THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE TUESDAY MORNING, . AUGUST 20, 1895.
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CHAPTER I.
Oertrude .O'Brien n the fairest of
"Washington' fair women.. He was
aieyertiastn. the (treat ball tosser of
the home team. They stood In the con
servatory of the Villa De O'Brien In a
fashionable quarter of New Hampshire
avenue, white the deepening shadows
of he March evening closed soberly
yet softly around them. They heeded
not the perfume of those priceless
exotics which had cost Boru O'Brien so
many doubloons; they were lost in the
fragrance of a deep, mutual love.
"When we are wedded, dearest Ger
trude." he murmured, "life wKh me
will be one perpetual home run."
The lovely girl blushed to the tips or
her slmll-like ears.
"And do you really love me, Meyer
hasm ?" and her nones had a soft coo
in lnshoot that set his soul aglow.
"If my heart Is not wholly yours,
he said, "may I never get a base on
btills again.".
The lips of Gertrude O'Brien and her
lever met In a long, clinging kiss.
"That was a three-bagger, dearest,
h said, smacking his Hps following She
soft and dulcetceremony. andhis voice,
which was as the roar of a lion to the
tumultuous bleachers, was as gentle as
the note of a dove.
"Let us go back to the parlor, love,
a! J Gertrude O'Brien. disengaging her
stlf from his embrace. "It Is becoming
overdark In the conservatory and Uoru
O'Brien, my father, win call strikes on
our intimacy unless we conduct our
selves with circumspection."
OHAPTBU II.
The chilly March evening made the
Are grateful. The two lovers sat in the
glow of the grate and read the happy
core card of the future In each other's
eyes.
"Yes, dearest, my affections nave
been vours ever since you made that
drive to left field and brought In two
runs and tied the score In last season's
series with the Brooklyns." and she
nestled her beautiful 'head upon his
shoulder.
"I recall It." said Meyerhasm. mus
ingly, his nubby, bunty fingers toying
with Gertrude's silken tresses. "I made
second base."
, "Yes. and If It hadn't been for that
provoking left ttekler and his pick-up
and throw to second, you would have
made a home run. How I hated the
wretch." and Gertrude O'Brlvn's eyes
flashed fire.
"It was a great stop and a great
throw he made, though." observed
Jtleyerhasm, retrospectively. "I only
saved myself by a slide."
"And you slid Into 'the home plate of
my heart, love." whispered the sweet
girl; and their lips . met In another
three-bagger.
CHAPTER III.
"What was your batting average of
last year?" demanded Boru O'Brien,
sternly, when Meyerhasm sued fur the
fair hand of his daughter Gertrude,
"an1 what's your standing as a field
er?" Meyerhasm proudly inhibited the cre
dentials craved. The? were satisfac
tory to Boru O'Brien.
"Bless you. my children," he said.
nless you. Bless you. and play ball."
CHAPTER IV.
It was Jocund June. The season was
only a third played through. Wash
ington had put up sad and wretched
ball. The club stood a disgusting tenth
on the league list. Only such failures
as St. Louis and such futilities as Lou
isville ranked lower. As for the great
Meyerhasm. he had played yellow ball
from the first. Gertrude O'Brien's heart
was broken.
"I will never imarry now." said Ger
trude O'Brien, hurstlng Into tears. "I
could never bear to have the world
point to my husband as one of an ag
gregation of taJl-enders."
At last, however, her sorrow settled
Into stony resentment.
' CHAPTER V.
"All Is over 'between us," observed
Oertrude O'Brien to Meyerhasm, when
the home clu'b .returned from Its tour.
Her tones were cold and hard. "Leave
me, false muffer; butter-fingered
wretch. Never dare to look upon my
face again."
Meyerhasm couldn't believe his ears
He laughed nervously, and attempted
to ravtsh a kiss ifrorrub her lips of dew.
She swiped hLm on his sun-tbrowned
cheek with her open hand with force
enough to splinter a bat, and evaded
the caress.
"VUllan! Don't try to steal a base
on me," she said scornfully.' 'If you
attempt that again I'll make you think
that you've been struck "by a pitched
Hjall."
Gertrude O'Brien stepped to a cabi
net, and, sHcctlng a catcher's mask,
adjusted it to her beautiful counte
nance. "Before I drive you from my pres
ence forever," she said, "and now that
I'm safe from your loathsome endear
ments, I will ask you what excuse you
can make for your conduct?"
"What conduct?" demanded Meyer
hasm. while his tone showed pain and
grieved amazement. "When I left you
"Woman of the marble heart, you de
clared you loved me. I return and am
told my dream Is o'er. Our engagement
Oa Lake Erie's Shor.n-Tn. Captain's
Wife Tells tba Story-It Will
Interest Many People
fFrom the Buffalo Evening News.
