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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
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Wholesale Agents.
HOUSEMEN !
DO NOT WAIT
FOR SNOW AND ICE.
Have your Horses' Shoes prepared with proper holes for
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SCRANTON, PA.
Agents for Northern Pennsylvania and Southwestern New York.
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Somtttaai dm3i a raliablc, aaaathly, ftfalaUiif nadlaiat. Oalf kamltat $&t
the pamt drugt ahaaMbauM. If jaa waat tha bati, gat
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