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Author of "flehalah," "
of Love," Etc.
'" Copyright, 1896, by bring Bacheller.
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tanker, to his wife, "it Is the first
. Christmas without our boy, and, please
; heaven, it will be the last: but under
, the circumstances it was. Inevitable.
-I suppose so," acquiesced ine iaay,
lrlUt a little hesitation In her tone.
iou sec, jmim, cunwnueu uie uunit-
r, we could not tell when my father
. would die, and, with his death and the
fjneral, the bouse would be so upset
that we couldn't really couldn't have
Jack here, with his tremendous spirits
and noise. After all, it won't matter
much; we can can send for him next
- week; and I. daresay he will not nana.
" "I think he will mind it a great deal.
said Mrs. Murjatroyd. "He only went
to school at Michaelmas, and he will
have been counting days till the Christ-
mas vacation and now"
"Well. Ellia. he will have to remain
On at school, one week after the rest
of the boys leave, that is all."
. "But he has been making a holiday
Bower."
"What is thai?"
"Oh, a sort of rose or chrysanthe
mum, or something of the nondescript
aort of flower, with as many petals
fjummed on as there are days in the
term. Then every aay a ieai is re
moved, and by the time all are gone
holiday has arrived. Poor Jack, he will
have hi stripped chrysanthemum and
no holiday."
"Tea, he will have holiday, but de
ferred." "That cuts his vacation short by a
Week."
; "It could not be helped. With my
father dvlnar. then dead in the house.
- It was quite Impossible to have him
home till all was settled."
"Well," said Mrs. Murgatroyd, with
sigh, "then next week he comes."
husband. "To me the privation Is
greater than to you. Tou have your
servants to attend to and occupy your
mind."
"But not my affections. And you
have your clerks, Samuel."
"Well, well, well," said the banker,
"we will not argue about the matter.
X am happy to say that Jack's future
Is likely to be a fortunate one. My
father has left me everything, and, of
course, that means that all will event
ually go to Jack."
' Nothln been heard of Qeorce. I
Suppose?" '
"Oh, nothing; not likely that there
would.".
; "Did not your father ask after him?"
"Of course he did. But what could
say that we had received no favor
able news."
"Tou mean no news at all."
1 "Well, yes; none at all. But of course
we know pretty well how matters go in
aueh cases."
"How long, ago is it Bince your Droin
r fell out with you?"
"He did not fall out with me at all,
hut with my father. I have had noth
ing whatever to do with his affairs. He
was Independent in his ways, and in-dependsnt-sptrlted,
and did not incline
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"He He Das Run Away!
to enter the bank. Tried one thing, when
another; cost father a good deal; vexed
him dreadfully. Rolling stone he was,
never settled to anything very long, and
then came the crash."
. "Crash?"
"I mean his marrying that singing
girl.". .
"That was bad," said Mrs. Murga
troyd, gravely.
, "It was certain ruin. After that"
The banker did not conclude his sen
tence. ....
"No, 1 suppose not," said his wife,
Who understood what was Implied with
out more words being said.
"My father did his level best for
George. That cannot be dented. He
offered to see him again. He might
come on a visit without his wife.".
"And he refused?"
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w rciuscu, ot wiu inai no wuuiu
hot enter his father's doors without
her. ' Where- he was acknowledged,
there she must be acknowledged also."
"That was hopeless," said Mrs. Mur
gatroyd. "Quito so. tye could not have a pub
lic singer crow the threshold of our
banking establishment It would hot
ho decent.. It might affect the stabil
ity of tho aflalr. . People might say he
Was In partnership, and this sort of
natures have expensive extravagant
tastes. There is no knowing what they
might draw him into forgery, perhaps,
No, .of course, after this we washed our
hands of him."
- "Tour father and youT . !
w, Ma j tuca a. uc una uu
Interest in tho bank. All now Is mine,
jot a sixpence goes to hint. If he would
have cast her off, got a separation, we
sntfh't havo done something for him,
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but .with this running sore It was not
possible."
"I suppose not." '
"What Is his loss Is my gain and
Jack's."
"Then you don't know where George
Is?"
