THE SCRANTOX TRIBUNE 3IONDAY MOBNINO, JANUARY 13, 1S9G.
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THE WORLD OF BUSINESS
(Copyrighted. 1890, by Robert W. Chanib .rs.
As I entered the alley the bells of the
tlm city tolled for the pasalnft night.
Far Into the blark maze of lilthy lanes
and niliit-choked streets a policeman
whistled; I heard the distant din of an
elevated train rushing through the foir.
nearer, near, duller now, now smothered
In the vapor whlrh rolled from river to
river, thick, heavy, stilling;.
'. In the uloom of the alley a shadowy
form loomed up and passed, leaving; no
oil mi bf footsteps In my eurs, but all
around me the vapor became faintly
tainted with opium, and a tlare of yel
low liRht streamed out across the fog
from an opening door. There was u
momentary of voices, the soft shuttle
of felt-shod feet, the rustle of silken
sleeves. A painted paper lantern
swung from the doorway, dipped and
dUapeared.. I heard the deadened
slam of the door and the black night
veiled my eyes URuin.
An empty truck, with broken shafts
burled III the mud of the putter, blocked
the doorway and 1 turned to the pave
ment to avoid it.
Around the pale Hare of a gas lamp
the fug spun an Iridescent oval: the wet
sidewalk glimmered underneath. Fur
down the reeking throat of the ulley an
arc light shown like a'gruy star.
f raised my eyes to the dark house be
fore me, where from a rusting balcony
a nlgri hung low aliove the doorway.
"This was her house," I said aloud to
myself, but 1 passed on to the next
house. Here I paused a moment, look
ing back at the bamboo sign dripping
with the fog, then turned and descended
some Wooden steps to an iron door, Hc-
"Git Outer Here, Yer HopcmicVIn' Yap."
fore I could find the handle wrought In
hrunJie like a dragon's claw, the door
flew open and 1 heard McMuuus' angry
bellow: "till outer here, yer dope
suf'kln' yap!" and a Chinaman was
hustled Into thP aren beside me.
"Chin chin thlough hattee!" snarled
the Chinamun; "walkee where dlam
please!"
"I'll walkee you on yer neck!"
growled JlcManus, and kicked the Chi
naman half way up the steps.
"Dlam! dlam! dlam!" screamed the
Chinnman, dancing with rage, but
"Charley," the bouncer, burst out of
the door and the Chinaman lied, chat
tering like an Infuriated ape.
I stepped Into the low-celllnged room
and took a chair at a cherry wood table
beside the wall. Two young men sit
ting there said: "Hello, Jim!"
"Good evenln'." said McManus. lean
ing over the bar: "did you see me glvln'
de bounce to Wah-Ho?"
"Yes," I said; "when did he come
back ?"
"He Jest come In. I told him to git,
an' he give me de ha-ha, so Charley
t'rowed him down. What de-; , sez
1. an' he gives me back talk!"
one of the young men at the table
beside me looked up from the Welsh
rarebit he was eating and called for his
ale. McManus brought It himself, a
brimming pewter mug. and wiped his
hands on his blue apron. Then he
bawled for Charley to take my order.
"Sure," said Charley, coming in from
the street, where he had been patiently
waiting for a scrap, and he leaned with
both fists on the table and winked
pleasantly at the company, Lynde. of
the Herald, advised me to try a rare
bit, and I'enlow, of the Tribune, spoke
well of the chops, so I left it to Charley,
and he retired to the grill, whistling
"Oh, That Funny Feeling!"
"It's a wonder to me." I said, hang
ing my wet mackintosh on a peg and
kicking off my overshoes, "It's a won
der to me that Wah-Vo was dis
charged." "There was no evidence to hold him,"
observed Lynde, after a moment's si
lence. Penlow lighted , his pipe and rattled
Ms mug on the table.
"No evidence?" I repeated. "Do you
fellows doubt that Wah-Wo did ie'
"I suppose, he. did," said Penlow: "It
was my scoop, too." i
"We may scoop yet," said Lynde;
"the man's bound to be caught. What
did they do with that young tough
from Hell's Kitchen?"
