THE SCR ANTON TRIBUNE- WEDS ESDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER M, 189G. ; THE SIX DUMB-BELLS OF CASTLE SCHRECKENSTROHM. BY DAVID SKA1TS FOiTEB. fliifhor of "Crisis in Oldendorf," teTyrittt. UfS. by tha Eachellor Syudicats. if' SYNOPSIS. I Julius Wnterbury, nn American trawl Int; iii (.Tmmiy. decides to pay visit to his friends. John Jenkins, who has mar ried h Ut-rmaii Kill of noble fiitnliy und seitle.l down ill the town of Ol.fwmlorf as lnii-d Suites consul. Waterbury tinds .li iiKins very much under his wife s do minion, in the evenliiK the two friends ko out to bee a military balloon ascen sion. The balloon escapes, and. the friends, returning home later than ex pected, W'aterbuiv is kept awake half l!ie nlehf bv a curtain lecture in the next room. H-ttlnK dp. he discovers the bal loon caiiKht In a railing outside his win dow. While disentaniilliiB the balloon lie In accidentally carried oft by it, and waft ed ome distance to the ramie of Baron von Schreckenstrohm. on an Island in I he torrent of the- same name. As he passes the parapet of the castle, he drops to the nlatform behind It, and nt the same time a man standing there Junius Into the ear and hop away with the bal loon. Walerbury descends to a room, evidently occupied by the man who has lust left, whose name, Aunust von Dun lulhelm, he find on a lettter. Waterbuiy thrown himself on the bed and sleeps till morning, lie then makes his toilet, and .desoends to the room below, where he lluds a breakfast set out. Partaking of this, he then explores the castle and irrniinds. He comes noon six beautiful mnlflens, whom he discovers to be the daughter of the baron. Tliey arc tne Fix dumb belles of Castle Schrecken sinihm." for they are una We to speak, although they can hear. Waterbuiy Is immensely pleased, for ho Is a hater of talklnsr women. They mistHke him for Von Dunkelhelm, whom their father had bniucht the niRht before, and refuse to believe Waterbury's statement as to hew he had arrived, for they have been In formed that Von DutiUtlheim Is a stoat liar. PART IV. I looked up nt this point nnd caught the maidens smiling at enrh other and Kivins that peculiar downward and up ward twist of the head which siRiiil.es 'risht she Is, you may depend upon it." 1 now turned to the last part of the letter, which read as follows: "Give my best love to Brunhllda, AV.fuH, I Lay AT T.EXOTH T'POX THE GREEN TCRF. 3e'rune. Undine and Lorelei, nnd bo love me your affectionate cousin, Er-iieng-arde." I then looked at the date, tnd found that the epistle had l.een vrltten only the day before. Here was a pleasant situation to be alaced In. My narrative and the repu .atlon of the expected guest titf-d to tether too perfeoly. In their minds, I a as the prevaricator Von Dunkelhelm, tnd I felt that I should remain so, ttn ' es some fortuitous circumstance hould arise to establish my Identity. The villain had not only run away with my balloon and my coat, hut he had i Iso stolen my character. "When, and how did this letter some?" asked I, at I handed the sylph Ike and golden-hair l'solde her mis ilve. She took the pad from her dark-eyed lister and wrote: This morning, by the trolley car." She evidently meant to pay me In n hat she supposed to be my own coin. I smiled at her nonsense, and then I isked her another question. "You said that your paper. Count fnn Schreckenstrohm, came here last Might, after you had all retired. How did he cross the river to the castle?" "By the stone bridge, of course. You hould know, as you were with hlin," wrote Ysolde. "Hut I have been nil around the Is land, and have seen no bridge." These words of mine seemed to pro .luce a great deal of merriment. Some f the damsels plainly snickered, and .me, the youngest of the six, whom I afterwards found was Lorell, a blue eyed, flaxen-haired little witch of lif :een, actually winked at her sisters. "Oh, you can't see It now, you know," were the words which Ysolde now wrote upon the pad. "Oh, I see," said I. "The stone bridge 'Is like the trolley car. Now you see It and now you don't. Such a bridge as that Is not solid enough (or me. Give ine a balloon every time." "Yes," wrote the girl, "but your bal loon is nonsense; nnd the car and the bridge are true. You ran see the car yourself, when It comes tomorrow morning; and you can also see the bridge when papa arrives." "And when Is your papa, the Herr Tlraf. coming, most fair and charming HraflnV" "In a week from ypsterdav. unless something hnppens; which is not at all likely," was her answer. I now began to get along famously with the six heiresses of Bchreckeu etrohm. They were a Jolly set, take them all together: though I do not mean by that that they were all