THE SCn ANTON' TRIBUNE- TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 7, 1896. AN f NCA6EMERT. . .. ' ; By SIR ROBERT PEEL fCopyrtglit, INS, by Bachollcr. Jobnsou an-i Bacuell.T. SVXUl'SIS. A tno!. I lloin loun, ii elurk on a small sal ary in the forilKi otllco at London, Ih 011 Kaeil to be married- to handsome Bella Oai'suilin, who, with lur mother, la ohliKtd to knot) up uppenrancen In very reduced circumstance!-. Hella believes that she loves Ariu.l.l. but l UhwillliiK to marry him mull he isds u more lucrative por tion, which his Influntlal uncle, Lord lrilllnxhHin. has nromlwd to obtain fur him. Lord Drlllliiiliani nettled the mat. ter, and Arnold propones to Bella thul he and hi cousin Kate, Lord DrllllnKhain's (laughter, pretend to be eim-aged. with the i'lea of Increasing his iinrli's Interest In ol.luinliiK un appoint ment. She (onsen's and he aoes down to lieercotirl to ar range tile matter with Kate. . FAItT II. It wan thwu-uuai'lerii of an hour l" fbr thev rose, nnil he- hud had to ex haust ull his eloquence to kuIii the di alled vesult. Still It wan gained now. Kute guve lilni lier hand and they turned back towtmlH, the huiiae to gether. '. , . , Well. I will help you," nlie Mild. I.ut mind, whether pupil consents or not. noboily Ih to know! It Is to bo u trlitly prlvute Vnsapn'ineiit' while II lust. Papa, you and I nobody ele must hear of It." "till, of course, not." he suld. Rrule fully. "I am Immensely obliged to you. Kate; you tire dolus 'me an encirniuiis service that I shall never forget." "When Hhall I speak to him?" usked the girl. He hesitated. connlderintr. "It is for you to decide." she re minded him. "I have promised compli- nee, ami I will play my part to him jiroperly 'you run depend on me bill the plan of actionals yours; you direct the uffulr, remember!" Yen," he ald. "Well. I should sptak to him as kooii as 1 o, 1 think. I mip ioae It would be better for me to pi flnt. wouldn't It? If he l ImllRiintit. and -wi ll. If he absolutely refuses to entertain my pivlenslons. I would rath er hear of It, by letter It would be leas awkward." "And It will Rive him time to think it over." observed .Miss Drilllntrhaiii "Yes, I fancy you hail better go first, I will confess my 'wild adoration' after your departure." He looked ut her anxiously, f "You'll throw a little warmth Into It?" ho questioned. "Your tone doesn't oitnd anient Just now." "Oh, this Ih between ourselves. To papu I shull be as sentimental as you can desire. Well, louk here; go back to town tonight and I will write to you to morrow." "You will idle It up?" "I will pile it up, as you call it, earn estly. Don't have any iiiIskIvIiiks about me. If the plan falls. It will not be thrown uny fault of mine, 1 assure you." "You're a brick!" he said. "1 shall be on tenter-hooks till I hear from you. And let me thank you In Bella's name as well as my own! You are helm? quite u benevolent fairy, Kate; it Is plemlld of you!" ! He was In truth confident of success. In ImnKlnatlon he already saw himself walking up the nave of St. (ieorge's, Hanover miume. with Miss (.'arstalrs in her bridal dress; and on the Jouurney up to Kuston he decided where they would live, and If they should have a flat or a house, and many other details which were premature. The morrow passed without any let ter reaching him from his fellow-conspirator, but on the next day but inli ne received two notes which brotttrht Ids heart up into his throat, Th' first was from Miss Kate an nouiicliiK that her father had taken the news "fairly well;" the other was from Lord iJilllliiKlinin himself askliiK him to go down to Ueercourt again. llopctoun positively trembled with eueuefise. N?plthi.i' ..nlull.. n huufuil any precise Information, and it was Im possible to determine what the term "fairly well" might signify, lie de rived the most encouragement from his uncle's Imitation (though even that Inlght be only a courteous preliminary to a snub), und after a Hying visit to liampsteud he took his courage In both hands and bought another railway ticket. .Lord lh'iilingham was in the library when he arrived, and Arnold, disap pointed In his-expectation of having a word with Kitty tlrst, entered with trepidation. "Ootid morning, sir," he said, "this is very kind of you. 1 won't affect to lie Ignorant thut my cousin has told you of our love for each other, und 1 thank you-for your letter." . Uiillingluini waved a white, hand to wards an arm-chair. ' "Let us chnt," he said. "Kate has eurprlse'd me very much. I had no idea uf this, none at all!. .Yes,. 