"Have not he remotest Idea. I am
much afraid gone utterly to the bad.
Tou see. It wouldn't do for father and
me to Inquire too closely; he might
hear, of it and found expectations
which never could be realized. The
only wonder is that he has not troubled
us with begging letters. But he was
always proud. Perhaps he is dead!"
"And she?"
. "Oh, gracious! don't ask. What can
you exrect of a woman of that sort?
They all so one way."
"One way?"
"The broad road that leads to d est rue
tlon, moral, social everything."
"Please, sir. a telegram."
The servant had opened the door and
stood with a silver salver, on which lay
an orange envelope addressed S. Mur
gatroyd, Esq., The Bank.
Mr. Murgatroyd tore open the cover,
without much curiosity. He was ac-
cUHtomed to receive telegrams. But no
sooner had he read this particular one
than his face became blank, he started
to his feet, and gasped: "Eliza! what
is to be done? He he has run away."
"Who, Samuel, from whence?"
- "Jack, from school. Look, what Is to
be done?"
Mrs. Murgatroyd, no less agitated
than her husband, purused the dis
patch: "Heptonstall School. Tour boy run
away. Has he reached home? Jones,
Headmaster."
"It Is all your doing, with your non
sense about not letting htm come home,
when the other boys returned for their
Christmas holidays!" exclaimed Mrs.
Murgatroyd, turning on her husband
with feminine Instnclt. "If tho boy is
lost It Is due to you."
"My dear, for Heaven's ake, don't
begin scolding. I can't answer you. I
must go after him. But where can he
be? Whither shall I go?"
"Tou must go to the school at once.
A precious school! To let a boy of eight
run away and never to look after him."
"Ho doubt they have done that."
"I never approved at all of this going
to school."
"My dear Eliza, It was necessary. My
father could not have been able to en
dure the riot he made In the house."
'Well to anyone but a Jones. I nev
er knew a Jones with any heart.'
"Perhaps you never knew a Jones."
"I read only last week in the paper
of one sentenced for bigamy; he had
five wives."
Rather too much heart In that case,"
said the banker, bitterly, and then:
This Is delaying me unnecessarily. I
must be off."
The banker ran from his home, and
made for the station. He knew that
there was a train due about that time,
and he hastened to catch It.
He did succeed In catching the train.
but without having had time to secure
his ticket, and he flung himself Into a
carriage, In spite of the shout of the
guard, whilst It was in movement.
Mr. Murgatroyd was breathless when
he reached the seat of a third-class car
riage. He usually traveled second, oc
casionally flrst-claBS, never third, as
that. did not consist with his dignity,
and. might, give people the impression
that the bank was not in flourishing
condition. - -
He' wiped his brow and looked about
him. ' The short December day had al
ready closed In, and the lamp was
lighted In the carriage.
The weather was wretched. There
was no snow.
How seldom do we now have snow at
Christmas! Sharp and bitter weather
there had been, but a change had en
sued, the snow .had melted, there were
floods, rain descended, cold and driving,
and-the night was black as Erebus.
What had become of Jack? Had he
money? He doubted It. At the school
all pocket money was taken away the
first day of term and doled out weekly
In threepences and fourpences. His
boy,- he had insisted, was to have six
pence: The master said this was un
iisual, but he had insisted. Whither
could Jack have gone? He had no rel
atives, .no 'acquaintances at Hepton
stall. 'Was It certain that he had run away?
Might not some accident have befallen
hlrri? When' the rivers were swollen and
had overflowed their banks, he might
have! slipped Into the water and been
drowned,- At the thought Mr. Murga
troyd groaned, and his distress was so
apparent- that the fellow travelers
looked at him with compassion.
"8tomlck-ache, slr7" asked a Compas
sionate fellow traveler. The banker
mad no reply.
"Hve a peppermint, sir?" said the
sympathizing traveler.
Mr. Murgatroyd took one, without
knowing what he did. ,
As to the fortune' Into which he had
come by the death of his father, he
thought of It no more. What was
wealth to him without his child to' In
herit It? Life Itself Was valueless to
him apart from his son, In whom all his
ambition,' all his pride, his love, were
centered.
