THE SCRAOTOX TEIBTTNE-MONDAT MOBNINGt. OCTOBER 28, 1895.
Shrewd Condy CuIIen
And His Trick.
On Excise Officers.
' Yowif Condy Cullwi was descended
from a lone line of prtvate distillers,
and, of course, exhibited In Ms own per
son aH the practical wit, sagacity, cun
ning and fertility of Invention which
the natural genius of the family, sharp
ened by lone experiunoe, had created
from generation to generation as a
standing capital to be handed down
from father to son. There was scarce
ly a trick, evasion, plot or maneuver tha t
had ver been resorted to by his ances
tors that Condy had not at his finger
ends; and though but a lad of 16 at the
time we present him to the reader, yet
be tt observed that he had had his mind,
even at that age, admirably trained by
four or five years of vigorous practice
In all the resourcas necessary to meet
the subtle vigilance and stealthy cir
cumvention of that prowling animal
a gauger.
It might be very amusing to detail,
from time to time, a few of those keen
encounters of practical cunning which
take place between the poteen distiller
and Jiia lynx-eyed foe, the gauger. They
are curious as throwing light upon the
national charcacter of our people, and
as evidences of the surprising readi
ness of wit, fertility of invention and
Irresistible humor which they mix up
with almost every actual concern of
life, no matter how difficult or critical
It may 'ho. Nay, It mostly happens
that the character of the peasant in all
Its fullness rises In proportion to what
he totalled upon to encounter, and that
the laugh at or the hoax upon the gau
per keeps pace with the difficulty that
da overcome. But, now to our short
story.
Two men In the garb of gentlemen
were riding along a remote hy-road one
morning In the imonth of October, about
the year 1837 or 1828. They had nearly
reached a turn in the way, which
pklrted the (brow of a small declivity
that lay on the right. In point of fact,
it was a moderately Inclined plane or
slope, rather than a declivity; but, be
this as 4t may, tho flat at Its foot was
Ktudded over with furze bushes, which
grew so close and level that a person
rnlgfrt almost imagine it possible to
walk upoji their surface. On coming
'within about 250 yards of this angle the
horsemen noticed a lad not more than
16 jogging on toward them with a keg
upon Ms back.
The eye of one of them was Immedi
ately lit with that vivacious sparkling
of habitual sagacity which marks the
practiced gauger among 10,000. For a
single moment he drew up his horse, an
action, rh1ch, however, slight in itself,
Intimated more plainly than he could
have wished the obvious interest which
had Just -.teen excited In him. Short as
was the pause, It betrayed him, for no
eooner ha the lad noticed it than he
crossed th ditch and disappeared
around the angle we have mentioned,
and upon the side of the declivity. To
gallop to the spot, dismount, cross the
ditch also and pursue him was the
work of a few minutes.
"Weihavehlm," said the gauger, "we
have him one thing is clear, that he
cannot escape lis."
"Speak for ytmrself, Stinton," replied
his companion. "As for me, not being
an officer of his majesty's excise, I de
cline taking part in the pursuit. It is
a fair battle, so fight It out between
you."
He had scarcely concluded when they
heard a voice sliiging the following
lines in a spirit of that hearty hilarity
which betokens a cheerful contempt of
oare;
Oh! Jemmle, she sex, you are my true
lover.
You are all the rich that I do adore;
I solemnly swear now I'll ne'er have
anoder,
My heart it Is fixed to never love more.
The music changed to a Joyous whis
tle, and immediately they were con
fronted by a lad dresnel In an old red
coat, patched with gray frieze, who, on
seeing them, exhibited in his features
a most ingenious air of natural sur
prise. He Immediately ceased to whis
tle, and with every mark of respect,
putting his hand to his 'hat, said in a
voice, the tones of whioh spoke of kind
ness and deference:
"God save ye, glntlemen."
"I say, my tad," said the gauger,
"where is that customer with that keg
on his back? he crossed over there
this moment."
"When, where. Sir?" said tho lad,
with a stare of surprise.
"Where, when? why, this minute end
In this place."
Und was it a whisky keg, Sir?"
'"Sir, I am not hero to be examined
by you," replied Stinton. "Confound
me If the conniving young rascal is
not sticking me into a cross-examination
already I say, Ted coat, where is the
boy with the keg?"
"As for a boy, I did see a 'boy, sir; but
the never a keg he haul hadn't he a
gray frieze coat, Sir?"
"He had."
"And wasn't It a dauny bit short
about the skirts, please your honor?"
