8fl Scranton Glass Co 65 National Boring ft Drilling Co 90 Scranton Jar ft Stopper Co 25 Lacka. & Montrose R. R 1C0 Spring Brook Water Co 90 Elmhurst Boulevard Co 100 Anthracite Land ft. Imp. Co 60 Lacka. Trust ft Safe Dep. Co ir.0 Allegheny Lumber Co 105 BONDS. Scranton Traction Co 95 Economy Steam Heat ft Power Co 100 Scranton Glass Co 100 Rushbrook Coal Co., 67o 100 Scranton Pass. Railway first mortgage 6's, due 1920 110 People's St. Railway, first mortgage 6's, due 1918 110 People's St. Railway, second.. 110 ..... Scranton ft Ptttston Traction Co. 6s M eraaton Wholesale. Fruits and Produce Dried apples, per lb., Ca6c. ; eva.ioiraitied aipplea, 7a8cj, Cali fornia prunes, 6a8c.i English currants, 2a3c.; layer raisins, Sl.6Ual.70; muscatels, 4auc. per lb.; laJ.y per box; new Valen cia, 6a6c. pur lb. Beans Marrowfats, 12.50 per bushel; mtdluma, 32.25; pea beans. Peas Green, Sl.10al.15 per bushel; split, $2.nta2.tiO; lentels, base, per lb. Potatoes ll.50ol.60. Onions Per bbl., 12.26. Butter 16o20c. per 'lb. Cheese 6a9c. per lb. Eggs 14al5c. Meats Hams, ' 10c.; umall hams, lie; skinned hams, lie; California hamss sc.; shoulders, 7c; be 1 hies, 8Vc; smoked breakfast bacon, 10c. Smoked Beef Outside, 12c.; si'ts, 13c; InsUIes and knuckles. 15c; Acme sliced smoked beef, 1-lb. cons, $2.40 per dozen. Pork Mess, 314.50; short cut, 316. Ln.rd Iaf. in tleirees, Sc.; in tubs, 8c; 10-lb. pails, 8c. per lb.; 5-tb. pails, 8c. per lb.; 3-1 b. palls, 9c. per lb.; compound lard, tierces, 6c.; tubs, 6c; 10-lb. pato, 6c. per lb.; 5-lb. palij, 6V. per lb.; f-lb. palls, 7c. per lb. Flour M'.'nm-sota vatent per bbl., 34.10a 4.35; Ohio and Indiana amber, 33.75; Gra haiin, 33.75; rye flour, $3.75. Feed Mixed, per cwt., $1.05. Oiain Corn, Roe.; oats, 35a 40c. per b'whel. Rye Straw Per ton, S13a 16. Hay-$17al9. . Now York Produce Market. Now York, Aug. 18. Flour Weak, neg lected. Wheat Dull, Arm; No. 2 red store and elevator, 7la71c; afloat, 73a7314c; . o, b., 72a73c.; ungraded red, 67a74c.; No. 1 northorn, 74a74c.; options closed Arm, hLghor; January, 74c.; May, 77c.j August, 71c; September, 72a; October, 72c. ; December, 74c. Corn Higher; No. 2, 47c. elevator; 47c; afloat; options closed dull and firm; September, 43c; Oc tober, 42c; May, 38c. Oats Dull, Arm; opilljans dull, firmer; August, 24!fcc.; Sep tember, 23c; October, 24c.; May, 27c; t't prtcee, No. 2, 25o20c.; No. 2 white, 28a 29c.; No. 2Cli.".cogo, 27c.;' No. 3, 35c.; No. 3 white, 29c.; mixed western, 25a27c; white do., 29a35c.; white state, 29a35c. Provisions gukit. unchanged. BtrtUr Quiet, unset tled; state dairy, 1318c.; do. creamery, 20c; western dairy, 9al8c. ; do. cretim ery, i;ta2uc. ; do. factory, 8al2c.; Elglns, 20a20c; Imitation creamery, . llalfic. Oh eewe Quiet, steady, unchanged. Eggs Weak; state end Pennsylvania, 14a15c.; western freuh, 12al3c.; do. per case, Il.50a3.60. Toledo Grain Market. Toledo, O., Aug. IS. Wheat Receipts, 67.0UO bushels; shipments, 90,000 bushels; market quiet; No. 2 red, cash, and Au gust, 71c; September, 71c; December, 72c; May, 76c; No. I red, cash, 7c. Corn Receipts, 20,000 bushels; market dull; No. 2 mixed, cash, 40c.; No. I do., 39c. ;No. t yellow, 40c. Oats Receipts, 11,000 bushels; market eany; No. t mixed, canh, 20c.; No. 3 do., 19o.; September, 20c; No. 2 white, emm, 23c.; No. t do., 21o. Rye Market duH ; No. I cash, 47c. ; No. S, 44o. Clover Seed Market steady; prime cash, $5.60; October, $6.27; March, $5.50. Buffalo Live Stock. Buffalo, Aug. IS. Cattle Receipts, 275 head; on sale, 200 head; market steady; extra steers, $5.3ua5.40; mediums, $i2Sa4.75; old to fair cows, $2a2.75; choice do., $3a 3.2S. Hogs Receipts, 1,600 head; on sale, 4,000 head; heavy Yorkers, $5.10a6.15; light do.. $6.15a6.25; graseers and Michigan. l4.90sS.10; mixed packers, $6.05a6.10; me diums, $6a6.10; choice heavy, $4.95a5; roughs, $3.75a4; stags, $Sa3.75. Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 600 head; on sale, 5,500 head; market closed dull and weak; good mixed fat sheep, $2.E0a6; stock ewes, $1.75a 2; export sheep, $3.263.75; good to choice fat lambs, $4.25o4.7S; light to good, $3.36o4; culls, $2.2taS. , . , - ' V" Chicago Live Mtock. Chicago, Aug. It. Cattle Receipts, $,000 head; market steady; common to extra steers, $U6asi atockera and feeders, $3.50 4.10; cows and buil Sl.26aS.TS; calves, S3.60a S.75; Texans, t3.Bo4.B5; wastern rangers, $3.0a4.SS. Hogs Reee'pta, 13,000 head; market weak and lOaMo. lower; heavy packing and stamping lota, $4.40a4.H; oora mow to choice (nixed. S4.40O4.N; choice as sorted. S4.tOa6.lS; light. $4.OaS.20; pigs. $3.25 a5. 8heep Receipts, 12.UUO bead; market weak and lOe. lower; Infer .or to choice, $3 175; iambs, $35.40. Oil Market. Ptttsburg, Aug. 13,-Oil closed 122. the only quotation here today. O.I City. Augu. IS. oil opened and high at, 125; lowest and closed. 122. BABDKKH IN LONDON. Americans are better acquainted with barber shops than are Englishmen, the Englishmen thinking It much more gen teel, as well as more economical and ex peditious, to do his own shaving in the morning. Yet, writes Klwyn A. Barron, In the Chicago Times-Herald, the English barber Is incoinitarably politer in his at tentions and care of a patron than his American fellow craftsman, and la not a Whit less delt. If you seek the proper sort. The shops are commonly less showy, less elaborate than ours, and there often is a prlmltlvcness about the furnish ings, but they are clean, comfortable, and you do not sniff the air and glura sus piciously around upon a group of watting "nexts." If you enter to And the barber occupied he will pause from his employ ment long enough to bid you, "Kindly take a seat, sir," and when he is ready for you he does not strike a wearlvdly re signed attitude, gate Into Illimitable space, and with superfluous energy shout "Next!" On the contrary, he will look di rectly at you ami In a respectful man ner say: "I'm ready for you now, air, if you please." When he has ascertained your wants and sets about meeting them you feel that you are a person rather than a thing, and that the barber Is actually serving you, and In a 4ecomltiKly deferential manner, not condescending to kill a little time In the enjoyment of your humiliation while he waits the approach of nobler employ ment. In what American shop would you hear this scrap of conversation between barber and "customer?" "Beg your panlon, sir, but does the rasor hurt your face?" "No; It moves very smoothly." "I'm obliged to you, sir." Then, after a pause: "Shall I trim your hair a bit, slrT" "Not today, 1 think." "Thank you, sir; as you please." The Amerlean form Is not quite the same, though the essential slgnltlcenees do not differ perhaps. With us the dla louge would be mure after this fashion: "Excuse me, but your razor pulls." "Thin skinned, eh?" "Yes; rather tender." "How does it go now?" "Better, thank you." "All right." Pause. "Haircut?" "Not today." "It's In bad shape," running his fingers through It till each fretful hair stands on end. "Better have It touched up." "Not today." "Wasn't a very good barber gave you that lust cut. Where'd you get It? Next!" TOO That Insists upon keeping stock of BaflWs Ee In the house? Why, the wise mother. Because, when