6 TJIE SCIl ANTON TRIBUNE- FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 10, 18JHJ. AN ENCASEMENT. By SIR ROBERT PEEL (Copyright, 1PJ5, by Bacheller. Johnson anil Bicbslhr.- SYXorsis. Arnold Hopetoun, u clerk on a ymall sal ary In the fori'litn olllce at London, is en uuccd to be murrleii to hand.ionie Helbt i'uintuln), who with erh nialhcr is obllKd to kep up uicaranceK in very reduced clr cninstanceii. HellH believe that she lov-n Arnold, but Is unwlllitiK to marry him iinill he Kets a more lucrative position which his liilliicntinl uncle. Lord Drillitmham. hu nronilxcd to obtuln for him. lonl Hrlll inKham iieKlerta the matier ami Arnolii proposes to Hella that he ami his cousin Ji'.ate, Lord lirilllnRham'a daughter, pre. tend to be oimeKeil, with the lilea of In-cri-uning bis uncle's Interest In oblalniiiK an appointment. She consents and he uoes down to Deereourt to arrunxe the mut'er with Kate. Kate agrees. Drilllnnhniii ap- r roves Of the engagement and beaten imael about the apiolntnient. He liialns the offer of an important position in I'unlKtu. but Hella refuses to n to ('unudu. Kate calls on 'Bella' and endeav ors to peisuade her. but In vnlu. Kate is pl141l.1l. realizes that she loves Arnold and delet mines to win him from Hella. v . . , AKT V. He did not return to town on the mor row, alttmUKh he hud intended doing; so. He did not return on the next day but one. lie reinuincd ut leercotirt u week. In fact, and (luring the week he discovered an astonishing truth, he discovered that he did not want to marry Miss (.'arstnlrs at all. Had Kate, fulfilled her vow, or had destiny riillllled It for her? In either case Hopetuun was In love with her, nd fiercely, desperately. After the scene in the yellow drawing-room It bud been In the yellow drawing-room that she provoked him she had refrulned from teasing him any more; but the recollection stayed with hint, nevertheless, and In moments he was lingered with himself, both for having strayed Into his present llcklc nesu of mind ami for having omitted to kls her as he threatened. However, loving his cousin or not. he r8 In honor bound to Hella. and lifty times he determined to leave Ieercourt at once, and broke his resolution before the train started. . lie hud no intention llnpctniin (iocs to the IUirs. of confessing hlH weakness, and lie was frightened tlmt Kate might suspect It. Up did not want to leave her, he did not want to be false to Hella. His condi tion, wus, in a word, unenviable. tine ufteinoon he decided absolutely to go. He had Hinoked ut least six ci gars slin e breakfast and thrashed the thing completely out. "I f I stay any longer." said Hopetoun to himself, "I shall assuredly end by telling her I'm fond of her. That I Bhitll be fond of her here or there Is true enough, but away from her 1 may re cover my reason, at the present stage and, If I stop. 1 shall get to care for her so Infernally that time will do nothing for me. Hang that absurd Inspiration vt mine! I'll never play with tire ngaln as long as 1 live!" Hhe wus In the grounds, lying In a hammock, anil he went out to her with a linn step. "Kate," he said. "I'm going back to town to-night." "Oh." she said, " are yon'.'" "Yes." said Hopetoun, ' 'so bo nice to me this afternoon and put your book flown." "What am I to do then?" "Talk." "What beautiful weather we're htiv Ing." ( ."Don't be irritating," he said, "tulk talk properly." "About yourself. 1 suppose you meun. Tout's! always an Interesting subject to a hoy." ".'A boy!' How old are you, Kate forty?" "Forty years older than you, I some times think." "I remember yon," lie said, musingly, "when you wore a pinafore and open work socks, and used to make yourself Bticky at dessert. "It isn't true." "You were a nice girl then. You've Hltere.d." " Ves, I'm nicer." " 'Nice,' " he remarked. "Is a feminine void which, as you once informed me, niay. mean many things. 