"Again he's at me. Sirra, unless you
tell me where he is In half a second, I
ehall lay my whip to your shoulders!"
"The sorra a keg I seen, then, sir the
last keg I seen was "
"Did you see a boy without the keg,
answering to the description I gave
you?"
"You gave no description of It, sir
but even If you did when I didn't see
It, how could I tell your honor anything
about it?"
"Where Is the fellow, you villain?"
exclaimed tfhe gauger In a fury, "where
Is he gone to ? You admit you saw him ;
as for the keg, it cannot tie far from us
but where is he?"
'TBedad.I sew a boy with a short frieze
. coat upon him, crossing the road there
below, and runnln' down the other side
of that ditch."
This was too palpable a lie to stand
the test even of a glance at the ditch in
question, which was nothing more than
a slight mound that ran along a lea
field on which there was not even the
appearance of a shrub.
The gauger looked at his companion
then, turning to the boy, "Come, come,
my lad," ald he, " you know that lie is
rather cool. Don't you feel In your soul
that a rat could not have gone in that
direction without our seeing it?"
Bedad an I saw him," returned the
lad, "wld a gray coat upon him, that
was a Mttle rtiort In the tall It's better
than half an hour agone."
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The boy I speak of you must have
met," said Stinton. "It's not five min
utesno, not more than three, since he
came Inside the field."
"That my feet may grow to the
ground, then, if I seen a boy In or about
this place, widin that time, barrin' my
self." The gauger eyed him closely for a
short space, and pulling out half a
crown, said: "Harkee, my lad, a word
with you in private."
The fact 1s, that during the latter
part of this dialogue, the wort hy excise
man observed the cautious distance at
which the boy kept himself from the
grasp of him and his companion. A
suspicion consequently began to dawn
upon him that, In defiance of appear
ances, the lad himself might lie the
actual smuggler. On reconsidering the
matter, this suspicion almost amounted
to certainty; the time was to short to
permit even the most ingenious cheat
to render himself and his keg Invisible
in a manner so utterly unaocountable.
On the other hand, when he reflected
on the open, artless character of the
boy's song, the capricious change to
to a light-hearted whistle, the surprise
so naturally, and the respect so defer
entially expressed, Joined to the dis
similarity of dress, he was confounded
again and scarcely knew on which side
to determine. Ever, tho lad's reluctance
to approach him might proceed from
fear of tho whip. Ho felt resolved,
however, to ascertain this point, and
with the view of getting the kid into his
hands he showed him a half crown
and addressed him as already stated.
The lad, on seeing tho money, appear
ed to be instantly caught by tt, and
approached him as if it had been a bait
he could not resist, a circumstance
whioh again staggered the gauger. In
a moment, however, he seized him.
"Come now," said he, unbuttoning
his coat; "you will oblige me by strip
ping." 'lAJid why so?" said the lad, with a
face which might have furnished a
pwlnter or sculptor with a perfect notion
of curiosity, perplexity and wonder.
"Why so?" replied Stinton. "We
shall we shall soon see."
"Surely you don't think I've hid the
keg albout me?" said the other, his fea
tures now relaxing into such an appear
ance of utter simplicity as would have
certainly made any other man than a
gauger give up ithe examination as
hopeless.
'"No, no," replied the gauger; "by no
means, you young rascal. See here,
Cartiwrlght," he continued, addressing
his companion "tho keg, my precious,"
again turning to the lad "Oh, no, no,
it would be cruel to suspect you of any
thing hut the purest simplicity, 'took
here, Cartwright" having stripped the
boy of his coat and turned it Inside out
"there's ft coat there's thrift there's
economy far you. Come, sir, tuck It on
instantly; here, I shall assist you up
with your arms straighten your neck;
it will be 'both straightened and stretch
ed yet, my cherub. What think you
now, Cart wrlght? Old you ever see
a 'metamorphosis In your life so quick,
complete and unexpected?"
litis companion was certainly as
tonished in no small degree on seeing
the red coat, when turned, become a
comfortrable gray frieze; one precisely
such as ho who bore the keg had on.
Nay, after surveying his person and
dress a second time, he instantly recog
nized him as the same.
"Now," continued the gauger, ad
dressing the boy again, "lose not a mo
ment in lotting us know where you've
hid the keg."
"The sorra a bit of It I hid it fell off
)' me an' I lost it; sure, I'm lookln' after
it myself, so I am;" and 'he moved over
while speaking, as it pretending to
search for It 1n a thin hedge, which
aould by no means conceal it.