The train moved very slowly. With
out considering what he was about, Mr.
Murgatroyd stool up and thrust against
the . compartment back opposite him,
as It by so doing he could drive the
train along quicker.
His eyes rested on the unsteady flick
ering light In the lamp. Then he threw
open the window and looked forth Into
tve night., All without was dark, and
trie drops of rain glittered as they
caufht the light from within.
Thtt. train approached a , station, a
town; haze at light, a halo suround
ed the clutter of human habitations. In
the falllngratn and enveloping vapors
nothing could be made out with dis
tinctness. He lcoked at his watch.
"Late! late!" he said. "Behind
hand twenty mlnUtes."
"We shall be delayed more than that,"
said another passenger.
"Why so?' , . .
"Because of the accident."
"Accident! what accident?" -
"Havs you not heard?"
"Not a word." A sweat, cold but pro
fuse, broke out over the banker's brow.
"There was a fall In a cutting, and a
train ran into it and got off the line and
was upset Heard it at he station when
I started.". - .
"Traln!-traln! What train?" , :
"Ohl the up train," .
'Tho up train 1" Mr. Murgatroyd fell
back and groaned.
"We shall come before long td the
Place and I arHttrae shall bavt to gtt
out of our' carriages and walk. There
will probably be a train to meet us. I
do not suppose the rock and earth and
the wreckage can have been cleared
away by this time. It will be very un
pleasant in the rain and In the dark
ness. I shouldn't have come, but that
business called me. However, we shall
see, we shall see."
The engine slackened pace, the brake
was put on, the wheels groaned, but
the puffing and snorting of the engine
increased, and the steam whistle
sounded. The train was brought to a
stand still. At once tho windows were
lowered and heads thrust forth, and In
quiries shouted as to what was the mat
ter. Had anything occurred?
The rain beat In the faces of those
who looked forth. They saw puffs of
Illuminated steam, and fires of coal
pouring forth smoke and flame.
Presently a swaying light was visible,
and a voice was heard Bhoutlng. The
guard was coming down the length of
"Accident! What Accident ?"
the train, swinging his lamp and telling
tne passengers to get out of the car
riages. "Now, then, all out! and straight
ahead between them fires and toiler
your noses."
II.
All stumbled from the train, there be
ing no platform. There were cries.
scolding; some fell and hurt them
selves. Some refused to leave their
carriages unless porters came to their
assistance to carry their packages and
rugs. A lady was carrying a paper
package containing Christmas presents
for her children. The string that con
tained the whole slipped off, and all the
toys were strewn on the sleepers and
between them, amidst loud exclama
tions. There were not porters sufficient
to assist all who clamored for help. A
good deal of selfishness was manifest
In the men passengers. Availing them
selves of the darkness and of their hav
ing no encumbrances, they slipped
away without assisting the women bur
dened with babies and bundles.
A succession of braziers, emitting
volumes of coarse flames and heavy
stinking smoke, indicated where the
fall had been, and which was the way
to be pursued by the passengers.
In some places the arth was soft and
their feet sank in above the ankles. In
other places were blocks of stone over
which they broke their shins. The rain
fell, the wind blew the volumes of
smoke In their faces. Under foot was
mud. Everyone was out of temper;
some women crying, children fright
ened and screaming.
"Now then, move on, please!" was the
call of the guard and porters.
Mr. Murgatroyd, regardless of every
one In his prepossession of the Idea that
his son might have been, and probably
had been, in the train that had been In
jured, Scrambling over the fallen stones,
waded through the . moist surface,
slipped, picked himself up, went down
on his knees, recovered himself, then
insisted on particulars relative to the
accident from the guard, and was
snubbed for so doing. Fe applied to
the porters they were too busy to at
tend to him.
He staggered over the accumulations
of fallen rock and soli, till he came on
a batch of navvies engaged In removing
It, and saw beyond the wreckage of a
train. He Immediately Inquired of a
workman what had happened, when
the accident had taken place, who had
been hurt, whether many had been In
jured.