'Nicer,' the Mimbnrattve, I know not."". I "'Nicer?' Well, I nin nicer!" All is said... Are you renny going to for sake us tonight '!" "After dinner. I'll go up by the nine fifteen." .... "Why?" "Ol: " hp said, "I have to! Phail you miss he?" "Yes, I suppose we shall at first. Hut the Hawksleys are coming next week, and the Klngstons. The bouse will be gin to till directly. i)o you know Percy Kingston?" "1 believe I've met him. A pink man. Willi a single eyeglass und a perennial cornflower in his buttonhole?" "I should not describe him like that. He's very clever." - "Oh. is he! Is he coming Too?" "Yes. of course, and his sisters, Em mie and Adeline, and papa expects one fir two people who mny be useful for Jolt." "Ho," he said. "Hut why did you ask If I'd met Percy Kingston? You aren't?" . "Don't lie so ridiculous." she mur mured. ".Mayn't a girl ask a. ques tion?" Her tone did not allny his misgiving. She was nothing to him nevt r could be but he should not like to see her SLEEP & REST For Skin Tortured BABIES And Tired MOTHERS In On Application of Branny Otic Tkbatukkt. Wnrtn bath with Ci'Tlcca 8oAt, teatle application of , CtrrtctniA (ointment t, and mild don-a of OVT cba BatoLvaiiT (toe aem blood purifier). ftnll throughout Iht world. Brttkh dfpoti T. WtW , mr.r a (oka, I, tint Edwir-. London. Porria Io a Vaaa. Coar toM rnja, tuna. It. a. a. raticura throw herself .away on Hon. Percy Kingston. That would hurt him! "Let us talk ubout something else." he said. "What were you reading?" He picked the book up. "Hossettl!" "Yes, liossuttl, but please don't let us talk about poetry; it would be too dreadful with you." "A stranger would certainly know we were cousins." he said. "It hns been thought by some people that I possi sed a fairly wide acquaintance with the work of the Kngllsh poets." "Really," said Miss Drilllngham, "but It was not the extent of your reading 1 doubted. It was your capability for criticism." "We seem unhappy 'In our choice of subjects this afternoon, don't we? How about dogs?" She" wa4 undeniably aggravating, and today, of all others, when he had been anxious to carry away a last pleasant Impression. "If. you'll excuse, me," he observed, "I'll go out to the kennel and look at them. Allow me." The book had fallen. He restored It to her and lounged away, and until dinner they did not meet again. At tuble her manner had altered, he was radiant and charming as If to amend. Hi? had never found his uncle so de troji. He contemplated her raptly. The dress she was wear ing was new to him. and he thought how admirably it became her. A little spot of color burned in either cheek, mid her eyes were brilliant. He mur veled that Drilllnghani did not think it strange for him to be leaving her this evening. Whut man. having the right to stay, could have parted from her thus? How Interminable the meal was! Would it last forever, or would he have a chanee of a word alone wlih her IV Co re the dogcart came round? He often, remained wln n unpl(. smoking, but tonight he did not. Kate rose at last, and smiled on him as lie held open the door for her. "I'll go and see to my traps, sir," he said, "if I may. 1 haven't much time to lose. Drilllngham bowed indulgently. He also had been in love more than once. In fact it had been snid of him that his love affairs were the only ones he had ever prosecuted with any energy. Kate was leaning over the balcony when Hopetoun Joined her. Her pale dress gleamed In the moonlight, and here fuce and hair were mysterious, divine. "I've come to say good-bye," he said. "So soon?" she answered. "Not yet, surely?" "Hut yes! In live minutes 1 must be off. .Kate, I am sorry 1 was huffy in the garden." "Dear boy!" she snid. "it was 1 who was disagreeable." They viewed the sleeping