"Cartwrlght," Bald the gauger, "did
you ever see anything so perfect as this,
ripe a rascal? You don't understand
ilm now. Here, you simpleton, harkee,
sirrah, there must be no playing the
lapwing with me; back here to the same
point. We may lay It down as a BUre
thing that whatever direction he takes
from this spot is the wrong one; so
back here, you, sir, till we survey the
premises about us for your traces."
The boy walked sheepishly back and
appeared to look about him for the
keg with a kind of earnest stupidity
which was altogether Inimitable.
"I say, my boy," said Stinton, Ironi
cally, "don't you look rather foolish
now? Can you tell your right hand
from your left?"
"I can." replied Condy, holding up
his loft; "there's my right hand."
"And what do you call the other?"
said Cartright.
"My left, bedad, anyhow, an' that's
true enough."
'Both gentlemen laughed heartllM
'Uu.t it's carrying the thing a little
too far," said the gauger. "In the
meantime let us hear how you prove
It?"
"AJsy enough, sir," said Condy, "be
kase I nm left-handed, This," holding
up the left, "Is the right hand to mo,
whatever you may say to the con
thrnry." Condy's countenance expanded after
he had spoken Into a grin so broad and
full of grotesque sarcasm that Stinton
and his companion both found their
faces. In spite of them, get rather blank
under Its influence.
'What the douce!" exclaimed; the
gauger. "Are wo to be here all day?
Come, sir, bring us at once to the keg."
He was here interrupted by a laugh
from Carbwrifihit. so vociferous, long
and hearty that Die looked at him with
amazement .
"Hey dey!" he exclaimed. "What's
the maititer, what's tlhe matter what
new Joke is this?"
In reply to this question Cartwrlght
Imply polrfted to a certain mark,
barely visibly upon the (hoar frost,
which mark extended down the furze
bushes that grew at the foot of the
slope where they then stood.
As a standh old hound lays his nose
to the trail of a hare or fox, oo did tho
gauger pursue the trace of tho keg
down the little hill, for the fact was that
Condy, having no other resource,
trundled it off toward the furze, Into
wtridh ft settled perfectly to his satis
faction and with all the quickness of
youth and practice, Instantly turned for
such recounters. This accomplished,
he had barely time to advance a few
yards round the angle of the hedge, and,
changing his whole manner, as well as
his appearance, acquitted himself as
the reader has already seen. That he
could have curried the keg down to the
cover, then conceal it and return to the
pot where they met him was utterly
beyond the reach of human exertion,
so tihait in point of fact they never could
have suspected that the whisky lay In
such a place.
The triumph of the gauger wu now
complete, and complacent sense of his
own sagacity sat visibly on h1a features,
Condy's face, on the other hand, became
comlderably lengthened and appeared'
quite as rueful and mortified as the
ether's was Joyous and confident.
"Who's sharpest now, my knowing
one?" eM he. "Who 1s the laugh
against, as matters stand between us?"
"The sorra give you good of it," said
Gohdy, sulkily.
"What ts your name?" inquired Stin
ton., "Harney Kerrigan's my name;" rs
pUecl the either, tadlgnantly; "and I'm
not ashamed of t not to tell It to you
or any mail,'
"What, . of vm . Kerrigan or kii-
"Ay, Jlst of th Kerrigans of KU-
toghan." -
"I. knew the family ," said Stinton;
"they -are decent In their way but
come, my lad, don't lose your temper,
and answer - me another question.
Where were you bringing the whisky V
"To a betther man than ever Stud In
your shoes," replied Condy, m a tone of
absolute defiance "to a glntleman, any
way," with a peculiar emphasis on the
word "glntleman."
"But what's his name?"
"Mr. Stinton's his name Gauger
Stinton."
The shrewd excise man stood and
fixed his keen eye on Condy with 'a
glance of such piercing scrutiny as
scarcely any consciousness of imposture
could withstand.
Condy, on the other hand, stood and
eyed 'him with an open, unshrinking,
yet angry glance; never winced, but
appeared, by the detection of his keg,
to have altogether forgotten the line of
cunning policy he had previously adopt
ed. In n. mortification which had pre
dominated over duplicity and art.
"He is now speaking truth." thought
the gauger. "Ho has lost hla temper,
and Is completely off his guard."
"Well, my lad," he continued, "that
Is very good so far; 'but who sent the
keg to Stinton?"
