THE SCR ANTON TRlfcUNE FRIDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 13, 1890.
THE SIX DUMB-BELLS
OF CASTLE SCHRECKENSTROHM.
' ' BV DAVID SKA.tTS FOSTER. ;,
fldthor of ''Crisis in Oldendorf,
iyr'il.r. IMC Py tin L'acliel'.er Sywlirat?.
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SYNOPSIS.
Julius Waterljury. nu American triiwl
Iiik in Oerniauy..deeides to pay a visit to
lli lll'.'ll'l. .IlilHl uriiniii.-. ----- I
ried u C-r.niin Kill of noble fanil y ami I
.;tlt.l ihiwii in me iowii in
I nli.,1 States .oiisul. Waterbury t find
.l.nktiis verv nnu'h nipler hiu viis "-
ii. ,n. In 'the eveiil.m the lo irie'i'l
i-iu lo, g.-; u military balloon useii-
lin.. 'I'll.- halloo.-. iiapf.-. ami. the
frl.'ipis, lvtiiniini; ho.ne lat'T iban vx
i'irfi'1, Wnterbtirv is kept awake half
ihe night lv a eiirtnin leeture in the li"'St
rmin. illtlnu up. he discovers the bill
loun caimhriii a lalllnn out-lde bis win
Mcuv. .Wlill" illsentiuiKllna the balloon he
is iierWeiitallv cnrii.d off by It. anil waf --l
some distance to the castle f Huron
.iii S .hreckciistrohm. on 1111 island in
the torn-lit of tilt" same name. As he
i.:iriCM the parapet r tilt' castle, ho drops
In Up- nlarform behind It. ami at the
wii' time a mail slandini,' there Jumps
hiH. the cur mi"! we away with the bal
loon. Wutcrliiiry descends tn a room,
eeldenilv occupied by the man who has
lust kit, Xvliose name. Aueusl voti l'.m
kelhelm. ho tlmls on a lettter. Wnterluirv
throWH himself on the bed and sleeps til
tuornlne. He then makes his toilet, mi l
descends tn Tin room below, where Me
Minis a breakfast set out. Partaking i.r
this, he then explores the castle a ill
uioimds. lie eomei upon six beaulifnl
maidens, whom he discovers to be in '
daughter of ihe baron. They are the
nix dumb bell.s of Castle Schreck'-il-sirohin."
for Ihev arc unable to speaii.
although they can hear. Waterlmry is
Immensely pleaded, for he is a hater or
l.ilklim' women. They mistake hint for
Von luinltelheim, whom their father had
.roiiKht the timht before, and refuse to
believe Waterlmry's Miitement as to how
he (mil arrived, for they have been In
formed that Von Dunkelhelm Is a areal
liar. It iiansidres that the baron had
ent Von Dunkx-Uirlm to marry one of the
maidens, whom he had shut up in the
eastle for a season, wearyinir of their in
Hi mitv. Waterbury promptly falls In love
with the eldest. Hrunliilda.' A newspaper
which leaches the eastle by a sort at trol
ley wire extending to the baron's villa
bevond the banks of the river informs the
maidens of Wulerhury's Imllunn udven
1 ti re and his true Identity. He proposes to
Hi nnliilda. and she aeeepts when he agrees
thai her sisters may live with her. The
baron being at the villi, he ii ommiinl
eated wiih bv means of the trolley. He
sends his eonsenl the next morning, and
appoints the hour of 2 o'clock that day
tor the wedding, when he will arrive Willi
the Jenkines.
pakt vr.
Shortly before eleven o'clock, Ijv tid
iice of lirunhllda, I look my stand
with the six t'ountessesi on tin pnrcli
of the castle, fuelne tin- open place
In the stone wall: and a few minutes
hiter I heard, above the rush of the
torrent, the Kt'atintr of wheels, a nil
presently saw u lumbering. oM-fash-ioiied
coach, with emblazoned panels,
drawn by a pair of heavy, buy horses,
and driven by a very fat couchninn,
come down out of the forest and draw
up opposite us on the further side of
the river.
Out of the curriuse iw' stepped
briskly u tall, strongly built old gen
tleman, with high top boots umt u
tiercel y waxed mustache: looking oth
erwise fur all the World like I'rlnee
Hisiiunck. . lie turned and helped mil
u lady, Frau Jenkins. Then .lack Jen
kins L'ot out: and the three waved
their hands tn us, us it was useless
to try und make themselves lieuid
utiove' the rourintf of the ra:iiils.
. "How will they tot across'.'" said I
to Hruiiluldii.
She pressed my hjind, which she slill
held In hers, us though uskiliv me In
wait: and then she pointed tuwurd the
liver. I looked In the direction she in
licated. and tit first saw nothliiK out
of the ordinary u black, voluminous,
whirling' muss of water, dushliitc uud
Weethliitf axulnst the rucks of the is
land: that was ull; but lu u few sec
onds a remarkublt! change appeared
lu it. H' tell uwu'y, diminished and
sunk us 1 watched It, just us though
it weld being swallowed up by an
earthquake, or, rather, ns If Its source
had suddenly been dried up. Its sur
face went down actually six feet, be
fore my very eyes, und in doiiiK so It
exposed and left hiuh und dry a stone
bridge or viaduct some ten feet In
width, teaciilnc from the nateway of
the wall directly across the now com
paratively peaceful stream ti the point
where the party of three were stand
ing. I did not wonder at it, nor did
1 permit myself to be In any way
surprised. This was the bridge which
Ysolde hud spoken of. X remembered
the simple mechanism of the car, and
1 had no doubt that Uils apparent phe
nomenon would be explained us easily
and ns satisfactorily. 1. however, made
up my mind that it should be the ilrst
thinir about which I would nsk the
old itraf.
I'pon this still dripping causeway,
which but a minute before had been
hidden by four or live feet of madly
rushing torrent, the party imw ad
vanced to meet us.