llowers and trees-in a moment's silence. The heavy odor of the roses Hunted up to tlieni on the breeze, and there was something of magic in it. "You are never disagreeable," he said, answering her after the pause, "you are only too sweet." At another time she would have re plied moc kingly-he half, dreaded she would do so but this evening she did not. "I have many faults," she said. In a half nigh. "I have not seen them." "No? You will make me vain!"' "Hccnuse 1 praise you?" "Perhaps!" How heavy was the roses' scent it went to his brain! How exquisite was her beauty In the starlight It bewil dered him! Her white lingers lay on the balus trade nd Ids own covered them. She diil not draw them away. For a breathless instnnt Hopetoun abandoned himself mutely to the ec stasy of touching her. No more, no less! He , dared not clasp mem close, although lte yearned to do so. Une might be offended, und then he would lose whut he hud. He could feel his heart beating, nnd next she looked up nt him and drew away yet gently. Adorable rebuke! A madness Idled Ills soul. "Kate," he whispered. "Arnold go!" "I can't go." he muttered. "I won't! Kate, I love you!" It was said. He was not sorry he was exultant, proud. "I love you!" he repeated. "1 worship you. Oh! Kate, you know all will yor. nave pity on me?" "Hush." she said; 'hush; what are you saying? ' "I love you! Care for me.. I can't live without you. Kate!" His arm enfolded her. Her head lay back on his shoulder and he kissed her once, twice, on the lips. "You will be my wife?" he said. "You are engaged!" "Shi' is nothing to me you are all.' it Is wicked!" "Kate, 1 can't help it-i-lt would be wickeder to keep my word to her now." "No. no." , , . "Yes nnd yes!'"' He kissed her again. "It Is too lute, see, 11 kiss you will "Kate, I l.ovo You." you send me from you to make love to Miss Ourstairfi? I belong to you you belong to me. Hay It." "I can't say it," faltered Miss Diil linghnm, "1 am ashamed." "Why? The fault Is mine." She shook her head. Mine!" "You angel, you reproach yourself for nothing! Kate, tell me you will be my wife." ' . "No," she said, sharply, "it Is impossi ble." . "You love me, don't you? a little?" "Uo away," she answered. Hark! It was the wheels of a dogcart crush ing the gravel on the drive. Hopetoun heard the sound In dismay. "Tell me 'you 'love me," he persisted. She- hung back with something like laughter. "You have kissed me three times." she said, "and I have let you; what is it you want to know?!' He caught .her to him with delight. No thought of Miss Carstairs disturbed him any longer, his struggles were over he had failed, and was Joyful in the failure. Sh! The door in the room opened; Roames came In to Inform them that the dogcart was waiting. "I shan't want It." said Hopetoun, turning. "I have changed my mind, and I am not going up." (To be continued.). INUCSTRIAL. The managers of the Heading reor- j gunizutton announce that payment of . the llrst instalment of the assessment will not lie required on January 10. The ; stringent condition of the money market i Is said to be the reason for granting an extension of sixty days as to the pay ment, but interest on the amount due will be charged at the rate of ii per cent, per annum. No extension hus been made as to the time of depositing se curities, which must be presented by tonight at farthest. In a circular sent to stockholders the Lehigh Valley Railroad company an nounce that the management have re ceived proxies representing a majority of the capital stock. The annual elec tion takes place Januury "1 and it Is understood no changes In the personnel of the board of directors are contem plated. The report of the year's opera tion ds In course of preparation and it Is the intention to have it ready for dis tribution among stockholders u few days In advance of the meeting. We have often taken occasion, says the Philadelphia Stockholder, to point out the merits of the Scranton Traction company, which by reason of the ter ritory covered has stability uf earning power. Tolerating expenses being small, trafllc comparatively large and fixed, for the month of December. M95. the showing or the company Is as follows: 1SH.1 twit Oros earn's. J-IUnii.3:! 