"Do you think," said Condy, with a
look of strong contempt at the gauger
for deeming him so utterly silly as to
tell him; "do you think that you can
mae me turn Informer? There's none
of that blood In me, thank goodness."
"Do you know Stinton?"
"How conld I know the man I never
seen?" replied Condy, still out of tem
per. "But one thing I don't know, gln
tlemen. aind that Is, whether you have
any right to take my whisky or not."
"As to that, my good lad, make your
mind easy I'm Stinton."
"You, sir!" said Condy with well
feigned surprise.
"Yes, replied the other, "I'm the very
man you were bringing the keg to. And
now I'll tell you what you must do for
me; proceed to my house with as little
delay as possible; ask to see my daugh
ter -ask for Miss Stinton take this key
and desire her to have the keg put into
tho cellar; she'll know the key, and let
it also be as a token that she In to give
you your breakfant, feay I desired that
the keg he placed to the right of the
five-gallon one I seised on Thursday
last, that stands on a little sWlllon un
der my 'blunderbuss."
"Of course," said Oondy, who ap
peared )to have misgivings on the mat
ter, "I suppose I must, but somehow-,
"
"Why, elrrwh, what do you grumble
now for?"
Condy still eyed him with suspicion
"and, sir," said he, after having once
more mounted the keg, "am I to get
nothing for slch a. weary trudge as I
had wld tt but my breakfast?"
"Here," said Stinton, throwing him
half a crown; "take that along with it,
and now he off or. stop Cartwrlght
will you dine wlirh tne today, and let us
broach the keg? I'll guarantee tts ex
cellence, for this 1s pot the first I've
got from the aame quarter that's entro
nous."
"With all my liwrt," replied Cart
wrlght, "upon tho terms you say, that
of .Uic bi-otueh."
"Then, my lad, say that a friend, per
haps a friend or two, will dine with mo
today that Is enough."
Then they mounted their horses and
were proceeding as before when Cart
wrlght addressed the gauger ns follows;
"Dt you not inrt this lad, Stinton, In
a capael'ty to overreach you yrt?"
"No," replied tho other, "the young
rascal spoke tho truth after the dis
covery of the keg, for he lost his temper
and was no longer cool."
"For my part, hang me If I'd trust
him."
"I ehould scruple to do so myself," re
plied the gauger, "but, as I said, these
Kerrigans 'notorious Illicit fellows, by
the way, send me a keg or tiwo every
year, and almost always about this very
time. Besides, I read him to tho heart
and he never winced. Yes, decidedly,
the whisky was for me; of that I have
no doubt whatsoever."
"I moBt positively would nof trust
him.'
"Not 'that perhaps I ought," said Stin
ton, "on second 'thought to place such
confidence in the ad who acted so
adroitly in the beginning. Let us call
him 'back land exaimimo htm at all
events."
Now Condy had, during this conver
sation, been discussing the same point
with himself.
'Bad cess forever attend you, Stin
ton. agra!" he exclaimed. "Bedad, It's
well I thought o' the Kerrigans; for
sure enough I did hear Barney say that
he was to send a keg Into r.tai this week,
some day and he didn't think I knew
him aMher. Falx, it's many a long day
since I knew the shary puss of him, wld
an eye like a hawk. But what If they
folly me, and do up all? Anyway, I'll
prevlnt them from having suspicion on
me before I go a toe farther, Who ugly
rips."
He instantly wheeled about, a mo
ment or two before Stinton or Cart
wrlght had done the same, for the pur
pose of sifting him still more thorough
ly, so Ifflvat they found him meeting
them.
"Qlntlemen," said he, "how do I know
that althcr of yous Is Mr. Stinton, or
tihat the house you directed me to is his?
I know that If the whisky doesn't go to
him I may lavethe counthry!"
"You are cither a deeper rogue or a
more stupid fool 'than I took you to be,"
observed Stinton. "but what security
can you give us that you will leave
tho keg safely at Its destination T"
"If I thought you were Mr. Sltlnton I'd
be very glad to lave you the whisky
where It Is, and even to do without me
breakfast. Qlntlemen, tell me the truth,
bekase I'd only hemurdhered out of the
face."
"Why, you itllot!" said the gauger,
losing his temper and suspicions both
together; "can't you go to the town and
inquire where Mr. Stinton lives?"
"Bedad, thin, thrue enough. I never
thought of that at all;. hut I beg your
pardon, glntlemen, an' I hope you won't
be angry wld me, in regordchat Ms kilt
and quartered I'd be if I let myself be
made a fool of by anybody."