If you were to call at 27 Front avenue,
you would find, a pleasant elderly lady,
Mr. Captain Henesy by name. Her kind
ly smile and joyous manner are to no
email extent, due to the escape shevhas
bad. Her own words can better describe
her rescue and one can easily understand
her present happy condition when they
realise what she has gone through. She
ays: "About five months ago I had an
attack of sickness which lasted for a week
and sine that time I have been subject
at Interval to similar attacks, tome of
which were longer in duration. It Is hard
for tna to describe bow I suffered. The
pain would commence in my head, after
which It would seem to pass down my
feody- and settle In my back, my sides
ached, my back ached, and I had a feeling
of great distress in me Dowels. The in
creased pain which seemed to come from
lying down, would be almost unbearable,
my face and stomach would bloat up and I
could hardly stand on my feet, dlsslness
made It 'almost impossible; this feeling
was always with me even after the vio
lence of the attack passed over. The last
attack I had was the worst, and was so
bad I would not have been able to tell this
lory , but for Doan's Kidney Pills. As
soon as I commenced their use I found Im
mediate relief. The pain In my back and
aides left me and the dlsslness went with
ft; the bloating In my face and body disap
peared and all distress In my bowels was
-gone. . I have great faun in uoan's Kid
ney Pills; In a short time fhey did a great
Deal more for me than all the plasters and
medicines which I had resorted to In seek
ing rettef and cure. I hope always to be
able1 to procure them."
. For sale by all dealers price 68 cents.
lUlled by Foiter-ll liburn Co., Buffalo, N.
TC., sole ageftta for the U. .
j uivmh via ill uiv mn wail w 1110
third Inning, aa tt were, and the game
. decMed against me to 0. It la of you,
perjured wo nan, a '.' explanation
should be demanded." - .
V"Tow ask an explanation r said Oer
tradjs O-fcrtsa, bitterly. "William May-
RESCUED
llonmcc
sm, a Famous Ml Player, won Ger-
for Is Wife.
erhasm, I will give you one. How long
is it since you made first base? How
many tims nave you fanned out?
When have you held a fly or stopped a
grounder? Oh, Meyerhasm, you have
forgotten the way to first base; you
have broken my heart with your rotteti
ball!" and the sorrowing girl burst Into
a torrent of tears.
Meyerhasm was wpeechless, for he
felt the Justice of Oertrude O'Brien's
position. Hesitating, yet tender, he
drew near to console her and promise
amends.
"Wretched? runvbler. do not touch
me," cried Gertrude O'Brien. "Am I to
be called Queen of the Hooters and
then link my life to a man who couldn't
hit a balloon or catch a bait In a
clothes IbasketT Never. Come no
more near me iMeyerhadm, until you
are redeemed."
CHAPTER VI.
"I will win her yet." muttered Meyer
hasm as ho turned from the villa De
O'Brlerc after the Interview. "I will
win her and wear the pennant as cham
pion of her heart or cadi life's game for
ever on account of darkness. Gertrude
O'Brien shall yet be my wife, or my
next homeplute shall be a tombstone,
my next umpire an undertaker."
CHAPTER VII.
It was a cold, gloomy day, the last
of the season. The home club, by
steady skill and team wink, -like the
perfect action of a clock, had attained
a place nUK- by side with a rlvul club
In the league lead. The world said It
was through the .matchless work of
Meyerhasm. Gertrude O'Brien thought
so, too. and her heart went out to him
in forgiveness and love.
"It was for me my darling batted
and fielded the name team Into tha
front rank," thought Gertrude O'Brien,
ami her soul melted In longing for his
return.
"When I can stand before her the
crowned monarch of the diamond, then
will I come," thought Meyerhasm, and
awaited the close of the season in stern
silence.
CHAPTER VIII.
Today was to decide the league cham
pionship. The home club and Its rlvul
had lost and won an equal number of
games.
"Play ball," said the umpire, and the
game began.
Inning after Inning went by without
a run for either side. At the end of the
eighth Inning the score atood 0 to 0.
The ninth inning began. The grand
stand was tense and nervous, while the
rude bleachers fairly sobbed with pent
up excitement. Gertrude O'Brien eat
In the grandstand where she could
confront the batter. Her face was pale
and set like marble. She heeded not
what transpired about her. When a
foul tip struck Boru O'Brien In the ab
domen and lit? was borne, gasping, from
the grandstand by the ushers, Ger
trude O'Brien did not even turn her
head. Her heart, her soul, her very
life hung on the hsue of the contest
being fought out befoe her.
"If they lose," she whispered, "I shall
pass the short.balance.of my wretched
days In the somber shadows of a clois
ter." Gertrude O'Brien leaned back, while
two tears starting from her eyes rolled
plteously down her white cheeks and
fell upon Meyerhasm as he sat on the
players' bench below. His own eyes
tilled as he looked up and saw her
sweet face.
"Nothing to nothing In the eighth!"
howled the official scorer, as he chalked
up the sixteenth goose egg.
The home team retired the foe In
one-two-three order In the first half of
the ninth. Then the home team went
to bat. Gertrude O'Brien's heart al
most ceased to beat. The first man
struck out. The second bunted a fee
ble ball to short. "Run!" yelled the
grand stand. ''Make him t'row it!"
howled the bleachers. He was thrown
out easy at first.
The great Meyerhasm stepped to
home plate, the club mascot had rubbed
his bat with a rabbit's foot.
"I will give him a look of encourage
ment," said Oertrude O'Bilen. It will
not rattle him. and may do him good."
As .MeyerbaiTTt'fldvaneed to the plate
he glanced up at the beautiful creature
he adored. She was on the lookout and
gave him the gay face. He replied with
a look of intelligence, the first that had
shone In his eyes since that cruel even
ing months before.
With the first ball pitched came the
end, and with the end came triumph
for the home team. The mighty Meyer
hasm hatted the ball with the forcj of
some dreadful eng.ine. The shock shiv
ered the bat to his very grasp. The
bill soared away over the centpr
fielder, that wretched official not be
ing within reach of It by fifty feet.