22.l:t.7"i Ine $G.r16..7 Oper'g .x... H.OM.uii M.IH7.74 Dec S.17 Net earn's.. $15,145.7'! 8.tmi.u2 Inc K51S 71 A striking feature In the foregoing table is the decrease in operating ex penses notwithstanding the heavy In crease in gross earnings, inakinv the net gain quite the full amount of the gross increase. For the six months ended December Si, 1895, operations of the company are set forth as follows, and are relatively as satisfactory as those for December: lir'ss rarn's$li;s.r:iii.:ti $137 91."..7a Inc $30.1114.52 llper'g ex.. W.H73.!! hu.9C!.i9 lne U.iB Ine Net earn's. $ K7..Vh!.SS I 56.95.1.4!! Inc $.'tt.wrj.!s Net earnings as above $x7.r.'Ki.3:i Fixed chai'Kcs, including taxes.... til.SSTi.Oii Surplus fjJ.CTl.SS The anthracite coal trade, according to Dow Jones, is conditioned as follows: "The belief that the anthracite presi dents will be brought together some time this month to permanently adjust trade differences on a permanent basis has created renewed Interest In the mining capacity and claims of the va rious producing and shipping com panies. Since the attempt, In the spring of is5, to arbitrate differences, there has hern a material change In the pro duction of the different interests. Those companies which have made heavy Increases wil undoubtedly make claim for an Increase In the allotment. There Is an absence of authentic returns for the last half of 1S5; so that anything like a delinite summary for the year Is imiHissilile, However, it Is known that he Lehigh Valley hns materially Increased its output, which in 1X94 amounted to 15.02 per cent., and also fhat the Rending has mined nearly 25 per cent, of the total, as against 20.2 per cent, in 1W4. and a claim of 21 per cent, made early in lsii.1. It Is also under stood that the Jersey Central has In creased its output since 1X94 by about 20U.0IIU tons. This, however. Is prob ably not more than Its proportionate share of the total Increase over 1K94, which Is estimated at about 2.000.000 tons. The Lackawanna Is known to have rounded up the year with In creases. Among those companies with decreases were (he Delaware and Hud son and the Pennsylvania railroad. This feeling, which is now becoming quite general In the trade that 'some thing is shortly to be done, renders views of sellers much firmer, and has a tendency to check nny further reduction in prices." RAILROAD NOTKS. A Chicago special says: The mana gers of the rciitrul Tralllc association roads ure now reorganizing both the freight and passenger departments of their rouds into Independent associa tions. !! !! il ' A dispatch from Spooner, Wis., says: A party of railroad surveyors, working under the direction of T. F. Scholield of Duluth, Is in camp near the St. Croix liver, between this plucc and Crants burg, the terminus of one of the branch lines of the St. Paul and Duluth. As it Is well knowr that Mr. Scholield is a railroad locater nnd that he has se cured for an eastern syndlcute an op tion on a large body of land in the northern part of Washburn and ltnr nett counties, an extension of the Orantshurg branch through this section of the country Is one of the probabili ties of the near future. Mr. Scholield will linish his lund selections, which will comprise nearly forty thousand acres of choice farming laud, by Feb ruary 1. ;; I! ii The fight between the present man agement of the Lehigh Valley Kail road company and the opposition led by Dick Hros. A Co.. is still