1 am sur prised, and. you won't mind my suy liig, Arnold, thut I am not exactly over Joyed?':. ... "Naturally," said his nephew; "no 1 rould not hope for you to be overjoyed." His fall'ii'g-H was delicious. "As a man uf the worid you see it. Kate plight haVe married anybodyI say 'anybody' udvlsedly. I know that J.udy Daniel- will resent this attachment of hers bitterly. It Is not what we looked for no, no!" He paused, and delicately (licked off the ash from his cigar. "At the same time," he con tinued, while Hopetoun gazed at him helplessly, "ut the same time Kate Is a girl of remarkably strong sense. She resembles the Drllllugliams in both wuysher Intellect, and In her beauty; 1 am not disposed to thwart Kate." "You are ver good." said Hopetoun. "1 like you, too 1 am very fond of you. my boy, as I think you know, i uni endeavoring to serve you otlirlally I want to see you make your way in the World." -; "Then 'you do not refuse? I I may hope?" x "What t propose Is this. Take a few months, both of you, to make, certain you huve not mistaken your own minds. In the menntihe the matter -need not lie made public, and 1 will con- tinue my efforts on your behalf. Coin tiown Jhern us often as you like. See each other as much ns you like after you return to town. It can bo an on HHS"llient to all- Intents and purposes fur the present, and' by and by if you i. . .... 1 Vfuticura WKEssofT WMITE HANDS kiv ravreirsa bam a Cat. C5ao- are both still sure of yourselves. It ran be announced to the world. Does that satisfy you?" "It delights me," declared Arnold, truthfully. "It Is most generous of you. I thank you deenly, sir." "Then." said lord Drilllngham. "go out to Kitty, who Is doubtless Impa tient to see you! Anil If you will be so good pull down that blind tlrst; I think I rould manage a nap If I tried." Arnold found her in ihe morning room, and seized both er hands and wrung them. "Best of cousins!" he exclaimed, "most brilliant of diplomatists! How did you do It ?" She smiled cordially. "I'm glad to have Ferwd you," she said. "And I don't think you nec-d an- kato (iocs to the Station with Hopetoun. tlclpate any iucl; of zeal on papa's part now. To my own knowledge he has written two letters about you already." "You you treasure! Kute. 1 should like to wire the glorious news to Bella. Will you stroll us far us the station?" "With pleasure." she said, "If you don't want to intrust the message to a servant. Wait two seconds while u put on my hat. You may claim your ex cited spirits with a cigarette if you like." He did. nor was she much longer than two seconds. Passionately in love us he was, he rould not help re membering Ihut he lady of his abdora tion ulways kept him waiting twenty nil miles under similar circumstances. Now that he plot has been carried out. his emburrussment in the matter hud vanished, anil lie found himself talking to his cousin as frankly about It as If she hud been Miss Curstuirs her self. They extended their stroll Into a neighboring village, and had ginger beer und penny buns hot from the oven in a primitive cake shop, "This is a very good Idea," said Kate, looking ut him across the table. "It's funny I've never done It before and I've walked into the place a hundred times. Whut do you think of it? Do you give your 'divinity' ginger beer and penny buns?" "No no," he said. "She no." It was curious, but it hud pust oc curred to lilni that Bella would not huve thought such u proceeding coiunie il fa lit. or even possible. If lie Intd sug gested taking her Into a village baker's and there sitting down between a bas ket and a pile of loaves, she would have thought he was joking "No," he suld, "I suppose it was an unconscious reminiscence of tramps I used to have with a fellow I lived with before I was engaged. You have proved yourself such a jolly 'chum.' Kitty, that I am beginning to forget you're a wo man." Miss Drillinghnm laughed. "Since the world was created." she said, "did ever a llance muke such u horrible statement on the llrst day of the engagement before!" Hopetoun laughed too, but a little confusedly. "You understand what I mean." he exclaimed; "it is a compli ment." "Of course I understand; yes. it Is a compliment, and I appreciate it. I should like to be a chum of yours, Ar nold! I don't know if it's the secret bond of sin that Is drawing us together, but I Und you quite nice this morning more conipanloable than usual." "I Hatter myself." said Hopetoun, "that you always found me nice, or I would never have hud the