The man was disposed to be Insolent,
but the banker pressed half a sovereign
Into his clay-statned hand. The fellow
held It to the nearest brazier to ascer
tain that the coin was not a farthing
or a sixpence, and when he discovered
that he had been given gold, at once
became communicative.
'Well, yer see," said he, confidential
ly, "I wasn't' ere when It 'appened, but
from wot I've 'eared 'twas a reg'lar
smash up. Ter see, the fall o' the slldln'
took place just afore the train came up,
"And Were Aany of the Passengers
linn?"
and there wasn't no warnln', so she
ran slap-bang Into It all, and then the
ingln bller busted, and there you see
the lngln lyln off the rails on 'er side
like a killed pig'
"And were many of the passengers
hurt?"
VOh, lots. Legs and arms and all that
broke," and screaming awful."
"X boy, a. little lad I mean, hardly
more than a child?"
"Oh, for that lads and lasses as weiL
'Twao a regular carnation.". Carnage
he meant; Mr. Murgatroyd understood
him. . , . ' :
"I wasn't 'ere," pursued the man.
"I wor.serit oh wl' my pals to clear the
line; and now, sir, I must be at my
work, or, by jiggers, I'll ketch It." '
Mr. Murgatroyd ' satisfied that he
could obtain no further Information
from the navvy, and doubtful whether
what he had obtained was reliable, now
pushed on to where the fragments of
the broken carriages lay. These were
being removed with the greatest ra
pidity. Railroad companies do their
utmost to efface all traces of an acci
dent with promptitude. and dispatch.
Lines were torn, rails bent sleepers
started out of their positions.'
The banker went amidst the ruined
carriages. -. -
"Now, then, now then!" said an offi
cial, "not this way, please. Don't you
ee your train over yonder? . ot along
like greased lightning and in, or aha'll
leave you in the lurch." - , -
"I do not want the train." answered
Mr. Murgatroyd. "I want to know
about my boy. Is he hurt? Where la
he? was he in the train that ran oft
the rails?"
"How am I to know? Ask them as
does," was the churlish retort
"But whom am I to ask?" ;
"Find out yourself. I'm not here
to answer questions, but to keep tho
tdjota movln on.
"I Insist on knowing," said the dis
tressed father.
"Then find some one to whom you
can insist." answered-the functionary
moving away. - ,
Mr. Murgatroyd sought the foreman,
and put the question to him: "How
many had been injured? Who were
the injured?"
"Look here." answered the man ad
dressed, "be you for the press?"
"No, I'm not; I am a father."
"Oh, father be blowed. If you was
on the press I might ha' done some
thing for you."
"Place yourself at my disposal here
Is a sovereign."
"Oh!" exclaimed the man, "that's a
horse of another color. Now then, step
aside on the bank. What Is It you
want?"
"I want to know whether my son was
In the carriages that were smashed,
anil, if so, what has become of him?"
"I've feelings myself." said the super
intendent. "I'll tell you wot. One of
two things has happened. If he was In
the train and didn't get knocked to bits
and was up to It, he's gone on bis des
tination. Tou passed a train, didn't
you?"
"Tes."
"Well, all as could went on in that."
"And those who couldn't?"
"They was took to the public 'ousea,
and anywhere where they could be took
In roundabouts. That's where you
must look for him. That's what you
must do, Blr, trot about among the
publics, and see If he's there; It he ain't
trot 'ome. I've feelings."
Mr. Murgatroyd climbed the bank
and threw himself over the railings In
closing the grounds bo?uPslng to the
railway company, and began to -wade
through a plowed field, with the clay
as consistent and tenacious as glue
After laboring along some way he
halted. Whither was he going? Where
was the gate to the field? Would he
reach It with the boots on his feet?
He turned back and recrossed the
rails, redescended the bank, and asked
the way of a workman.
He was bidden follow the lines, pass
the train In watting, and he would come
to a bridge where the high road was
carried over the line. He must ascend
to that, and then he could not miss hla
way.
Accordingly he obeyed the instruc
tions given him.
"Now. then, where are you going?"
shouted the guard of the train waiting
for the passengers. "Look alive, jump
In. Tou're not going along the line."