Meyerhasm ran the bases In one grand
circuit of success. It was a home
run. and the home team was victor and
leader of the league. The bleachers
roared like the orean. iwhlle the grand
stand Mo-mcd the very sky with Its
plaudits. As iMeywhssm crossed the
home plate Gertrude O'Brien, pale and
lifeless, drifted from her chair in a
swoon.
. CHAPTER IX.
It was the evening of the great day
at the villa fie O'Brien. The happy
r.hadows . again wrapped the reunited
lovers In their sweet gloom.
"Play nearer your base, darling,"
murmured Gertrude O'Brlrm coyly, and
Meynrhasm, accepting her gentle coach
ing, drew the lovely girl closer to his
side.
For one blissful hour they sat In si
lence. At last she spoke again, and
her voice had in It a drop curve full
of tenderness.
"What preacher shall we agree on to
umpire our nuptials, lover' she asked.
"I care not. sweetheart, to It An ft a In
'." replied. And then, as if
movea oy tne same Impulse, they fas
tened thetr faces together In one
kng lusolous three-bagger. Washing
ton Post
SUMMERTIME ILLS.
Points In Common gnse lltgl.no Whloh
May Save Many a Doetor Blll-llandy
, Remedies For Common Ailments and
How to Apply Them.
Talking In the presence of a Commer
cial Advertiser man recently, a prom
inent Gotham physician dropped many
valuable -"health hints" which are of
particular value to summer vacation
ists.' Said he, among other things: "If
my wue were out in tne country, miles
from a doctor, and the baby began to
have' summer complaint, I should hope
he would-know enough to know that
the Infant,. If It was nursing breast
milk, had probably merely been over
fed. The treatment would be to double
the Interval between the next one or
two feedings to give the rebellious
stomach a chance to get atralghtened
out. Bummer- complaint hi the .warn
ing that too much or the wrong sort of
rood is in the body undigested. A mild
dose of castor oil to hasten,- the elim
ination of the; offending matter Is a
good and safe" remedy; If the child
were nursing from a bottle,.4! should
scald the milk before It was used, lessen
the feedings Just the same, -and give
the .castor oil. The probabilities are
that the child Who to running about
and cornea down with summer com
plaint has been foraging among the
green applet or been "indulged In candy
and other trash by a fond and crimin
ally foolish relative. If I found out
that the little stomach bad been thus
overloaded I - wouldn't, wait tot the
diarrhoea -to set In; I'd give the child
an emetic made of a small teaspoonful
of ground mustard stirred into a glass
of -warm ' water. If the - overfeeding
wasn't discovered in time to prevent
the consequences, I'd' give castor oil
and cut down the diet"
"The first thing that people ask the
doctor when any person Is sick Is what
the patient shall have to eat. in most
cases he ought not to have anything
for some time, and then very-tittle.
Cooked gruels would be safe for the
older child with summer complaint. If
taken sparingly and at considerable In
tervals. OJon't be afraid of starving
him. It Is much safer than to add to
the physical disturbance by piling In
more matter to be digested before the
fever and poison due to the undigested
matter already in the body have had
time to abate.
"Castor oil doesn't taste bad: It smells
bad and looks bad. Therefore -don't
give It in a glass; put It In a porcelain
cup. Hold tne nostrils tin it is swal
lowed to prevent the smell nauseating
the child. A child too young to take it
from a cup -will take it from the moth
er's finger dipped in the oil over and
over. The finger should be dipped In
hot water first. If a child comes In
front play feverish, exhausted and
'sick' generally, find out what he has
been eating and get rid of It. Sponge
the body a, 'little klace at a time
with cold water in which some white
vinegar has been mixed, and let the
moisture evaporate to cool the body;
then wipe with a soft towel. Keep the
child quiet. Olve him something to
open the bowels. Do not let him eat
anything for a few hours, and then only
some simple ,-ruel, and he will probably
come up smiling in the morning.
"If the sea dip 'has resulted In a chill,
give something hot and stimulating. If
an adult, some whisky Is the best thing,
an ounce for a man. For a child or a
young person hot -milk Is excellent.
Jlave the milk Just as hot as can be
sinned without burning the mouth. The
chill means that the blood has been
driven from the surface to the Internal
organs, where It Is congested. The heat
tuken Into the stomach stimulates the
heart and drives the blood out where it
belongs.
"If the bicycle run has been too long
anil the rider comes 1n exhausted,
flushed and generally done up, put him
In a warm 'bath; after a very few min
utes let the water run till cold. Then
give vigorous rub down with a coarse
towel and let him stay In bed for a few
hours. A hot drink, with some stimu
lant, is useful in exhaustion. Medicine
is good thing In its proper place, but
by using some of their heritage of com
mon sense, people might avoid many of
the Ills of life. Drugs in the hands of
the laity are dangerous. Half the so
called specifics for summer complaint,
for Instance, contain a large proportion
of opium. This makes them positively
dangerous for children. Mothers can
ward off the necessity of calling In pro
fessional advice and save their little
people suffering and themselves much
anxiety by seeing to It that their diet is
kept wholesome and In moderate quan
tity. If the child or grown person over
eats In spite of this watching, or eats
the wrong thing, give an emetic and a
cathartic, and let him refrain from eat
ing for a time.
"For 'the stubbed toe, the bruised
palm, and the scraped shin, where dirt
has been ground Into the skin, do not
touch the wounded surface with a oloth.
Hold it under running water as hot as
can be borne, beginning with the water
cool enough to give no discomfort.
