10 THE SCHANTON TKIBtnjrJS-WEDNISSDAY HOROTKGr. Al'RlL 14. 1S5J7. neighboring WHITNEY'S WEEKLY BUDGET OF NEWS A Susquehanna County Girl Kills a Dear. ERECT A MONUMENT TO COL. MAIN Intcrprlsc of Iho Mnnhnttnn Km-plojcu.-Notcn Along the Jpllersoj ItrniiclfAii Kvldcnco Tlmt iho World Is Criming l!cltcr--An Ori ginal "I,ii" ofSprJiiR. Special to the Scranton Tribune. Susquehanna, April 1 J. Miss Mattle Hnndnll, u Susquehanna, county yotinK lady, who la visiting near Milton, H just now the heroine of that Hectlon. She In visiting nt the home of an uncle. For several dayH Forniei Itandnll'H do,;s had Leon ltimiliiK ln"Bo hear, ntid hoth put sued and pursuers were pretty well worn out The barking of the hounds had been hentd at Itandall's houc, but no nttentlon was paid to It, until, with a shout of alarm, one of the hi it'd men on Sututday morning abandoned a team he was drlvliiR and came runnlnR Into tht house, exclaim ing that a bear wai In the front door ya.d All wtie alarmed Miss Mattle lan to the rock, giaspcd a shotgun, and started f i oni the house In the mean time the dogs had chased the bear out ol the yard and Into a field adjoining; Animated bj the evi'ltenu'iit of the i hac, the youiiK lndv followed the fleelniT (Iiiks and beui. The bear 1 each oil t lie envtr In a cick nearby, but Mils huntd out by tlu hounds, and at a rapid gait letutned his ((tops- In the dilution of th fair huntress She stood her mound firmly, and. as biuln pasFed. .she llred, the i-hot t-tiiklnc the nnimnl lu the neck and shoulders, fell ing the brute to the giound lie at tempted to iie as Hit' other birrel was emptied into his body, but with a howl of rase and piln, he lolltd over and died. This Is why the people of Milton are sinking the praises of the bUMivehanna tounty girl. AVI LI., i:iti:CT A MONUMI3NT. The men emoloyed on the elevated r.illiond In New A'oik have laiseil by voluntary Mihsoinliou about $100(1 for a monument (o the late Colonel r K lloln, formerly of Susquehunin, who vns a populai inaingtrot tlie joad foi .eeial years Tlie uionumini 'is to lie set up at Danville, this Matt, anil will bfar tlie following ln-triplion Uiect ed ly the employes cl the Manhattan Hallway tomianv of the citv of New York, 111 memoiv of theli late vice-president and geneial niaiiagir, as a tijbute to a true and censldunte filend COUNTY CUUHIJNCY Untli: Sam linn charged up to Post master SteWieiH, ot C5iv.it liriid. $30 lot postage slumps, Mokn by burLlain fcome months alnte. A Woman's Helkf coips, (Irani! Aimy Kt public, will be Instlttittd at South Gibson, In tlie near futuie The next inei ting of the l'a't Sailiem association of feusciuihannn county, Jnipioved Ordei of IJtd Men, will be bold at I'l.inklin nuks, in Julv. The tilnl of the Kelly biotheis foi the minder of Leop Gagt. ut Uiai kney, will piobablv occupy the Rieatei portion of the lime of the countj couit this week It Is expected that the rne of John AValt, who Is ihaigctl with the minder ol the lale Jabez L"inun. at I'nrist City, will be called at tin- piescnt turn ot umnty i ( mt At Tpsonvllle, about flftv p?isons h ivu Joined tlie 1'ieslivteiiin tburth, as a lesult of the leunt levival. Deacon Thomas Huuik, an -aged leM dmt of r.nat Hend. di d Middc nlv on Kildny The itmalii" won on Jlondnv taken to Tunkhannock. his foimer homo, foi It.teunent , ALONG TIIL ji:i-tj;kson UHANCII. Mrs. G K La Monte, an esteemed tcsldent of Thomson, is trltlenlly ill Pi parley's, Mick faetoiy, at Stairueca. ucently destio.ved by lire, will be ic bullu hut on a smallei m.iI The leiralns of the late .labez Lemon, of Forest Cltv. will be ehumed in ni ilei to dcteiinlne the muite- of the fat-: bullet Thomson's piopcred ele, trie light failed to mateilalize The various industries at niandt ex pect a protpciuitd season The stcamils at Lanesboio are :ne paling foi the tenson. The twelve nille trip up the river Is a splendid one. Sovtial .TetTcison litaneh i hurthes had fiuitful levivals during the winter. A SWUNG "LAA The roomer btiuts out