Mr. Murgatroyd persisted. He reached
the bridge. The bank beside was tram
pled Into steps, and the railing torn
down. By this way had those who had
escaped uninjured from the wrecked
train left the scene of the accident, and
by this way had thos.e been removed
who had been hurt and killed. A red
lamp glared like an evil eye upon the
place where the great disaster had oc
curred, and as a threat to the banker
that he must expect the worst. He was
resolved In his mind that his son had
sought to return home by this Identical
train which had crushed Into the fallen
masses of rock and earth. Whither
should the boy go but home? He had
M Say, Have a llalto Voice?"
not come by an earlier train, or he
would have reached his destination. If
he had escaped unharmed, he might
have, he probably would have, been
conveyed over the mass of debris and
been whirled homewards In the train
that had passed with a whiz and a flash
of light as he came In the opposite di
rection. If so, by this time he was safe
In his mother's arms. But there was
the chance that he had suffered, that
he was lying In one of the refuges
opened hastily for the accommodation
of those injured, and before returning
home ho must make sure whether this
were so or not. . ' '
On the bridge a party of carolers
were walking, Bhoutlng out snatches of
the Christmas hymn:
"Chrlstlans.awnke, salute the happy morn
Whtreon the Saviour of the world was
born."
It was evening, night rather, not
morning, not approaching to morning,
but that did not concern the singers.
who Baw nothing inappropriate In their
song.
The banker ran after the carolers,
accosted them, and inquired where the
Injured persons were. .
"There's some at the Horse and Joe
key," he was answered.
"Where's that?"
"Right ahead the way we be going.
I say have you a halto voice; our halto's
furred his pipe up with parkin cake and
beer, and ain't no good at all. The sing
ing don't go pretty without a halto.
Its like playlnir a toon on a fiddle wl'
one string broke."
(To be concluded.)
Th One In Pawn.
What ere the cold waves saying.
As they whistle and bellow aboutf
It's more than likely they're asking
Why don't you get your overcoat out?
New Tork Press.
' Better So.
"Oh, do you love me, dear?" he erted,
"And will you cast your lot
With mine In Hymen's knot?" She sighed.
And simply echoed "Not!"
-Philadelphia Record.
Buffalo Llv Stoek.
Buafflo. N. T., Dec. 4.-Cattl-Recelpts,
1,600 head: on sale, 308 head; market close''
dull, lower; choice steers, 84.25;' plain.
83.65; light butcher's, 83. 408.66; light to
good stockers, 82.40aS; fair fat cows, 82.15a
2.60. Hogs Receipts. 3.820 head; on sale,
7,650 head; market weaker for good weight
Torkers and mixed lots; steady for pig
and good heavy grades: Toughs, $38.20;
Yorkers mixed and mediums, 83.70; later
Torkers, 83.66aS.70; light Terkers, 33.70:
pigs, 83.803.86. Sheep and lambs Receipt,
9,800 head; on sale, 9,600 head; mark',
steady for good grades; mixed sheep, good
to choice, Sl.86a2.SO; cull and common.
tl.26aJ.26: light weathers, S2.90aS.tt; export
sheep, 88.40a8.00; best native lambs, 84.80a
4.80; fair to good, 83.18a4.10; eulls and com
mon, 8l.IOa3.36; vntn load Caaad
lambs brought mostly 84. 314. St, tho range
being Ksoai.40. - , ,
ICE ViXIlD C7 C'dSLISS
Stoeks a ad Beads
New York. Deo. Sugar was tho
principal feature of the trading at the
stock exchange today, but neither the
sales nor the fluctuations were as Im
portant as on yesterday, and the price
ranged between 102 and 10S. closing
at 104, a gain of a full point for the
day. Chicago Gas. while rather fever
ish, ruled slightly higher than on yes
terday, at 63Ta5tt. Railway list
opened lower, then ibecame steadier
but ran off again in the late dealings.
In the specialties Paclflo Mail rose
to S3, declined to 31 and recovered to
12. The market closed Irregular, and
In the main weak. - Burlington and
Quincy was especially weak and fell
to 82. Net changes show declines of
to 14 per cent. Baltimore and Ohio,
however, lost 4H to Paclflo Mall
gained H: Sugar, 1. and Consol Coal,
1 per cent Total sales were 124.944
shares.