When the dirt has been quite washed
away, cover the Injured surface with a
piece of soft, old .muslin, spread with
carbolated vaseline. A Blight cut
usually bleeds so profusely everybody
is needlessly scared. 'Let It bleed a few
minutes to wash away Impurities car
ried Into the wound by the cutting In
strument. Then press the edges of the
cut together and bind them up In cold
water. Keep a cold wet compress on
till the fever and smart are gone. Then
wrap a bit of muslin wet in water on
the place and protect with a glove
finger, and keep the finger stlH to pre
vent opening the wound. A serious cut
should be dressed by a surgeon. AH
cuts are serious If dirt Is allowed to re
main in the wound. Therefore clean
the wound as directed before dressing
It. Sticking plaster is apt to do more
harm than good unless put on by a sur
geon. Narrow strips known to be germ
free may be used to hold the edges of a
cut together, attaching the ends only,
and to uninjured flesh, but space should
be left between the strips. Never cover
a wound with court plaster. The best
thing for a burn when It Is so slight It
can be taken care of 'Without profession
al aid is to cover It and keep the air
from 4t. Dress It with soft muslin wet
In carron oil. This Is-made of linseed oil
and lime water. For bumps bathe
first in hot water to allay the ache and
inflammation and afterward put on compresses-wet
In cold water to prevent the
blood settling and consequent discolor
ation. :t
"Hot water Is not half enough ap
preciated. It is one of the best treat
ments for cold in the head. Bathe the
eyes and nose, cheeks, temples, fore
head, over and over again with very hot
water and Inhale the steam. Heduce
the diet, and keep the bowels open.
"Tooth ache should be treated by a
dentist. Ear ache is oftenest caused
by defective teeth. If either of these
aches sot In the country where a den
tist can' t be con-suited, it Is good plan
to gargle the mouth with hot water a
few times to wash out matter that may
h:ive lodged In a tooth cavity and be
pressing upon the -.nerve; then apply
heat externally, moist heat 'being better
than dry heat for the purpose.
"For a bee sting apply ammonia, or
some saleratus water, and then put a
little dry saleratus on the stung place,
making a little cover of the powder, the
action of which Is to neutralise the
poison of the sting.
"Ivy poison Is treated -by the country
women often quite efficaciously by
washing the surface of the poisoned
skin with strong saleratus water and
binding on plantain leaves that have
been bruised In the hands till the leases
are soft and moist. The following liquid
Is an excellent remedy, prescribed a
good deal In the profession; Phenol, V,
dram; sine oxide, 1 ounce;. lime water to
make one pint; mix. Have a shake
label -put on the bottle, as the powder
precipitates In standing. Wet cloths In
the mixture and lay over the poisoned
skin, keeping them wet.
"It Is a good thing If one Is going
away from civilisation In the summer
to carry a few things that are likely to
be needed. A bottle of the above Ivy
poison remedy, another of carron oil,
one of ammonia, one of cullodlon, a
box of carbola ted vaseline, one of spirits
of camphor (to iput on 'cold sores' after
tlhey have been bathed tn very hot
water for several minutes, and to ap
ply to scratches), .some soft muslin
cloths and a package of mustard leaves,
which make the. counter Irritant that
gives a happy relief from many pains-
all these are cheap and valuable. The
cullodlon makes a water proof dressing
that Is good for cuts which merely
roughen the outer skin, and for surface
abrasions that are very slight in extent
To .make the cullodlon stick wash the
surface to be covered with alcohol and
blow It to make It evaporate quickly.
Then brush the cullodlon on and evap
orate that wit the breath ttu quite dry.
"It Is easier to prevent than to cure
Illness caused by Impure water and
milk. Therefore I should counsel every
body going into the country Where the
sources of the water and milk were not
actually known to -be, perfectly pure to
Insist upon having the-Water boiled and
oooled for drinking-purposes. The
mllkf-should be sterilised, by heating It
to 180 degrees. Boiling It makes K less
digestible, and changes the taste."
' V- ' ' . Trolleylsed. '' . .'
Gabriel The new arrival la from Brook
lyn all right. .
, flt. Peter-Did he fray sot : v
Oabrtel No; but when the gong sounded,
he ran up an alley. Puck. v . -
TEE VGLO CF CUSQSS
STOCKS ASP BOXES.
New York. Aug. WaH street:
American Tobacco was the sensation
at the Stock Exchange today, the
stock figuring for- 132.W0 shares in a
grand total of 300,673 shares. Sugar
was .the next in point of activity.
American Tobacco was under the ham
mer all day. and dropped from 104H to
02. the pressure to aeir being greatest
at the close. Just a week ago today
the stock brought 114. The decline was
accompanied by any number of un
favorable reports. It -was said that
manufacturers outside of the trust will
hold a meeting this week to decide
upon a line of policy to be pursued.
American Sugar was weaker in sym
pathy and fell from 114 H to lllaiU'V4.
Chicago Gas fell to 61 and later
rose to 834a63. The railway list was
not aflected by the manipulation in To
bacco, and some of the prominent is
sues were decidedly strong. This
strength of the market Is accounted for
partly -by the brilliant prospects for the
bountiful harvest and the fact that the
actual engagements of gold for tomor
row's .European steamers were only
$150,000. In the last hour prices rose
H to 2 per cent, the Improvement
being most pronounced In Manhattan
and the Grangers. The market closed
steady to firm except for Tobacco,
which left off heavy. 'Net changes In
the general list show gains of Val, per
cent. Tobacco lost 1214 Per cent, and
preferred 4.