p-oudly, The hi lis besin to sIhk, And every morn thi farnici s ioy Uzri of vvond'rous ficshuifcs bring; Tno inrintr's Kill goes oftui out To hunt among the hay, And x't and dieani bmirte the nest When thu hens belu to lay. She heirs a lone one far vvlthjut -whlstllng down the lam. And now tUt'n turning led and whlto And white and led uuuln; She lingers by the fHim-ynid gale, She cannot eo away A joung girl's faney turns to love AA'lun tho hens bevhi to laj. bhe feels his. brpnth upon hei ehetk, Ills arm abo'it her waist, And now tho maiden co Ik gins The b" eets of low to taste She bends her pretty gol len head To hear vi hat he's to my. And wishes 'twere t'vo months ago AA'hen the hens began to hi) . He drops a Kiss upon her neck, She lifts her fate to his And now she sees how bright and brave Her handomo lover Is And In tho future she will tell Her ch'ldren of thu day, How Hobln Tooed their mother, stvect, AA'hen the hens began to lay. IIHAHD IN PASSING. The world Is growing bettei A num ber of Susquehanna county farnitin have decided to stop adulteiatlng their maple pugai It Is probable that the nverage wo man would tather shop in the spring CARPET SALE 1,000 yards Ingrain Carpets marked to 18c, 23c, 25c, 29c, 35c, worth from 25c to 50c. OILCLOTH SAI.U-500 ynuN l'lnor Oil Cloths, imirkcd to'lSc, 20c, 25c, 30c, 33c Stitmru YarJ, Avortli from 20c to 50c. WATTING SALi: 200 yards assorted Mattlngi 81c to 25c. Just one half their villus, i , ' This sale to last one -weckonjy. Tapestry Carpets at cut prices. GOTT INGLIS, Counties. than clean house, and the majority of men would prefer to talk politics on tho streetcorners than to take down a cook stove. A Susquehanna physician lias con cocted nn "Intelligent pill." They know where to go without directions. Mrs. Frltzley, formerly of Lanesboro, but now of Afton, recently testified In court thnt she deeded her property to a man, on condition that he would marry licr. If this sort of thing con tinues, a man will soon be as valuable In the market as a good home. AVhlle drawing wash water, a Gulf Summit man suddenly threw up his hnnds and expired. This ought to servo as another terrible warning to such women as make of thelliU8bands drawers of water and hewers of wood. ItAILItOAD FLOTSAM. The 1'rle on Sunday had an unusually heavy freight traffic. The Delaware,' Lackawanna and Western shops In Hallstead have been placed on seven hours' time Instead of eight hours, as heretofore. High Uric olIlclalH anticipate Im proved business In the near futuie. " 'TIs a consummation most devoutly to be w Ished for." On the Jefferson division of the Uxlo, all runs have been "adveitlscd" on ac- tount of llsht trafllc. rive engineers have been promoted backward to llre incn. There is a rumor that the I'rle w 111 tease lilting Italian laboiers In Job lots. American labortrs ought occasionally to be given an odd Job The Kile Is having completed several tialn of strictly up-to-dnte passenger toadies Monioe Curtis lodge, llrotherliood of Itallroad Tralncn, wll hold Its annual ball In llogai' opcia house on Trlday evening, April .ill Music w 111 be fur nished by the Uakei orchestia, of Hlnghninton. Am: good raicNDs. As a illent trusts his lawyer or the patient bis ph.stlau, so the Individual who piospers socially, politically. In business or otherwise, will find that the newspaper men are his fast and foitmost friends Some people will do wtll to paste this In their hat. Ni:VS SUMMAUY. During an altercation In a Front stieet saloon, In this place, on Satur day evening, a Gnat Hend joung man named Thomas Mrltk wni so seriously Injuied that be may not recover Hu lefuscd to make a complaint against his assailants A "business men's carnival" will bo held In Susquehanna on AVednesdn and Thur'dav evenings, April L'S and 23. under the nus'does of Christ Hpls copa' thiuch Jllss Kate U Saxe, of Plttston, will manage the enterprise. The new shirt factoi will stait up on AVodnt'sdaj with fifty operatives. The Piesbv terlan congregation