"Do what I desire you," satd the ex
ciseman; "Inquire for Mr. Stinton's
house, and you may be sura tho whisky
will reach him." '
"Thank you, sir. Bedad, I might have
thought of that myself."
. The last clause which was spoken in a
soliloquy, would have deceived a saint
himself.
"Now," said Stinton, after they had
recommenced their Journey, "are you
satisfied?"
"I am ait length," said Cartwrlght. "If
his intentions had been dishonest. In
stead of returning to make himself cer
tain against helng deceived, he would
have made the best of his way from us
a rogue never wantonly puts himself
in the way of danger of detection."
That evening, at 6 o'clock, Btttiton,
Cartwrlght and two others arrived ait
the house of the worthy gaugr to par
take of his good cheer. A cold, frosty
evening gave a peculiar test to the com
fort of a warm room, blazing firs and
a good dinner. No sooner wers the
viands discussed, the cloth removed and
the glasses ready, than their generous
host desired his daughter to assist the
servant in broaching the redoubtable
keg.
"That ketf, my dear,' Tie proceeded,
"which "the rnuntry lad, who brought
the key of the cellar, left here today."
"A keg!" repeated the daughter, with
surprise.
"Yes, Maggie, ny love. keg; t said
so, I think."
"But, papa, there cams no keg here to
day!" The gauger and Cartwrlght both
groaned In unison.
'.'No keg!" said the gauger.
"No ketr' echoed Cartwrlght.
"No keg. Indeed," m-echoed Man Stin
ton, "but t&ers came a counttXJaa wren
the key of the cellar, as a token that
he was to get the five gallon
"Oh!" . groaned the gau get. "I'm
knocked out, outwitted oh!"
"Bought and sold," added Cartwrlght.
"do on," said the gauger, "I must
hear tt out!"
"As a token," proceeded Miss Stinton,
'What he was to get a five-gallon keg
on the little stUHon, under the blunder
buss, for Captain Dal ton."
"And got It?"
"Yes. sir. he got it: for I took the key
ass, sufficient token."
,1But, Maggie fury and witches hear
me, child surely he brought a keg here
and left It; end, of course, it's in the
cellar?"
"No, indeed, papa, tie brought no keg
here, but he did carry the five-gallon
one that was In the cellar away with
him."
"Stinton," said Cartwrlght, "send
round the bottle."
"The rxecal!" ejaculated the gauger,
"we shall drink his health."
Ar.'d on relating the circumstances
the company drank 'to the phrepitfh lad's
health, that bought and sold the gauger.
THE WORLD OF BUSINESS
STOCKS AXD BONDS.
New York, Oct. 2(5. Stocks opened firm
on covering of short contracts. The
Grangers were Him and moved up about
M per cent. ' The strength of the market
was short-lived, however, and in the last
hour of trading, was ponttlvply weak.
Oeneral Electric sold down Tennessee
Coal 1. Chicago as declined Hi. The
market closed heavy. Net changes showed
losses of liarii per cent. Total sales 110,
150 shares.
The range of today's prices for the so
tlvs stocks of the New York stock mar
ket are given below. The quotations ara
furnished The Tribune by (1. du 11. Dlm
mlck, manager for W'llllaiv l.lnn, Allen ft
Co., stock brokers, 412 Spruco street,
Bcranton.
Op'w High- I,ow- Clos
ing, est. est. lug.
Am. Tobacco Co 9'i MTl M'i M'i
Am. Sugar Ite'g Co.lW l(t:.r' M UttTi
Atoh., To. & 8. Fe... 2V W- '.4 W
Can. South K'm
Ches. & Ohio 17 1! 1S' 1
Chicago Oas wtifc s' s4
Chle. & N. W 1WI:,i liiti" !ti".i J0i!3
Chic, B. ft Q 1 tm m (W
C. C. :. & St.. L.... 42H 42" 4 42
Chic, Mil. & St., P.. 7H Wi T'
Chic, R. I..& P 77 77'n 7 H
V., U & W M7'', 17W, 1C7'4 J74
Mat. & C. F J3 24 23'H 2:1
Hen. Klectrie iWH 3.V4 3r'i
III. Cent NM'i inO'a I'"1 V
Lake Shore l.Wi l.W, mi
LouIr. A Nash WW, M
M. K. A Texas 1i!iB lfi"- IB-Si
Manhattan Kle loin; 1Wi Kni'A lOi
Mo. Pacific 34'i III1, 31 XVi
Nat. Load 33 33 32' j 32'i
N. Y L. E. & W.... K'i J3'3 13' 13',
N. Y., H. & W... ...... 12"i 12'i 12'i I2H
N. Y.. S. & W., Tr... 3li 34'a Zi'i 31
Nor. Pacitic r.Vi r.i, r. r.