pluck to usk your co-operution as I did." " 'Nice,' oh, yes; but there Is 'nice' and 'nice.' It's one of our words, you know men don't realize Its richness a bit. There Is 'nice' that means 'pretty well.' and the 'nice' thut means-" "That means-" repented Hopetoun. "That means 'a deur boy!' It all de pends on the inllectlon." "And a.m I of the second and su perior ntceness? May I dare to think I am considered 'a clear boy?' " "You may arrive ut it if you perse vere," said Ills cousin. "Iuy for the buns and ginger beer. Klght pence is it possible? Arnold. I've enjoyed the gorgeous repast more than any thing I've eaten for years, and It cost eight pence! Wonderful" They hud spoilt their appetite for luncheon, but the meal was u cheerful one, notwithstanding. Drilllngham, re- "I Snpposa You Ought to Stay n Week." freshed by his siesta, and the termina tion of the parental responsibility which hud so suddenly been put upon him. was lighthearted und Joe ulnr. He listened to their account of the morn ing's walk with amusement, observing that Kate wus qualifying herself for an economical menage, und that no man rould complain of a wife who was con tented with buns and ginger beer. Some little embarrastnent was caused by his remark, but not unpleasant embarrass ment. luter he suggested thut the two young people would readily excuse him If he went for a canter during the after noon, and Hopetoun began to be in wardly tickled by the iosiilun of af fairs, although he already foresaw that an apology would be due from him to his putative betrothed. He made, It at once, as soon as he found themselves alone Inthn billiard room. "I hope yon don't find It wearisome." he said. "I'm afraid while I'm down here, you will lie expected to see rather a good deul of me." "I fear thnt unavoidable," she re turned, demurely." But then, when the people eome. you'll have to go away, or everybody will suspect and chatter." "Why. yes, of oours" said Hopetoun; "I didn't think of that. When do your first batch arrive?" "Not for nearly a month. Still, you J ran go long before then, you see. Your onerous duties will recull you." "I suppose 1 ought to stay a week or I shan't look fond of you?" "Yes." answered Kate. "1 think un der the circumstances it would look re markable if you tore yourself away from me sooner than u week. How ever, we understand each other, and we need not huve such protracted, tete-a-tetes as papa Imagines, you know, and when we are together you can read, or write love letters to Miss Carstairs. I Fay. show me what 'spot stroke' Is. will you? One In ulways hearing about It. and I haven't the faintest Idea fhat It means." (To be continued. INDUSTRIAL. llurlng the third week hi December HI" mill oh. Ih Increased T.-li per cent, in grofs earnings. A company to control the distribution of the New York ami New Jersey potato crop has been formed. National bank circulation on Dee. 31 was il;i.iK7,SJI. an increase of 7,lH,li during the yeur. The average tide price of anthrucl'.e stove coal In li". wan M.tW per ton ns com pared with tl.Ol In ls'Jt und fl.l!) in 13. The uiimiul order of Ihe Pennsylvania Railroad ccmpaii.v for rails Is expected In u short lime. The IVim.sylvuiila s;i 1 company ulways gels une-fouith of Ihe order. There is more pig Iron In the yards of the tvniisx Ivania S'.eel company now than for yeurs and the mocks la still be ing incivased. Besides the accumulation or iron from the full operation of Ihe four furnaces, large quantities are being received from Ihe S;airo Point fur naces. Saturday the employes of the Pennsyl vania Sieel works were paid TO.Suo for work done Dec. 1-1.". In comparison Willi the llrst puy day of IX!ij. Suturday, the llrst of lk'.HI, Is nearly $'.t).UUU ahead, the roll Jan. WX, lieing VUMma. During 1 Stt.".. de spile ihe inauspicious opening, the works were busier than was ever known before and three times the pay rolls climbed above Ihe Slun.onu mark, while Ihe number of men employed reui hed Ihe unprecedent ed total of 4.750. The shipments were the Krcalesl ever known at th works and (he outputs of departments, notably the open hearth, which one month was lti.iwu tons, rail and slab, were beyond ull pre. lcius llgures. Kxtenslve preparations ure being made at i lie ICo lib colliery at Luzerne borough prior to starting work. A large I rem It Is being erected from Ihe mountain side to Ihe head of the breaker. Over this coal will be conveyed from the tunnels in the mountains. The breaker Is being lilted with all the lutesl machinery. The new