"Sheehan? Oh. his alibi is good."
Raid Penlow. "Mac, fill her up, will
you?"
McManus replenished the pewter and
stood for a moment beside us as if un
decided. "dents," began McManus, "youse Is
dead off excuse MR." He shifted his
toothpick and rubbed his thumb on the
polished bar.
"Wah-Wo ain't In It," he said, con
temptuously; "I give him de Crow
down, fur why? fur because I don't
give de glad hand to no dope-suckln'
yap an' he's dopy". But he didn't do
no dirt to de gal what youse gents was
stuck on hp ain't that kind! He give
me the luugh, an' I t'rowed him down,
gee?" .
"But, said Penlow, "her dog flew at
him when he went to the house. Ker
rigan, you know--'Happy Days Mike'
said that Wah-Wo tried to cut a girl In
Itoy.er street " . -
"I don't think," said McManus, scorn
fully. "Kerrigan's a stuff."
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"Well, Mac," said Lynde, "what'B
your theory? You know- as much about
It as anybody. The girl came in here
every night, dldn'tshe?"
"People say thnt nli lived alone; but
of course, she had company when she
wanted it. What's your idea, Mac."
McManus looked out of the window
ami drummed on the bar with the blado
of an oyster knife. Charley, clad In a
blue-checked jumper, arrived with
some chops and ale. I unfolded my
napkin and began my supper.
For awhile i ate In silence, thinking
of "Wah-Wo and the dend girl.
Caithness, of the Consolidated Press,
came In. looking cold and 111, and we
haxtily made room for him at our table
'You're sick," said Lynde, sharply;
"you ought to bf In bed. I wouldn't
assign Dana's cat If he looked like that."
I'm all right," said Caithness, glano-ln-
at us with his large, dark eyes.
"Jlac. get me something hot."
1 swallowed my ale and turned again
to the tops, scarcely listening to the
hum of voices beside nie, for I was
thinking again of the di;ud gil l, and my
hands Itched to Ki'Hi the yellow throat
of Wah-Wo.
For I' hail no doubt that he had killed
her. Again and ag;nln I had seen hi
eyes fastened upon her as she sat cha.t
tlnr with us here at this very table.
Tin re was that In his eyes which told
me- plainly enough he loved her. So
the .Motive was clear to me Jealousy.
I hud spoken of this to the others, but
they laughed at me. The district at
torney took no stock in It. either, and
the result was the discharge of Wah
Wo. How could any but a Chinaman
crazed with Jealousy and opium, harm
Hie child? For she was a nitre child;
this pale-faced victim .whose soul bad
mounted to the judgment seat from the
lilt 1 of Chinatown.
Iter name was Lily White she was
known us White Li I in Chinatown.
l-ale, slim, childish, depraved, she had
nev er haunted Chinese resorts, nor. to
my knowledge, had she ever touched
dope to llame. She had shunned the
women of the cuartcr. I seldom saw
her speak to any man except the re
porters and newsoaper artists who
came to McMiiiius' for n midnight chop
or rarebit.
1 ler acounintuiico with us had been
opt-n and guileless. She chatted with
us about our business, discussed the
latest police shake-up or the newest
Ta iniiiiiiiy scandal, gave us her views
on politics and the city hall and glided
away into t he street again, followed
by lier dog. Her dog! A great hulk
IiirT' brute, black as night, with somber
eyr'S .and low-lianRlng Jowl a creature
siltMit, unmoved, except wlh'n she bent
her pale face to his car und whispered.
Then, and then only, he would rise,
shuttling from the sawdust Moor under
the bar, and stnlk alter her into the
niurht.
He never paid the slightest attention
to us. Calls, caresses, threats, left him
unmoved.
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I HAL in II jmu mni'i-i lllll.' Ilin ,"! .
T.ll"" e often asked, but she would
only smile and answer: "HIS NAMB."
And so. as none of us knew his nume,
we called him Simply "her dog." ,
It hud been two months now since
Lil had been found on her bed with a
Lil was found on her bed with a bullet
0?