Ont. West V 1TK Wi IT-'
1'ac. Mail i .Wj, 30 30
Phil. & Head l'I'j, 19H 18'-i Wi
Sonthorn n. R m 11 11 11
Tenn., C. & 1 SOM. 3!t".j 3S'i 3
Tex. Pacific !)"(, T lift
Union I'aolflc 12';, 12 12', 127,
Waibash, Tr 21 21", 21 21
West. Union ftp ll 91 91
W. I, 144 1l'4 14 mi
l H. Leather 12'i 124 11
II. S. Leather, Pr.... 74 7l'i 70 71',;
CHICAGO BOARD OF TP.AUR THICKS.
Open- lliRh- Low- Clos
WHEAT. in, est. est. Inir.
December Kl'i till', ilrt-
iiy fi."'4 oi i;i 4
OATH.
December 14 1s"-4 1K 1s
May 20 2o 20', 2U
CORN.
December 28 2! 27 21
May 29 29 29 2314
LARD.
January r,.7 n.67 5.61 r.67
May D.S.1 fi.8.5 &.. U.
PORK.
January 9.12 9,15 9.12 9.12
Muy 9.4.'. 9,43 9.40 9.42
Scrnnton Board of Trndo ICxchnnge Ono
tstions-AII Quotations nsscd on Par
of 1 00.
Name. Hid. Asked.
Green Ridge Lumber Co 110
Dime Dep. & Dis. Runk 130
flcranton Lace Cur. Co SO
Nat. Boring & Drilling Co 80
FlrKt Nntlonal Bnnk 600
Thuron Con I Land Co V0
Scranton Jar & Stopper Co 25
Scrnnton Glass Co OS
Lackawanna Lumber Co 310
Rprlng Brook Water Co 100
Rlmhurst Boulevard Co 100
Scranton Axle Works SO
Third National Bank 3j0
Lacka. Trust and Safe Dep. Co ... K0
Scranton Packing Co : 115
Scranton Savings Bank 200
Lncka. Iron ft Steel Co ... ISO
Weston mill Co 250
Traders' National Bank 120
Bonta Plate Glaus Co 23
BONDS.
Scranton Glass Co 100
Economy Bteam Heat ft
Power Co 100
Bcranton Pass. Railway first
mortgage, due 1918 110 ...
Scranton Traction Co i5
People's Street Railway, first
mortgage, due 1918 110
Scranton & Plttston Trac. Co. ... 90
People s Street Railway, Sec
ond mortgage, due 1920 110 ,
Lacka. Valley Trap. Co., first
mortgage, due 1925 100
Dickson Manufacturing Co 100
Lacka. Township School S 102
City of Bcranton Street Imp 6 ... 103
New York Prodneo Market.
n . u i n, ... i (win xuii. BLtrauy,
unchanged. Wheat-Firmer, dull: No. 2
red store and elevator, 71't.c. ; ntlont, 72c;
f. o. b., 71 ',4c ( No. 1 northern, twiic; op-
non neaoy; feortiary. 7'c.; March,
(i'c; .May, ii'o.i iicto-oer, 07c; IJecem-
ner, ii. 'orn yulet, sternly; No. 2,
34c; elevator, 4014c.; nflnat; options easy;
October. 3Sc. : November, ate: Oecemhee.
36c; May, 35c. Oats Dull, steady; op
tions dull, easier; October, 24c; Novein-
ner, ai,c; Jecemtier, 24c; Mav. 25c;
spot prices. No. 2. 24c; No. 2 white, 25c;
mixed western, 24i4a254c: white do. anil
white state, 25a29c. Beef Steady, dull,
uncnunHea. i.Hni ymct, steady, un-
ennngea. nuuer-uiiiet, unchanged
Cheese Quiet, firm, nnchaneed. Keca
Quiet, easy; Mate and Pennsylvania, 20
aaic, wssiem iresn, jsa20c; limed, 10
Chicago Mrs .Stock.