tunnel, which was recently slart-il, is being pushed rapidly and under calla ble management will no doubt send out a lot of coal. Everything will soon he In readiness to make a sturt and a num ber of miners ami others are looking lor ward with anxiety to that time. Philadelphia Stockholder: An attempt Is being made to make the stock of the Hcranton Traction company active in the Philadelphia Stock lOxt-hauge. The tlrst mortgage bond of the company are quite generally held III Ihis city, and are re garded as gooil us uny dealt In here. The earnings of the company are excellent, and are likely to increase rather than otherwise. The territory covered Is pro ductive of stability of earnings. Tost of operation, moreover, Is comparatively nom inal, wilh the Item of coal hardly a fuc lor. The uiuiiauenietit very wisely makes full statements of the company's opera tions at frequent Intervals, and thus in vites colllldellt'e. In a paper on the economical equipment anil operating of power houses for street lallways, by II. S. Newton, of Syracuse, it is staled that ut Syracuse the best coal was found to lie anthracite buckwheat, costing on hoard cars delivered ut Ihe station $L'.Ji". per gross ton. Dust anthra cite was found to lft through the burs; when mixed with an equal quantity of soft coal It worked well, but necessitated ihe help of an extra man ns mixer, ami II is not so economically fired. Thirteen tons of buckwheat per day are used, where II was necessary to use seventeen or eighteen tons of the mixture. The coul ha Hilling business at c'oxton Is rushing. Orders have been Issued to for ward all coal westward as rapidly us pos sible, on account, il Is said, of an ex pected Increase ill coal rates on ihe west ern roads William T. Lacey, formerly a foreman tit the Keystone colliery at .Miner's Mills, hut lately engaged in mine contracting Ht Soul li Wilkes-ltarre, where he resides, has acccpied the position of Inside fore man at .Miner c'o.'s Westminster colliery near YatesvHIe, und entered upon his du ties on l-'rhlay. Work has been In progress for some time past on a new fun at the Hoyt shaft of Ihe Pennsylvania Coal company at lilts, ton, und it Is now In operation, says the (iazeltc. The mine Is quite gu"eoi!K. and It was deemed advisable to erect the new conjunction with the old fan. The fan house Is of brb-k almost entirely, the girders In that portion where the air cir culates us It cumes from the mines being is twenty feet ill diameter, und il has a capacity of about H4.IKKI feet of a!r each minute. Hivcral feature of the plan of the new fan ure of special Interest, by reason of the fact that they are here adopted for the llrst time by tin- Penn sylvania company. There are two brick passageways through which air Is drawn from the -J. aft to -the fan, anil at the entrance to euch of these passages Is a massive Iron door. One Is 14x4 feet In size, and the other about Hx-V These are so sel on upright axles us lo work automatically If anything should occur lo slop the fan. Thus if the new fan should be Injured, the old fan would be stinted and the change In the current of ll I r would of itself be siltHclent to close Ihe lion doors leading to the idle fan, and vice versa, since it is the Intention of the company lo place a similar a" rangement in the old fan. Should thi doors fall to operate aiitomatlcaly, levers running from the enuine house will enable the eiuilneer lo open or close the doors with but little effort. The Idea Is to make If possible to change from using one fan to the other with the least pos sible delay. It Is hoped, too, that the to fans will work together Is such be desired. In a Ilkes-Hai re shaft a some whai similar urrungemenl is proving vcy satisfactory. The new fan will be an important addition to the equipment to Ihe Hoyt shufC. and lis operation is be ing watched wilh Interest- by the com pany's ultlriuls. The fall has been In operaloli for several days, in order to get the machinery working smoothly, but has not yet been connected with the shaft. WoulJ Siirclv Disagree. From Ihe San Francisco Chronicle. A man was on trial in Luke county re cently on a charge of grand larceny. He was accused of stealing a hog. An old rancher whose Interest in the case was due lo the fact that he owned a big drove of hogs; listened attentively to the impanel ling of Ihe Jury, and then left the court room wilh undisguised disgust. "What's the matter, Sam?" inquired an attorney. "The jury's goln' to disagree," he de clared emphatically. "What makes you think so?" "Think? I dou'i ihlug anything about It. I know It. "Well. then, how do you know It?" "Wi 11, they've not six hog men that raise hogs and lour men that i know has stole hogs on that Jury, an' nobody ever know'd a hog raiser an' u hog chief as would agree on a hog case." At the Horse Show. First Horse What the deuce did von shy for just as we passed the Judges' stand. That loses us the ribbon. Second Horse I didn't shy. I turned around to look ut C'hollle Van Antwerp's buttonhole. I couldn't make out whether it was made of carnations or horseradish, -Harper's Hazar. Chicago Live Stock. I'nion Stock Yards, 111.. Jan. (!. Cattle Receipts. 