of them of a mirthful and waggish disposition, like the flaxen-haired and childish Lo relei, or the blond and nymph-like Ysol da. Brunhllda, the eldest of them ad. the maid who pleased me most, was of a serious and contemplative character, her smile was the sweetest, the looks from her unfathomable eyes were the tenderest, and her nature, all In all, was more perfect and mature. The next in age, whom I afterward found to be Wanda, was of a languishing and senti-f mental cast. Then came Gutrune, a black-haired, grayeyed sybil of eight een, and between Ysolde and Lorelei, was Undine, as elf-like. Immaterial and changeful as the creation of Baron Fnuque. There was a romance, a strangeness, i wildness about the whole afTalr.whlcli fascinated and enthralled me. The weird and almost miraculous way In -hlch I had alighted upon the spot, the feudal castle, the roaring torrent jtnd the six beautiful countesses were like the images of a fairy tale. There was. besides, the charm of that still and shady glade, and a charm In the un fathomable mystery which enveloped the island, the castle and Its occupants. And. ftswve all, there was the charm of solitude, which the presence of these speechless girls made greater than If 1 had been alone. I was like an Adam :n a garden with six voiceless Eves, and I would have been Immeasurably con tent had they not still persisted in be lieving me to be the recreant Von Dun kelhelm. They wandered with me through the island and with childish pleasure showed me all their favorite nooks and orners. I lay at length upon tha green turf, by the hour, and watched their iriaceful forms and lovely faces, as they strolled past me. or as they sat nearby upon a mossy bank. They plucked for me rare, exotic flowers from the garden and side by side we gaaed into the foun tain, where, as I now learned, to he 'onfusioii of the culprits. Lorelei and I'tidine were wont to wade barefooted. We then explored the castle through and through. We descended Into the bottom of the deepest donjon; we clam bered over the tups of the highest lut tlementx; we clini!ed up into every tower, and we perched ourselves within every turret; so Hint there was no part of the strange and venerable pile with which 1 was not familiar. Alter- the abominable Injuries which I had suf fered at he hands of Von Dunkelhelm, I naturally felt no lunger any compunc tions of conscience about reading his letter, before the afternoon had passed, watching my chance to pen it unob served, i had made myself master of its contents, and the nature of my discov eries made me glad that 1 hud dune so. The letter was from Jraf von Schreck enstrohm: it was dated at Oldendorf. three days before, and ran us follows: "My Pear August: Once more I have had to imprison my six daughters In the Castle of SchrecketlBtrohm; and there they shall stay until they tome to their senses. Vou know, of course, about their peculiar lmlrmity. It has grown upon them since their mother's diath. until I cannot bear them longer in the bouse with me. 1 am determined to many them off, come what will, and you shall have your choice from the half dozen. It is for this that I have summoned you to ol dendorf. I shall meet you at the station with my earrings and take you Immedi ately to the castle. There you shall stay until one of them. I care not which, con sents to become your wile. 1 have cer tain claims upon you, as you know, and shall expect you at six on Thursday night, Schreckejistrohtn." I read this letter with cmotldns of mingled horror and rase. This Inhu man monster, so aptly named the wild boar, imprisoned his Inoifenstve and lovely children In this melancholy castle; treutod them like malefactors, and for whut? Solely, foresuoth, be cause their sad Infirmity, their lack of speech, annoyed him. I hated him for it from my inmost heart, and I also hated him for tho coarse and cruel way in which he had set this von Dunkel helm upon them. It was like opening the gates and turning the wolf Into the pasture after the. lambs. The only thing that perplexed me was the ques tion: Why had von Dunkelheim run away? When the day had almost gone we dined together. In the same chamber where I had eaten the mysterious breakfast. This was also a strange ex perience; three damsels on either side of me at table, and I doing all the talk ing. Here It was that I discovered that there was still another person upon the Island: Dame Geiskopf, a deaf and dumb old woman, half servant, half companion or governess, who, in some remote and undiBcoverable part of the castle, concocted and evolved dishes worthy of the "TrolB fehercs proven ceaux." Here was a Haw in my theories; the six countesses had not cooked my breakfast after