The Count von Schreckenstrohm was
first to arrive. Without waiting for an
Introduction, he seized me by the hand
with a grip of Iron, nod almost . wrung
my arm off at the shoulder. I had al
ways flattered myself that I was rather
utong. hut compared with me he had
the strength of a steam engine. I had
only time to give Jack and his wife u
few hurried words of greeting, before
they were taken possession of by the
six young women and dragged away to
some remote part of the castle. 1 was
nowc-left alone with the imposing sire
of my fiancee. Without delay, he led
nie up the porch and into the chamber,
which I have described as being devoted
to trophies of the hunt. There we sat
down together by the open window,
where we could look out upon the gate
way, the forest opposite and the ondge;
nr. rather, thp place where the bridge
had been: for when I now looked for It
It had disappeared. The Hood of the
Schrecktenstrohm had risen even while
we were entorirlg the castle, and it hnd
never existed. Fiercely twirling his
twelve Inches of white mustache, the
father of Brunhilda now addressed nie
as follows:
"My young friend! first of nil, I will
set your mind at rest upon a matter,
about which you are dying to ask me.
namely, the sinking or drying up of
the Schreckenstrohm, a phenomenon
which you have Just witnessed. I al
ways make It a point to explain this
occurrence at the beginning, as 1 hate
to be Interrupted, and I know that soon
er or later you will ask nbout It."
"Herr Crof" said I. "You are a mind
reader, but pray proceed."
He scowled at me with his bushy
white brows, for breaking in upon him,
and then continued:
"The affair is a very simple one. It
U only a question of diverting the river
Vani Its course, und then again confin
ing It to its proper channel. Many
years ago 1 hit upon this plan for doing
way with a visible bridge: thus mak
ing, the castle approachable, or isolat
ing It and making it unassailable at my
pleasure. About two railcs above here.
In the forest, upon my own domain, I
fliscovered a large natural depression
or basin, the rlm of which was but u
(ew feet from the banks of the Bchreck
KJistrohm. Into these banks. I had built
a large gate, so that 1 could at will di
vert the river Into this basin. The pow
er t6r opening the gate Is hydraulic and
is furnished by the Schreckenstrohm
Itself, und this power in set tn motion
by an electric current from my villa.
Auser dem Walde, and also from this
castle. Almost the whole Volume of the
liver- (lows through the canal Into the
basin. In about two minutes the elec
tric fluid Is turned off, the gate shuts
automatically by reason of the current,
it having been opened up stream, and
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the Sclireckenstrolini is exactly us it
wan before. When the gate is open, the
bed oi; the torrent below it becomes sub
stantially ei.iply. The current runs at
the rate of about eight miles an hour,
therefore it will lie a iiu.irtct of an hour
after the operation, before the bridge
is exposed, and it'is exposed tor exactly
two minutes. I press the button at
A user dem Walde. come leisurely down
to the liver. Mini the In lib;" high and
dry, und have ulenly of time to cross
it before it Is cngult'.'d again. That Is
all there is of it and 1 hope y.iu under
stand it."
"Herr Graf." said I. "your explana
tion Is so concise and lucid that no one.
unless he were an idiot, could fail tn
understand it thoroughly. Suppose,
however, that you were upon this island
and the electric current failed to work.
What then?"
"i'ota teufel! Donnerwetler! Look
at tin- vertluchten hund!" roared the
graf, half rising from his ch.'tir.
"What Is the matter?" I extiulnvd
in consternation.
"That fat ox. that camel, that splts
bub of a coachman has gone to sleep on
the box. 1 ordered him In drive buck
ut once, und fetch the preacher, and ns
soon as my back was turned he went to
sleep; and It's the third time to-day.
tiott In lilmniei: but I'll waken him."
I leaned forward and looked out of
file window, and saw that it was us h
had said. There stood the conch,
drawn up In the Identical spot where
the party had left It: and the t'nt driv
er was really sound asleep upon the
box. with his chin sunk upon his breast,
and a short meerchaum pipe between
his teenth. At thru moment the sharp
report of u pistol sounded within two
feet of my ear; I beheld the coachman's
pipe shot out of his mouth and shat
tered Into a dozen pieces, and turning
to the old tJraf, I saw him In the tu t
of returning a still smoking revolver
about a lout long, into his hip pocket.
As to the somnolent driver, he imme
diately straightened himself up, grasp
ed the reins, and drove oil through the
forest.
"That was quite a remarkable shot."
said I. and I spoke truly, for the tueer
chatim was a small object to hit, ut u
distance of fully ino feet.
"It is nothing," said the old noble
man, with a ferocious and sinister luck
in his yellowish gray eyes. "The next
time I will hit something besides the
pipe. And now, in regard to this little
matter uhout which you wrote me, you
have asked for my eldest daughter.
Countess Krunhlldu. You have also ex
pressed a wish that her live sisters
should form a part of your household.
Heir Consul Jenkins hui satisfied me
us to your social ami financial standing.
I therefore say to you, Heir Jenkins,
what I havu ulreudy said in my letl-r
of even dute; tuko her. take them, and
be happy, and U you can't be nappe b
us happy us you can."
"Herr titaf!" I uliswered, deeply
moved, "my honored future father-lti-luw
! I know not bow to express my
thanks."
"Then do not try lu express tiu-m,"
said he. brusquely. "In the first place.
I hutc any kind ol a demonstration,
und. in the second place, there is. us
you should know, nothing to thank me
Ir. You understand thoroughly their
peculiar and tinbearuble inlli inlty. Vuti
have been with them here for sev
eral days, and you marry .hem, J
should suv her. with vour eves n u n."
"Heir llral!" 1 eXcluililed. "1 it III
deeply shocked Ht your remarks in re
gard tu your lovely und unfortunate
children, und I must protest against
them. 1 would be nu man, did I led do
so. Their lack of speech whiili you
call tin inilieiiriilile liitli'tTiily. is a mis
fortune which should render them treb
ly dear to n father or a lover."
"Lack of stieech?" lie quelled, with
it puzzled air. "What mean you" Have
it care, in v young friend, for 1 like tmi
these Idle Jests. Superabundant of
speech Is what liMlicts them, us you
will find. But you are young and
brave and may endure. They bad it
from their mother, und since her death
they huve come near to talking me
into my grave. It has only been by
periodically shutting them un in their
custle that I huve hud breathing spells
"THKT A TIE OFF AGAIN."
and have been able to exist. Were il
not for their Infirmity, I had married
them off years since. Not long ago
1 chose for one of them a husband.
