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TL'K 6CRAXTOX . TKIHUNE MONDAY MORNINa. WWITKMBER 1898.
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On the wall opposite, as I pit at my
study table. hanKs a Kmall picture
framed hi white. Though but a sketch
In water-ciilur. It chows tin handling
of a master; anil If the observer be a
connoisseur, he will recognize, tho touch
of Wlnsluw Homer. ' The subjectIs a
New Kngland farm-house among the
hills; time, sunset of an iH-tober day.
Tho house, as you see, occupies the
pummlt of an acclivity. Its broad hip
roof, its blunt cables, and Its massive
chimney stand out against the sky.
The orange li;ht from the west lllum
inates the venerable front, and clows
on Its deep-set windows. Two trees of
unknown asc and va.st size stand one
on either side of the heavily-framed
rtoorway. That on the right is a but
ternut: the other is an elm; nud in the
apparently still solid trunk of the form
er (a 1 happen to know, though It
Two Trees of Cnknomn Age
could not be represented tn Mr. Ho
mers sketch) is still embedded a bullet
fired from a Mintlock musket in the
hunds of an Indian, one hundred and
eighty years ago. The bullet was meant
for the stout heart of Mistress Nancy
Blllop, who. with her two sons, was
defending the house against a raid of
the savages during the absence of her
husband on a trading trip to the coast.
Vi.iT the house, as well as the trees,
stood there In 171.1, looking,, probably,
not very different from what they do
now. You may be glad to know that
tho Indians were beaten off, after three
of them had been shot dead while un
successfully trying to set the building
on Are; and the valiant little garri
son was relieved betimes next morn
ing. I mention this episode merely t
(rive you an idea what sort of stuff
these Billops had in them, lie we dem
ocratic as we may, we cannot help lik
ing our friends the better foi descend
ing from stock like that.
Let us now make a skip of a century
and a half or so, during which the
Billop generations succeeded one an
other In a steady, honorable, but some
what uneventful career of prosperity;
raising crops, breeding cattle, sending
a representative to the wars, when
there were any, and voting for that
form of government which stands for
fcberty, security, and minding your own
business.
The original Billop was a pioneer in
that region, and owned everything in
sight from his windows. When, in
course of time, other settlers came
along, he had, treated them hospitably,
and bid them help themselves to any
thing they wanted In the way of farms,
up to within a radius of a mile from his
door-step. The land within that radius
got to be known as Blllop's farm; and
it contained the- finest land upland
pasture, forest and meadow to be
found in the neighborhood. Early In
the century, about half of this farm
was sold to a man by the name of Cor
vln. We have business with some of
his posterity In the present narrative.
The house which Corvin built stood
half-way between the old Billop home
stead and the village of Fenbrook,
(which had been in gradual course of
materialization since before the revolu
tionary war.) Corvin .was a lawyer.
He brought money with him, nnd made
more., He was a pushing, shrewd man,
and before his death had served a term
in the state legislature. His son adopt
ed the profession of law also, but did
not make out bo well with it. He
Feemed to lack the gift of success.
Being, upon a time, in straits, he got a
considerable loan of money. Now, no
details as to this loan were known, but
it was the general Impression that it
came from Matthew Billop, the then
head of the Billop clan, with whom Cor
vin was understood to be on rather
Intimate terms. What security did Cor
vin give for it? What was there for
him to give, except a mortgage on his
land? It was not known what use he
made of the loan; but there were Indi
cations that he never paid Interest on
It. and it-was only a question of time,
therefore, when it would be foreclosed.
For Matthew Billop was not the sort
of man to give up his just dues to any
bony. This Matthew is known In local his
tory as Miser Billop. He was the last
male of his race, and perhaps the
ablest of any of them. For reasons
best known to himself, he never mar
ried. He had two sisters, one of whom,
fjally, married John Linton, and died
a year after, followed several years
later by her husband; the other, Nancy,
remained an old maid, nnd kept house
for Matthew. We shall have the pleas
ure of her nearer acquaintance short
lj'i. I will only observe here that she
was In love, 1n her salad days, with a
certain good-looking, easy-going young
fellow by the name of Brent. Brent,
being more good-looking than other
wise good. Jilted her, and married her
tjosom friend, .Mary Selwin. The pair
Went to New Orleans, had a,daughter,
and -then both died of yellow fever.
Nancy might have said "Serve 'em
right!" but she did not, not being that
ECZEMA
jHost Distressing of Skin Diseases
Instantly Relieved by
WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS
A warm bath with Cutlcura
Soap, and a single application of
Cutlcura (ointment) ,tlie great Skin
Cure, followed by mild doses of
Cutlcura Resolvent, (blood purU
'fier), will afford instant relief, per. ,
"mit rest and sleep, and point to a
speedy; permanent, and., economi-
. cal cure when all other methods fail.