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 Will Linn, Allen
co., stock brokers, 412 Sprue street.
Scran ton.
Op'n- High- Low- Clos
ing, est. est. Inx.
Am. Tobacco Co soft VH
Am. Cotton Oil 19 18 "4 l'4
Am. Sugar Re'g Co.102 10S 102 101
Atoh.. To. & S. Fe... VA 17H 16 M
Che. & Ohio 184 lS'i 17 It
Chicago Gas 64 6&H 63 64
Chic. N. W 107 107 106 1CU
Chic, B & Q 83 83H 83 83
Chic, Mil. St. P... 76 7 75 75
Chic, R. I. ft P... 75i 754 74 74
Del. ft Hud 127 12S 127 128
D., L. ft W 165 16C ICS 163
Dlat. ft C. F 1SH4 19 19 19
General Electric 30 30"i 30 30
Lake Shore 150 150 150 150
Louis, ft. Nash 53 63 62 62
M. K. ft Texas 13 n 13 13
Manhattan Ele 101 101 101 101
Mo. Pac 29 30 29 29
Nat. Cordage 7 7Vi ? 7
Nat. Lead 30 30 SO 30
N. Y L. E. ft W... 13 13 12 12
Nor. Pac 4 4 4 4
Nor. Pac, Pr 15 15Va 15 15
Ont. ft West 15 15 15 15
Pac. Mall....: 33 33 31 82
Phlla. ft Reading.... 10 10 9
Southern R. R 10 10 10 10
Tenn. C. ft 1 83 83 32 32
Texas Pacific 9 9 8 8
Wabash. Pr 19 18 18 K
west. Union 87 87 86 87
W. L, 14 14 13 14
U. S. Leather. 11 11 11 11
IT. 8. Leather, Pr.... 64 65 64 64
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADES PRICES.
Open- High- Lew- Clos-
WHRAT. Ing. eat. est. Ing.
December 65 66 65 66
May 60 60 60 60
OATS.
December
May 20i 20 19 19
CORN.
January 25 20 15 26
May 2Sft 28 28 '28
LARD.
January S.37 6.37 S.37 6.37
May 6.60 6.60 (.60 6.60
PORK.
January 8.70 8.70 S.C5 8.C5
May 9.10 1.10 8.02 9.02
Scraatoa Board of Trad Exehange Qno
tatlons-AII Quotations Based oa Par
of 100.
Name. Bid. Aiksd.
Green Ridge Lumber Co 110
Dime Dep. ft DIs. Bank 139
Bcranton Lace Cur. Co 66
Nat. Boring ft Drilling Co 80
First National Bank 660
Thuron Coal Land Co 90
Bcranton Jar ft Stoppsr Co 36
Bcranton Glass Co 6
Lackawanna Lumber Co 110
Spring Brook Water Co..... 105
Elmhurst Boulevtfd Co 100
Bcranton Axle Works 80
Third National Bank 8S
Lacks. Trust and Safe Dep. Co ... ICO
Bcranton Packing Co 100
Seranton Savings Bank 300
Lacka. Iron ft Steel Co 160
Weston Mill Co 260
Seranton Traction Co IS
Bonta Plate Glass Co 10
BONDS.
Bcranton Glass Co
100
100
....
Economy Steam Heat ft
Power Co
Bcranton Pass. Railway first
mortgage, due 1918 lit
Bcranton Traction Co ' M
People's Street Railway, first
mortgage, due 1918 ill
Bcranton ft Plttston Trao. Co. ... 80
People's Street Railway, Sec
ond mortgage, due 1920 110
Lacka. Valley Trao. Co., first
mortgage, due 1925 to
Dickson Manufacturing Co 160
Lacka. Township School 1 162
City of Bcranton Street Imp 6 ... 102
Bcranton Axle Works 100
Nw York Prod no Market.