Herr Dunkelheim, an estimable youth
of Munich. He was under such obli
gations to me that he at once fell in
with my plurA They would have none
of him. and "hey raised such a storm
of words about my ears that 1 imme
diately, In self-defense, sent them to
the castle for a week, 1 Informed
them at the time that Herr Dunkel
heim would visit them In a dav or so,
that he would choose one of them for
his wife. They at once rebelled, and
at the instance of llrunhilda. who is
the quickest tongued among them, by
reason of her having had lonsrer prac
tice, they registered a vow that neith
er or them would utter a word during
Ihe week of their Imprisonment. !t Is.
of course, impossible that they should
have kept their oath. This week Is
up at twelve o'clock today, and It now
lacks but a minute of it. There is no
more to be said. The wedding will
take place at two o'clock. I have giv
en my word, and that word is never
broken."
At that Instant, from somewhere In
the Interior of the castle, there broke
upon mv ear a strange and discordant
noise. I had heard nothing like it be
fore upon the Island, and at first I
did not know what It was. It grew
louder, clearer, and more strident, and
at length there was no lunger any mis
taking It. It was the storm, the raging
tempest, the .confusion and the mad
dening din, caused by a number of
strong-voiced females, all speaking at
the same moment.
As the father's car caught the sound,
his eye glittered, as he exclaimed:
"Their time is tin, und they are on"
again."
1 said nothing; but In thut moment I
did more thinking than before 1 had
ever done in an ordinury day. 1 guzed
out of- the window and bchald, the
coach cumins down the hill out of the
wood on the opposite side of the
Schreckenstrohm. The head of a critical-looking
mar. appeared at the coach
window. 1 Immediately arose and said
to the count:
"You must pardon me. but 1 wish
to go up to my room for a iimniem. 1
vill not remain there long."
The old Graf granted nie permission
to withdraw by a magnanimous wave
of the hand, and 1 at once left him and
ascended to the landing in front of my
door. Instead of entering my cham
ber, howeer. I t hoe the opposite door,
nnd pussiug through several corridors
and up one or two stairways, which, by
this time, wciv nei-i'ectly familiar to
me. I at last gained the upper Hour of
the signal l nv.r. To my great delight
the car wis there. I inim-tllatelv got
into it. und taking up as comfortable a
position as Lossitile. I nulled open Ihe
lever w hi'ii held u fasi. and at once
Ihe vehicle slid aloiis the wire rope
across the chamber ami out of the case
ment. I was but a leroiul in passlne
over the torrent. In that second 1
looked ilnun and saw th" liivit' von
Sclireckeiistrohni strolling about in Hie
courtyard of ihe castle, lie !ook"d up
mid eauirht sight of me. :md his hand
immediately went lo bis hip pocket. I
ducked my hrud below the rim of lin
ear, and hea nl the report of a pistol nnd
fell the ball singe my hair ns it passed
through the crown of my hat.
1 was but a minute in passing from
Castle Schreckenstrohm to A user dem
Walde. the count's villa. The car trav
eled ut the l-Kto of about lifl't'ii mil's
an hour, and 1 rattled nlon-r at a tre
mendous rai'f through th e;nes of
the daik and i-avago forest. As I an
ticipated when I went out m. speed di-
iX 4 -3? Ik . iwu
V J" ' i
UK CAUGHT SIGHT OF JIG.
nilnlshod mutcriully us I 'went up th?
incline of the lope where it upprotiehed
the villa: so that it was very gently,
and slowly thnt my conveyunce tlnally ,
passed Into the onen tower belonging j
tu the count's residence. I had r.u ;
trouble in all rliting from the car t'tid
finding my way to the .rrouivl lloor.
There I met n lucky ami gave him my
curd, telling him to present it lo his
muster und to inform him thnt 1 would
writ' It I in from Japan. 1 ho.v no time
to describe the villa. I started out Im
mediately for the railway staiiou at
tildeiidorf, and hu!f an hour later wur.
spoiling away on the iraiu toward
i'iiris. Since then I have heard nothing
illlter of the J.-fcklllRCH, of tile "six
diiiiih belles of Schreekeiistrtihm."
Tin; knd.
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MI'I.TI'H IN I'AHVO.
No man llatteri the woman he truly
loves. Tinkerinun.
Coiiceil In weakeM buJies si l ongest
works. Shakespeare.
.Manners easily and rapidly inutuie Into
inuiuls. Horace .Mann.
So fill of shapes is fancy that It alone
is lilgh-famast lea I. Shakespeare.
The utility tliHt wisdom knits not, fully,
may easily unite. Shakespeare.
Age vllhoir. cheerfulness is a Lapland
winter without u sun. -Colioii.
me who is ufrald of Ivinz Is usually
afraid of nothing else. l'roude.
All men Would be masters of others, nnd
no man is lord of himself. t loethe.
I Kshoiiesty is a forsaking of permanent
for temporary advantages. liove...
Which Is ihe best government? Thai
which teaches self-governmeiil.--l.luethe.
Studious lo ph ase, and ready to nuhiull
the supple Gaul was born a parasite. -Johnson.
Leave glory to great folks. All. euslles
lu the Pit' cost u vast deal lo keep up. -Kulwer.
Hod's livery is a very plain one; but its
Wearers have good reason tj be content. -Lowell.
Whin woikuieii slrlve lo do belter than
well, they do confound ilieir skill lu eovet-ousic'ss.-
Shakespeare.
It Is far oh: and rather like a ilrc.im
than un is'iuuiii:c that my reiiieuiberain v
w : u t a n I s. - s 1 1 a k e.-i pea re.
I "ill noi l. concerned nt men's not
know lug me; I will be concerned ut my
own Juiltinif lit ol ability. I 'oiif mills.