on. The opposition is busy sending out envelopes contain ing blank proxies to stockholders, whu are asked to appoint Evans R. Dick or Isaac N. Sails or (leorge McCull, all of Philadelphia, to be their representa tives. Although these requests have been out but a short time, the oppo sition Is pleased with the replies. The Lehigh Valley ofllcluls are in no way worried over this matter, and they claim to have more than enough votes to elect the ticket put out by them some time ugo. A member of the Joint Trafllc As sociation says: "There is no more op position to the inclusion of import business In the agreement of the Joint Traffic association than has been looked for. The weaker railroad lines have heretofore secured a good part of this business because they made advan tageous terms with the steamship com pnniea. and the shipping agents which control It. It will cut off a considerable part of their tonnage if they are to be compelled to exact full rates on the business, and furthermore pay no re bates or commissions. Nevertheless it in certain that in the end a rule will bo adopted that the import business, al though originating outside of the joint tralllc territory. Is competitive business, und must come under the same regula tions as other traffic. The matter may be carried to the board of control, w hich Is made up of the presidents of the trunk lines und their Western connec tions. The steamship companies and the shipping agents are using all their efforts to keep the Iiiimi t business sep arate from other business." coti.nvr take mow-; :ii t:t:s. The postofllce ut Orass Valley was at the back end of a "general" store, and Hie postmaster, who was also the pro prietor uf the store, was weighing me out some tobacco, when a solid, middle aged .woman came In and slammed a two-cent piece down on the counter and exclaimed: "Stump two-center!" ' The. postmaster handed ha? one. but she waved it away and pitched a letter at his head and said: , "Lick Vr on." He promptly and humbly obeyed, and as the woman walked away,' asked:. "Don't peoole out this way lick on their own postage tttamps?" "Yes, most of 'em. but that woman !n rather particular; and I don't want to take chances again.' "Chances on what?" "Well, she came in here about six months ago for the first time, and bought a stamp and commanded me tn lick. 1 laid back on my dignity and re fused, and nhe turned around and kicked the head out of -a bar'l of N. O. molasses and I lost about 'leven dollars by the operation. As my salary as post master Is only $23 a year, I ran't take no more .chances. ".--Detroit Free Press. r is LARGEST PIECE OF GQQfi TOBACCO EVER SOLD FOR THE MONEY THE WORLD OF BUSINESS Wall Stract Review. , New York, Jan. 9. The stock market was by no means active today. On the contrary the volume of business was smaller than on yesterday, but tile dull ness w'ns more than made up by the strength of the market. The beurs seemed aiiMious to re. I uce their short lines nnd to this Is attributed by those usually well informed the attempt made to smash Leather, preferred, tun! Manhattan. It was said that the drive ut these stocks was made with the view of demoralizing holders of the tirangers und other leading shares. Instead of accomplishing its ob ject, nearly the entire list ruled slrong from start to linish and each slight reac tion brought In buyers with the result of establishing the higher quotations ruling before the raids. Higher cables from London, the rune in money on call, tho small withdrawals of gold from the sub treasury, and the belief that arruugenients have been perfected to assist the treasury in case of further heavy withdrawal were the Important bull factors. There w.is also less talk of probable large shipments of gold by Saturday's steamers. The ud vance In prices wus equal to '-j to 1 per