taken intenully it cures In a few minutes, Cramps, Spasms, Sour Stomach, Heartburn. Nervousness, Sleeplessness, Sick Headache Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Summer Complaint, Colic, Flatulency and all internal pains. DOSE Half a teaspoonful In half a tumbler of water. Used externally, it will cure Rheumatism. Neuralgia, Mosquito Bites, Stinp of Insects, Sunburns, Bruises, Burns, Scalds, Coughs, Colds and all throat troubles. Radway's Ready Relief, aided by Rad way'S Pills, will cure Fever and Ague; Ma larious, Bilious and other Fevers, ruts' Ceatsa Bertie. SsM ky Srarcista RAD WAY ft CO., New York.. RAD WAY'S PILLS. Vnrelv veaetable. mild and reliable. Canst perfect digestion, complete saaiuitUtton and healthful regularity. Cure constipation and its long list or unpisanni symptoms ana reju veaste the system. 115 cult a box. All drug gists. hid ii it OF SCRANTON. Special Attention N GiTen to Business tnd Personal Account! INTEREST PAID OX THE DEPOSITS. -A dmllmr mmd U m dollar imnti " t VIMssMm' Mid Preaeh DoagoU KM BvS i faw anywftase M Is u Jtos facet ptofOaaa, Moaay Order, T I'oetal Mats tor iljo. Knwle every wuw Mots enM a all retail stem to l.M. We BMse late seat eamliei, issrawirs we fur ante, the JK, aM, am war. and If say oas fa ao autsfled re wlU rem ue amaey srsssdaastkerMlr. pan or voauesa Beama, C, D. , 1 ts I see kel a. ems wa mutt rs IUsstmtes Caro Ske CoM SffSM Is XOalan. French Injection Compound Cares oaHlTel, eotfktr. (not merely ebecka.) ttoaraanM or money refunded. Avoid dangerout leDMdlaa.Frleeaeeeaiaperbiittle. ais Mies twill ears arrerwt caw) aast prepaid, secure from ebeervMjoewlth onjrcieaUAoaujr saade fringe, 712 DR. LOBB'S BOOK FREE To all Mfferers ef ERRORS OF YOUTH, LOST VIUOR sad DISEASES OF MBit AND WOMEN, JM safest eloth koendi seearelf sealed sad malted free. Treatmeat bv audi strletlr oenfidential, sad a positive qnics ears tuai aateed. Mo aatter bow loar taadlag, I will poalUralr ears too. Write or eU. it ill mil au Eel I ssliirlim V thtMrnammr d Tbe Only Remedy in the World That Re-1 fdnds Purchase Price if If Fails to Ctire ml r I .ea, V me looacco naoir It Cares While Yoti Tobacco. The greatest discovery of the age! A certain, pleaaant, permanent cure. A lifetime's in fife ring ended for S5.00. Why smoke and spit your life sway? Why euirer from dyspep sia, heartburn, and drains on your vital forces? Stop using tobacco, hut stop the right way! Drive the ulotlne from your system by the use of this wonderful remedy. Narooti-Cukr is warranted to remove all desire for tobacco In every form, including Cigar, Cigar ette and Pipe Hmokiug. Chewing and Snuff Taking. Use all the tobacco you want while under treatment, and in from four to ten days your "hank ering" and "craving" will disap pearthe weed won't taste good. Then throw away tobacco for ever. Narcoti-Cure is entirely vege table and free from injurious in gredients. It never falls to give tone and new vigor to the weakest constitution. Remember Narcoti-Cure does not deprive you of tobacco while effecting a cure; doesn't ak you to buy several bottles to be entitled to a guarantee; doesn't require a month's treatment; and, finally, doesn't enable you to stop tobacco only to lind yourself a slave to the habit of tablet chewing. BRON A 090 STEEL Bolts, Nuts; Bolt Ends, Turnbuckles, Washers, Rivw ets, Horse . Nails, Files, Taps, Dies, Tools and Sup plies. Saii Duck for mine use in stock. SOFT - STEEL - HORSE - SHOES, And a full stock of Wagon Makers' Supplies, Wheels, Hubs, Rims, Spokes, Shafts, Poles, Bows, etc, TTBB E1B SCRANTON, PA. LOMBBR. PROPS AND TIES tuc