Judge thyself with judgment of sincer
ity. Tul Un iii Willi judge others Willi a
Judgment of churity. -Mason.
t'lisll.v followers are not to be liked, lest
while a man maketh his train longer, he
maketh his wings shorter. Macon.
We go to the grave of a friend, saving
"A mini is dead:" but angels throng about
lilui, saying "A man is horn." needier.
You will. I believe, in general. Ingratiate
yoiiiseif with other stiil less by paying
them too much court than too little. Lord
irevllle.
A person may not merit favor, as that is
only the claim of man, bin he can never
demerit charilv, for that Ik the command
of God. Sterne.
Consciousness of error is. to a certain
extent, a consciousness of understandiim :
nnd coircetion of error is the plahtet
proof of energy and mastery. Lander.
.Men i f humor are. in some degree, men
of genius; wlls urn rarely so, ulthtiili'h a
mail of genius loiiy, amongst other gifts,
posses wll as Shakespeare. Coleridge.
Most natures are insolvent: can not sat
isfy their own wa.ns, have an ambition out
of all 'iroiiortlon to Ilieir practical force,
nnd so do lean and la g day and night con
tinually. Kmcrson.
What ?s grief? It is nn obscure laby
rinth into which Gad leads man, thai he
may b" experienced in lire, thai lie may
enii niher his faults and abjure them, that
h may appreciate the calm which virtue
gives. Sdu tier.
Despair is like forward children, who.
when yon take awav one of I h.-ir play
thing''. lh-ow the rest Into the lire for
inadne.'s. It grow angry with Itself,
turns its own execu loner, and l ev-tig
its misfortunes on lis own lie;nl. t'liarr an.
If you should take the hum. in heart ni l
listen to r, it wocid be like listening to
it sea shell; you would hear in it the hol
low mill mill of the in ti n i 1 u oeeaii to which
il belongs, from which It druws its pro
fo.iii'lest Inspiration, ,'ind fur which it
yeariis. Chapi'i.
Indlffcrt nee to all th" actions and pas
sions of mankind was not supposed io he
such a distinguishing quality at thai time.
I think. I have encountered some tile
ladies an I gentlemen who might as well
have been born caterpillars. L i kens.
Gambling houses are leniples where the
most sordid and tnrhnlent passions eon
ti lid; there no spectator can be indiffer
ent. A card or a small square of ivory
interests more than the loss of un empire,
or the i"ln of un unoffending group of
infants, and their nearest relatives.
Zimmci man
Midas longed for gold, and insulted the
Olvmnliins. He gm mild, so :hnt what
ever he touched lieenmc gold, and he, with
his long oars, was little the better for It,
Midas had Insulted Apollo and the gods:
the gods gave him his wish, and a pair
of long cars, which were also n good ap
pendage to It. What n truth in these old
fatiles Carlyle.
As the stag which Ihe huntsman has hit
files thronifh bosh und brake, over stock
and stone. thereby exhausting his
strength, bet not expelling the deadly
bullet from his body, so does experience
show thnt they who have troubled con
sciences run from place to place, but
carry with them wherevr they go their
dangerous wounds. Uotthold. '
Geniiit'e and Innocent w't Is surely the
flavor of the mind. .Mum could not direct
his way by plain reason, ami support his
life by tHstejes food; but God has given
us wit, and lluvor, and brightiiP, und
laughter, and perfumes, to enliven the
days of inun's pilgrlmuge, und to charm
his pained steps over the burning marl.
Svdney Smith.
The waters deluge man with rain, op
press him with hall und drown him with
inundations; the uir rushes in storms, pre
pares the tem:est, and lights un the vol
cano; bet t'le e.irtn. gentle und Indul
gent, ever srbervi?nt to the wants of
num. spreads his walk with tlow-rs and
h's table with plenty: returns with inter
est every good committed lo her care,
and although she produces the poison,
she still supplies the antidote: though
CLnttuntly teased more to furnish the lux
uries of ma" than his n --vtMsities, yet
even to the last, ehe continues her kind
Indulgence, und when life is over she
piously covers h's remains In her bosom,
-iiiny. . .
MARKETS AND STOCKS
Wall Street Itrview.
New York, Nov. 12. Early trading
at ihe Stock Exchange was charucter
ized by weakness and under free sales
the hading issues receded Ual't per
rent., while Manhattan dropped 2'a
per cent. The sellinT was caused by
sensational rumors troin Washington
In regard to Cuban affairs, It having
been intimafi! that a war with Spain
was on the cards. Conservative ope
rators and commission houses general
ly were not much impressed with the
stories of Spanish complications, how
ever, and the bulk of the selling was
fur the account of timid marginal hold
ers und the smaller room traders.
When the soiling abated the market
drifted into dullness and speculation
ruled t;uli t until the last half hour
when tile market developed renewed
strength. The improvement was the
result of semi-official advices from
Washington und -Madrid, which set at
rest, at least so far as stock opera
tors are concerned the disturbing re
ports circulated ilurim; the morning
session of a war with Spain.
In the late afternoon trading Sugar,
the Grangers. Louisville and Nashville,
Chiongii Gas. Manlftutan. Heading.
Western I'nlon and Northern Paclllc
were all conspicuous at the higher
rnnge. Speculation left oft strong. Net
changes show gains of Ha per cent.
Total sales were ifll.lifi shares.
Furnished by WILLIAM I. INN. Alt
Li;x & CO.. stock brokers. Mean bulli
tug, rooms TOu-iOS.
Open- High- Low. Clo
In. est. ear. lug.
Am. Tobacco Co. ... (3i &Y M
Am. Cotton Oil hl'U V'e Hi'i l"i
Am. 8 ug. Kef. t'o. ..IS'1 121- lii'U l-'I-S
Aleh.. To. tc H. i''e .. l'i'H l-" WU
Atch.. To. & s. K l'r i" ah 2:2
I'aiirtda Southern ... .In'a iW '"" "'''i
t'hes- & Ohio IT' lv-i 17'i IS'i
I'hlengo Gas 77 7S"a 77 7S-1,
Chic. N. W ln 105 l'l.. I'll
Chic.. It. Q H2 Sii'i fc! M
C. '. C. & St I KJ K! IT-". a 3!'i
Chic.. Mil. & St. 1'... 77 u 7M'4
Chle.. It. I. & Kae. . 7:! 7:"i T3-i
llsi. & p mi i:!, IP,
General Kleetric .... ; :I4 r, III
Lake Shore tXt Va 1.V1 J.Vl
Louis. : Nash.