Chicago. Oct. 2A.-Cattle Receipts, 700;
market Steady; common to extra steers,
$3.206.30; Blockers and feeders. $2.30a3.S5;
fr4wa mnA I111II0 1 9fta9 Rn. nnl,, . ') r ft. . n .
Texans, $2.60a3.25; western rangers, $2.25
at. Hogf Receipts, 22,000 head; market
aotlvs and i cents lower; heavy packing
and shipping lots, t3.ma3.Ki; common to
choice mixed, $3.40a3.85; choice assorted,
hi. iuaa.au; ngnr, wnxu.vu; pigs, szaz.70.
Bheep Receipts, 2,000 hen1; market steady;
Inferior to choice, $1.50a3.60; lambs, $3a4.7S.
SLIGHTLY 'MISTAKEN.
A Olselple of Sbsrlook HoIsms Dsdnces
Snmswhst at Random.
From the Philadelphia Record.
"There's a great deal in this science
of deduction," said an ardent admirer
of Sherlock Holmes to a chance ac
quaintance on the rear platform of
a trolley car. 'IKor (Instance. I see
from your bronzed cheeks that you
nave jisst returned from a long vac.
tlon; you have just dined, for you ap
pear to enjoy that cigar hugely, and a
cigar always naa finer flavor after din
ner."
'Deduction, is ltr said he whose fam.
Ily history the Original Sherlock would
have known t single glance. "Well,
I ain't had no vacation, and I ain't
had no dinner. I'm a bricklayer been
working for three weeks on the top of
a nve-story building, ana I'm friends
with this cigar because I'm lister amok
In' a pipe, and Ha the first rope I'va
bought for eight years. Beer'
The apostle of the mystic science,
suddenly, discovering that ihe had
passed by hla street, left the ear at
tne next corner.
Relief la sit Hours. ,
Distressing Kidney and Bladder diseases
relieved In six hours br the "New South
American Kidney Curs. This new rem
edy is a great surprise on acount of Its
xcsMing promptness in relieving pain in
the bladder, kidneys, back, and every part
of the urinary passages. In male er fe
male. It rsllsvea retention of water and
pain in passing It almost Immediately. If
you want quick relief and cure this is
voot r"ly. Mold by C. M. Harris, Drug,
gist, tt lraa avenue, ktoraatoa, Fa,
SCBANTOMADE
O
150
Sizes and Styles
OF
CAST-IRON
RANGES .
25
Sizes and Styles
OF
STEEL
RANGES
r
THE SCRANTON STOVE
have arranged with the following firms to sell their
STOVES
STltONU'S FURNISHING
DU FONT'S
HIIHUIG, BliSTIRG M0 SPORTING
POWDER
Vaaafaetarad at the Wapwallopsa MAla, L
aurae oonntj, Ph., and at Wll
mlogtoD, Delaware,
HENRY BELIN, Jr.
General Agent for the Wreaking Distriot.
t18 WYOMING AVfc, Sorairton, P
Third Vatfooal Bank BnUdtaif.
Aosaoras :
JOHN B. SMITH HON. Plymouth, P
K. W. MULLIOAN. WUIcm Htrre, p.
Ageata tor u wpiiw liwmnw
aaar'a Blgh Cxplata
HOTEL VENDOME,
BROADWAY and FORTY-FIR ST
ST., NEW YORK CITY.
A Modern Fireproof Hotel containing 300
rooms, 200 with bath and toilet
nttnehad.
EUROPEAN PLAN.
Good Rooms, SI K; Large Kooma, ti. and
With private bath S2.NI and upward ppr day.
RESTAURANT. CUISINE AND
SERVICE UNEXCELLED.
In clow proximity to the principal theatres
and the ahoppin dititrict
Fire ininutea from Urand Central and
Wet (there Depot.
LOUIS U TODD, J. H. FIFE,
Owner. Manairtir.
THIS
WITNESS THAT
H. D. SWARTZ & CO.
Are the Leading Wholesale Areata in
Smokolcss Powder,
GUNS, RIFLES, REVOLVERS.
HEADQUARTERSroRBtv
L C. Smlth'g and Remington
trans, Claj Pigeons ind
Pigeon Traps.
Telephone 27113. Open Evening. .
I1SM Sprace Street, between Pens and Wyo-
mlttf Arenoes.
L HAKQI, EKQRAVER,
OFFIOK AND SHOP
11 Laek. At. aaa gtewarfa Aw ttata. y
Pluto EDjfirlil for Grtolin, Btt&s, CiU
. tea, fciygtti.