1.1.ISI0 head; market, strong and in some cases fllnhtly higher; common to extra steers, H.i'm4.7."i; stockera and feed ers, $L'.7.".a:'..7."i; cows und bulls, il.JOaX.i": Texans. 3a4.U. Hogs ftecelpts, 4tUW head; market strong and 5 cents higher; heavy packing and shipping lots, W.T.a 3.S7l: common to choic mixed t3a.V7'; choice assorted. l.KOa3.8.,; light, $J.rt.'m3.t--"-: plus, $'.'.Nia:l.7."i. Sheep Receipts. 17.'H head; market strong, lambs IH cents high er; inferior to choice, l.'al.ii'i; lambs, $X."iUa 4.7.1. , Oil Market. Oil City, Pa.. Jan. C.-OH opened. 1.49; highest, lowest and closed, $1.49 bid. Standard's price. Il.ja. "Mow to Cures All Skin Diseases." Simply apply "Swayne'a Ointment." No Internal medicine required. Cures tetter, eczema. Itch, all eruptions on the face, hands, nose, ete., leaving the skin clear, white and healthy. Its great healing and curative powers are pos sessed by no other remedy. Aak your deuu-vlHt for Sn-avnp'i OltiCttjatit . w ,.- i.r. the woHLDjff BUSINESS Wall Street Hevlew. New York. Jan. ft Wall street's fflt Impulse ut the opening or business at ine Stock Kxchunge was to buy stocks. Sec retary Carlisle's rail for bids for bonds having been favorably received. A rise of ' to 2'i per rent, followed. In which To bacco. Sugar, the Grangers. Manhattan and Western I'nion were most prominent.. The more the street looked Into the new bond call, however, the less It liked it, and during the greater part of thrtsesston liquidations were quite pronounced, flank ers were not disposed to talk about the matter and it was Impossible to obiulu anything official as to the attitude of the Morgan syndicate. Statements were cur rent that John A. Stewart, of he t'nlteil States Trust company, intended forming a new combination to take a block of these bonds, but this rould not be conrtrmed. About the only thing about which there seemed to be any unanimity had been ex tended for another thirty days. In the afternoon trading there was renewed pres sure to sell on the announcement from Washington thut the senate nuance com mittee had adooted a free coinage with the Sugar schedules. The statement that Lazard Freres and L. Von Hoffman Sc Co,, intended forwurdlnx 'the l.a0,00o gold which had been detained here on London orders by next Wednesday's steamers also hurt the market In the late trading. The impression is that further large amounts will lie shipped during the coming thirty days. The decline in stocks ranged from 1 to S per cent, outside of Metropolitan Traction, which fell a to SL'aW. The 'lartlcularly weak spots were the Orangers, Coalers, Industrials, Vun derbllt's, Louisville and Nashville, West ern I'nlun, the Southewestern's and Man hattan. In the specialties. Cleveland, Lo laiue and Wheeling, preferred, broke I to 4'. The market ill the closing dealings was weaker than at any other time of the day. Net changes show losses of to per cent, in the active Issues und 1 to ti per cent, in the inactive stocks. Total sales were 314.408 share. Op'n- f'los ing. line. American Cotton Trust 17 Pi-'i Atchison and Santa Fe I4 13 I'anaila .Southern 4K-1, 4-c Central of New Jersey H7 fi ChlcuKO and Northwestern '.W HT.'i Chicago. Hur. tjulncy 7 7:S liiicugo Has tH"i Chicago, .Milwaukee V Si. Paul. l, Chicago. It. 1. & Pucltlc t'hlc, St. Paul & Omaha :!4 iU C. C, C. & St. L :(.-, 34', I list. Cattle Feeding Co K 14i Delaware und Hudson -.M'4 l:qi Dela., Lack, and Western Lis l.o'i lieneral Klectrlc ir, 231 Lake Shore 13(i.j Louisville and Nashville 43' 4I'J .Manhattan ivi toe's Missouri Pucltie jM'js .';):-, National Lead Trusl 24s i'.t N. Y. N. K 4.K4 43', New York Centrul Has, 4 New York, Luke Ki le & Western 13 IV New York. Ontario Western... 