'What Do You Whisper in Uis Ear, 1.11 !"
in her heart and the dog lying stolidly
across her bare little feet. And after
we had clubbed together and burled
her we were kinder to her dog.
livery night he had come gravely Into
McAIanus' to lie down under the bar.
Just as he had done when Lil sat there
chatting with us.
At first McManus was afraid that the
dog would "hoodoo the place." but he
left the silent-brute undisturbed, and
after awhile began to grow fond of it.
That dog ain't no Ouinny dog." Mc
Manus would say to us as he stood be
hind the bar opening oysters; "no, an'
he-atn't no rube. Say! he's In It all the
time when Charley trims tne steaks."
As 1 sat thinking of all these things
ami sipping my ale meditatively I
heard the Iron door creak on its hinges
and the knocker fall once. Then some
thing heavy and hairy rubbed Its body
against the door outside and McManus
looked up. saying:: "Here he comes,
gents." Her dog entered.
Lynde held out his rand as the brute
passed, touching the wet buck, and
I'enlow flung a bone on the floor. The
dog noticed neither the caress nor the
bone, but lay down under the bar nnd
stretched his great limbs across the
Moor, sighing heavily.
There Is one thing, certain." said
Lynde, looking at the dog: "the man
who killed the girl was In the habit of
visiting her and that dog knew him."
"1 also believe the murderer was
known to the dog." said Penlow.
"The murderer," said Caithness, "was
her lover."
It is strange." said I "that none of us
BUspect anybody except Wah-Wo."
'Why strange?" asked Caithness:
then. he added, impatiently: "Yes, it Irt
Ktrange! . Lil was proud do you think
she would have bent her eyes on a China
man?" "The Chinaman bent his eyes on her;
I Raw him," I replied.
"After nil, she was a common girl of
the street," said Penlow, unaffectedly,
"and I guess pride cut no figure with
her."
That Is where you lie," said Caith
ness, In a low voice.
There was a dead silence. Then Pen
low said: "Dll I understand you.
Caithness?" .
I rose and laid my hand on Penlow's
arm, which was twitching, though his
face was calm.
(To be concluded.) i
AN AFT RETORT.
A witty and wklely-known Canadian
blsdiop, says Harper's Kazar, was lately
visiiting a certain college in which he
took much Interest. - Whilst he was In
specting the electrical appliances of the
scientific department, a polite professor
remarked: "I wish, my lord, that we
could construct a magnet strong enough
to keep you always among us."
"Ah!" laughed his lorfllshlp, not ill
pleased. "That would not be setting a
thief to catch a thief, exactly. It would
rather be setting a mairnet ta cntch n.
magnate. '
Wall Street Review,
New York, Jan. II. The dealings tit
the Stock Kxclianee today amounted to
Z,3S& shares of stacks and $783.0)0 railway
anil misi'elluneous bonds. The Indus
trials monopolized the trading In stocks
and llgureil for nearly one-halt of the
total. At the opening Sugar was lha
special feature, rising 14 to lfte4 on re
ports from Washington that the senate
finance committee will decide not to tam
per with the duty on raw sugar. Leather,
preferred, was firm for a time, but on
the revival of the rumors about the paus
ing of the dividend from M-V, to HM. Chi
cago Gas was inclined to weakness and
ranged between 6o2atW4. closing at the
lower figure on the failure of the rumors
current yesterday about a declaration of
dividends, etc., to materialize. Attorney
General Moloney is now quoted as saying
that his opinion In the mntter of the
proposed reorganization will be ready
next week. Tobacco was In demand and
at one time rose to 80V4. The rise brought
on long titock and a reaction to 79'j fol
lowed. The railway list, after an irregu
lar opening, became firm in sympathy
with the rise in Sugar, but the changes
were confined to narrow limits. London
sold moderately of the International is
sues with the exception of St. Paul. The
developments in the bond situation, such
us the withdrawal of the New York Life
v'nsirunre company from the Morgan
syndicate, hail no Influence whatever.
Speculation closed barely steady In tone.