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air Hon I kin Eriwurtu, London. Port t
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Irving Bach "llor.l
sort of a woman. It ut she had the lit
tle girl brought up i.rth, and took care
of her, and made her a daughter of
her own. Betrayed by both her lover
and her friend, she loved their little
Nellie all the more tenderly for their
Kikes.
This transaction took place about
1S7D. Now, Sally, before her death, had
presented her husband with a son,
Thomas: and thus Thomas "became an
orphan ut almost the dute of the -New
Orleans tragedy. Thomas was eight or
nine years Nellie's senior. It will not
sui'inise any one to learn that Xaucy
adopted him also: being her own
nephew, ami destitute, tdie could hardly
do less. Thus, although an obi maid,
she was provided, at the age of (say
live and thirty, with a son and a daugh
ter, whom she cherished and Indulged
as only an old-maid mother cun. tltut
how did 'Miser .Matithew like these pro
ceedings? Why, nobody knows; for Miser Mat
thew bad dlej. the year before the pro
ceedings took place. When 1 say that
he died, however, I speak hastily, 1
should have said, he disapHared. As
lie never reappeared, and sent no mes
sages, it was finally assumed that dead
he must be. And since his disappear
ance (or death! happened to occur at
the very period when that mortgage of
Corvin would' naturally have been fore
closed; and since no trace of a deed of
mortgage, or anything else referring
ti) affairs with Corvin was discovered
among bis papers; and (finally) since
the last he was seen nliVe was the even
ing he left home, after telling Nancy
that he was going down to have a chat
with Corvin why, people were free to
form fhelr own opinions, and they did
so. But If their opinions had any sinis
ter significance-if. for example, they
leant toward connecting the vanished
man's fate with the fact that Corvin
was thereby relieved of the necessity
of losing most of his wvirldly posses
sionsnothing ever came of them; be
cause nothing ever transpired to Indi
cate that Corvin knew of or had a hand
In the taking off of Ills creditor. On
the contrary, he was unite active In
searching for him. But Matthew had
gone out of sight like a soap-bubble,
leaving not a trace behind him.
Hitherto you will have observed that
there has been a giwid deal of chrono
logy and genealogy. Hut there is no
need of punctually remembering them.
They were introduced merely to pro
vide a background and an atmosphere
for the events of the story itself. Stories
of mystery, such as this Is, need back
grounds and atmospheres in order to
produce their full effect. Little except
mystery will be found In what Is to
follow; and if you are able to sound the
depths of it before the evolution of
events brings It to light, all I can say is
that you are cleverer than the present
chronicler was at the time, or than any
of the neighbors. .Meanwhile vou wiil
appreciate Mr. Homer's artistic purpose
In enveloping his sketch in that
dreamy, mysterious, .Indian-summer
haze. Is there not something ghostly
In that wreath of mist "stealing along
the middle distance, behind the big but
ternut tree 'J
I should have mentioned another rea
son for the local suspicions of Mr. Cor
vin. We have seen that .Matthew was
a wealthy man; his money was in
vested chiefly In real estate and rail
roads. But It became known that,
shortly before his disappearance, be
had been calllng-ln these Investments,
and turning them Into hard cash, with
the design of putting the money In
certain western enterprises that paid
a higher Interest. He must then, have
had a great many thousand dollars ac
tually In bis hands; for there was no
trace of his having deposited any of it
In the local banks. What had become
of It? Like himself'. It had dissolved,
every dollar of. Into thin air. It was
gone; but, on the other hand, Mr. Cor
vin soon after began to show symptoms
of decided solvency. His lucl; took r
turn; he wu3 looking up la the world,
Miser Itlllop.
nt Inst. Instead of forfeiting his estate
to the Billops, he presently found hlm
seif in a position to udd some of the
Bll'ops acres to his own. Nancy, being
so unexpectedly reduced In circum
stance, nnd having no more head for
business than a hen, was thankful to
exchnnge parcels of her land for a little
cash. The neighbors shook their heads;
but what could they do? or say even,
above their breaths? Corvin was a
lawyer, nnd a hard one; he would have
been down on any one of them to whom
be cjuld trace an Insinuation ngalnst
his perfect Integrity. They might think
what they liked; but he was much more
apt to put .them-In Jail for libel than
they were to get him hanged for mur
der. They had not even a corpus de
llelt. What they, did venture to say wns.
mai i.orvin meant mi Dy nit to pos
sess of himself, of the entire Blllop es
tate, house nnd all and turn poor
Nancy, out to shift for herself. For It
was remembered that at the time
Nancy has been betrothed to Brent.
Corvin had himself been paying at
tentlrns to her; and that he had taken
the rebuff very 111. Of course, his mar
riage with .Miser Blllop's sister would
have been the making of him. He had
married another girl Immediately af
tcrwurds; "but he was of a temper to
cherish grudges; and now that he had
his chance, he meant to satisfy It.