... S1'4
.'il
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-l. K. Ai Texas, l'r. . :!n'
Manhattan Lie '.fJ lu! WV, 101A
Mo. l'ae j:, iWt L'l', K'4
National Cordage .. ' M H'i "
Nat. Lead 2 211 19
N. J. Central ln7'i htf's bfi H7
X. Y. Central .V' !HP, Sii'i
N. Y.. I.. K. W. ... I(i' -71, lili, 17i4
X. V.. S. W il' IH4 11!
N. V.. S. & XV. Pr. .. r.tii :'3 ill "9U
Nor. Hue ma hi U'i W'-
(Mitario it West. ... Hi M'j -."" hi'a
1 iinuhu a:-j : 3 4
I'uc. Mali av4 -s i'J'h :rii..
liilla. & Heading .. IW'i 3l'd WMi :'.
Southern K. it II H",s U
Southern II. It. l'r. . :.iii lSi, '.H
ll'i
''
- - i
1 ciiii. 1. v iron ... ;it in .11 ;u k
Texas Ductile 1UT ll'i 11',
Cnlon Daclllc IP, Ha ll' U'j
Wabash 7i 7!a V;
Wabash, l'r ISi; P'.. IS
Western I'nlon W, aw, US', Ml,
W. L S v. !'
I'. S. Leather 11 ll'i H "'ii
1'. S. Leather Dr. ... 'W'i 7a Hii! C.7",
l". S. Kubut r iii 2ii Si'.
CHICAGO IiOAKD OF TRADE PRICES.
WHEAT. Open.. High- Low- Clo
Ing. est. est ii'tr.
December 7D SV 7s'i m:'i
May , Si"., W
OATS.
December lsi V.iv 19V l!''i
May i.- --T --'as -ii
(JOHN.
December iM 26 2'.".
.May e,t, -ii
LARU.
May 4.;2 t.r7 4.W 4. "'7
January M AXt -I.SD -t..'i
DORK.
May SW S.-TJ .1.3". C.4:'
.lanuary 7.'ju K.v7 7 111?
Kcratiton Ilonril of Trade Exchnnge
luotatioii9AII Quotation Based
un I'nr of IOO.
Name.
Plme Deo. A Din Bank .
Bid. Asked.
14V
Srranton Lace Curtain Co
National Boring Drilling Co ..,
First National Hank 6C0
Srranton Jar A Stopper Co.
Elmhurst Houlevard Co
Scranton Savings Bank 200
Donta Plate Glass Co
Scranton Packing Co
Lackawanna Iron & Steel Co. ...
Third National Bank 350
Throop Novelty M'f'f. Co
Scranton Traction Co 13
Scranton Axle Works
Lack'a Trust & Safe Dep. Co. 145
to
100
io
250
150
'a
Economy steam neat ft
Power Co
BONDS.
Scranton Pass. Railway, first
mortgage due 1)18
People's Street Rillway. first
mortgage due 1919
Scranton Plttston Trac. Co.
People's Street Railway, Sec
ond mortgage due 192D
Pickson Manufacturing Co. ..
I.ncka. Township 9chool 6.,
City of S'ranton St. Imp. 6.
Borough of Winton 4
Mt. Vernon Coal Co
Scranton Axle Works
bcrarton Traction Co
40
no
no
110
100
102
103
100
83
10O
a
cw York Produce .Market.
New York. Nov. 12. Flour Held highfr,
1 hecking ilemaud: range iiiich.inge I.
Wheat Dull, stronger: f. o. b., ii'iuH.'.e :
ungrad.'d n i, Miu!:i'.: No. 1 northern. !i;i, 1
f-'se, : options fairly active and ciose t
llrm nt l.a2i,c. advance; January, wi'jc. ;
March. !i2'c.: Mcy, sue; November. MV-.:
December. !iS',c Coin Firmer; No. '.' at
32c. elevator; atloal: options were
quiet ; November. :.1;V; Deceuih 'i ;iV.;
May. Se'.ji'. UHs-i!iot dull, flria; op
tions firnK.". ouiel' I -ecember. "P,e ; May.
27c; spot prices. No. 2. 2:i'ii2:ii, .. No. :!
white. '.''.' L-a2ii'.: No. 2 Chicago. 2ls,c.i No,
?. at 2He.; o. :', while. 23c.: mixed western.
22a24'c. : while do. und state. 24n:Cc, Pro
visions Steady, linn, 11111 hanged. itiiet.
Butter Fairly active ami firm; ; un
changed. Cheesi Wink, moderate de
m.iinl. nominally unrhange 1. Eggs Firm,
light receipts; stale and Pennsylvania,
2:ta2i:.; Ice house, Hii.nlSc. : western fresh,
2la24c.: do. ease, J2.2riu.'i..ii; southern, 11 o
22c.; limed, l.lnltie.
--. .
Cliicnso Urniii and Provision .tlnrkrt.
Chicniio. Nov. 12. Futures ranged as fol
lows: Wheat Nov. 77'v- 7',;4C.: Decem
ber, 7S7c., N"',c. ; May, S.'v-., SIV. Corn
Nov ember, 24V"-. 2 V'.: Decemlier, 2.V'ae.,
2.Vkc. : Mn v. 2tic. 2!ile. Outs November.
1S-V-.. 1'.".c.; December, lHc.; 1IU..C.;
Mac, 22:'ie., 22".c. .Muss pork December,
'i.!i7'-., 7.l'7'j; January, $7.!i7'jc, Jtvii..; May.
$(i.:I7C. '..I2' .. Lanl-Deeember. si. hi, 4.1.".:
.lanuary, l.::i. $4.;tr.; May, I.J2'..; .fl.r.7U.