cent.; Lackawanna. Tobacco. Sugur, Jer sey Ventral; Louisville and Nashville and the Orangera leading. Among the special ties Itubber, common, rose 23t und Metro politan Traction Mnnhattun rose 1 to ta'u, fell to VH and close ut 7. Humors were afloat that the city taxes on the properly would be increased, but the mat ter is already before the court of uppeula and a decision is expected ut any time. Cntll this is decided, it is hardly to he expected that any new effort will be made by the city authorities to put on more taxes. Leather, preferred, broke from W'i to .Vi'j. and stories were afloat that the company was trying to secure a loan of fc!,iiw,0iju. The slock dosed at 57V Specu lation left off firm In tone. The sales were l'W.tiM shares. Furnished by WILLIAM LINN, AL LKN & Co., correspondents for A. I. CAMPBELL, atock Broker, 412 Spruce street. Op'n- High- Low- Clos ing est. est. trig. 1 Am. Tobacco Co TtiTa Wi Ta'i Am. Cotton oil IT 17 17 17 Am. Sugur Ke'g C'o.lW, 101" luM, Atch.. To. & 8. !.,. l:t', 3 HIS IS1 Canada Hootherii.... 47S 47 47s, 47 Chtcaio CSas A liVj lit HI', Chic. & N. W H7'i 7'j Hii'i !Hi', Chic, U. V 74 73 7:ta 7' C. C.' f. St. 1 34' i $ .a :H' .'It', Chle , Mil. A Hi. P.. lj tti (Mi'1, ii7'i Chic. It. I. At l'au... 4 ii(i :iii:l4 tot Del. ti Hud 123 K, Ii! Il'l1, V.. L. & W 157 !."!( 1.17 1.1X Dlst. A C. F Hi l'i l.Vi4 h.3, General Klectric Zia 25 St'j 2.1 iMkt Shore ut i: 1st Ills Louis. & Nash 42U 42 41"4 42'i Manhattan Lie KS !i l'.1 !I7 Mo. I'ac 2:i' . 2t 2:; 24 Nat. Lead 2.1 21 2.1 2.1 N. J. Central H !'S 7 !'7'a N. V. Central Ml1; tw',.j H.11; Ha N. V.. H. ti W.. Ir... 2.! 2;i 2.1 2.'i Nor. Hae.. I'r II II 10 11 Ontario A West K 12, 12a, 12"4 Pac. Mall 2I:14 214 24s 2t-'4 Phil. A Read 3' 2 Souhtern K. K Si. S k Tenn., C. Iron 2.1 2.1'4 24 2i'a I'nion Pacific 4 4 3 It-, Wabash 11". IP, ti5. " Wabash. Pr 1.1'a lo. l.V4 ID'i Western I'nion Kl M S3. S3'. W. L Ill's !U 10'a IWit r. S. leather !4 ' !)', I'. M. Leather. Pr.... 0V4 l).. iVi 67 'i CHICAGO UOAltD OV TRADFi PKICES. Op'n- High- Low- Clos- WIIEAT. ing. est. Pst. lug. May ii"14 mi', .1!W lie-', July W liii', OATS. May 1&-. 1 h, 17 CORS. May 2H', ' 2S' JSi, July ;m ilu1, 3 LA Kb. ,May .1.82 5.S.1 S.77 TM PORK. Muy 9.91 il.'.i? 9.80 fl.92 Scranton Hoard of Trade Kxchnngo Quo-tation.t-AII Quotations llascd on Par or 100. Name. Bid. Asked. Green Ridge Lumber Co no Dime Dep. & DIs. Hank 130 Scranton Lace Curtain Co W National Roring A Drilling Co. ... SO First National linnk MO Thuron Coal Land Co !K) Scranton Jar Stopper Co 2.1 Scran'.on (Mass Co hu Spring I, rook Water Co Kir, Klmhurrt Roulevanl Co loo Si-runlo.i Axle Works t,0 Third National Bank 3.10 Lacks. Trust and Safe Dep. Co ... IiIO Scranton Packing Co 971;, Scranton Savings Rank 200 Lacka. Iron & Steel Co Uh) Weston Mill Co 2.) Scranton Traction Co 15 lionta Plate Ola Co 10 Scranton Car Replacer Co Ian BONDS. Scranton Olass Co joj Scranton Pas. Railway, first mortgage due 1918 HO S.Tanton Traction Co 55 People's Street Rnllway, first mortgage due 1918 HO ... Scran ton & Plttston Trac. Co.. 90 People's Street Railway, Sec ond mortgage due 1920 HO ... Lacka. Volley Trac. Co., first mortgage due 182.1 91) Dickson Manufacturing Co 1) Lacka. Township School 5 102 City of Scranton Street Imp 6 ... W2 Scranton Axle Works pio Sew York Produce Market. New . Vork, Jan. Flour Dull, YOU CAN GET F0f changed. Wheat Dull, firmer; No. 2 red store und elevator, tla70V4o. ; f. o. b., tilis,a 71c; ungraded red, G."a73c. ; No. 1 northern, (Waii9c. ; options closed firm at !.e. ad vance: No. 2 red January, ti7'c: March, 9'.4e. ; May, 67'ic.; June, iS7e July, ti7e. Corn Dull, easier; No. 1 at 3i1c. elevator; 3iir,j(C. ufloat; options closed ut l.c. de cline; January, 3uc; February, 31'ic.: May, KUac; July. 31M4C Oats Quiet, firm er; options dull, linn: January and Febru ary, 24c: .May, 241nc: spot prices No. 2 lit 24'sc; No. 2 while, 25-,c.i No. 2 Chicago. 