Thus do the guilty triumph In this
world, and there Is no help for It. In
this case, though, one hope was still in
dulged by a fewof the more innocent
and credulous of the community. It
was recalled that, during the lifetime
of 'Matthew, the Blllop house was be
lieved to.be haunted. Matthew's spirit,
instead of .adding to the supernatural
crew, however, had apparently taken
the existent ghosts away with it; at all
events,- the manifestations had come
to a stop with his disappearance. (But
it was plausibly argued that a house
which has once. been haunted, is likely
to be haunted again; indulgence In
spirits clings to a house just as It does
to a man. Now (argued these philo
sophers) although, iMatthew's Imma
terial tjiart might very well forbear to
disturb the peace of his good sister,
who bid nevnr doneanvbndv anv harm.
CD
rut who was mortally afraid of dis
embodied iuteliigencies; yet the saturn
ine old miser, foreseeing til) furuie.
might be only biding his time, and sav
ing up his energies to harcy the man
who had shed his blood, so soon as the
latter should Venture to Bet foot in his
ancient domicile. Yes, he would haunt
1-awyer Corvin as never lawyer had
been haunted before; and it would go
hard but the whole secret of the mur
derif murderthere hud been would be
revealed, the lost money recovered, and
Nancy reinstated once more in her own.
Certainly, that would be poetical Jus
tice, and things as strange are said to
have happened. W shall see what did
happen, shortly.
(To Be Continued.)
NEWS OF 01 R IMHSTKIKS.
Happenings of Interest to the Siopol
Trades and Particularly to the Trade
la Iron. Steel and Anthraelto Coul.
The Heaver Falls Steel works have
enough orders ahead o keep them run
ning day and night for seven months.
Two new boilers art bylug placed In
the North Cornwall (I'a.) furnaces, pre
paratory to punting the furnace In
blast.
The new eight-Inch mill which the
Lebanon Iron company Is erecting will
begin operations about the last of No
vemlier. The New Castle Wire Nail company
Is again to enlarge Its main building.
The new addition will be of brick, and
triangular.
The .New Castle Tube company, of
New Castle, il'a., which has large build
ings under erection, has decided to
double its intended capacity.
The Alice furnace of the Wheeler
Furnace company, tit Sharpsvllle, I'a.,
Is filling a large Bessemer order for
the .loliet Steel Casting company.
Important additions are being made
to the Lochlel Rolling mill, ut llarris
biii'K. Five puddling furnaces are com
pleted, and these and other Improve
ments will add Kit) men to the pay roll.
The I M: ilium furnace, at ltlegelsvllle.
which has been idle u long time, will
go into blast soon. It will produce
Bessemer and gray forge pig Iron, and
lias a capacity of about 40,000 gross
tons a year.
The 1'eiinsylvanln Tube company, of
I'lttslnug, has secured the lease of
the lapwtld furnace of the Pittsburg
Tube company. The capacity of the
plant amounts to l.'.o.iiui) tons annually,
from 'n-lneh to '.'4 Inches.
Tli Norfolk and Western has received
nn order for loo ears of coke a day
from the Illinois Steel company, and
the cars are now moving. Three thou
sand ovens along the line are now in
full blast and -.OHO more will start up
shortly.
U. C. Neal & Co., of Harrlsburg,
managers of the Holldayshurg Iron
works, announce the early resumption
of operation In the nail department of
the plant. This department, which has
been Idle since 1SS7, will be run to its
full capacity.
The employes of the V.. & ("!. Brooke
Iron company have been notified of an
advance of 10 per cent, in wages. The
raise takes effect on Sept. 15. lAs It
was a voluntary raise on the part of
this linn it Is the more pleasantly re
ceived. Two hundred men receive the
benefit of the increase.
The sewing machine factories of the
country, which are large consumers of
Iron and steel, are said to be busy to
the full extent of their capacity In
order to meet the Increasing business
which has developed within a month or
two. The outlook for continued pros
perity Is considered bright.
The Tope Manufacturing company,
makers of the Columbia wheels, Is at
present giving employment to 2.M0 men
nt Its factory. It has Just placed an
order with the Harford company for
70,000 saddles for next season's deliv
ery, thus In a measure indicating Its
probable mil out for the year.
The Pavls & Thomas company, of
Cntasauqua. has a contract for the
yoke castlm?s of a 14-mlle extension of
ihe Metropolitan Klectrlc railway, of
Washington, I. C. The contract calls
for the castings of about fi.000 tons
of underground yokes, requiring sev
eral months' work to fill the order.