all. I, however, com forted myself with the rellectlon that undoubtedly they might have done so had they wished. Shortly after we had dined we all re paired to a large and magnificently-furnished salon udjuining the hexagonal tower of the six hedrooms, and th-re 1 passed a, most pleasant evening. It Is true that the old duenna, Fran Geis kopf, stolo Into the room a few min utes after we had taken possession of it, and, seating herself at one end of the chamber,, bolt upright and immov able, gazed upon us vw.h the unwink ing glare of the basilisk. But It mat tered little to me, for she was as deaf as the countesses were dumb, and be fore her very face I made the most ut tering and tender speeches to them all; at the same time, however, singling out as the objest of my most fervid and af fectionate attentions that dark-eyed, statuesque and thoughtful beauty, the peerless Brunhllda, with whom, I must confess, I waB, even at that early stage of the proceedings, most desperately In Jove. The salon contained, besides luxuri ous oriental furniture and exquisite paintings, a number of musical instru ments zithe.-s, lutes and mandolins from which, at times, the six maidens, singly or by twos and threes, produced for my entertainment the most delight ful harmonies. "What a contrast," thought I, "to the modern function, where one hears only the cackling of a score of shrill-voiced women." Later in the evening refreshments fruits and cakes and wine were brought in and served by Undine and Ysolde; and, as I sat there, half reclining upon u huge divan of some eastern material ministered to by these ethereal and silent Hones while two or three others of the Syren band clustered around nie In tantalizing proximity, and still oth ers struck from zither nnd munduliu the most heavenly strains of Schubert SHE LOOKED AT ME WITH A LAUGHING GLANCE. and Mendelsohn and Schumann--! re minded myself of Abou Hasan In the "Arabian Nights." where he linds him self suddenly transformed Into the Ca liph Haroun Alraschid. und is waited uoon and entertained bv the twenty lovely odalisques of the Hvp chambers: 'Eyes' desire" and "Heart's delight." and "Light of day" and all the rest of them. At ten o'clock precisely the old ogre of a chaperon. Dame Geiskopf, arose and made a motion of authority, and Immediately the six daughters of the Graf von Schreckenstrohm dropped their occupations and sprang up and prepared to retire. They gathered round me snd took my hand affection ately, and biddlmr me good night In their mute pantomime, followed the duenna out of a small door at one Bids of the apartment. .Brunhllda was the lart to go. She turned In the doorway and looked nt me with a laughing glance. I kissed my hand to her. and I thought she did the same to me, but she shut the door so quickly that I was not certain of it. ' (To be continued. WHIT'S IX A KAMI t From the Times-Herald. Any one who has doubts about reincar nation should take a look at the i.'hfca go city ("irectory. It may surprise the general Dc.bllc to learn tha t ltichar l Wagner, who died several yf.ars njo in tryieitth. is still doinn bus ncs In' thu mi n a t.ieyir, a pi nis-, a !-. an I 4 laborer. , . ' Sir Francis Bacon, who Is said to have written rr. Shakespeare's plajs. Is now tmplcved hv the Illinois Central road us .... ..,..'..,.. ul.ou c,..Vuu.ut-u iln,elf la running a restaurant on South Halsted strtct. ! I'lys3es S. Grant Is now utaii-a In 1 iliik'1113 up railway nickels here, while Gartleld is making harnesses fur a llv iua. Tennvson Is now managing a feed store on the West Side. On the South Side he Is a clerk, a cabinet, maker, a laborer, a lather and a finisher. Duiite. the Inferno man. Is now in the plastering business on North Kockwell street. William fallen llryant is working at the carpenter's trade on I'urroll avenue. George Washington Is doing business here at nine different locutions. Thomas Jefferson, who fathered the Democratic party which seems to have aot lost this year. Is a house pnlnlcr on the noih -! e. Andrew Jackson has taken to preaching, to bookkeeping and to nr.ti,g a cau, uru.ie Hi.lo rl K. I.ee Is a porter in a hotel and also attends the i'hlcao university. It iiiuv be a matter of coti'cninorai y in- i teresl, also, to note that William .1. J.iyau ! Is riinniui; a grocery on Cottage Grove I avenue, while William McKinley Is clerk. ing in the Itookerv Building, runs an eu : aine ut Cosby street ami lives at l'J i Scolt street. IIU Y I.K XOVKI.KTTK. True Hearts nnd n Few Feet--How Hydruugcii's Wheel tta Saved. CHAPTER I. The mortgage was falling due. Not on the old farm, but on Hydran gea MeGlnness' bicycle. She had missed several months' pay- ! ment on the bike, and now the man who