1:!", IS'j Northern Pacific, prferred 11S 114 N. A 41, 41, Pucltlc Mull ii Philadelphia and Heading 3"t 1", Sugar Trust toct lhl'i. Texas Pucltlc x 7'B Tennessee Coal and lion 2it I'lilon Pacillo 4 4 Wabash, preferred W la1. Western l'liion x;i4 sii, W. L. K., common 10", lo'.. W. L. K preferred 35'4 XT.'i Leather 01 ao Tobacco mil, 77 Southern Hallway 'Ji;', i7"i, CHICAGO HOAltD OF TRADI-, PRICES. Op'n- High- Low- Clos- WI1KAT. lug, est, est. Ing. May tio'4 a t'OHN. May IV, USA an. uyv OATS. May li, isi.i 191. llii, PORK. May !i.47 S.iij H.47 K.fi LARD. May S.72 5.80 5.72 5.75 SHORT R1HS. May 4.71 4.S0 4.7.1 4.W Scranton Board of Trade Kschatige Quotations-All Quotations Uascd oa fur of 100. Name. Bid. Aked. flreen ItlclBe Lumber Co 110 Dime Dep. A UIm. Hank 13U Hcranton Lace I'ui taln Co 'A National BorliiK & In tllliiKl'o. ... o h'lrst National Hank ulo Thiiron t'oul Land 'o W ncraui'jn jar tv stopper l"U L'.i 1 Hcram.on Ohms Co lu tiprliiK i.rook Water Co lifi I Klmhurrt Koulevard Co Knl j Hcranton Axle Works to I Third Nutlonal Bank VM ... j l.ui ka. Trust and Safe Dep. Co ... ICO 1 Scrunton I'ackiuR Co 9"'j Hcranton Savings Hunk 200 ... ! Lacka. Iron & Steel Co 1 Weston .Mill Co i-yi 1 Hcranton Traction Co lionta I'late Glass Co Ml Scranton Car Keplaeer Co jiio BOXD8. j Hcranton Glass Co !iw ticrantor. l'ass. Hallway, llrst inortijagc clue 1918 no Sjranton Trac tion Co k, people's Street Hallway, tlrsi mortuaKe due 110 hcranton A Plttston Trac. Co 90 People's Htreet Hallway, Sec ond tnortitaKe due I'X'0 110 ... Lacka. Vulley Trac. Co., first niorttrnnc due 18i 90 Dickton .MunufacturinK Co UKI Lacka. Tow nship ScRool 0 Iitj Citv of 8crnnton Street Imp ... lnj Scranton Axle Works New York Produce Market. New York, Jan. 6. Klour Generally steady, nuli'l. Winter wheal Low arailes, do. fair to fancy. K.&M.'M; do. patents, J:i.4.'ia3.7."i; .Minnesota clear, 2.'n 3. In; do. stralKhts, $.lu3.;f.'; 1I0. VMtents, J. I.'.a 4.10; low extras, J.'.i'iaii.tir.; city mills. ti.&M 4; 00. patciy.s, H.:H'.i4.1:; rye mixture, i tuMOa:!.!; super-tine, KMOaiMw: line, Ja2.;i. Southern ollur tulet. steady; common lo fair extra, S-.luiSa: good lo choice, lo.. $L'.9na:t; rye Hour quiet, steady. Wheat 1 Kalrlv active, easier; No. 2 red store ami ' elevator. iBI'v.: atloal. 171c; f. o. b.. KM s Th'jc. : iiliRrailPd red. I'laiJc.; No. 1 north- ern, (Sc.; options fairly active and irregu- ; jar. ciosliiK' easy at e. decline; January, sH(i'.; February, KT'.c; .March, 0c.; .May. (ici'sc: July. (ki!4c. Corn Dull, tlrtn; No. 2 nt":i4:!4C elevator; S.V.C Hlloat; options, dull unci llim at ,h14c. uilvan.e on local covering- ami better west: January, 34Tsc.; February. .Wic; -May. Mi:: July. :!5-V. ( lata Unlet, II: ni: options, dull. Ilrm; Jan uary, Sl'iC; February, ftc. ; May, 24'sc; spot prices. No. 2 lit Wtr. ; No, 2 while, I 24' e. ; .No. 2 ChlcaKO, 2c. ; o. X at 22-V'. ; No. .1 white, '.'S'-jc. : mixed western, 2S,j:i 241.c: white do., 24a27c; white stale, 24a 27i"; feed bran, .rii'vii(i2'...c.; middlings, tif.a "He. Beef (Julet. stenily; family, tivalii.aci; extra mess, $7.."i0a.H.."iii. Beef hams Dull; $K"i..'ji. Tlereed beef (Julet: city extra In dia mess, fl'i.fiUul". Cut meuts Steady ; pickled bellies, 4:l4c. : pickled pioulders, 4Kic.; pickled hams, KuHV-i middles, nomi nal. Lard Slow, tinner; western steam, ii.7."i; city, $"i.2r.ar.3W; January, 15.75. nomi nal; red ned. quiet; continent, ttl.ll); South America, $(i.4l); compound, 4S,auc. Pork Moderate demand, firmer: mess. $9."iUalo. Mutter Fancy, linn; do. creamery, ISa2c. ; do. June, lVa21lre.: do. factory. loal7c. ; I'.lulns, 25c; Imitation creamery, 1 la 19c: 'roily-, 9alc. Cheese (Julft, firm: state lai'Ke. 71iiiluc.: 'lo. fancy, saHl". : do. small. 74alUisc. : western small. 94alne.; part skims. :i'4a7.-.; full skims, 2a3c. F.kks Choice, firm; state and Pennsylvania. 20a2(ic. ; southern. 21a24c. ; ice noue17a2i ; do. case, $4a4.aO; western flesh, 22a25c. ; limed, 17'alV. Buffalo Live Stoek. Buffalo. X. Y., Jan. . Cuttle Steady for lieuvy export street steers, 10 to la ctnta hiKher for ull olher Kiades; prime heavy steers, $4.40a4.rti; good to choice, S4.3.'a4.4(l: fair to medium. l.!)al.2a; Unlit butchers', fcl.tsia3.fc0: Kood to choice cows and heifers, S3.60a4; UkIH 10 aood fat gutcn- , ers' bulls, $2.3Ta:.l.i; icood feeders, S3.4au 3.55; fair to choice atockers. $2.40a:t.i;i; ; veals, llghl and common, t"a7. Hons Fairly active and strontt; mixed packers, mediums and good weight Yorkers, $4.05; . fair 10 good heavy tugs, Jlu4.Ho; pigs and light Yorkers, $4.(:a4."7'5; roUKhs. H.2.M. 3.to; stags, $2.75a3.15. Sheep anil lumbs Active and strong tor sheep, lambs steady and firm; good to choice mixed ewes and wethers, i3.40a3.tw; light fair to good. $J.7ia 3: fair to good lambs. $4.