The American Tlnplate company, of
I'lwood. Ind.. tins increased Its cnpltul
stock to $1,200,000. The company's
large works, comprising sixteen hot
mills, fourteen cold rolis, and twenty
two tinning stacks, are now In full ope
ration, placing the concern among the
largest producers of tlnplates In the
world. It Is now enlarging Its plant
for the fifth time since Its first con
struction, and wll also build, in addi
tion, a steel plant for the manufacture
of all kinds of steel goods for the trade
and factory use, which will require at
least I00 more hands.
At no period within fifteen years has
the Iron trade of the country been In
such a booming condition as at pres
ent. The chief trouble seems to be In
getting material, either crude or fin
ished, with which to fill orders. Fur
naces nnd mills in all sections of the
country are declining to take business
for delivery in the near future, nnd
some companies are even refusing or
ders requiring delivery for the early
part of next year. Although the pro
duction of pig Iron has now reached
the enormous figure of l'l.VOOO tons,
weekly stocks are still being drawn
upon, showing that consumption is still
ahead of production. Prices for iron
ore are advancing.
RAILROAD NOTES.
The Chicago Oreat Western has guar
anteed a fare of one cent a mile to the
tlrnnd lArmy of the Kepuhllc If It will
hold its next encampment at St. Paul.
The Pennsylvania will Inaugurate a
cheap cab and ihnnsnin service In New
York soon as Its new ferry from Jersey
City to West Twenty-third street Is in
operation.
The tefit of a smoke-consuming device
on the Little .Miami division of the
Pennsylvania lines has been so satis-,
factory that Superintendent Halph Pe
ters proposes to equip all the locomo
tives on the division with It.
The statement of anthracite coal ton
nage of the Beading railroad for the
week ended Sept. 14 uhows a total
of 2r,!1,4!i7 tons, nn Increase of 37.924 tons.
For the fiscal year to dale the tonnnge
wns UJ.0-53.lli7 tons, an Increase of 8S.045
tons.
John I, lilnlr, the New Jersey "rnll
rond king," wh) has over 2r,000,000 In
vested In western railroads, boasts that
he never bought a railroad merely for
speculation and that none of his money
has been made by bulling or bearing
slocks.
The enst-lMiund shipments from Chi
cago for the pnst three weeks furnish
the best of evidence of the general busi
ness Improvements. The rates may be
said to have been practically main
tained nt tariff by all lines, and the to
tal shipments have Increased from
week to week. Lost week showed an
other substantial gain, and the busi
ness Is now abouit normal for this sea
son of the year.
Among the things which were con
sidered at the last meeting of the pas
senger department of the Colorado
Traffic association, hut about which
nothing has been snld, was the annual
question of clergymens' permits. As
In former years, a strong effort will be
made to abolish the clergymens' special
half-fare permits entirely, but 4he pros
pects are that the movement will not
be successful. When the question 'came
up for discussion among t'lie passenger
men a resolution was offered looking to
tho establishment of a uniform system
for their Issue by the Central Traffic
asosclation and the Trunk Line asso
ciation. For that purpose Commis
sioner Donald was appointed a commit
tee of one to formuloite a plan by which
the matter of clergymen's permits may
be governed by uniform rules, the In
tention being to submit Mr. Donald's
nlnn, after it has tiecn matured, to a
Joint meeting of Central TrAfflo and
Tj'unlr iT.ln nffinla W " .
THE WORLD OF BUSINESS
STOCKS AM BUNDS.
New York, Sept. 21. There were few
traces of weakness In the stock market
this morning. In fact save for a frac
tional decline In the railways and a
drop of 1 In Tobacco at the start
speculation displayed a firm undertone
throughout the session. Chicago (las
and Sugar presented a ttrmer front,
tlas rising from 6T to 611 S and Sugar
from loT to 107. The rally in Sugar
was ascribed to covering of short stock
and improved trade conditions. The
general market was strengthened by
statements that gold shipments were
over for the time being, and the knowl
edge by a select few that the Belmont
Morgan syndicate had formally dis
solved for the reason that the govern
ment no longer needed its services. The
improvement in prices ranged from
to 1, and was most pronounced in
the case of the ('.rangers. Louisville
and Nashville, Missouri Pacific and
Wabash preferred. Speculation closed
firm. Net gains for the day were Vd to
1 per cent. Total sales wore 127,350
shares.
The range of today's prices for tho no.
tlve stock of the New York stock mar
ket nre given below. The quotations fire
furnished The Tribune by (J. du B. H!m
mlck, manager for WIIMani Linn, Allen &
Co., stuck brokers, 412 Spruce street,
Bcranton.
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Scranlon Hoard of Trade Kxchnnge Ono
tntions-AII (.Imitations llascd on I'ur
of too.
Name. Bid. Asked.
Oreen Hlilge Lumber Co 1)0
Ii:nm Dep. & Dis. Bank 125
Herunton Lace Cur. Co M
Nat. Boring & Drilling Co 90
F.rst National Bank 609 . ...
Thuron Coal Land Co 00
Scranlon Jur i Stopper Co 25
Seranton Class Co U.)