j sold it to her on the instalment plan had put his cruel foot down. On the morrow at 4 o'clock lie would ! send a process-server to tear the beau- liftil nickel-plated machine from her i hands. I i The only thing thnt would stay him ! was ?S. 1 And Hydrangea didn't seem to be , good for that amount anywhere. CHAPTER II. "Sprocketolius, you must save me!" It was Hydrangeas voice Knotted with desperation and sorrow. I "But how. Hy?" Surockotolius wns tall, lissome and j chewed gum. , "You must get mo that $S." "Aye. .aye," muttered Spnivk. "But where in all the - wide and whirling world Is there $S to be had?" "No matter." answered Hydrangea, haughtily; "get It, or never more be fa- , vored one of mine!" Then she wept out (of the room and began to wait for the fateful morrow. , CHAPTER HI. Sprocketolius had his o'wn bike thnt j lie was trying to pay for. Standing in his knickers In the moon- ' light, he wondered where he was going to get the $s with which to save Hy- j drangeu's wheel. i.i i; nt minion uounrs sienieu jusi i jxisslhle to him. Lifting his wheel sadly from a tree box, he mounted It and rode away thinking. CTAPTER IV. All that night Sprocketolius thought. But he didn't think out the N. The morning came and opened his j eyes with Its rosy fingers. Nary an Ss was on the horizon. Noon came, but brought no $s with It. On, 3 o'clock, but the octet of pias tres hud not shown up. Everywhere he tried to borrow it: people were sorry they didn't have it to lend him. He whs in despair. If he had had ten cents he might have gone forth and drunk himself to death. CHAPTER V. ' ' Three o'clock! And In another hour Hydrangea would be whecil.ss. . i Sprocketolius' brain was in a cyclone of lire. t Leaping upon his bike he rode avay like a mudiiiun. His pedals were heavy, but he made ! them whirl like dynamos. ' Through the Park he flew towards Hydiangeo's home, j He knew nothing saw nobody. I What he was going to do when he got I there he wotted not. j He flew on wings of love. I And, strange to say, no policeman saw j him us he Hew. CHAPTKR IV. Pur a half-hour he kept up his mad pace. Then he ran Into a horse hitched to a hansom and came from beneath the animal's hoofs, almost dead. His bike came from the same place, a wreck. "Wretch!" he cried, shaking his fist at the driver; "know you what you've done?" But the driver only laughed and told hlin he was lucky to tie alive. Not so. u man in the Interior of the hansom. "Here, my good fellow," he said, "tuke this l'io bill and buy yourself another bike." "How nbout Hydrangea'.'" the still dazed lover cried. "Get any make you will," said tin Fairy (iodfather. " don't limit you." "Hut Hydrangea Is waiting." Thon Sprocketolius told his story. "Oh. in thut case take tny bike from the top of the cab." said the other. "I've just busted three ribs on It and I've quit the game. You can have It." Thanking him, Sprocketolius pulled down the machine und mounted It. CHAPTEH VII. I Only ten minutes, und Hydrangea's ! home wus four miles uway. Sproketoltns rode like a demon. When still a mile from the house lie saw a man emerge from the gate push j ing a wheel before hlin. Like it Hush he wus by his side. "Stop! caitiff, stop!" he cried. I The fellow quall' d nt the sound of Ids voice. j i "Dure to lay another finger on her wheel!" shouted our hero, "and It shall I he your hist." Hydrangea was at the linsein-iit door in tears. "1 must have my $.V 'the base villain replied. I "Take it and go!" ; Sprocketolius waved the Km bill In his face nnd the man fell in a fit. t e ",y!" "Sprocky!" The lovers lost each other In a warm ; embrace. New York Evening World. Prepared In Ariiicsec. She (ycr.'imentHllvi Whnt poetrv there is in fire'. lie isavilyt Yen; a great deal of my pret ty I'Ocuy has gone ther?. Toronto fbv ord. thi: hpki.mm; .hatch. Ten little children standing in a line, "F-u-l-y, felly." then there were nine. Nine puzzled faces, fearful of their fate, C-i-l-l-y. silly," then there were eight. Eight tin Irs of blue eyes, bright as stars of heaven. "B-u-s-s-y, busy," then there were seven. Seven grave heads, shaking in an aw.'ul fix, "L-a-l-d-y, lady," then there were six. Six eaeer darlings, determined each to strive, "D-u-l-t-e, duty," then there were five.. Five hesrts so anxious, beating more and more, "S-c-o-l-l-a-r, scholar," then there were four. Four mouths like rosebuds on a red rose - tree, "M-e-r-y, merry," then there were but three. Three pairs of pink ears, listening keen and tree, "T-u-r-k-y, turkey," then there were two. Two sturdy laddies, ready both to run, "O-n-l-e-y, only, then there wji ? one. One head of yelow hair." bright in the sun, "H-e-r-o, hero," the spelling match was won. Cleveland