The range 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 G. du B. Dim-mli-k.
manager for William Linn, Alien
Co., stock brokers, 412 Spruce street,
Scranton. .
Op'n- High- Low- Clos
lug. est. est. in.
Am. Tobacco To 11 Wls IB W
Am Sugar Re'g Co.lHVi H4'. lllt U-'4
Canada Southern..... tr.Tfc W 55'4 W
Chli-aoo Gu K! 63H SI B3
Chic. N. W KW4 W2 Wl'-i "1"4
Ch!c. B. & Q Wrti MV. 90 Wv4
Ch!c. Mil. St. P... 71fc 7174 TU4 71
Chic. R. I. ft Pac... TO's 4 W TO
Del. & Hud 13(1 130 14 1"4
D., L. & W 134 134 13'4 13V
Dist. & c. f ant, m, 2 m
General Electric Sii'4 37 Vt
Illinois Central U 1IW 1W VU
Lou's. & Nash 6U4 4 u
Manhattan Ele 113 11D4 113 114
Mo. Pad tic 3X1,4 3Si4 3774 3S4
National Lead 3!V X ST'j ST.aj,
N. J. Central VH 1044 V 1W
N. Y.. 3. A W 12H 12V4 12 12
Ontario ft Western.. 174 17 174 17"4
Pacific Mail 2 28 t8 28
Phil. & Reading 1W 19 1HV4 19
Southern R. R 13H 13 13',4 13
Tenn. C. ft I ST.V 35'4 84'4 34
Union Pae'.flc 13 13 13 13
Wabash. Pr 21VI 214 21i 2Hi
Western Union KH4 M S3 93'i
V. a. Leather 16 11 10:4 W
U. S. Leather, Pr.... 85 8.1 83 85
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE PRICES.
Open- High- Low- Clos-
WHEAT. Inir. est. est. Ing.
Bcptember i Cfi 6 05
December 68 68 67 67
May 72 72 71 71
OATS.
September 20 20 20 20
May 23 23 23 23
CORN.
September 39 39 88 38
December S24 32 31 81
May 33 33 32 3274
LARD.
September 6.17 6.22 0.17 6.17
January 6.17 6.17 6.17 6.17
PORIC.
September 10.00 10.00 9.9T. 10.00
January 10.40 10.00 10.35 10.37
Scranton Board of Trade Exchange
tatlons-All Quotations Based on
Of 100.
STOCKS. Bid.
Dime Dep. ft Dls. Rank 125
Green Ridge Lumber Co
First National Bank 600
Lackawanna Lumber Co 110
Scranton Savings Bank 200
Scranton Lace Curtain Co
Third National Bank 350
Thuron Coal Land Co ....
Scranton Axle Works
Scranton Glass Co
National Boring ft Drilling Co ....
Scranton Jar ft Stopper Co
Lacka. ft Montrose R. R
Spring Brook Water Co
Elmhurst Boulevard Co
Anthracite Land ft Imp. Co
Lacka. Trust ft Safe Dep. Co. ....
Allegheny Lumber Co
BONDS.
Scranton Traction Co
Economy Steam Heat & Power
Co
Scranton Glass Co
Ruslibrook Coal Co., 6
Scranton Pass. Railway first
mortgage 6's, due 1920 110
Poople's St. Railway, first
mortgage 6's, due 1918 110
People's St. Railway, second.. 110
Scranton A PHtston Traction
Co. 6s
Olio
Par
Ask.
110
50
"m
8n
5
90
25
let)
90
loo
60
HO
jo;
ti
loo
100
100
90
Scranton Wholesale.
Fruits and Produce Dried nonles. ner lb..
6ac.; evajwrated apples, 7a8c;. Cali
fornia prunes, tiViaSc. ; English currants,
2',,a3o. ; layer raisins, Sl.60al.70: muscatels,
4aoc. per it). ; iiul.25 per box: new Valen
clas, 5a6c. per lb. Beans Marrowfats,
sj.uu per uunel; mediums, 12.25; pea beans,
I'ess Green, ll.10ttl.15 per bushel: split.
$2.5oa2.60; ientels, 5a8c. per lb. Potatoes
SI.50al.6U. Onions Per bbl., $2.25. Butter
lfiazou. per li. Cheese ease, per lb. Eggs
14al5c. Meats Hams. 10c.: small
hams, lie; sk'.nned hams, Uu. ; California
Dame, sc.: shoulders. 7c: be I Me. 8Vc.
smoked breakfast bacon, 10c. Smoked
Beef Outsldes, 12c; sots, 13c; inside
and knuckles, 15c; Acme sliced smoked
beef, 1-lb. cans, $2.40 per dosen. Fork
Aless, 6J4.50; short cut, 815. Lard Lear. In
tlorcrs, ic; in tubs, 8c; 10-lb. palls, 8c
per lb.; 6-lb. palls, 874c per lb.: 3-lb. palls,
9c. per lb.; compound lard, tierces, 6c;
tutw, HViC; 10-lb. pans, v4c. per lb.; 5-ID.
pails, 6c. per lb.: 8-1 tw pal Is. 7c per lb.
Flour Minnesota patelR per bbl., 34.10a
4.35; Ohio and Indiana amber, $3.75: Gra
ham, 13.76; rye nour, 13.75. Feed Mixed.
per cwt., fl.05. Grain Com, 50c; oats, 35a
40c. per b!shel. Rye Straw Per ton, 13a
ib. nay uram.