Lackawanna Lumber Co HO
Spring Brook Water Co !I0
F.lnihurst Boulevard Co 100
S'Tanton Axle Works M
Third National Hank ,15.)
Laeka. Trust nnd Safe Dep. Co ... 10
Allegheny Lumber Co 1i5
Seranton Packing Co lii
Seranton Savings Bunk 2i) ,.,
Seranton Traction Co 10
I KINDS.
Seranton Glass Ci 100
Keonomy Steam Heat &
Power Co luo
Seranton Pass. Hallway first
mortgage, due 1918 110
Seranton Traction Co .5
People's Street Hallway, first
mortgage, clue 1918 110
Rnshbrook Coal Co luo
Heriiiiton A I'ittston Trac. Co. ... 90
People's Street Itailwny, Sec
ond mortgage, due 1920 HO ,,,
Laeka. Valley True. Co., Ilrst
mortgage, due 1925 loo
"crnmon v holcsnlc.
Fruits and Produce, Dried apples, per
lb., Satic; evaporate. I apples, 7,.a8c.; Cali
fornia prunes, (i',i.use. ; Mngllsh" currants.
2'-ja3e.; layer rnislns, Jl.(iiial.70; muscatels,
4ar.e. per lb.; tint. 25 per box; new Viilen
Has, ri'iaG'ac per Hi. Ueuns .Marrowfats,
I2u2.20 per bushel; mediums, .$l.7"ia
1. HO. Pens (Jreen, 11.10 per bushel;
split, 2.5Uu2.ij0; lentels, r.aSc.per lb. Pota
toes to-, per bushel. Onions WiaiKc. per
bushel, tiutter IK2oc. per lb. Cheese tla
9c. per lb. Kggs li'iald'ac. per ilos. Meats
Hams. 10',t.e. ; siniill hams. He,; skinned
haniK, He.; California hams, 8c; shoulders,
7'-je.; bellies. 8".; smoked breakfast bacon,
loljc. Smoked Beef Outs'.uVs, 12c.; sets,
13'.ie.; Insliies an. I knuckles, 15c; Acme
sliced smoked beef, l;-lb. cans, J2.40 per
doz. Pork Mess, 114.50; short clear, 115.
Lard Leaf, In tierces. 7'Tne.; In tubs, 8c;
10-lb. pails, 8-.,e. per lb.; 5-lb. pails, 8nc
per lb.; 3-lb. pails, H',r. per lb. j compound
lard, tierces, iV,c.; tubs, (Sc.; 10-lb. palls,
j'-je. per lb.; B-lb. pails, per lb.; 3-lb.
pails, ll:i4c. per lb. Flour Minnesota pat
ent, per barrel, 3.S0al; Ohio and Indiana
limber, $3.50; Gri;hnm, $3.50; rye flour, $3.59.
Feed Mixed, per cwt., 95c. (train Corn,
TiOe, ; oats, IiUilOc, per bushel. Bye Straw
Per ton, $13al0. Ilay-$15al7.
New York Produce Market. ,
New York, Sept. 21. Flour Dull, wenk.
Wheat Dull, steady; No. 2 red store and
elevator, Ul'iaiiUjV. ; afloat, V2e,; f. o. I).,
I'.2'iaii3c; ungraded red, Mialile. ; No. 1
northern, ttl'ac ; options dull, weak; May,
Inc.; September, Ii'Hhc; October, BI'V.;
December, 63'i.c. Corn Dull, eusier; No.
2, aside, elevator, 3!ilt,u39V. nlloat; options
dull and weak; September, 3Sc; October,
37'ic; December, Xiltje,; May, 347fec. Oats
Dull, lower; opt'ons dull, easier: Sep
tember, 21ltic; , October, 21c; December,
2IM.C.; spot prices, No. 2, 2l"4ii24'.e. ; No. 2
while. 2Ki,; No. 2 Chicago. 2BSc; No. 3,
LWic ; No. 3 white. 35c; in'xed western,
25ii27c; white do., 25n32c; white state, 25a
32c Provisions Steady, unchanged. Lard
Quiet, steady. Butter Firm; slate
dairy, 12al9'ic. ; do. creamery, 21a2l','.c;
veslern dairy. Il'i.n13c. ; do. creamery, 13a
21'tc.; do. factory. Ka12l4c; Flglns. 211.4c;
Inflation creamery, 11al5c. Cheese
Quiet, steady, unchanged. Kggs Quiet,
unchanged. ,
Toledo (iriiln Mmkct.