(5a4.u: extra. &a 5.10; light to fair, i4.10a4.25; culls and com. men, &!.75a3.75. Toledo Grain Market. Toledo. Jan. 6. t'lose. Wheat tleceipts, 10.UW bushels; shipments. 6.HU0 bushels; easier; No. 2 red cash, (Wic; May, HS'i:; July, (ijc.: No. S red cash. tide. Corn Re ceipts, liUuo bushels; shipments. 19.mi busbels; dull; no ira.llnK. Oats Receipts none; shipments. 2.UUU; nothing doing-. I'loverseed Kecelpts. none; shipments, 410 bags; ttrm; March. Si.45. Philadelphia Tollotr Market . Philadelphia, Jan. (.Tallow Is steady, but dull. We quote: tlty. prime, in hogs heads. 3V-: country, prime. In barrels, 3'ic; do., dark, in barrels, 3'jaJc. ; cakes, 4',c. ; grease, 3!jc, THREW AWAY THE BELT Mr. William Thornton, of 127 W. Marker Street. Explains How and W hy He Did It. 'From the Elmlra Oaette.l Old age ha many Infirmities, none of which are more prevalent than kid ney disorders. Have you ever noticed how the old people complain of back ache, lamo back, and general Ustless ness? And there are many oilier symp toms of which they do not apeak, such as bloating of the limbs, ralnful and In frequent urination or exeesslveness of urinary discharge. Most people think they are too old to find relief and cure, but this is not so. No belter evidence than the following, which comes from an Klmira ritlien. who has been cured of a very severe case at 77 years of age. Mr. Wm. Thornton, of 1 West Market street, speaks of his case in this way: "l am 77 years old. 1 have been af flicted with that dreadful complaint tkidney disease) for over ten years, musing my old age a burden. I was so bad aa to be forced to carry a bell at all times, and. when my suffering became beyond endurance. I would put on the belt, drawing it tightly around me and buckle it. thus bringing an ex treme pressure over the kidneys: this, undoubtedly forced the urine out. a function which the kidneys themselves had become too diseased to perform. My condition 1 put down to a strain I received. I began taking Doan's Kid ney Hills. After two or three days I noticed their effect. I was much sur prised, as the ailment was so severe and so long standing, while I hud tried many remedies without uny relief what ever. The pain 1 have experienced at times from straining In my efforts to discharge the urine was simply uwful. I have done away with the use of my leather belt, and the pain has all gone, and I recommend Doan's Kidney Pills to all afflicted with kidney and urinary disorders." For sale by all dealers or sent by mall on receipt of price by FoBter-Mllburn I Co., Buffalo. N. Y sole agents for the ; Vnlted States. EVA M. HETZEL'S J Superior Face Bleach, ! pjsltl?e!y Ettsmes All Fadal BkmisbJi No more Freckles, Tan, Sunhurn. Black heads, Liver Spots, P.mples und Sallow Complexions If ladles will use my Su perior Face Pleach. Not a rosmetlc, but a medicine which acta directly on the skin, removing all discoloration, an one of the greatest purifying ugents for the complex ion In existence. A perfectly clear and spotless complexion can be obtained In very instance by its use. Price. $1.00 per bottle. For sale at E. M. Hetzul's Hair dressing and Manicure Parlors, 330 Lack awanna ave. Mall orders filled promptly. fe- ST TKI HllHHT MtMCM. AsTMsmcti a snirnnoLiNHfiiB. HEADACHES inn.i.111 win car 70a, a wonderful boon to suffered from Colds, raTkrut, Islmtt, Ilrckttl, or 11 AT rETII, ifnnli tmmtdiaUrtUit. Anombleat . 7 remedy, convenient tnwrry la . resilT to ? on ant Indication of xil. CVsatliaMa Uf Xela Permaaaa Cap. BiufMUoanar(tiitedormonF7rernnried. Prlc. e- Trial fres at llr'iuliil Kealttsrad mall n Mats. Ll CCSHMU, aTm lonri, ILtM I MENTHOL T,'?,w,."r!ft andE rensdy fat 1 f? ail skin duessosjjMsma, itcu i BlieyMld Sores, Hiiri, ('ju. Waadlarrul rear BtMorbymsil prcpsKI. AddrgMsiaboTS, DALBl Ffti ' by Matthawa Bros. nd Joht ! H. Pholsa. Complexion Presemfl OR. HEBRA'S VIOLA GREAf.1 lamoroa Fraekles, nmpbts. Gw . Motw. BMhwd2 iaabara and Tea, and ro- tores the akin to lti origt al itcshiMta. producing a mlamr ana hesllhr cam. ntaslon. BatMrlortOBlifara Mmmtlona and .pcrfeirtly h&rmleal ngglata, or mailed lot SOcts, bud for i At all Circular, VIOLA SKIN SOAP r't tmrM u a da surtMat (np, uauM ftt IM M1M. mom mvttM m Hat as um mmtf. AMohMl? r sue dtllumy aatt aaa, At(anUu. Prte 2$ Ce(n. G. C. BITTNER d. SO.,Tc3.kdo,0. JFor aalo by Matthew Bras, and Joho H. PholB. FAILING MANHOOD General and Nervous Debility. Weakness of Body and Mind, Effects