Leader. MARKETS AND STOCKS V nil Mrect Hevieu. New York, Nov. 1A Th" upward movement In railway and miscellane ous stocks matte further progress to day In face of Jieuvy realizations by locnl professional operators and for eign houses. A break of a cent in th posted rate of Sterling exchange to 482, and 4:lti. and u further rise of 2 cents In wheat which brought the price up to the hiirh record for the year's crop. These inlluences led to good buy ing of all the prominent Issues. The improvement In prices ranged from to 4 per cent, with the gains well dis tributed. The particularly strong stocks were Manhattan. Western Union, Pacific Mail, Northern Pacific Preferred, Western Union was bone titled by a vague ru'iior of a new dea' with the Bell Telephone coinpuny uml the bitumlniouH coal i-hr.res were in demand on a belief tent the represen tatives of the Ohio roads now in ses sion here will surety settle the vexed question of rates, production, etc. Spec ulation closed strone; in tone. Net changes show gains of 'iui per cent. In the general list and fractional losses in the Grangers and Louisville and Nashville. Total suits were u"4.14J shares. Furnished by WILLIAM .1NN. AU LEN & CO., stock brokers, Mears bull' lug, rooms "0i-70:. Open- lllsh- Low- C'ov in. est. est Ing. Am. Tobacco Co. ... M M. M4 82 Am. Cotton Oil 17 17", 17 I'.'s Am. Bug. Kef. Co. ..V? 1-T4 L'Hi 12-" t Atch., To. & S Ke. . W, 17 I'I'h 17 Ateh.. To. S. Ke Pr 27 27'; ,iU Canada Southern . . .Wi :fl7M Ches. & Ohio IS IV 17" 1MU Chicago Gas 77"4 J& 77V 77'a Chic. & X. W. ' lov.. 1(1 10". 1t.:l Chicago, H. & Q KPt S3i s:;is c, a, c. st. (.. . :u' sv, -, Chic, Mil. & St. P. .. 7X1, 7-iH TX' 7S" Chic, K. I. & Pac. .. 7F 7tTs T-l" el7. Del. Hud I2S UN 12 12-i Dl.-t. ft c. v ni'i, iirr inii iw j! Gi n. Kloctrlo :is :i.vi 3r.:l :il Lake Shore l.VI IK! 158 l.Vi l.ouls. ft Xash T2T, .".:!' .12' i .1J'"n M. K. ft Tex. P Ill III 29 ;i " Man. Elevated I".' ml 12 3i).Pa .Mo. Pnc 2,-,',u 2.1 24 National Cord, (I tl'K r7s "'s Natlonnl Lead 27'i 2 27'a i7", X. J. Central li7 107 17 1"7 N. V. Central Hi!'. M''. X. Y., L. ft W 17rii 17 17'i! X. Y S. ft W 11l 11'-, ll'i ll' X Y., S. ft W. Pr. ... 29'.. 2!K, 2!U 29 Xor. Pac Pi 14 1tv, 1i: Ontario ft West. ... HI liri 1 I'l's omiilia 4::7i 437n -137i 4.! a Pp. Mnll 2.V'n S'.'i 2..' 2ii"i I h 11. & Reading 31 :il:V, 3ns, m Southern R. K 11 11 II 11 Southern R. It. Pr. . Hl'i Sl S1 327j, Tenn. C. & Iron 32 81 31 31 Texas Paclllc 11 12 11 11 Union Paclllc 12 12U 11 11 Wabash 8 S 7 7 Wabash Pr Ill IS 18 1S Western I'nion SI)'!, 90 i9 W W. 1 K 8 8 s. U. 8, Leather 11 11 11 1V U. S. Leather rP. ... S7U 67'- '17 07 I.'. S. Rubber 24 24 24 !'4 CHICAdO BOARD OF TRADE PRICES. WHEAT. Open.-High-Low Clos. Ing. est. est. Ing. December 80 M 79 9" May 84 S.-. W 81 OATS. Ueeemher 10 19 19'i 19 May 22 23 22 23 CORN. r December 2.'i 24 2.". 24 .May 29 2!. 29 29 LARD. Jlny I. 4.r" 4. "2 4 S7 January 4.3i 4.3T. 4.3a 4.32 PORK. Mnv 8.37 8.37 8.30 S.3r. January 8.U0 S.U2 7.9.1 8.00 Prrnnton Board of Trade Exchange (Jtiotnlioii-AII Quotation Uased cn Tar of 100. Name. BM. Dime Tlep A T!s Bank 140 Sprsnton Lace Curtain Co Xatlonnl Rorlng ft Drilling Co ... First National Bank 630 Scranton Jar & Stopper Co Asked, 'si 80 ' 100 'io 250 150 90 80 r-tmnnrsi nouievaru v.v Soranton Savings Bank Pontn Plate Glass Co Soranton Packing Co Lackawanna Iron ft Steel Co. Third National Bink Throop Novelty M'f'g. Co. ... Scranton Traction Co 200 3S0 'is Hcranton Axie v. ones Lack'a Trust & Safe Dep. Co. 143 Cjcuiiuuiy oiraui ni oc Power Co BONDS, geranton Pass. Railway, first mortgage due 1918 People's Street Railway, first mortKaee due 1918 40 110 110 .'- lll,,.,nn T.n. ,1n OA People's Street Railway, Sec ond mortgage due K0 110 Dickson Manufacturing Co J00 Lacka. Township School 8 102 City of Soranton St. Imp. 6. ... 102 p.orough of Wlnton 6 100 Mt. Vernon Coal Co 85 Scranton Axle Works 100 Ecrarton Traction Co 'A New York Produce Murkct. New York. Nov. lu. Flour (Julet, linn and unchanged. Wheal Spot active, stronger; f. o. b 93a!3c. ; ungraded red, SJuWc; No. I northern. 91a92c.; options closed unsettled at 2a2c. over yester day; January, 9Uc; March, Vle.; April. 9'c.; May, 89c; December, SNc. Corn Dull. Ilnner; Xo. 2 at 31c. elevator: 32c. uotlai ungraded mixed, 29c. delivered: op tions were quiet at ac ; Xovember. 3lc; iJeceinhi r, 32c; May, 3ic. Oats -Spots quiet, steady; options firmer, quiet: December. 24e.; May, 27c; spot prices. Xo. 2 at 23c; Xo. 2 white, 2c. ; No. 2 Chicago, 24c.: Xo. 3 at 21c; No. 3 white, 21 e.; mixed western, t2u25e.; whliu lo., 21a32c. Provisions ijulet, unchanged, liutter Fair demand, steady, unchanged. Cheese Quiet, easy, Nominally unchanged. Eggs Firmer; slate, and Pennsylvania. 