Toledo, O., Sept. 21. Wheat Itece!pts,
10,000 bushels; shipments. 7.000 bushels;
market dull; No. 2 red, cash, 63c.; De
cember, 0414c; May, HOV-'.; No. 3 red,
cash, (Kflic Corn Itecclpts, 17.000 blichc's:
shipments, 27,000 bushels: market, quiet;
No. 2 mixed, cash, 35c; No, 3 do., Sil'c;
No. 2 yellow, ',;.; No. 3, 84le.;,Nu. 3
white, 34c. Onts Receipts and shipments,
none; nothing doing. Clover Seed Its
coipts, 700 bugs; shipments, 89 hags; mar
ket steady; prime, cash, and October,
(4.37Vi; February, $4.47: March, $4.50.
Ilnffalo l ive Stock.
Buffalo, Sept. 21. Cattle Receipts. 2.R50
html; on sale, 40 head; market dull ami
weak. Hogs Receipts, 6,380 head; on sale,
4.930 head; market dull: heavy hogs, $4. 5.1a
4. Ml; mixed and medium weights, 4.(i0a
4.(15: Yorkers, light to good, $4.00a4.0.1; pigs,
$4.45a4.r5; roughs, $3.Mla4; stags, $3a3.50;
Yorkers sold late at $4.4oa4.RO; pigs at $4.3oa
4.40; skips at $3.40a3.75; heavy hogs nt 14.40a
4.45. Sheep and I m nibs Receipts, 8,750
head; on sale, 0,700 head; market dull,
firm: mixed sheep, 2.75a3.W; culls and fair,
$2a2.50; export sheep, $3.8Tia4.25; good to
choice lambs. $4.foa4.75; fair to good, la
4.40; light, $3.50a3.S5; common to fair, 13.25a
8.8&cMktjaila lambs, $4.50a4.80.
Chleaso Live Stock. .
Chicago. Bept. 21,-Cattle Receipts 1,000
head; market steady; common to extra
steers, $3.50a5.7K; Blockers and feeders, $2.50
.""XT an' b"""' calves,
$3 25 6.IW; Texans, 2a3.S0; western rangers.
$2.25a4.35. Hogs Receipts, 16,000 head;
market weak and 15a20c. lowert heavy
packing and shipping lots, $4.10a4.35; com
mon to choice mixed, $3.8Oa4.40; choice as
orted, $4.S5a4.40i light, $3.70a4.4S; pig, $2,50
a4.20. Sheep-neceTpts, $,000 head; mar-
ket steady; Inferior to choice, tl.B0u3.40;
lambs, $3a4.75.
Oil Mai ket.
Pittsburg, Sept. 21. OH closed at 121.
the only quotation here and ut Oil City to
day. Philadelphia Tallow Market.
Philadelphia. Sept. 21. Tallow Is steady
and in moderate demand. We quote:
City, prime, in hhds, I'natHc: country,
pr.me, in bbls,' 4lu44c; do. dark, in bbis.
Safc; cakes, 4'-e. ; grease, Slvuile.
, TIIKY WERE RELEASED.
How the Mexican Magistrate Was Con
vinced of Their Innoecnee.
They tell a good story of a party of
excursionists who went on a personally
misconducted tour tol.Mexlco last win
ter. The party 'was in charge of Charles
Gates, of Toledo. They traveled in a
sjKelal train, which stopped at all the
Interesting places en route long enough
to give the excursionists ample time to
see the sights, and sometimes they saw
some not down on the bills. This story
concerns one of them.
They stopped ut a small town near
the 'Mexican frontier name ommltted,
lest after this tale is printed excur
sionists should swarm to see tt. While
strolling along a little stream half a
dozen of the male members of the
party came across an inclosure with
the legend: "Bathing for ladles. Do
not look."
The fence was ndt too high to climb,
and when ullreaser policeman hapjiened
along that way he found Kix staid and
supposedly respectable heads of fam
ilies hanging over that fense, gazing
with all the strength of their dozen
eyes.
Accordingly he gathered then in nnd
esconted them down to a little adobe
Jail, where they were locked up to
await ball. As the time for the train to
depart approached, tiie wives of the
nix prisoners began to look about for
their worst halves. Then a Mexican
olllcial came to the train and notified
them of the trouble. Mr. Gates, who
had luckily stayed with tho train, at
once went to the rescue.
. First he interviewed the prisoners,
and then he went before the local al
calde to plead for them. Luckily that
ofllclal spoke English nnd ulso enjoyed
a Joke.
"These men are all American gentle
men," argued Mr. Gates. "Highly re
spected citizens of some of our largest
communities."
. "Well, they should not have looked
over the fence; they saw the sign."
"I am convinced that they did not see
the sign," Insisted Mr. Gates.
"Why?" inquired the alcalde.
"Because there were half a dozen
more In the party, and If they had
seen that sign all would have been
there."
"Release the prisoners," said the al
calde, while his sides shook with laughter.
WHO
IS
That insists upon
keeping a stock of
Batfway's Ei
In the house t
Why, the wise mother. "Because, when
taken Internally it cures in a few minutes,
Cramps, Spasms, Sour Stomach, Heartburn
Nervousness, Sleeplessness, Sick Headache
Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Summer Compiaim,
Colic, Flatulency and all internal pains.