Short ribs December, &: Janu-
ury, S".!i7'-. S4; May, $4.02, 4.2'. Cash quo
tations follow: Flour Firm, unchanged;
No. ' spring wheat, $7S,4ast".n.'.; No.' :i
snring wheal, W11VV. by sainple; rod. Si!a.
"S:i4C.: sorn, 2l::ia'.'."i',1c.: oats, IS'V"! rye,
2Si2a2!)c; hurley. 27e. nominnl: llux seed.
7S'.ja7"1e ; timotiiy seed. $2.."i5 nominal:
nnss pork, ii M'al.i'i: lurd. Jl.lnu I.I.",; short
ribs, sides, $X7.Va3.ii; shoulders, 4a42.':
short clear Fi les, lial.2"); whiskey and su
gars, unchanged.
Philadelphia Provision Mnrkel.
Philudeinhiu. Nov. 12. Provisions wvre
Jobbing fairly ut well-sustuineil prices.
We quote: City smoked beef. li!2-:
beef bams. 17ul7.2-. ss to age and brand;
pork, family, $11; hams. S. P. cured, In
tierces, xusiii-. ; do. smoked. Pjallc, as
to average; sides, ribbed. In sail. 4Vi4-,c :
do. do. snicked. rua'cC. ; do. do. smoked,
C'2airV, ; picnic hams. 3. P. cured, "lai'-i-. ;
do. do. smoked. OateV'. ; bellies, in pi kl.
according to aversge. loose, ilae. ;
breakfast bacon, 7a7''. us to brand und
average; lard, pure, city refined, in tlero
fs, V t''',j(-.; do. do. do.. In tubs. I'ia54c.:
do. butchers', loose, 41?.: city tallow, lu
hogsheads. 3'4c; city tallow. In hogs
heads, :ii4c; country do., 25a;i',c.,a 10
quality, and cakes, .
Iluflnlo Live Stork.
Ilun.ilo. Nov. 1.'. Cattle Steady: com
mon to good fat cows. S2..1ea3.25. Veals
Lower: good to best, $ti.5i.iu7: common to
fair. $l..iiiali: heavy fed. J2.75u4. Hogs
Lower, but fairly active: Yorkers, $3.ta
3.7d: mixed puckers, M.tinaJ.'I'i; meillums,
!3.; lleavy, :l.."i5uH.ti'i: pigs. H.(i5u3.7".:
roughs. f::.t.iiU. 15; stltgs, S2.2Da:i. Sheep
and lambs Steady to strong for sheep,
lambs active, but lual.V. lower; mixed
sheep, good to choice, v;."5a:).rte; culls to
fair, J1.75u3.25; good to extru native lambs,
J4..Mia4.ii: common to fair lois, 4a4.4U;
culls. 3.25a3.75; Canada lambs, $4.tua4.7j;
export wethers fancy, Dal.l.'i.
f'hicaco Lire Stork.
Dillon Stoi'k Tards, III., ov. 12. 4uttle
Market linn; common to extra steers,
$:i.7!ia5.25; stockers and feeders, Hal.uf. ;
cows and bulls, tt.75u3.tiii; calves, l3.5kKi(i.2:
Texuns, t2.ii0a4.25; western rangers. H.'aix
4 i5l Hogs Market firm and 6c. hlcher;
heavy packing and shipping lots quiit.
W.si: eominun to choice, mixed, SS.it'it1;
choice assorted. W.jOa3.u; light, X3uu.i ;
pigs, .'.'i0b3..V). Bheep Market strung: In
ferior to choice, fca-l.tW; lambs, llal.Mi.
Oil Market.
"il City, Nov. Option oil and credit
balances, V.
IIEK ONE TIlEASlItK.
A Ktorr Which hows Thai a Woman
Can Lovn n Urulc and Forgive Him.
From the St. Lovis Mirror.
Her dress had u tawdry guycty of
color. The skirts were ample and
starchy. The heels of her shoes were
ultidudiiious. and they were slightly
run down. Her face was a hnrd one.
Sin had stumped it. So, it seems, had
the burly btoat-faced brute who stood
beside her at the railing of the clerk's
desk in the police court. Tears trickled
dow n from the eyes bearing their iuilos
of bluish black.
"Judge, please, good Air. Judge, let
him go!" she said.
The judge lucked down over his spec
tacles. Then he elevated the spectacles
10 his forehead and looked at the wo
man again. He had seen her befor.
and many hundreds of her sisters,
whose plight and whose simple, if ter
rible, life story was the same.
"Didn't this brute beat you? Didn't
he kick you in the face while you were
lying on the lloor'.'" asked the judge.
"Y yes. sir, but
"Hut what? The brute should get
ten years instead of ten days.''
The woman-beater hun'j his head
and followed the outlines of a gaudy
llower in the carpet with the toe of his
boot.
"Hut, judge, it was my fault. I said
I had no money, and he wanted some.
He thought I was 'holding out," nnd I
was. I had a dollar in my handker
chief and it dropped on the Hour and he
whipped me."
"He should go to work. Any man
who would live on a woman's shame is
a dog worse than a dog. And then to
beat her! Faugh!"
"Oh, Judge, pleuse let Tom go."
"No, I cannot. I should have given
him more."
"Judge, please, Tom was so kind to
me."
The judge, who had turned to his
docket, looked up amazed.
"Yes, judge, he was kind to me when
I was sick. He was. Indeed."
"When was this?"
"It was five years ago. He nursed me
and he gave me fruit, and one day he
took me riding."
"Yes. your Honor," interposed an offi
cer, "and he stole the rig from In front
of a store."
The woman turned on the policeman
a look half In appeal, half In hate, und
then sobbed Into the red hands that
covered her face. She seemed to rouse
herself once more and said defiantly:
"Judge, he was kind to me."
"Mr. Marshall." said the judge, "re
mit the tine in this case."
Then this woman took Tom's arm and
they walked out of the court room to
gether. Through all those five yeuis
her heart, hardened as It was In the
slums, had treasured through all her
wrongs, through all this thug's cruelty
and brutality, this one remembrance of
the one kindly act or all the years of his
relation with her. He hud not beaten
nor stamped it out of her memory. She
would curry it to her grave this one
little touch of tenderness. How little,
how very little, will a woman's love
feed Itself on, even though thut woman
Is "beyond the pale!"