Net changes show declines of Ua'd per
cent in the railway list und gains of al'd
In the Industrials. Chicago Gas and
Leather, .preferred, lost a'i per cent.
Furnished by WILLIAM LINN, AL
LIEN & Co., correspondents for A. P.
CAMPBELL, stock Itroker. 412 Spruce
street.
Op'n- High- Low- Cloa.
Irnr. . est. est. lug.
Am. Tobacco Co... tMi4 1
Am. Cotton nil 17'ji 17' H1 17
Am. Suisar Ite'g Co. Mil IW'i lull 1(0
Atch. To. S, Fe.. Hi Ha, UV, H,
i'hlcugo Gas (M'i Ui'4 tT.'j Kil)
Chma. & thlo 14.j U ll's 14V,
Chicago N. W... W'i 97 7, 7i
Chicago, It. & y...'.. 71', 74?, 74', 71'
C. C. C. & St. I St! 8 3li 38
Chic, Mil. & St. P.. 7 M 674 Ti
Chic. It. 1. & Pac... 5V tin; 5i 5i
Del. ilud li'.'n 125'., mi 124
liist. I' K liW, it 154 ISte
General Kleetrlc... 'iii 25'a 2S'i SSj
1uke Shore, 1 10 140 140 140
Louis. A Nash 42i 43'i 424 42i,
.Manhattan Kle Hx'i W VH UK'S'
Mo. Pae 24'b 24'i 24'ii 24SS
Nat. 1'orilage ft f;S 5
N. J. Central Mi"i ss-t, 9S'4 Sri
Ontario & West 127, 12", 12", 12
Phlhi. & Head s S", !,
Southern K. IS K:1, H
Tenn., C. & Iron.... S 'M't 2ua 2i
Texas Pacific 8 X H X
I'nloii Pacific .'t-i, ' .Is; WH
Wiibush lit ti3i 'J 0-"-
Wabash, I'r l.W, lil'n 15-Vi Hi';,
Western I'nlon N4', 84'4 S.!"i H'i
W. I lu"i la", W ' l0;i'
1'. S. Leather J, !? s'4 ' V
V.. S. Leather. I'r.. StU, figs 581, R7S'
CHICAGO HOARD OF TRADE TRICKS..
Op'n- High- Low- Clos
WHEAT. lng. est. est. ng.
Slav 1V17, li U9 tans
Jiilv 6il'4 Is MS
OATS.
.Mav Wi 1T, 19H !!'
CORN.
May 2S7, 2 LW, 2S,
Jnlv !W 30 !!9 2H,
LARD.
.May t..77 6.77 G.7v G.73
PORK.
May 9.87 D.S7 .7U S.73
Scrauton hoard of Trade Exchange O notations-All
Ouotutions Bused on fur
of lot).
Name. Bid. Asked.
Green Ridge Lumber Co 110
Dime Dep. & Dls. Rank 130
Serantoii I. are Curtain Co 'ill
National lairing & Drilling Co. ... 0
First National Bank 650
Thuron Coal Land Co 90
Sc ranton Jar & Stopper Co 25
Scran' 011 Glass Co 05
Spring brook Water Co Hi".
Klmhurrt I'.oulevanl Co WO
Seianton Axle Works 80
Third National Hank.; 350
Hcranton Packing Co 97',!,
Scranion Savings Rank 200
Herantim Traction Co is
Kontu Plate Glass Co... iu
Scran ton Car Replncer Co 100
RONDS.
Soanton Glass Co JPO
Scranton Pass. Railway, first
inortguge due 1918 110
S.ranton Traction Co 93
People's Street Railway, first
mortgage due 1918 110
Scranton & Plttston Trac. Co 90
People's Street Railway, Sec
ond mortgage due 1920 119
Lacka. Valley Trac. Co., first
mortgage due 1825 f0
Dickson Manufacturing Co 100
Lacka. Township School 5 pu
City of Scranton Street Imp 6r9 ... Wi
Scranton Axle Works 110
Borough of Wlntoii'j.. 100
New York Prod 11 co .Market.
New York, Jan. 11. Flour Dull, un
changed. Wheat Spot market dull, firm;
No. 2 red store and elevator, fiS'ac; f. o.