DOSE Half a teaspoonf ul in half a tumbler
of water.
Used externally, it will cure Rheumatism,
Neuralgia, Mosquito bites, Stints of Insects.
Sunburns, Bruises, Burns, Scalds, Coughs,
Colds and all throat troubles.
Railway's Ready Relief, aided by Rail
way's Pills, will cure Fever and Ague; Ma
larious, Bilious and other Fevers.
Fifty Cents a Bottle. Sold by DrsffgiiU
KADWAY & CO., New York.
RAD WAY'S
PILLS.
r'nrlf vegetable, mild 01 d re'iable. Caetr
Krrct dlgMtinn, compli-te aHnunilallon and
slthful regularity, lure ennmipatien ami
its kmg liat of nnp'.easKiitsvmpioms and roju
rrnat the lyittni. -o coute it box. All druj;
ffiata.
riT. PLEASANT
COAL
AT RETAIL
Coal of the best quality for domestlt
ase, and of all sizes, delivered la an)
.art of the olty at lowest price.
Orders lert nt tny Ofllee
NO. 118 WYOMING AVENUE,
Rear room, first floor, Third National
Bank, or sent by mail or telephone to the
nine, will receive prompt attention.
Bpeclal contracts will be made for ihl
Ml and delivery of Buckwheat Coal.
WM. T. SMITH.
Stocks, Boods
and Grain
liont;lit anil sold on New York
Exchange and Chicaco lioanl
or Trade, either fur cash or on
margin.
WM. LINN ALLEN & CO.,
412 Spruce Street
LOCAL STOCKS I SPECULTY.
Telephone 5002.
French Injection Compound
Cares ponltlYrly, quickly, (not msrvljr clink).)
OuarantwU vr niunay refuiiduil. Avoid daitffcroitii
mnnlUM. Prtoeilrilawr Ixittlo. Hi lloill
(will cure aeTerust vmm) Rent preimld, Mt'iire from
olwerratlon. with only iHieullfttttlly waila syrlliso,
to any addraaa f or p. 00.
!Hlg.BBM.H-laJSTn
r-'i.-i-.igaaiiiTrmrjTTrj'M
DR. LOBB'S BOOK FREE
Tn all iufferori of KHHORH OF YOUTH,
LOST VIGOR and DISEASES) OF MEN AND
WOMEN, 08 rui; cloth bound: aecurolr
sealed and na iad fre. Traatmtut by mail
otrlitly confidential, and a rnalttva qnlck cars
Kua anfaad. matter bow long atanding, I
will piwItlToly onra you. Write or call.
nD I ADD 330 N. ISth St.. Phllads., Pa.
uru bUDD ikl years' rontlniKus practice.
P
Chlrkt.ter't Kaatl.k Blaaa Braarf.
EflNYROYAL PILLS
fmflna! Mi nlr flmalM.
Art. 4li relluia. la is till
Drftfrlil ft ChlchtHtr'9 Xngti'k .
MMiai Brand In Ittal umI timid hufftkllta
hiM. a rati! with bln rlhtmi. Tukn
'theis &HtdmitfmrwathiUhf
MMtaUMf imUdiUtt. At lrraflMi.orMn44
In BtMin for mrtUnlkri. iftta)alftlt. tod
!Klur fbr l4lrmn l-r. by rtni
CT Irk rrter Ukaaltal O. Mad tun Nana,
I Mi
1 tn
aM kf uIUmi BnalMa.
. rauaaara.
tr
The Only Remedy in the World That Re
fiinds Pdrchase Price if It Fails to Ciire
the Tobacco Habit in 4 to 10 Days Is
1
It Cares While
Yoii
Tobacco.
The greatest discovery of the agel
A certain, pleasaut, permanent
cure.
A lifetime's suffering ended for
15.00. 45
Why smoke and spit your life
away? Why sudor from dyspep
Hia, heartburn, uud drains ou your
vital forties?
top usinjr tobacco, but stop tho
right way! Drive the nicotine from
your nystem by tho use of thla
wonderful remedy.
Nak i-Cuiir la warranted to
remove oil desire for tobaiieo in
every form, Includinc Cigar, Cigar
ette and l'ipo Kmokiug, Chewing
and Uuu ft' Taklug.
Uso all tiie tobacco you want
while under treatment, and in
from four to ten days your "hunk
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 Narcott-Ciire does
not deprlvo you of tobacco while
eflcctluga cure; doesn't ask you
to buy se vend bottles to be entitled
to a guarantee; doesn't require a
month's treatment; and, finally,
doesn't enuble you to stop tobacco
only to tind yoursxlf a slave to the
habit of tttblct chewing.