, New York Produce Market.
New York, Aug. It. Flour Neglected
weak, offered freely. Winter wheat Low
grades, $2.50a3.10; do. fair to fancy, 83.10a
3.60; do. patents, 3S.60a4; Minnesota clear,
82.65a3.24; do. straights, 83.1u8.50; do. pat
ents, 3.65a4.40; low extras, 82.60a2.10; city
mills, 84O4.20; do. patents, 84.40a4.66. Wheat
Dull ana easier with options: No. 2 red
store and elevator, 69c,; afloat, 71c;
f. o ,b., 70a71c; ungraded red, 65a73c;
wo. l northern, nc: options wesK; May.
1896. 75c: August, 69c: September. 70c:
October, 70c; December, 72c. Stocks of
gram store, and anoat, Aug. 17: Wheat,
3.486,421 bushels; corn, 87,637 bushels; oats,
1.099,084 busheCs: rye, 2.878 bushels: malt.
10,329 bushels. Corn Fairly active and
lower, cloning firm; No. 2, 46o.; elevator,
7c; anoat; options aun ana weak; (Sep
tember. 44e.: October. 43a.: December.
88c. Oats Dull and easy; options dull and
easy; August, 25c; September, 24c;
October, 24c; May, 27c; spot prices,
No. 2, 26c; No. 2 whit, 30c: No. 2 Chi
cago, 27c; No. 8, 27c; No. 3 white, 27c;
mixed western, 27a28c.; white do., 27a35c;
white Mate, zras&c Beer Dun, Tam'.ly,
811aJ2.50: extra mess, 88; beef hams slow.
easy. 816.50al7. Tie reed beef Quiet: city
extra, India mess, 816al8. Cut meats
Quiet and steady: p:cKlel oellles, twelve
pounds, 7c; pickled shoulders, 6a5o.;
pickled hams, 9a9c,.; middles nominal.
Lard Quiet, firmer; western steam, 86.50;
city, 86.25 aaked ;Beptember, 86.52; refined
firmer; continent, 87; South America, 37.25;
compound, 4a5c. Pork Quiet and firm;
mess, 3U.25alt.76. Butter Quiet, about
steady; state dairy, laiK'o. ; do. creamery,
lta241c: western dairy, 8al3e.: do.
creamery, 13a20c; do. factory, 8al2c;
Clglna, 20c; Imitation creamery, llal6c
Cheese Fancy firm, moderate demand;
state large, 6a7c; do. fancy, 7a7c;
do. small, 6a8c. ; part skims, 26c; full
skims, la2c Eggs Steady, fair demand;
state and Pennsylvania, 14al6c. : western
rresn, UHaisHc; oo. per case, si.mnu.bu,
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. Chlesgo Live atook.
Union Stock Yards, Aug. 19. Cattle
Receipts, 23,009 heads; market weak and
10 and Id cents lower; eacept tor best:
common to extra steers, 83. Goal; Blockers
and feeders, 38.SOM.10: oows and bulls,
oil. -r.. l aa ia.1 m, mn.w.a m.j aa.
ai.atma.iu, imkitvw, ...,. , aawa. ow ,
western incers. 83.48s4.86. Hogs Re
ee'.pts, 21,000 bead; market stroM and I
cents higher: heavy peeking a ad shipping
lots, 84.45a4.68; oetntaen to choice mused.
u.ioas.w; cnoaoe aasorcea, m.m; iMnt,
M-60BI.M; pigs, HafN. Ww soj4S.
tl.m head; market weak and M and U
cents lower, except for choice; Interior
to CHO.C. fi.Taa3.T5; lamlM. 33&S.
MUadwIsJtia Ftoar Market.
Philadelphia. Aug. it. Flour weak:
winter sura, 32.MM165: do. extra. 82.75a3;
Pemwylvania roller clear, 33.10a3.25; do.
straight, 83.35a3.5u; weetera waiter clear.
83.1UU.35; do. straight. 83.35a35: do. patent.
8.MIS3.85; spriii dear. 32.86a3.20; do.
straight. 3S.35a3.aS; do. patent. 33.6a3-fc;
do. favorite brands higher.
Chicago Oral Market.
Chlcasro. Aua. 19. Wheat August. C4a
64c; Si-ptvniber, 44m5c.; December.
67c: May. 71"i. Corn August, 3c; Sep
tember. 38a3&Vtc; October. Jtfc. : pen-in-ber.
3131c: January. 80c; May. 3?a
34. Oats August. 28c: September,
30c; May. 23c.
OH Market.
Pittsburg. Aug. IS. Oil opened and high
est. !: lowest and closed. 125.
Oil O Jy. Aug. 19. Oil ouenj-il at 127; high
set, 129; lowest and closed, 125,
Philadelphia Tallow Market.
Philadelphia. Aug. 19. Tallow Is in good
demand and firm. We quote: City prime.
In hogsheads. 44c; country prime, in bar
rels, 4c: country, dark, in barrels, 3c;
cakes, 4c; greeie.'jHo.
NEWS OF 01 B INDUSTRIES.
Happenings of Interest to ths Staplo
Trades and Particularly to the Trade
la Iron, Steel and Anthracite Coal.
F.ast Indian coal mines produced
2.K9.O0O tuns In 1K93.