His Mean Kcplv.
Mr. ( 'hugwater .Io:ia!i, did you ever
notice how common il Is for girls 10 look
like their fathers'.
Mr. Chugwater Of course I huve. Mcsl
or them look like their fathers. That's
why to many girls' fuces ure their for.
tunes. Chicago Tribune.
No pleasanter picture ever imagined by
classic or modern artist than two partners
in life's fitful journey, after a satisfactory
uieal, sitting together contentedly talking
over the affairs of the day ; no tnultcr
what its trials or triumphs, if these two
! people are enjoying good health and their
nervous system perfectly tuned, they can
placidly talk over the disadvantages en
countered , during the day just passing
away, and laugh heartily and emoyably
at the pleasant ami humorous features
that have occurred. This condition of
: ailatrs means long life and mutual happi-
ness. Let either one be ailing, nervous
and irritable and the day' work seems
heavier and less productive. It behoves
' a husband to study carefully the physical
I condition of his wife and when she cotu
! plains of headache, backache, lcgachu. or
; a pain in the side, these complaints
: iliouid not be answered by "that is too
bad," or 'you will be all right in the
j morning." There is a cause for these
i apparently trivial complaints and the soon-
cr it is removed the sooner will the effect
I pass away.
I By their sympathetic connection the
! ntef .is and ovaries influence all the other
. functions of the body ; they mould a
: woman's character, beautify aud perfect
' her form, when, therefore, this oreanism,
'. 30 wonderously endowed, so delicately
constructed, is attacked by disease, it im
pairs her whole system ; she loses the
' rose from her cheek, the brightness from
1 her eye and she appears prematurely old
i even to her partner in life. The follow
j ing will make any woman look ol.l : (lis
i tressing pain in the sides and g oin, in
: creased by standing or walking ; los of
. fl-'sh energy and strength; sinking setisa
! tion ; nervousness and restlessness ; short
' ness of breath ; sallow complexion; uu
I natural discharges ; fainting spells or
i slight spasms of dizziness ; dark circles
j underneath the eyes ; heal flushes ; bear
ing down sensiti'un ; great nervousness ;
i depression ; fickle appetite ; neuralgia
j and palpitation. Alt this brings about an
I irritable and peevish disposition. Nux
I Piiospho will cure you of all functional
' derangctnents. Ask your physician about
1 it. ' The very name Xux-Pnospho savors
' of a scientific suggestion. It nas cured
I thousand.4, it will cure yon. Xux-Piios-I
Plio is sold br druggists aniMtalers every
j where. It you caunot buy it from your
j druggist, go to a live up-to-date drug store
j or send to us. The Nux-Phospho Co.,
riiuiwrK, rm.
For Si-le by Matthews tiros.. John 11.
Phelps. N". SI. Kicke. Lorens Koem
pel, C. Lorentx. Ii. XV. Davis, C. Ileiiwood
He Co.. Providence.
POULTRY
Turkeys, Docks, Cbito,
Fresh Every Day.
ALSO-.
Pheasants,
Quail,
Prairie Chickens,
Wild Ducks.
1 a noi Mi Mil
If iU 3
J j pgj m
.
ORIENTAL RUGS CARPETS
Oriental Rugs,
Oriental farpets,
Oriental Fugs,
Orient el Carpets,
Orient! Rugs.
This week we will sell any of your
choice at exactly half the price to Le
able 10 raise a certain sum.
China and Japanese ware at coat.
michaelian'bros. & CO.,
124 Washington Ave.
WHEELS WHEELS
BICYCLES.
ON NP AFTER" SEPT. 1ST. 1HW. WE
will effrr ill of the following wlieeln we
may have in utoek at Joktcr'a Price : Wolf.
American, l'iuree, lver-JohiiHon, Wavorly anil
FVathirntone Line. Tills i an onportunlty
to ot tend wheel rheau. V still bava tha
fanioua "Crawford," a wbrel that rum an
light and earv and wear equal to any $1110
niAchiiiB en the n arket. Come and fceo what
we van Uj fcr you in our Hue.
e. s. nm. 321 .SPRUCE SI.
E.
rs
Lager
Beer
Brewery
llaaufacturwra of th ClbrUd
CAPAClTYl
100,000 Barrels per Annum
MT. PLEASANT
COAL
AT R ETA I U'
C0.1I of the best quality for domcttla list
and of all sizes, including Buckwheat nnd
tlrdaeye. delivered in any pari of the ulty
t the lowest price.
Orders received at the Office, first floor.
Commonwealth buildina. room No. ;
telephone No. MM. or at the mln. tele
phone No. 272. will be promptly attended
to. Dealer supplied at tho mice.
WM. T. SMITH.
DUPONT'S
RiniNG, BLASTING AND SPORTING
Vanuf.-icttired et the Wapwallopen Mllla,
Luzerne county. Pa., and at Wil
mington, Delaware,
HENRY BE UN, Jr.
General Agent for the Wyoming; District
118 WVOMINO AVENUE, Scrantoa, Pa,
Third National Bank BuilJing.
AOKNCIE3:
THOS. FOTtn. Plttston. Pa.
JUHN B. SMITH SON. Plyncuth. Pa.
E. W. Ml'l.I.IGAN. Wllkes-Barre. Pa.
Agents for the Hepauno ChetnicnJ Com
(anv's illh Explosives.
THH IDEAL AMERICAN TRIP
NOklHCKN MLAMSHIH tOMfANV.
The Miierily Apio ntcil and C'biummiions
t.-f Menmihlr.ii.
NORTIIWE AM) NORTHLAND,
Americmi thioiifh and ihrmiKh.
IcaTe Buffnlo 'I imIsv and Friday o.3e n m.
for Cleveland, Detroit, Mackinac. The Soo.