'eeeeeeeeTveeveeeeefeveneeevve
ROM km STEEL
Bolts, Nuts, Bolt Ends, Turnbuckles, Washers, Riv
ets, Horse Nails, Files, Taps, Dies, Tools and Sup
plies. Sail 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,
TTEIBEIIB
SCR ANTON, PA.
L
UMBER
nit? rnmnuuicniTii i iikidcd rn
NIL bUllllllUllVILHblll bUlllIM lU.Bld0
TELEPHONE 422.
Whftt in (iuibt what
.Vxtiic I'iIU, Drini
Irm,),! ...i.ltf.i.llu
Kesult 111 4 WekH. rvcrv U a tmlrr 'c
l'hAL Ml.Uk INI
For sale by JOHN H. PHELPS.
Spru ce Street, Seranton Pa.
LI
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BREWERY.
Mannfaotnrara of the Celebrated
PILSENER
LAGER BEER
CAPACITYl
loo.ooo Barrels per Annum
.a
ON THE LINE OF THE
CANADIAN PACIFIC R'Y
ore loontad tha flnoat fishing and hunting
ground in tlin world, lleacrlptiro Iwolta on
application. Tirkota to all point!) In Maine,
Canada and Maritime Provinces, Minneapulia,
8t Paul. Canadian and Unltod State North
wet, VaiiL-onvar, Heattlo, Tacoma, Fortland.
Ore., Bun Francises.
First-Class Sleeping and Dining Cars
attached to nil through trains. Toniiat can
fully fitted with bedding, curtains and sp c
tally adapted to want of families may be had
with aecond r.luss ticket Kates always less
than via other lines, For full Information,
time tables, etc., on application to
E. V. SKINNER, Q. E. A.
353 BROADW.Y, NEW YORK. '
Continlie the Qsfof
With Narcoti CritE, when yotf
are through with tobacco, you are
through with the remedy. One
bottle cures. ,
Kend for book of prominent tes
timonies like the following:
ntntTtwoTos, Mast , March 18, IBS. '.
Tiie aabcoti CiiEMirAi.ro,
hpriiigflald. Mass.
Gentlemon;-I have used toaacao for
over twenty-fl yeai a, ehuwins aad
smoking every day (ram 7 a. n. tD p. m.
topping only far meals.
On Monday. Fan. i, I called at yonr
office in Springfield, and booebt a lotlo
of tb ions which I used an directed,
an 1 on tlii tenth day tbe desire for to
bacco aad left me and It ban rot re
turned. did tint lose a neal while tak
ing He Cuiik. My epptitbaeimiroTed
an I I ojnilder Narcoti-Curb a grand
utiug. v or j reapacvaiiy.
.UAb. L 1
aunt
s-COLN.
Mr. Frank II. Ifortoa. of Chicop
t'alla. laa., lata instortor of public
building for UaaeacbnMtts, says:
I ned tobacco fer twenty-live nan,
and waa a confirmed smoker, In J oat
eignr. a aye treatment wita NAncori
ci rb: ni tnro.igh with tobacco, in fact
tue dvairo for tunaaoo vaniaaed Ilk a
areata. v err reanectf but.
FHASK H. MORTON.
If your druggist is unable to give
full particulars about Karcoti
Cure, send to us for Book of Par
ticulars free, or send $3.00 for bot
tle by mall.
THE RARCOTI CHEMICAL CO.,
Springfield, Mass.
I O IL
PIPS AI TIES
MIN
22 Commonwealth
Seranton, Pi
RESTORE
LOST VIGOR
t u fot Npttow Debility, t-o of Srmal fewer (la either
-,-MirjE 7eVfteV
irx), itntHiieiiLy, Amny, icx.cc na otner w'?icnnct, irom nv iu.
ihetkrd ant) lull rifr quickly retorefl. If nrt'ltfd Uth
kl.il.J na. .ha ..U.I fnrtimi ahA1N(Mll.m. With
pivc h lre I cu4rjnt to curs or refund tiie money. Addrea
(0.,Clfvehnd,Ohio.
Pharmacist cor. Wyoming Avanu and
SAMPLE PACKACE &XSX$
-A 4Uar towd to dollar
TlttlavllM' MM rmeh Masyls JCMB .
sat Bos sellTeud f rae any whars lathe Uoa
mm raeptotOa.h.ateawyOnWr,
f 'S or Postal lists far tlJO.
Equsls sfssy way BBS osots
sold la sM Mall etnas far
iJ.W. we ssaas ttls sees
aM the JU, tyit 4 wasr.
and if any one Is sot asstsfled
rs will rsroai Um Bosvy
cr send anotbr salr. Opsta
ASS OT VOSBBSOB
rata o, p, b,
sisss n i mi h3
s. ttVaaTssw'iSJs;
M sfffJN fsev
lumai
MCs?
. Assasi earn iesirs.
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