will meet on Thursday evening to tnke final action In the matter of electing a new church edifice. About $3,000 has al ready been subscribed, and the project will prohubl 'be suicessful. It Is said that Hallstead Is likely to have a new manufacturing Industrj In the near future. Like Susquehanna, Hallstead needs manufacturing Indus tries ns badly as Hutler needed the Dibit, and he need one Susquhanna joung men visit Hall Mead and Great Hend on Sunda and "Jolly" the Innocent maidens by sailing under fictitious names, MINOR MHNTIONnTTLS riout llles will be ripe after Thurs da The Hallstead Heinld says that there Is live times as many men as theie are women lu Susquehanna, Impoitunt but Iniouett The Hallstead gold mine hasn't as jet panned out anj thing, except Indlta tlons It is iiimored that a few Montrose people aie not working foi the post niastcrsblp They nre Dtmocrats. It Is feared that the South Canaan gold miners, the AVest Torest Cltj" coal diggers, the Crjstal Lake gold miners, and the Klk mountain gold, bllver and platinum opeiatois will form a tom blne Get whU' AA'hat a trust that w 111 make' Rev J S Hrecklnrldge, D D who Is well known throughout this section. Is critlially 111 in a Ibooklji hospital Wlillo at his desk In that Institution, Mnieh a, a paroxism of coughing oc iiitrtd, ) (.suiting In hcnimoirhage of the lungs Hon. Amos J Cummlnss, of New A oik, will spend a portion of the sum mer nt Columbian Glove, midway be tween Lantsboro and AVIlson, where he spends several weeks of each sumnai, Whitney. WYOMING COUNTY COURTS. Judge Lynch Presides in tho Absence ol .lodge Dimlinm. Spielal to Thu Tribune. Tunkhnnnotk. April 13- Judge Lynch of AVIlkfs.Uarie. Is the ptesldlng Judge In the abstnee of Judge Dunham, who Is sltk. Tho case which has occupied the at tention of the court since Monday Is the Jerry Reynolds case This case was tried last January, but the juiy tould not ugiee. Jeriy Reynolds, of Faitoiyville was at oni time handling mowing machines for D AV. Stark, of this place, and suit Is now being brought ngalnst Mr Reynolds for He money thus realized from the sain of the machines The tourt has appointed Thomas Ry an as guardian over the estate of AA'lll itim Fo, who was killed by tho cars about Jan 1 Upon petition of the supervisor of Nicholson township, n cash tax of two Mills was directed to be levied Atax of two and one-fourth mills wf.s also directed to be levied upon Tunkhannock township A number of enses have been befoie the grand Jury, but as yet no bills have bon haiu'ed In. Clem Chamberlain, of Berwick, who was stnbbed by David Myeis last sum mer, Is in nttendanco at court. Last Januaiy the grand Jury found a true bill against him for aEsault and bat- Carpets, Draperies ani Wall Papers, 419 Lacka. Ave. tcry upon "Pud" Myers. The case was postponed until this term of court. AVOCA. The Daughters of St, Geor will meet In regular session this evening. The Pennsylvania Coal compmy will pay Its employes today an 1 the Hill side Coal company will pay tomorrow. The two Hlble classes of tho Primi tive Methodist Sunday school will con duct an entertainment on Monday eve ning In the class rooms. An excellent entertainment will be rendered and to freshments will be served. Admission, 10 cents. Misses Mary Shields and Lorttta MulheaVn, of Scranton, spent Sunday at the Dixon tesldence. At the recent Methodist Hplscopal conference held at Oneonta, N. Y,, Rev. L. K. Van Hoesen was reap pointed as pastor of thu Methol.st Hplscopal church of this town, and Rev. John Humphries will nsmime charge of the Mooslc chape). Rev. A'an Hoesen Is an earnest vvoiker, and tho parishioners nre very well pleased that he Is reinstated. The funeral of the late Mrs. Agne3 Murphy took place on Monday mor,a Ing at 3 30 o'clock with a requiem mass at St. Marj's church. Rev J. J Mc Cabe was celebrant and prearhed an eloquent sermon. The pall-bearors were Francis Kane, Patrick Doran, Michael Dougher, Anthony Ollffoid, Thomas Tlgue und diaries Doran. In terment