I).. (i9'i,a"il'ic: ungraded red, 64a73c;
nlloat, 70c.; No. 1 northern, GS'jc.; op
tions were dull and easy at ',e. decline,
following the west and on local realizing;
May most active; No. 2 red January,
7'.,c; February. fiSUc: March, tc.;
May, l!7e.; June, 66'.; July, fti'je. Corn
Spots' dull, easier; No. 2, 35'Ac. elevator;
llii'ic afloat; options were dull and with
out, features, closing steady and un
changed; January, 35'ic; February,
;i5'sc; .May, 35' je. Oats Spots dull,
steady; options dull, easier; January,
23.; February, 24c; May, 24''4U; spot
prices, No. 2, 24'ic; No. 1 white. 25ic;
No. 2, Chicago, 25'ic; No. 3, 234c.; No.
3 white, 2l:Jic; mixed western, 24'-25c;
white do., 25a28c; white state, 25a28c
Feed bran unchanged. Reef Quiet.
Cut meats Firm, unchanged. Lard
Quiet, easy; western steam $5.75 nominal;
city, $5.35; January. $5.75 nominal; refined,
quiet; continent, $8.15; South America,
Jii.40; Compound, 4tae. Pork Dull, un
changed. Rotter Quiet, unchanged.
Cheese Unchanged. Kggs Dull, un
changed. ftuffolo Live Stock.
Buffalo, N. V., Jan. 11. Cattle Firm,
old cows, $2a2.25; fair to good bulls, 82.45a
3: veals lower, ft.75a8 for fair to prlmo.
Hogs Lower: mediums and heavy, 84;
Yorkers, $3.9ila3.95; pigs, $3.95a4; roughs,
&l.25a3.4l; stags, $2.75a3.15. Sheep and
lambs 15 and 20 cents lower for lambs;
111 cents off on sheep; prime lambs, S4.S5a
6.10; good, I4.4to4.75; light to fair, $3.85a
4.25; culls, 82.75a3.25; mixed sheep good to
choice, X3.iiva3.7ii; extra. $4a4.10; common to
fair, $2.5ua3.25; cullis81.75a2.25.
Chienco Live Slock.
I'nion Stock Yards, Jan. 11. Cattle Re
cpjpts. Mini head: market steady; common
hNM
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prostrated with diseases may suffer,
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toothache, neuralgia, rheumatism, lum
bago, pains and weakness In the back,
spine or kidneys, pain around the liver,
pleurisy, swelling of the Joints and pains
of all kind,, the application of Railway's
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and Its continued use for a few days effect
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Instantly stops the most excruciating
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RADWAY'S READY RELIEF.
Price, 80c per Bottle. Sold by all
uruggiet. " "
Jim
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J Art.
tioop Tobacco
eTer sold far J
to extra steers, $3.40aa; Blockers ami feed
ers, $2.ti0a3.K5; cows and bills, Il.75a3.5u;
ealvea. $3.50u3.75; Texuns, $3.404.35. Hogs
Receipts, 22.WUU head; market steady;
heavy packing and shipping lots, $3.ii0;
common to choice mixed, $.1.t;.iH3.8U; choice
assoried. 2.X5a3.8T; light, $3.65a:i.il5: pig!.
I3a3.7t. Sheep Receipts, 5,Utlu head; mar
ket easy; Pfrior to choice, $2.2ua3.7u;
lambs, $3.75u4.7i).
Toledo tirnlii Market.
Toledo. O., Jan. 11. Close. Wheat Re
ceipts, (J.449 bushels; shipments, 5,500 bush
els; easy; No. 2 red cash, liti'V'.; May,
tWc. ; Juiy. S4i.jc. ; No. 3 red cash, ii5c.
Corn Receipts, 31,921 bushels; shipments,
15.UH0 bushels: ipilet; No. 2 mixed cash,
liS'ic Oats Receipts, Hon bushels; ship
ments, none; dull; No. 2 mixed .May. 2W4C.