New Tork. Dec. 4. Flour Steady, mod
erate demand. Wheat Spot market dull,
ac lower; No. 2 red store and elevator,
6a69c; afloat, ?0a70c; f. o. b 69a
9.c: ungraded red, 63a72c; io. 1 north
ern. 66c: options closed steady at ac.
decline; No. 8 red January, 6o.; Febru
ary, 66c; March, ffc; May, 67c; June,
67c; July, 67c; December, C4c. Corn
Dull, steady; No. 2 at 84a35c; elevator,
35aS6c. afloat; options, steady at un
changed prices to c. decline; December,
34c; January, 34c; May, 35c. Oats-
Dull, easier; options weaker; December,
22c; January, 23c; February, 23c;
May, 25c; spot prices No. 3 at 22Ha22c;
No. 2 white. 23c; No. 3 Chicago, 2Ja
23c; No. 8 at 21c; No. 3 white, 23c;
mixed western, 22a23c; white do., 24a
27c; white state, 24a27c. Provisions Un
changed. Lard Quiet, weak; western
85.60; city, 86.206.25; refined, quiet; conti
nent, 86.06; South America, 86.40; com
pound, 84a5. Pork Dull, weak; mess,
89a9.75. Butter Choice In demand and
strong; state dairy, 16a21c.: do. creamery.
18a24c; western dairy, llalto.; do. cream
ery, 16025c; do. June, 15a21c; do. fac
tory, 9al6c; Elgin. 26c; Imitation cream
ery, 19c. Cheese Moderate demand,
steady; state large, 7al0c; do. fancy, 9a
10c; western, talOo.; part skims,
8k7c; full skims, 2a3c. Eggs Steady,
moderately actlve;itate and Pennsylvania,
22a 26c; southern. 21a23c; Ice house, 16a20c;
do. per case, 83.604.60; western fresh, 21a
23c; do. per case, t3.6tfa4.25; limed. 16al7c;
do. per case, 83.604.
Chleago l.W Stoek.
Union Stock Yards, III., Deo. 4. Cattle
Receipts, 36.000 head; market weak and
10 and 16 cent lower;, common to extra
steers, 836.15; stockers and feeders, 82.25
170; cow and bulls, 31.601.50; calves,
U.75at.S6; Texans, 82 663.40. Hogs-R.
celpt. 46,000 head; market averaged
steady, closing easy; heavy packing and
shipping lot. 83.663.70; common to choice
mixed, 8J.46aJ.70; choice assertad, 33.66a8.6S;
light S3.40a3.6S; pig. 8.363.(0. Sheep-Receipt.
17,000 head; market easy; Inferior
to choice, 3L753.60; lambs, 834.
Toledo Grain Market.
Toledo, Dec 4. -Close Wheat Receipts,
1496 bushels; shipments, 10.300 buthals;
dull; No. 8 red cash and December, 64c;
Mar, 07c. Corn Receipts, 80,000 bushls;
shipments, 88,000 bushels; easy; N. 8
mixed May, tto. Oats-Receipts, 6, 806
bushels; shipments, 6,009 bushel; nomi
nal. Cloverseed Receipts, 388 bag; ship
ment. 117 bags; ult; prim oaah, 84.60;
March, 8t.i7a4.09.
Phlladalpkls Tallow Market.
Philadelphia, Dec. (.Tallow Is la Hght
request but steady. . We quote: City,
trim. In hogsheads, 44o.; country,
prime, la barrel, 44c; do. dark. In bar
rel, JUc; cak. 4c; grease, 8atc
' ' - Oil Market. ' '
Oil City, Pa., Dec 4. Oil opened tl.J4;
highest 8U6; lowest, 81.82; closed, 81.84.
Pittsburg, P.. Dec 4.-OU opened SL84;
highest, SUS: lowest U8t slosos, SLS4;
uaard's grim, a. .
Tale No SbstJtineM
Gail Borden
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EVA M. HETZEL'8
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No more Freckles, Tan, 8unhurn, Black
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removing all discoloration, an one of the
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OROANIZED 1890.
CAPITAL 250,060
buKdiUS, $40,000
f'AMTTEt, HTNBS, President
V. W. WATSON. Vice-President.
A. & WUXIAitb, Cashier.
DIRECTORS.
ral Rlnes. James if. varhart, Irra
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