2.14c. ; No. 3 at 23-V.: No. 3 white. 24'a".; mixed western, 24lna26tjc: while do., 2.1a 28c; white state, 2oa24c Reef Firm, un changed. Lard Quiet, stronger, western steam. K.V80: city, M.3.ra5.40; January, J.1.H; nominal: May. lii.W; relined dull; continent, f:16: South America, $0.40; compound, l,a lie. Pork-Quiet, firm; mess, JlOulO.IO, Mutter Fancy, steady, fair demand; stale dairy, 12a22c ; do. June, 16a22c. ; others un changed. Cheese Firm, fair demand; state large, T'laliK'. ; do. fancy. 10c; others, unchanged. Kkkk Dull, weuk; slute nnd Pennsylvania, 20a2'ic; southern, 20a2J-. ; ine house, 17u20c; do., case, $4al.25; west ern fresh, 21u24e. ; limed, 13c buffalo Live Stock. Buffalo, N. V., Jan. 9. Cattle Active and higher; prime heavy steers, J4.50, light to medium. W.Kuat; old to good fut cows, 12.l3.uO. Hogs Opened easier for York ers; steady for other kinds; Yorkers, $4.hu 4.15; light lots, $I.17U; plus, I4.laa4.20; mixed packers, $l.0.1a4.IO; mediums und heavy, 14.10; roughs, $3.i'.a3..10; stags, x2.7uaX.2u. Sheep and lambs Steady; choice to extru lambs. 1.4(ia.r..;V); good. s.1au.J; fair, tl.iitla 4.90; light lots, $4.l5a4.uO; culls, $2.75u3."i0; mixed sheep choice to prime, 3.7Sa4; fair to good, 2..1h3..10; culls and common, .'a 2.60; export ewes, J3.u0j3.KU; prime heavy, wethers, 4a4.21. . Chicago l ive Slock. I'lilon Stock Yards, 111., Jan. 9. Cattle Receipts, H.liO head; market tlrni und 10 cents higher; common to extra sle 0 I.'l.uOa r.. 10: stockers and feeders, $2.tia3.Hu; cows ntid bulls, Jl.OOuXSO. Hogs Receipts, 37,000; market firm and 5al0c higher; heavy packing und shipping lots, $3.iOa3.H5; com mon to choice mixed, S3.7oa.1.9T; choice as sorted. W.dOaa.Ha; pigs, $2.9oa3.x.1. Sheep Receipts, 17,000 head; market firm; in ferior to choice, )2a3.7u; lumbs, S3.uO:i4.9o. Toledo tiruin .Market. Toledo, O., Jan. . Wheut Receipts, 4.3S0 bushels; shipments, 7,100 bushels; ipilet; No. 2 red cash, ii7'..e. ; May, MP4c; July, ti5'4c Corn Receipts, 41.000 bushels; shipments, 14,200 bushels; dull; No. 3 mixed cush. 2U'ic Oats Receipts. 3so bushels; shipments, l.ovo bushels; nominal. Cloverseed ltn-elits, 110 bags; shipments, ;l bags; steady; February, 4.37Va; March, 14.40; prime timothy, cash, )1.7u. Philadelphia Tallow Market . Philadelphia, Jan. 9. Tallow is lower and weak, with large offerings anil very llttlu demand. We quote: City prime, in hoxJ tnads, 3:,4c; country, prime, in barrels, 3r'c; do., dark, in barrels, 3'4a3'..c; cakes, 4c; greuse, 3'4c. till Market. Oil City, Pa.. Jan. 9. Oil opened. $1.49; jilghesH, lowest and closed, $1.49 bid. Standard's price, $l.uil. - - - Till: CLOCK STK1 CK T KNTV. While It cannot be said that the great writers and speakers of history have stooped to the frivolity of incessant punning, yet most uf them have not neglected to make use of u good pun when "in order." Daniel Webster was once addressing the senate on the dry subject of Inter nal Improvements when the clock hands came around to the hour of Hut In stead of striking twice the clock con tinued to strike without cessation more than forty times, till it was run down. All eyes were turned to the clock and business was suspended. Mr. Webster remained silent until about twenty strokes had ununited, when he thus ap pealed to the chair: "Mr. President, the clock is out of or der. I have the door." The staid and august senate broKe j Into an uproarious laugh at the timely ! witticism. The joke can never be re- ! pealed in tho senate, however, for the I striking part of the clock is no longer ever wound up. Washington Path- i finder. ! Ona i:ccptlon. 