22u2.V'.; ice house, 1tta18c.; western fresh, 21a2"p. ; do, case, J2.2iu.',"ii; south ern, I!tu22c. ; limed, 10ar.c. Philudf Ipliiii Provision .tlnrkcl. I'hlladi Iphla. Nov. 10. Provisions are in fair Jobbing demand at ipioted rales. VY iiiole: I'ity smoked beef, llaiic. ; be.! hams, S17a17. as lo average; pork, lam iyl, $11; hums, S. P. cured, in tierces, K',,1 i'4u.i do. smnkid, litille., us lo uverag": sides, ribbed. In salt. PiHl-v. ; do. do. sniokid, .V iii.VjC. ; sliouldeis. pickle-cured, fi14a.V:ii ; do. do. smoked, -i'OrViC, : picnic hams, S. P. cured, Suj'-ji-. : do. do. ?moked. li.i'l'aC.; bellies, ill pickle, according lo average, loose. .'4iiRC.; breakfast bacon. Tal'jc., as to biRiul and average; lard, pure, city rellned.in tierces, ."'laninc.; do. do. do.. In tubs, iiKa'Sc; do. butchers', loose, t''c; city tiillow, in hogsheads, 3'4C. ; country do., SS't-se,, as to quality, and cakes, :Ke. (iiiciigo (iriiin uml Provision Miukcl. Chicago. Nov. In.--Futures ranged as fol lows; Whr.J November, Tll'j'' , giic.; Oecemher, :n',s,-., SOTc.: .May, M'.c. t4V-'. I 'orn November. 2lTie "Vi;,-. ; Oecember, r.'-.-c.. 2ii'c.; May. 2DUc. Lli'v. Oats-November, lS",c, pic.; December. 1!IU. The Better voupIood The Better vourHeauh Tho Cottolena trade marks an "CbttoUnt" eat mmr t htoi in totlon-plaru vrrtatA cn avcrUa, THC N. K. PAIRBAKK COIUPAfir, CaUafa.AawVsrk.l'aUtitlibia.rUtaasit, , PR? 19e.; May. 22c.. 23c. Mess Pork-December. $7. IT; January, $8.0J., 18; May, ! J8.37V IS.J4. Lard December. S4.1U, 4.12i; January. S4X'. 4.32: May. $4 57. 54.GJ. Short !lbs--Decf mher, li.TiV. So.S"; Janu- 1 ary. M 97, ti.X; May. MX. $1.17. Casli quotations follow: Cloui Su.i.ly, firm, unchanged; No. 2 spring wheat, 7-laV".; No. u do., 7T.i77c. b. . : No. 2 rU, t7a . trc; corn, 2"a2."ic. ; outs. 19we.; ivc, ; r)c.: barley, 3tk nominal; llux seed, 77a 7kc; prime timothy seed, $2.f5 nominal; ! mess pork. 7a7.i)."; lard, W.luai.lo: short libs sides, $:).tMa:i.9e: shoulders, Jlal -.; I short clear sides, 4u4.12; w hiskey and sugars unchanged. UuHalo Lire Stork. Buffalo. X. Y.. Nov. l'l.-Citile Steady, fair cows. l2.7nu2.iK'. Veals Common lu gootl, Jl.n;. Hogs opened siiong, but i weakened for heavv and medium" grades; Yorkers. RlMn4: pigs. $la4.'si; mixed pack ers, ;::;.Min;i.Sii; imdiums, So.su; ..lrm heavy, ;l.iiia:t.7r.; roughs. !.l" .;:..".; stusts. $2..Va:t. Shiep and In nibs Opened steady, w'.th offerings nil Canada, but three cars: lair to goud laii!is, 44.SJ.i4.sm; :gh, 'ols. &I.S;t4.K,; mixed siieeo. j;eod to epoi.-e, K(.2.V:;t.4ii; common, S2..".in;;; Canada lambs, X4.ISIU4.8.V Chicago Live Muck. Union Stock Yards. Nov. in. CiiUlc Markei linn; common ;o cxi ra steers, $4.7iar.l; sloi keis and feiji i s, $2.7.Vi2.yo: cows and bulls, SI.7'J :(. ; calves, SLS'loi; Texans. 'a4.1.t; western rangers. .2.2ra 4.2.1. Hogs '.Market easj mid ."c. lo.Ver; heavy packing ami slilp;i:m: lots, jit.2iii It.ii',; common to chnl c, $'l, 2.",u:;.ii.",; choice assorted, i.."4ia;t.iin: lluht, S:i.2.jaj.ii'-j: pig'. $ I. "ii i.i :!..",".- Shiep .Market tlrm; Inferior to choice, $2aS..i0; lambs, $3a5. 1". Oil .darUcl. Oil City. Nov. li'. Option oil and credit balances, $1.20. Ut KLS Wl Til ii I'. It AS WEAPONS I'ought by Stut'e .l at Some of the t.crinuii Universities. From the Kansas City oWrld. As is well known, the German stu dents are fond of their beer, and they have Invested the consumption of that beverage with strict laws of etiquette. Among the members of the various "corps," the name by which the largest grade of student society Is known, a distinct code prevails as to the compli ments thnt should be paid, the respons es that should be accorded to these compliments, and also when and how much beer should be consumed. The infraction of these rules In slightest particular loys the offender open to the command to drink off a certain quantity of beer, generally a krug. or potful, shaped like a top boot, holding about a pint. The ordinary beer duel, however, is more often the result of an Insult or : quarrel. The point at Issue mny be grave academic theory, a disputed point In theology; anything in fact, but still beer must decide It! Two large krugs are placed on the table one be fore each disputant; an umpire is cho sen, and the cups are carefully exam ined, since It Is absolutely essential : that the quantity In each krug should : be tho same. ! A scene of the liveliest excitement ; ensues, and the other students crowd i round the duelists awaiting the event with singular eagerness. At the words "take hold" the rivals clutch their glasses; "to the lips" rings out, and the bibulous warriors uplift them. "One, i two, three drink!" And In a