The New York Times estimates that
the wages of 514.000 -persons hua been
advanced during the recovery In busi
ness. The Ontario and Western, for year
ended June 30. shows gross earnings of
t3.659.U3, decrease of $173,006; operat
ing expenses, 2.M0,2u2, a decrease of
8X7,627; lift earnings, 31.128,861, a de
crease of 8S.-i.37S, and surplus, $326,382,
a decrease of $3,184.
A scarcity of coal cars Is complained
of on Ohio, Indiana and Illinois roads.
and railway officials say It Is due to the
fact that all box cars, many of .which
have been used In hauling coal, have
been repaired to be used In grain ser
vice this fall and winter.
Philadelphia Press: There has prac
tically been no new business In coal for
some time, except at decreasing prices,
until now the lowest point known has
been reached. There have been many
dispatches from New Yotk to the ef
fect that coal advanced 15 to 30 cents
last week. ISome sixes of old Lehigh
coal, 'Which is always from 15 to 40
cents above the price of ordinary coal,
are scarce, and probably an advance
has been paid ifor them, but this does
not reflect general trade conditions.
There is more coal above ground than
ever before. It is estimated that the
.Reading has more than 900,000 tons of
coal on hand, and the other companies
are in a similar condition. Taking this
fact Into consideration, with the fur
ther fact that although the production
exceeds the demand for coal, no agree
ment can 'be -made to restrict It, and
that buyers of coal fully understand
the situation. It is easy to form a Judg
ment of the condition of the trade.
There Is no movement now on foot to
settle the differences between the great
carrying companies, though the fall
trade ought to begin soon.
Pottsvllle, Fa., Aug. 19. The Thomas
Coal company 'have struck the Lykens
vein at their colliery In the Shenandoah
Valley. The vein has proved 7V4 feet of
good coal. This is a new discovery and
will be a Bource of much wealth to the
land owners In that velley, among
whom are the POilIadelphla and Read
ing Coal and Iron company and the
Girard estate. The vein was Inter
sected after a tunnel was driven 500
feet. .Many of the coal authorities have
heretofore held that the Lykens vein
did not underlie the other coal seams
in this vicinity, ibut the ThomasCoal
company .management are now satisfied
the tiheory 'has been wrong.
Plttston Gazette: The price of pea
coal is going up. Not many ytars ago
It could be purchased for from fifty
cents to $1 a ton. Of late It 'has sold' for
$1.50 at the chutes, and now the talk
Is it hat the companies -have agreed to
advanced the price to $2. Other small
slr.es of coal have likewise increased In
value as modern appliances render
them useful as fuel. iBuckwheait costs
$1 and bird's eye, where It Is. handled,
can't be bought for less than 60 cents
a ton. Kven culm commands a good
price. All of which Is to the operator's
advantage. It Isn't many years since
the smaller sizes of coal were consid
ered of little value so little. In fact,
that under all of the old coal leases no
royalty is .paid by operators for any
coal smaller than chestnut and- large
size pea coal. These leases, of cours?,
continue to hold, and Hie operators get
for nothing the smaller sizes of coal
for which they now receive 'big sums,
and the coal owner Isn't in It.
Engineering and .Mining Journal: The
proposition to lease and openate on
royalty the Reading's collieries Is by no
means a new one, 'but even If it be ac
cepted and there is much to recom
mend It there are many other things
to take Into consideration before the
trade as a whole can be placed on a
sound basis for profit earning. The
Reading Is not the only coal railroad
that needs recognition, although in the
case of the others the necsslty Is not
so glaring. Th pernicious practice of
publishing misloadlng reports is an old
one, and If a careful analysis of the
Philadelphia and Reading's true condi
tion, would, In uplte of what everyone Is
prepared for, create a sttwathin, a sim
ilar analysis of the condition of the Le
high Valley, Delaware and Hudson.
Jersey Central and Delaware, Lacka
wanna and Western might be no less
In-tereHting to many people. No practi
cal working plan can be arrived at
unless the true condition of all the com
panies Is definitely ascertained. It Is,
after all, the lack of such knowledge
that has rendered futile, all previous
efforts tn that direcDlon, for be It re
membered that not one of the com
panies is willing to acquiesce In any plan
In which the claims of Hts competitors
are based on the showing made, lni their
annual reports. We do not mean to
Imply that the officers of the co.il
oarrylng roads are guilty of wilful mis
statements, 'but many of them may be
Justly accused of making mlsleadlnj re
ports, Explained.
"Bumply seems wonderfully well sat
isfied with himself."
"Yes. There's nothing you can men
tion that he doesn't think he knows all
about."
"Well, I suppose you can't blame him.
He has no children old enough to ask
questions and take the conceit out of
him." Washington Star.
Gilmores Aromatic Wine
A tonic for ladies. If you
are suffering from weakness,
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,
enriches the blood and gives
lasting strength. . Sold by
llctthrrs Eros., Senates.
EVA M. HETZEL'S
Superior Face - Bleach,
FMltlfdj lemoia 111 Fidtl BltBlste
No more Freckles. Tan, Sunburn. Blnek
heads, LIVer Spots, Pimples and Sallow
Complexions If ladles will uso my Su
perior Face Bloch. Not a cosmetin, but a
medicine which acta directly on the skin,
removing all decolorations, an one of the
greatest purifying agents for the complex
ion In existence. A perfectly clear and
anntluxs coiitulexlon can b obtained in
every instance by its use. Price, 81.00 per
bottle. For sale at E. it. Hetsel's Hair
dressing and Manicure Parlors, 830 Lack
awanna ave. Mall orders filled promptly.