MaHVTfeitM M Una Wtrfe,
ARE THE BEST
tic rfm.w?i?Z. .i? T!im$i 1 v 1
W3M I
AT FOUNDRY
HOUSE, 320-322 Penn Avenue.
W. G. DOUD & CO., 50!) Lackawanna Avenue.
FOOTE & SHEAK CO., 119 N. Washington Ave.
II. J. HUGHES, 124 South Main Avenue.
TRADERS
Rational Bank of Scraitou.
0R0ANIZED 1S90.
CAPITAL 250,000
SUMLUS, $10,000
BAMTTBTi TTTNE8, President.
W. w. WATSON, Vloe-PreeWairt,
A. B. WILLIAMS, Caabiar.
DIRECTORS.
Samuel ninea,'Jamea M. BTerhart, Trr
Ing A. Pinch. Pierce B. Fjnley. JeMph 3.
Jennys, M. 8. Komerer, Cbarlei P. Mat
thewe. iohn T. Porter. W. W. Wataon.
I. tne
and LIBERAL.
WaaaaV tt.Ha that ntktaVtM. tfkf IITIBb
mn and flrmi ftoneraly.
t
BREWERY.
Uamfactarers of tne Celebrated
PILSENER
LAGER BEER
CAPACITY,
loo.ooo Barrels per Annum
11 1 m ihdi ih
ran oo imp-
auurr ai jui .ufnit
"A W mrt tt a OnOmr tmnua. 1
TjaHodtea' lid Freh Doagile KWIWe.
tarn Baa dattfafei bee enywlnra la the VA ea
teeeipiomeea.nopey unm,
er I'oewl Nete tor tlJO.
I.M. We auke taia keel
aeveelfea, thafeiere we
anw lae jr, enw ea ,
and if anyone fci tot aaaeM
wa will rereat Ike tmey
er tooaaaatiMryetr. ufm
0v 4yJlww JpHnrwynB
eM WUIJU ft.
kewe
rSrrT5rc PTW "DEMI W.,
onov.
1 Jam.
BftmiU farau le
m Sf .i .iidiii
Have yon Borerkrrel, Pitesles, OomerMond
twuiwt H tercet ce, a-r 1
esaleTew'' JUorpTcof.oe
ROW tt
LAGER
BEER
r-"7
1 1
1 .1
STOVES
100
Sizes and Style?
OF
PARLOR
STOVES
f ou
Sizes and Styles
OF
HEATING
STOYES
WORKS
PRICES:
Send S cents for sample package.
Faultless Chemical Company, Balti
more, Md.
Atlantic Refining Co
ataaof aotnrera and Daalats In
OlfeS
XJneeed Oil, Napthaj and Oaaa
llnea of all (Trades. Axle Greaae,
Pinion Grease and Colliery Com
pound; also a large line of Pal
afflne Wax Candle.
Wa also handle the Famous CROWN
AC KB OIL, the only family lafaty
burnlnt oil In the 'market.
Wa Mason, Uar.:;a.
Offloe: Coal Exchagme, Wyoming Are.
Werka at Pine Brook.
"arsr REVIVO
RESTORES VITAUTV.
Madta
Wall Man
Me.
pcedaeee the aerw saaalu la 0 days, nartp
Eowetfallyaadaatokly. Cune wheaaUettannUL
Toaa aiea wiu nsata their led aueeeoa, ens
aien will Nearer Sbelr ronthlmi vtfo ky wAai
utin. n ahkl.nliMl.iMMIM
Titautr. msateaa. nisnuy 11 '
LoatrvMr.ratUaa bteaioiy, Wadtaa PHian. wS
all aflMM el atuknae o oma laoiaereiM,
wklah aalte eae tar etadr. kaiaeie er aiarrtaie.ll
aetealy earei by rtartlae at the eeat at sinew, kal
1 eotealr eane hyrlartla at the eeat JJJjyjJ
re ef Mat, la weme Miaaaw
end taaiuaimea. taalet OS ktttoa IIBTTTOt ae
m. n eaa ea anut la ei seeaei. m ami,
1 tarMeaate.se au teM.M, wttaeeeet;
ie arrities) ifwarasitee ta eat at teraat
tfietneeey. breaiaf tree, aaaiiei
ROIttL RKOtetit CO. ! Rhtr tL. CHKUett. Hi,
BaMkewsatee. tl
(JJPERJIIK
1 .intJ
MtD $r of
Ha WHAT aotki bay.
muiAiuo wii it
'-)':.