second ot ! two the beer has been gulped down. The one who, having emptied his i glass to the very dregs, first exclaims: "Hler.lunge" is acclaimed the winner. So great is the proficiency of the aver age Gerrr.in student in the art of beer drinking that the combatants generally gasp out "Bierjunge simultaneously. When this Is the gase the umpire ex amines the rivals with great care and should there be the slightest drop on the lloor by the side of one of their chairs or on his clothes, he is at once disqualified. Tie after tie Is often proclaimed, much to the discomfort of the rivals, and pint after pint is swallowed, until either the Judge casts his vote or na ture gives away on one side or .the other. Not long ago a doughty champion, having challenged a brother artist to a ten hour duel, drank no fewer than seventy-eight krugs of beer, or about sixty-four pints. adway's Rills Always Reliable. Pura'y Vegetable, j MILD, BUT EFFECTIVE. j Purely vegetable, act without p In, ele ' g.iuily ctatt'd, tasteless, small ana oasy to 1 take. lindwHv's Pills assist nature, stiniulitt : ing to hcallhftil uctiv.ty the liver, bowels and other digestive organs, ear n . tlio towels in a natural condition without any niter elfects. CURE Sick Headache, Biliousness, Constipation, Piles - AM - All Liver Disorders. KADWAVS PILLS are p. leiv legetable. n ild Hiid i' I it ! i an s I' r.ec: lies'.i m. efimpieto :tbsor,,tlmi a d l.cflltiitui rt'.'.'.ilarity. 2- cents a b ix At Drurfiists, or by mail. ' ri'Mtk of Advied" free b,- mail. RADWAY & CO., No S3 Elm Street, New Vvrk. POULTRY. Turkeys, Ducks, Chicken:, Fivsli Every Day. ALSO Pheasants, Quail, I Prairie Chickens, Wild Ducks. I H WW. Ftl AilL UW DUPONTS nciiKG. tusms and sporting Manufactured at the Wapwallopen Lucerne county, Pa., and at Wil mingion, ueiaware. HENRY BELIN, Jr. General Agent (or the Wyoming District lit WYOMINO AVENUE, Scrantoa. Fs Third Nitlonal Bank Buildinf. AQENCIE3: THOS. PORD. Plttston. Pa. JOHN B. SMITH ft SON. Plymouth. P. E. W. MULLIGAN. Wilkea-Barre. Pa. Acenta for the Hopauno Caeoiigal Ca tAUjC aUco skMlveav r POWDER s :-" ssr. . si) s vrmF'ffrtriiii I rta 'the St. Denis Drcsdway and hlcicnth St.. Hiw York. Opp. Graca Curch.-Ruropcan Plan. Raunis tl.oo a Day and Cpmirdl. 'n a iiio.e-.i a .d u-iohtr niva wav tiier srs f' w b 'trer cond ictoi ii- ii-li i:i t!i Binropulis th oi the St. benn. 'Urn kr.at i.,ia arity It his n-quirst cm re.-dily be traced to t i rr.iiptH kt -nti'-u, ica lit ni-?nil" itiue-H it. TU r-'-'-inar extillwoes o u cuisiuo and sjrvici, au 1 i.s vary mojor ute pr.ces. WILLIAM TAYLOR AND S3M WHEELS () WHEELS BICYCLES. i ON Xr AFTFR KKPT. 1ST. 1MW. WK will i ffer all ot the following wheels w TUA7 have in sto k nt Jobl el 's ri i. es : Wolf. American, I terra. Iver-Jolioson, Wsverly and F ath-ratline Idne. This is sn rppot tunltr to net a l ond wheel cheap. W e still hare tha famous "Crawford,'' a wheel t hat runs m light ami aiifv ati-i wens iqtial to tny $ "CI machine cn the n srket. Com and what we cau dn fur yeu in our line. man 'a ncni. JAMES MOIR, Has Mevad te HI Naw Quarters, 402 Lackawanna Avenue. Entrance on aide next to First National Dank. He bus now iu a Comprising everything req (site for fl io Merchant Tailorlns. And the same ouu ba shown to udv.ni tans in hii splen didly fitted up ruoma, A SPECIAL INVITATION Is Extended to All Readers oi Tha Trltv ns to Call on "OLD RELIABLE" In till New Business Home I'S Lager Beer Brewery Manufacturers of the Celebrated 1 1 A3 last in M CAPACITY) f oo.ooo Barrels per Annum i MT. PLEASANT Vs SJr-JLw AT RETAIL.. Coat of thr best qualliy for ilomesrlc us and of nil r:zea, including UucliWlii-at an 1 Uirdstye. delivered in any part of the city at the loweat price. Orders received at the Office, first floor. Commonwealth bulidm;. room No. ; telephone No. 2tH or at the mine, tele, phone No. 272. will be promptly attended to. Dealer supplied at the mine. WM. T. SMITH. THE IDEAL AMTPICAN TRIP NOW I HERN MtAMSHIP COMPANY. The titinert'ty Appointed and Cumm nlious tel 1 Memnhip-i. NORTHWEST AND NORTHLAND, mericun thrmiitii and ihr " Kb. leaTO Rntlnlo 'I u- wlart i nil Fridays o.,io p.m. for Cleveland, Detroit, Mackinac. The Soo, Duluth, and VVratcrn Points, imihiii all plac es of interest by uayligbt In connection ""the creat northern railway, it forms the moat direct route, and from or. ery p, Int of rrroparison. the moat delightful and ecmfnitalleone t- Minneapolis, ft Paul, tireat falls Helena. Kntt". Spokane and Pa ciflo roast. The or.lv trncwontintutal. ina running the lanious buffet, library, observa tion car. Near 67 ronr trn'n for Pirtlanil rl i Spokine. HOTEL LAPAYETTE, Lake Minnetonita, 16 miles Iro.n ki.iineai olif, largest and niui beautiul resort in th west. 