1 Teacher "Are there any exceptions to the rule that heat expands and cold ex tracts ?" I Tommy "Yes'm. The ice man leaves i a lot bigger 20-pound chunks since it got j colder." Indianapolis Journal. THE SCRANTON VITRIFIED BRICK,-TILE MAHUFACTURIMG CO., MAKSkl or SHALE PAVING BRICK AND BUILDING BRICK Ofliaai 329 Washington Avenua. Warkai May-Aug. PuK.4 W. V. B. R. ... M. H. DALE, Oaneral Spies Agent. Scranton, P (AUTION TO our patrons: Washburn-Crosby Co. wish to assure their many rmU rons that they will this year hold to their usual cusfosa pi millinR STRICTLY OLD WHEAT until the new crop u fully cured. New wheat is now upon the market, and owing to the excessively dry weather many millers are of the opinion that it is already cured, and in proper condition for milling. Washburn-Crosby Co. will take no risks, and will allow the new wheat fully three months to mature before grinding. This careful uttention to every detail of milling ha placed Washburn-Crosby Co.'s flour far above ottMaT brauds. ill filEGARGEL Wholesale Agents. HOUSEMEN ! DO NOT WAIT FOR SNOW AND ICE. Have your Horses' Shoes prepared with proper holes for "Hold Fast" Calks. SIZES, 516, Tlila Tnrer Tin fastest Jrlr Si 1" S r IS , S 3 I lit 1. i 1 a 1 I 1 3 I Calk in Nioo. i . 1 5S f- J M 8 M I g S ; a ASK YOUR SH0ER ABOUT THEM. For further particulars address TTEllEliEB SCRANTON, PA. Agents for Northern Pennsylvania and Southwestern New York. EVERY WOMAN Somtttaai dm3i a raliablc, aaaathly, ftfalaUiif nadlaiat. Oalf kamltat $&t the pamt drugt ahaaMbauM. If jaa waat tha bati, gat Dr. Peal's Pennyroyal Plllo They an prompt, lift aa4 certain la roaalt. Th reanlna (Dr. Ptal'a) Beruiluf auluU 6ntuvwlicrcj, ll.W. AUiaw P rL Mxoiouia Co., UtTalaoa, O. For cala by JOHN H. PHELPS, Spruce Street, Scranton Pa. THE NEW IMO, 2 Containi all thnt has made Hammond Work fumoua, and NEW, NOVEL and UHEFUL im provements. ' Hammond Work tho Criterion of Hammond Superiority." "Hammond Sales the Criterion of Hammond Popularity." Ham mond No. 2, "Tha Perfect Typewriter. Ex amine it and ba conviacod. Philadelphia branch of Th Hammond Typewriter Co., HI B, Sixth Btroet. F. A. & A. J. BRAND A, 414 Sprue St., Sciaatin RtprttinUllvM. DUPONTS MINING, BLASTING AND SPORTING POWDER anofaetarad at the Wapwallop-n Mlila, La I aerae county, Pa., and at Wil- I mington, Delaware, HENRY BELIN, Jr. General Agent for the Wyoming Distriat. 118 WYOMING AVE, Scranton, Pa, ' Third NaOooil Bank Building. AOMnaat THOB. rOBRHttatoa. Pa. JOHN B. SMITH BON, Plrmoata, Pa B. W. MCLI.WAN, Wilkes Bam, Pa. Acanla for tba Rapaaaa Chamloal Uoaa bBja Bh KsptoatTa It IM IS Y$r), LAGER " A "X BEER I ... fr BREWERY. HAMMOFIDTYPEWRITER ! (MILL 3-8. 7-16, 9-16. 1 at t ag Phsrmaolsfa eor. Wyoming Avenw and If aaufactoxara of the OtlabraU PIUSENER LAGER BEER CAPACITYi oo,ooo Barrels per Annual "zne re VIVO RESTORES VITALITY. Made a UUDay.Jf 0f Me. TH1 ORIAT FIUDTOS H.XTM1IBT pradaeMtkaabovaraanlialK'SOdara. It act Kwarf ullr and onlckly. Cum ! all othata talk M aa will main thair loat manhood. aa4 oi 4 Btaajalll laeorar their yoathtul vttor h aalat RKT1V. It wilcair and aunly raaterea Mamnia ueaa. Lett Vitality, Impoteaar. Kit htly Eialaaloaa, Loat Power, Failtaa Mrmorr. Wallas OlMaM.aaa all aflaeta at MU-abuaa or airaaaaaa indlacrattoa. whleh aalta oaa tor atody, bunlonai or aiarrlafa. It not oaiy enraa by atartina at tho aat of laaaM, But taacraat men toale aad bloo4 bollder, arlnt leg baok tfea pink glow to pata ehoeka aad f jwrlaf tlia fire of youth. I warda of fnaanltp nd Coaanmptiea. Inniit oa hariar. RKVIVO. aa thr. It can ba carried la wet socket. Br (tail 1.00 par paokaa. or all tor ea.OO, arttk poot ilia wrtttoa (-aarantoa to cara m MtaaO ho money. Otrcular free, ki&nm 0YL MEDICINE CO.. 13 Rltr St, CHIOMO. ILL. Vaa aakft r aiatthawa Btaa. Saciia f r n.i n n7aV JI-w'riJBa. eflV - r r ibv aa ar mi aa " aaeni SOth bar V t rf.V' ,t '.. . (. ,4V-.'
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