Cloverseed Receipts, Vti bags; shipments,
1.07:1 bags; quiet; prime cash, l.3J'a.
Marcri, 14.39.
Philadelphia Tallow Market.
Philadelphia, Jan. 11. Tallow Is lower,
viz.: city, prime, in bogheads, 84C. ; coun
try, prime, In barrels, S'V.c; do., dark, in
barrels, SaS'.-iC.; cakes, 4c., and grease,
Sle. m
Oil Market.
Oil City, Pa., Jan. 11. Oil opened $1.45;
highest. $1.45; lowest and closed $1.45 bid.
Standard Oil company's price, $1.50.
KAILKOA1) JiOTES.
The Chicago Great Western is build
ing' an extension to connect with the
Iowa Central at Mason City.
The present management of the Le
high Valley railroad has received more
than a majority of the capital stock
In proxies and the present officers and
directors will be re-elected at the annu
al meeting on Tuesday next.
The directors of Atchison have decid
ed to establish general offices In New
York. Chicago has been the headquar
ters of the company. Not even a trans
fer office Is to be maintained In Hnston.
The Hoston offices will probably be
closed by Feb. 1.
Tho commercial travelers have de
cided to support the suit of ,T. W. Cor
coran against the Home. VVatertown &
Ogdensburg for being ejected from a
train after offering a mileage book In
payment of fare Committees have
been appointed to confer with the state
commission and the attorney general
concerning the legality of the rules
governing the use of these mileage
booksi
The question of a reduction In the
price of upper berths In rleeplng cars
has been referred by General Passen
ger Agent Ford, of the Pennsylvania
linos west of Pittsburg, the official who
Inaugurated the move, to General Pas
senger Agent Wood, of the Pennsyl
vania lines east of Pittsburg, who will
In due? time lav the matter before the
executive officers of the Pennsylvania
system
A meeting of the board of directors
of the Pennsylvania company will be
held on Tuesday to take such action as
Is necessary for changing the by-laws.
It was the Intention to have this change
made before this time, but It was found
Impossible to do so. The reason for the
prospective action U'Kin the by-laws
Is that a change Is desired In the or
ganization of the lines of the Pennsyl
vania Railroad company west of Pitts
burg. It is understood that the change
is to be 4n Important one. There Is
likely to be another vice-president ad
ded to the staff. There are' three vice
presidents now, but as the business of
the line has increased so extensively
of late it has been deemed advisable .to
divide the labors of the vice-presidents.
It Is understood that a number of other
Important changes are to be made. The
Vandaliu line, which runs from Indian
apolis to St. Louis, Terre Haute to St.
Joseph, which gives the Pennsylvania
Railroad company an entrance to St.
Louis), has been operated by an inde
pendent organization, although last
year three of the Pennsylvania com
pany directors were elected members of
the board. It is understood that at the
coming annual election there will be
quite a change In the board, and that
the Pennsylvania company people will
predominate.
INDUSTRIAL.
The contract for the rebuilding of
Mt. Lookout breaker has not been
awarded. Preparations for the sinking
of the shafts are being made. The
contract for this work has been awarded
to John Lloyd,' of Wyoming.
The Pennsylvania reports that the
quantity of coal and cuke originating
on and carried over Its lines east of
Pittsburg and Erie, for the week end
ing December 28, was 44)7,096 tons, of
which 281.893 tons were coal and 126,203
tons coke. The total tonnage for the
year thus far has been 22,406,298 tons,
compared with 16,616,907 tons In the cor
responding period of 1894, an Increase of
6.788.391 tons, of whloh 16.424,846 tons
were coal, an Increase of 3,4o,6J4 tons.
VAir M
and r.9SO,453 tons coke, un Increase of
2,328.867 tons.
-p:o:-
Plttston Item:; The problem of a
Blmple, cheap ami effective devloe for
preventing the mlpplng of the trolley
wheel from the wires on electric cats
has been solved by a Plttstonian. T.