'i irliataand any Information of any agent or A. A. HKaRD, Ueneral Pavaanner agent, Buffalo, N. Y. Asa ifcfuai Isll Ul i MMI mm THE LEADER 124-126 Wyoming Ava. YV e must make room for the Immense line of Holiday Goods that will com mence to arrive in about ten days. Iu order to reduce stock rapidly we have marked all roods lu our entire estab lishment at a tremendous reduction, l'fcad below list of exceptional values then come and see for yourself. We guarantee everything exactly as ad vertised or money refunded. Ore lot of evening shades In fancy satins. Our Sale Price.. One lul Klace taffeta silks in all tho different shadings. Our SjIo Price 7. One lot glace taffeta silks In ex- tre good quality, all colors. Our Sale Price One !o f:ney silks and printed warps, plaid and other effects, rstular 75c. Our Sale Price.... All of our 35c. fancy dress goods in one lot. Our Sale Price.... All of our 4:tc. fancy dress goods in one lot. Our Sale Prle .... 5 pieces hlack nil-wool 45-lnch serge, 4.V. quality. Our Sale Price 29c 43c 59s 48s 24c 298 35c e have made enormous reductions thiT.ufrhout the mlllluery department. It Is impossible to quote the many dif ferent prices. It will pay you to visit this department before buying. We have two great leaders in trimmed hats, one at 1.98 and the other at $2.98. They are worth at least double this price. Examination of same will con vince you that such is the case. pieces nil silk ribbon, worth 2ic. Our Sale Price 120 $1.23 $2.79 2." pnlr extra quality white dou ble blankets, 1.76 erade. Our bale Price to pair strictly all-wool grev, also while blankets, 13.60 grade. Our Snle Price In the Infants' department we carry a most complete line of everything that infants wear at greatly reduced, prices. One lot ladles- combination liiiun, n.eoe lined, in all slies, actual value, 9Sc. Our Sale Price ' 49 one lot ladles' combination suits Onelta style In grey, white or black wool, also full line In white silk and silk and wool at special low prices. "no lot Indies' ribbed vests and pants, fleece lined, regular price 39c. Our Sale Price .... 2.-i Indies' bonele Jackets.! box fronts, half lined, worth $8.00. Our Sele Price 24o S4.98 18 ladles' French boucle Jack- cm, shield front. llta-d throughout with Puehess, $7.98 worm i2.w. nur Hale rrice. DO ladies' Kersey jackets, newest noma nnn sleeves, large and small buttons, worth 810.00. Ou- Sal? Price 50 ladies- cloth capes, double and single, braid and fur trimmed, worth 3.00. Our Sale Price.. 25 ladles' seal plush capes, thl bet and fur trimmed, silk lined, full sweep worth $5.00. , Our Sale Price J $6.98 $1.98 $3.98 .lien s iiniauniined shirts, pure linen bosom, re-enforced front and back, fit and finish perfect, worth SOc. Our Sale Price.... .Men's night shirts, plain and fancy, elegantly made, worth Due. Our Sale Price Men's underwear, white and natural. all sites, worth IWc. Our Sale Price Men's natural wool underwear, ull sizes, superior In qjallty und finish, worth 9Sc. Our Sale Price 39s 243 69j KEEP CSRTIIBLE And You Will ba Hap?. The way (o keep your home comforu Me at iliiiscusjD of Ibe year is to buy one of our Gas or Oil Heaters Just the tiling for your dinlil? room in the moriiing, or your batli room, mid in fact any place you want n little hent without start ing your furiiaci: or boiler. We have over 20 styles sizes o' gn.s heaters, und IU or more oi Oil Heaters. Without question thi best assortment in the city. FODTE i SHEAR CO.. WfSHINGTON AUE1JZ ill yzs.r RESTORES VITALITY. Made a ' 1st Day. Vt tWell Man IKlnar. of Me. ... rr.E OPeAT noth tiar. II 1 3 ltim,lr L9 v. r 1 "7 T 7a-Av ntw a-isjy-.w JCXaLBX0-OZX XT3U3VIEXi"V prodnres the.ihove results In 30 days. It a-ta powerfully audquirkly. Cares when all athera fail. Voniiani-nwill rr?iin their lost manhood, sud old Bien will recover their ynnttiful viror by tisinx fir; Yl "0. Jt qntcklv and surely restores Nervous Bess, Lo.-t Vitality, linnolencv. Nislitly EmieeteiV, Laat iwo. Failnia Msmory. Wulina Diseases. and 1 1 eff.-ets of acit-abuae oreice.aaad Inrliwmtion. rhrb nnftta one tnr a nrr. bnstneee or marriaae. It set only cures by si-.tina at th. seat ot d.;eaae. but Itourvjl ner-.e tonic aud blood bailder, briaf ing bark the pink glow to pale cheeks a4 re-tte-fris thn fire of yvnth. It wards elf TarsottT r.4 Ccaaurartion. Insist oa kavtnt REY1VO. na other. It can be carried In vest rockst. By Br.il, tl.00 per pockue. or til for SS.eo, with post tivo written gnaniatee te core or refund he naOQev. Circular fne. Address 1 W. HrDICINE 09.. Fl "ivar St.. CHICAGO. For sBi br Matthews Bros., Drue Ut MfUIH) r. i 4
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