rnmiMimci.. tu i iimdcd rn MIL LUifllliUii II DHL 1 II LU1IIULH liU.. Bid TELEPHONE 42. EVERY WOMAN gomeHmen meet s rellakle, mo the earett druft Dr. Poors Pennyroyal Pillo Ther ar uomrt, m ard certain Is rsratt. The t mains (Or. PsalW aeeer Sisaa. ouinL eataarwalt.vn. Adlraai Fxai. MaDimss Co.. CISTltna,0. For aale by JOHN H. PHELPS, Spruce Street, Scranton Pa. in s V Uaonfactnrara ot the Celebrated) PILSENER LAGER BEER CAPACITY. f 00,000 Barrels per Annum WILLIAM S. MILLAR, Alderman 8th Ward, Scranton. ROOMS 4 AND 5, Qas and Watsr Co. Building, CORNER 1T0M1NQ Ifg. AMD CENTER ST. OFFICE HO0RS from T.S0 a n. tots. m. (1 hoar lutaraiaalon tor dlaaer and sapper.) Pirtlcnlu Attentioi Glien to Collections Prompt SattlssMdt Oaarsatasd. rcj::ei rrtfuut mlicitd . .TttofJwM Nw1S4a' id 4 10 io uays is Continue th? Os? of With Narcoti Cfbb, when you are through with tobacco, you sure through with the remedy. One bottle cures. Bend for book of prominent tes timonies like the following: HcKTiaoToff. Mm , Starch 18, US. Tns Xaucoti Chemical Ca, t-prmgfleld. Mass. Gentlemen ;-I have ueed tobacco for over tw.nty flrj jrea:e, ehewin and smoking every day from t a, m. to 9 p. sav atopplug only for meala. On Monday. Feb. 1 I railed at your onlne in KpringBrld. and buaibt a liotile ot the rjHS which I on-d as directed, and on the tenth day the desire for ta bauvu awl lft me and it has sol re turned. I did ant lose a meal whils tak ing ti.eCtiua My eppett has Improved an.t I oonalder N An:oTi-.'nnn a gTand thing. Vory respectfully. HAS. L LAtCOLV. Mr. Frank H. Morton, of Ckioop-e Falla. Maw., late trei tor of pabUe bsiidinga for MaeacliasUa,sars: I ued tobacco fur tweaty-Sre rears, and was a conflrmvd amuk-r, la lost eight tlaya' treatment with Hancori Cl'Mb! wai through with tobacoo. in fact the desire for tobacco vanialiod like a dream. Very reapectf oily. riUKa a. Ml K U. MOBTOM. If your druggist is unable to give full particulars about Nakcoti Cure, send to us for Rook of Par ticulars free, or send (j.OQ for bot tle by mall. THE FARCOTI CHEMICAL CO., Springfield, lass. MIN 22 Commonwealth , Scranton, Pi stair, isfnlausf medicine. Only k arm leas Sll iheakl be ue. U ; yea vast the bail, pt Pharmaolstj ccr. Wyoming Avsnu" and "eh? REVIVO RESTORES VITALITY. Made Well Man uthoay.jfzy of Me. TMI QRIAT 80th produces tne abore reanlta tn'30 day. It art Kwerf ullr sod aalcaly. Cures when all otaara tail . ant men will ratals thtlr lost manhood. ea4 eld men will recertr thalr youtkinl wtor by oat as HET1TO. II qnlcklr and aurelr reatoras Matron neat. Lea Yltalltr, banetenar. MIsMlr mlasloaa Lost fewer, intilnt Moaaor, Waa tin Oteaates, and all HlMl ot eelf-abnee or eieeaaand IndlaoreUoa, hick casta one tor atud. baelneat or merries. II not only cures by ttartlnf at the seal ot disease, tut ta a treat nerve tonio and blood Builder, orlnr Ins back lbs Dink alow to sole taring Ibe lira ot yoath. ft wards ot Inaanltr and Oeeaumptlon. Isalat ea harins BRVIVo. as ether. It can be earrted la Teal pock at. Mr asatl, 140 per peekate. or sis for M.oo, with a pool ties written anarmateo to oara OS so road the money. Circular fret. Address OYM. MEDICINE CO.. BS River St, CHICMO. ILL. fas sals by Watthewt Bros DtswsM TH EC SCRANTON VITRIFIED BRICK.1' TILE MKRUFaCTURING CO., If AKBS or SHALE PAVING BRICK AND BUILDING BRICK Oftloe: 320 Washington Areano. Worksi Hay-Ana. Pa.. K. a W. V. . B. M. H. DALE, General Sales Agent, Scranton Pa Bars MHeet SnhaaV at eWrCa-laTi eanUsT",' - ' -d.4Uf aroofaotfc-V Cwawanlneewiweeya eniodalaowe-w a oil tstDaj. 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