F Gardner Is the man whose Inventive
genius hus perfected a device whereby
the annoyances from misplaced trolleys
may be entirely averted. The Item re
cently printed a description of the In
vention of a Hcranton man with the
same object In view. There Is one fea
ture, however, of Mr. Gardner's device
that gives it u marked advantage
over the one referred to, and that Is
that Is can be used without any change
In the hangers or switches as they are
now arranged. The Serantonlan s trol
ley guide necessitates a change over
the whole line of all hangers and
switches, an expense which would prac
tically preclude its Introduction, except
on new lines that might be built with a
view of using the guide. Mr. Gardner's
invention, on the contrary, may be
used on the lines as they are now
equipped. It Is very simple and Is pro
nounced by competent critics to be
a successful solution of the problem.
It may be applied to the trolley poles
now used, nt very little expense, and
will cost practically nothing to make
a thorough test of the efficiency of the
device. It consists of a pair of brass
"ears" which project above the trolley
wheel, nnd are held in place by an In
geniously arranged set or springs. On
striking a switch the "ears" are pushed
back, and the springs bring them Into
position agnin when the bare line is
reached again. To adjust the guide the
only thing about the present trolley to
be displaced would be the pin on which
the wheel now turns. This would havp
to be substituted by one an Inch or two
longer. Mr. Gardner has applied for a
patent on his Invention through C. R
Patterson & Son, of this city. As his is
only the second device of the kind for
which a patent tins been asked, and as
It Is much more simple nnd more easily
put In practlcnl use, his outlook is very
bright. Mr. Gardner Is not a practical
mechanic. His occupation Is that of n
barber. He worked In the mines for
about nine years, till he met with a
serious accident, nfter which he adopted
Ills present occupation. He hns worked
out eight models of various kinds, hi
most Important being a car fender
which was patented a few months ngo.
nnd which will be given another test
in a short time.
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THE APOLOUY WAS ACCEPTED
A tall, lop-shouldered negro who
worked about the freight bouse had
taken a seat on the platform with his
back against a cotton bale, for a rest.
when a fat and stocky colored man
came and gazed tinon hlin In undis
guised contempt. This had continued
for a minute when the one on the plat
form queried:
"Steve llolllster, who yo' tonkin' at in
dot distinguished way?
"I'ze lookln' nt yo', sah."
"What yo' lookln' nt me fur?"
"Two weeks ago," said the stocky
man, an he nourished his right arm in
the air, yo slandered my chacuctcr."
"Hu!"
"I dun sent yo' a challenge sah a
challenge to meet ine.
"Hu!"
"1 sent It frew de mail, an' I disclosed
an extra postage stamp fur yo' to reply
wld. Cp to dls date, sah, 1 wants to
know what yo' gwine to do about It."
"What l'ze gwine to do? I'll show yo'
sah! Doan yo' reckon yo' kin bulldoze
me. Steve Rollister.
. He took from his hip pocket an old
handkerchief nnd from the folds of the
handkerchief a piece of brown paper,
and after two minutes' hunting he found
I n. postage stamp and handed It out with
PI he remark:
"If yo' dun thought I hadn't de manlv
honor to save an' return dat stamp den
yo didn t know me, sah didn t know
me!"
"Sah!" replied the stocky man, as he
examined the stamp and put it nwuv
"1 accept de apology un' am no longer
mad.
"If you hain't mad, den I hain't mad,
rejoined the other, and presently they
went across the street with their arms
around each other to get a drink.
THE SCRANTON
VITRIFIED BRICK TILE
MARUFACTURING CO.,
makbss or
SHALE PAVING BRICK
AND BUILDING BRICK
OfllM! 829 Washington Avenue.
Warkst Way-Asa, Pa, K. 4 W. v. . U.
M. H. DALE,
General Sale Agent, Scranton, Pa
(AUTIOM
TO our
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rons that they will this year hold to their usual custosa
of milling STRICTLY OLD WHEAT until the new crop
is fully cured. New wheat is now upon the market, and
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condition for milling. Washburn-Crosby Co. will tak
no risks, and will allow the new wheat fully three)
months to mature before grinding.
This careful uttention to every detail of milling hat
placed Wnshburn-Crosby Co.'s 'flour far above other
brands.
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Wholesale Agents.
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