of firrora or Excesses in Old or YOTMff. lioliiift, Koblo Manliood fully Restoreii. Mow t'l Enlurtre and Mtrengtlicn Weak. Un developed Portions of Hndy. Absolutely nn fui li ns TTooie Trcatmoat. Bcnuflls in a duv. en lentlfv from fX (States and Fnnikra Countries. Send for Descriptive Book, ex. yuuation ana proois, uiautu (suaieui iruo. ERIE MEDICAL CO., Buffalo, N.Y. THE SCRANTON VITRIFIED BRICK."0 TILE i MANUFACTURING CO., xAkin or SHALE PAVING BRICK AND BUILDING BRICK I OfllMi S'JO Washington Avenue. ! Works: Nay-Auf. Ia E. W. V. R. B. M. H.DALE, ! General Sales Agent, Scranton, Pa ROOF TUNING AND S0LDERS6 AH dona away with by the use of HART. MAN'S PATENT PAINT, which conslau f Ingredients well-known to all. It eaa bo applied to tin, galvanised tin. aheot iron roofa, alao to brick dwellngs, which will troToat absolutely any crutnbllBaT. crack i or braaklng of the brick. It wUl out taat tinning of any kind by many yaara. and It coat does not xcaod ono-nfth that af the coat of tinning. la sold by Um Job ar pound. Contract taken by 1 ANTONIO HAATMAKN, Bin ft. (A0TION TO our Washburn-Crosby Co. wish to assure their many pafc roan thut they will this yeur hold to their usual custoM of million STRICTLY OLD WHEAT until the new crop Is fully cured. New wheat U now upon the tnurket, anil owing to the excessively dry weather many millers ant of the opinion that it is already cured, und iu proper condition for milting. Wuslthurn-Crosby Co. will tak no risks, and will allow the new wheat fully thra months to muturc before grinding. This careful ntteution to every detail of milling hat placed WHshburu-Crosby Co.'a flour tar above other brands. Ill Wholesale Agents. HORSEMEN ! DO NOT WAIT FOR SNOW AND ICE. Have your Horsea' Shoes prepared with proper holes for "Hold Fast" Calks. HMssMMHHMaVMaMslaa SIZES, S-16, 3-8, 7-16, 9-16. Hill Tnr'r Tin faster aOslW Z W. Q p cali In Pl.00. 55, 1 5 g zS'O- tn ' ij ASK YOUR SHOER ABOUT THEM. For further particulars address j TTEIBEIDER Ml SCRANTON, PA. Agents for Northern Pennsylvania and Southwestern New York. t tVhtll In doubt what , 'Kw..r, num.,. Kaialt la 4 weeks. For sale by JOHN H. PHELPS. Spruce Street. Scranton Pa. NO,2, Containa all that bus resile Hammond Work fiiipous, and NEW, NOVEL and USEFUL im proreaients. "RaicmoDd Work the Criterion of Hammond fc'tiiwrlority." "Hammond Suits j the I riterion of Hammond Popularity." Horn j mond No. 2, "Tiie forfeit Typenritcir. Ex amina it mid b couiocsdi f bilatlelphia blanch of Ths Iiatnmoud Typowrltctr Co., 119 S, Sixth btrect. F. A. & A. J. UK AND A, 414 Sprue SI., Sciantn Repretintatlvts. DUPONT'S WINING, BLASTIIG AND SPORTING POWDER ataaofactnred at the Wspwallopen MiUa, La urns eonaty, Pa., and at Wil mington, Delaware, HENRYBELIN.jp. Oonaral Agsnt for the Wyoaing Distriet. M WYOMING AVt. 8oranton, Pav Third Katfcmal Bank Building. I TH08. FQBD. Httaxw. Pa. I JOHN B. HMrTa a HUH. Plrmonth, a-Barra, Pi Pai C W. MUL.LJUAN, WUBwcBarn, 1 avasa. " aMipaauv ( ill in B tjaar H Btah KxplotiTa, . THE NEW hammondtypewriter; I patrons: RESTORE LOST VIGOR fa ut. far lmwi n.Vlll,v T CH.I ,ln .(,!. (MILL Se!n FtlU. Ilraim checked ftud full vteor qukklv rettorrd. If nrtflctud, i"h IffiiiMn t,ul(Htillv. Miil.Jir.ywli.ff. Ml,, forti.oui t ! fot fc no. With .v.rv C niri.i .iv- u ........... . . . T i .... . ..iuwc. uu .mn wclKnmn. RWDI BRV tBUIC. CO., ClevcUsd, Ohlu. Pharmacist, car. Wyoming Avenu and BREWERY. Uiaafactnrera of Um OelabnUS PILSENER LAGER BEER CAPACITY I ioo.ooo Barrels per Annum V'T?" BPlf llf jM aS6s RFfiTflnFU VtTll ITV Made a iiu.Da,,W ofMe. THl ORIAT soth bay. prodaeot the above rosultaln'SO days. It act Mwaifolly and quickly. Cure wbeo all stosrs tail. Votui will mua tbsir loot Buihaod aad eld a U1 laeossr ttaslr yoatbful Tifor by nslug nETITO. It oalekir ud sanly nstores Mnoa j. Lest Tltsllty, Inmotsacr. KlghUy Kiulssloaa IioatFowtr.Iktiing Mtmory, WatUos fnseaMS.aatf II (Street! of slf-aboM or etaataaiitf lndlsc ration, llok nails ons for tody, baalDru of msrriais. It not only cures by starting at tba ml ot dlssaw. bat Is ! nerva tonic sad blood bollder. brl&f log back the pink glow to pale ebeeks and re quiring the Ore of youth. I wards off Jnsaaity sad Centumptton. Insist oa haTiui RKVIVOi ne nber. It can be carried la vest By askil, a I MO aar Mckajre. or sit for M.0O, with a POsl la wrttton gnarantaa to ear aw Mfakd ;h money. Circular trn. addrsas I 'OT AL MEDICINE CO.. 63 Rlfsr St.. CHtC.)lL. tat am y Btatthewo Broa Bllalla) itan's V LAGER BEER ATRaaVa ajaraatoa a n 1