CcaplHloa Prorcl
OR. HCBRA'S 1
VIOLA CREAI.l
B ksra anirTe. and re
atoNS the skin to Its origi
nal ficahiMaa, proiuoloc a
clear ana oetuuy com-
plesioa. si
fespaistloi
flruggUta,G
alMlan. SnfM.H- tn til fa. a.
ids sua .peneciiy nsrauess. jk an
oraialluaiorlOcu. Bead lor Circular,
vtom Man tOAr n n-nr n i "i - o
Mt aurtrytM haft aaliaill S Ik MM. ae wtltaata
mi 'at 7. Wiy jf u in miy
mm. aierwIM, Price 28 Cnia.
G. C. BITTNKRd. CO., Toledo, 0.
tPhe?Ba!'y Matthw' and J
s hs Hmhsot Mttmt S.TWIIU,
mrHOLiiiHra
iNBaMnt will care yn. a
woadnrful boos to iffftrftrf
from Colts, Mar Throat,
IsSamta, BroMhlMa,
or HAT S-srrXK. Almik
ImiulkunlKf. ADrStM
rcaedr. conTintent to our
Is aeetet.rMdT to ei
in oa BrM Indlouloa of cola.
reailaaeS Cm ICSseM FeraaaeaB Car.
S&llaf actios rnirantead or nionr rfnnrtad. lrle,
Mats. TrUlfrr at pniglu. Reslitwad nU
8WCSBIS. LI.C
wujus air.
lira km, ILiL, 0. 8.
IWJkgA.IT SB
i inrefit and aafaac pmmttAm fM
akin riluuai V ... I...,. u.
KbeM-ntd BorWTBurat, (';. WoaSarTal w
e? tor P1XBS. rrlae, BS eta. at Iirnc nil aA
or or mm prapm. mhwiimiioti. PWa.m
r sals by Matthews Bros, and Johp
nsiDs.
WILLIAM S. MILLAR,
Alderman 8th Ward, Scranton.
ROOMS 4 AND S.
Gas and Water Co. Building,
CORNER WYOMING AVE. AHD CENTER ST.
OFFICE HOURS from 7. TO a m. to p. m.;
(1 hoar IntermiMlon for dinner and sapper. )
Partlcalar Attention Chen to Collections
Prompt Settlement Guaranteed.
YOURBUSINESS IS RESPECTFULLY SOLICITED
Telephone No. 134.
CALL UR 3682.
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CO.
OILS,-
VINEGAR
AND
CIDER.
OFFICE AND WAREHOUSE,
Ml TO 151 MERIDIAN STREET
M. W. COLLINS, M'sfr.
riM" Tri:l J-T
EFT: Tjilili
Bate yon Bore Throat, Pimple. Copper-Colored
Spots, Acbes. Old som. Cloert In Mouth, Half
.tiling? Write t'eofc Hrmrtj Cm BO Sla
onlTraiate.'hlrao,lllfirproofofcarM. Capitol a OO.OOO. Fatlenraninxt ala rear
aaatojtyrROdriiWnrnjoOjinsj
BROW AMD STEEL
Bolts, Nuts, Bolt Ends, Turnbuckles, Washers, Rh
ets, Horse Nails, Files, Taps, Dies, Tools and y Sup
plies. Sail Duck for mine use in stock.
SOFT - STEEL - HORSE - SHOES,
And a full stock of Wagon Makers' Supplies, Wheela,
Hubs, Rims, Spokes, Shafts, Poles, Bows, etc,
nENBEHBER
SCRANTON. PA.
LUMBER, PROPS AND TIES
THE C0I1IMTH
TELEPHONE 4SI
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PF-Al. MEDICINK CU.,
Per eale by JOHN H. PHELPS.
VpniM street oerenten re.
The bat t&OO Man Shorn oa tha
market
Hade from tannery ealbkln. doagol
tops, all leather trimmed, solid itatbet
soles with LewkV Cork Puled Boles. .
Uneqoaled for beauty, fine i
hip. and wearing qualities. Tour choice
oi aui
. tbo popular toes, lasts and fasten-
togs.
Ererv mJr contains a nal&an s4.
dent Insurance Policy for 1100, good far
80 days.
Wear Lewis' Accident losazaoc
oboes, and go insured free. .
rOR SALE AT
Globo Shoo Store
milCKl 1VL, SCMRTOI, PL
ET1NS t POWELL, rrop'rt
Uaanfacrarera of toe Oslsbratsa
PILSENER
LAGER BEER
CAPACITY 8
f oo.ooo Barrels per Annum
Atlantic Refining Go
Uaaafsotarers sad Desists la
oi-fes
Unseed OIL Kapthas and Oaso
lines of all trades. Axle Qreaa
Pinion Orease and Colliery Com
pound; also a lares line of Pa
iudi wax vanaies.
We also handle the Famous CROWN
ACME OIL, the only family safety
burning oil In the market.
Wm. Mason, Manager,
Office: Coal Exchaime. Wyoming Ave.
Works at Pine Brook.
DU FONT'S
IKING, BLASTING AID SP0RTIR6
POWDER
Haaofsctnred at the Wspwailopea M01 Le
larae county, Pa., aad at Wil
mington, Uelswsre,
HENRY BELIN, Jr.
General Agent for the Wyosslng District.
tl8 YYYOMI NO AVE Scranton, F
Third National Bank Building.
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K. W. SttJl.LIOAN. WUkaa BarraTPa.
Agents ror tna Mepaane uneiBioai
faay a Blgh Kapluaiva
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