Duluth, .met vestern Points, pasxuis ail
places of interest by uayliicnt. In couue. tiuu
with
THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY,
it forms the mit dirert mule, ami firm rr.
rrv p hit nt ri iiipxr x n. the niat dcl ghtful
and er.mfortal ! one t Minneapi'lis. St Paul,
(treat KalK lieleun. Pntte. hpimsne an I Pa
rllic roat. The or.W tr.i.n onlineniij tu
runnlBB the lainons buffet, lihrary, ubserva
tion car.
New 7 hour tra'n for Pcrtlsnd l Spnksae.
HOTEL LAPAVETTE. Lake Mlnnetenka.
10 miles from Mmneapolif, largest and mvst
Leautlul reenrt lo the west.
1 irketsand any information of any agent or
A. A. HLAKD, UctMral Paateuaer airaat.
Buffalo, N. V.
la te
POWDER
TI LEADER
124-126 Wyoming Avt
We niiiBt make room for the Immense
line of Holiday Goods that will eoin
meuee to arrive In about ten days. In
order to reduee stork rapidly we have
marked all goods in our entire extab
lishment at a tremendous reduction.
Head below list of exceptional valuea
then come and see for yourself. We
guarantee everythlnn exactly as ad
vertised or mouey refunded.
One lot of evening shades lit QQa
funey satins. Our Sale Price.. C3C
One lot aiace taffeta silks In all
the different shuilings. Our in.
Sale i'riee 49C
One lot Kluce taffeta silks in ex
tra itood quality, all colors. Cft
Our Sale Price 03C
One lot fancy silks and printed
warps, plaid and other effects, IS.
resiilur 7Do. Our Sal Price... "fOB
All of our 3."c. fancy dress goods
in one lot. Our Sale Price....
24c
All of our 43c. fancy dresg goods Ofli
unr 101. our sale price .... fctfv
5 pieces black all-wool -lneh
Price ,3t'' qua",y' "r 8al
We have made enormous reductions
throughout the millinery department.
It is impossible to quote the many dif
ferent prices. It will pay you to visit
this department before buying. We
have two frreat leaders In trimmed
hats, one at $l.8 and the other at 2.S.
They are worth at least double this
price. Examination of same will con
vince you that such is the case.
75 Pieces nil silk ribbon, worth 10l
25c. Our Sale Price l?6
23 pnir extra quality white dou
ble blankets, $1.75 grade. Our 1 09
Sale Price 7
40 pair strictly all-wool grey, also
white blankets, 13.50 grade. A 70
Our Sale Price W&IW
In the infants' department we carry
a most complete line of everything;
that Infanta wear at greatly reduced
prices.
One lot ladles' combination
suits, fleece lined, in all sixes,
aetual value, 9sc. Our Sala JQ.
Price JaC
One lot ladies' combination suits
Onelta style in grey, white or black
wool, also full line in white silk and
silk and wool at special low prices.
One lot ladies' ribbed vests and
pants, fleece lined, regular AJ
price Me. Our Sale Price .... itZ
2a hi'lles' bouele Jackets. S box
fronts, half lined, worth M.00. J AO
Our Sale Price 4.35
18 ludlea' French bouele jack
ets, shield front, lilted
throughout with Duchess, 7 QO
worth JU.U0. Our Sale Price.. 1,30
M ladies' Kersey Jackets, newest
fronts and sleeves, large and
small buttons, worth $10.1X1. C QO
Our Sale Price v0i30
50 ladles' cloth capes, double and
single, braid and fur trimmed, 1 QO
worth 13.00. Our Sale Price.. 1,30
25 iHdies' seal plush capes, thi
bet und fur trimmed, silk lined,
full aweep worth IMW. Our 9 AO
Sale Price 90.36
.Men's unlaundrled shirts, pure
linen bosom, re-enforced froM
and back, fit and finish perfect, QQa
worth ouc. Our Sale Price.,.. 036
Men's nlKht shirts, plain and
fancy, eleiianily made, worth 9C
1K: Our Sale Price 036
Men's underwear, white and
iiutisnit.all sizes, worth 'J9a. ft At
our Sale Pri. e aftC
Men's natural wool underwear,
ull sizes, superior In quality
miuI finish, worth Me. our CO
Sale Price DOS
And You Will be Happy.
The way to keep your home comfurU"
blc at this season of Ihe year
is to buy one of our
Gas or Oil Heaters
lust the tiling for your dlnlni
room in the morning, or your bath
room, and in fact uny place you
want 11 littlu heat without titart
iitg your furnace or boiler.
! We huve over 20 styles) size of
: nas heaters, and 10 or more of Oil
Heaters. Without question thd
best assortment in the city.
FOOTE I SHEAR CO.,
1.9 WISHIIISTOII 1VENUL
REVIVG
RESTORES VITALITY.
Made a
if
Well Man
1 si usj.
ISt h Day.
of Me.
TI.E OPfe'AT 30th
prodnres the abore results In M days. It s-U
powerfully and quirkljr. llires wben all otben fail.
Youusint'U will regain their lout manhood, and ukl
Mien ill rerorer their youtuful vigor by iwins
ItKVIVO. It iiicklr and anrely rrvtores Nenouii
dciis. Vitality, Impniencr. Mgbtlr KmiMloBr,
Laet Power, Failinc Memory. tVutnuc binrmr. and
all eAYcts of selfbuae or en-eMand indiscrrtioa.
-,bk-b unSts one for BMidy. bnsineM or marrlaffp. It
ant onlr cures by rtrtmi at the seat of deaw. but
is a (n at nervv toole and blood bnilitrr. brinc
Itid Urk the pink clow to rale cheeks aid re
,tviiiK the tiro of youth. It wards oB Insanity
in 1 lon'sumptioD. ln.n-l en L.rlna REVIVO,Do
t!ier. It ran he rarried In Tfrt rorket. By null,
1 .00 per par kase. or an lor a)o.OO, wit h a peal
' wriitea Kuarantea to rare ear reload
Immimif. Circular free. Address
"". rBIC;E rt v,n St.. CHICAGO. X
lor Sale by MATTHEWS BROS.. Oral
Cist seraaton. Pa.
KEEP COHHE
Wht Sarah Bcrnhard aayja
mm
m 1 j wii
tST.