was made in St. Mary's if mo le ry A beautiful sermon was preached In St Marj's church last evening by Rev John Loughian on "Penance" The speakei Is a student of the AVash lngton university, and his delivery and eloquent discourse moved the hearts of his llstenei -. A large congregation was present The Mooslc Powder company has ceased operations for an Indefinite period. The works w 111 be remodeled and expensive Imptovements will bo mad" about the place. I1ALLSTLA1). Hon. James T Du Hols, of AA'asbing ton, D. C, Is expected to nrrive her next week to spend the summc:. The Ladles' Aid society of the Daptlst chuith will hold a maiket day and two days' tale ot goods at the Rail road Aoung Men's Christian association hall on April 1C AVIlllam Do Laveicne, of Saginaw, Mich , vWio has been the gutst of rela tives bete during the past two month.-), has leturned home AA'alter Shaw, of New York city, who has beep the cuei-f of his brothtr dur ing the pant two months, has returned home. At the meeting for men In the Rail road Young Men's Christian nssoela tlon hall a short address will be given by the secretary, F P. Hrowne, fol lowed by a testimony meeting conduct ed by C H Swartz Tho AA'omen's Christian Temperance union will hold a meeting at the home of Mis K D. Hurton on Church stieet on Thutsday afternoon. John O Urlen, ot New Mllford, spent Sunday with his biothei, Edward, in this place. It is said that a movement Is on foot to hire two night watchmen for our borough The borough council held a meeting Monday evening and detlded to have the ordinance relative to bicyclists iifl. Ing on our sidewalks enforced. All persons who disobey this ordinance af ter April 13 w III be lined. NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. The Susquehanna shirt factory-, em ploying upwards of fifty hands, began operations Monday afternoon. The promoters of the new Catholic hospital In AVIlkes-Harre have decided to purchase the Gilchrist home on Han over street to be used for that purpose Hmlly King, 23 years old, of Gillett, Riadford county, objected to the use of aitlflclnl color In butter, drark a four-ounce vial of the mixture and soon died. The trial of the Kelly brothers, In dicted foi the murdei of Leon Gage, at Hrackney Is occupying the atten tion of the court this week at Mont roso A bitter fight Is being made In AVIIkes.-I5aue against the increased water rent of the Spring Brook AArater company Several public meetings of protest have been held A three weeks' term of criminal court will begin at AVIIkes-Rarre on Monday next. The first case on the list la thnt 'against Anthony Jlmmlgbt. who will be tried for the HIacknian mine murder. The rest of the caFes on the Jlrat list are assault and other minor offenses. A Towanda dispatch says. D. M Petk, piesldent Judge of this district, was seized with a convulsion while seated In his oillce In the couit house Just before noon Monday. He was cat rled home on a stretcher In an uncon scious condition, but rallied In the course of a few houis A number of railroaders In the vicin ity of Stroudsburg nre Interested in a ethemo adveitled by an acont who wants men to go to China to be engi neers, fliemen, conductois and brake men He offeis big wages and pays their passage to China. Everyone who secures a position signs a live ytais" contract. A number of capitalists with Asa P. RIakeslee, of Mauch Chunk, at the head, are organizing a company with a capital stock of $100,000, for the pur pose of building a largo hotel nt Lake Carey and to convert the place Into n line summer resort The hotel will cost nbout JC'.OOO and the remainder of the stock will be used In beautifying the gi omuls and lake fiont L L. Sarge, superintendent for the AVest End Coal company, whose break er at Moeanaqua was recently de stroyed by lire, was Intel viewed by the Shlckshlnny Democrat, and says that the breaker will at once be rebuilt. This Indicates that the AVest End com pany either has seemed or Is confident of securing nnother lease ot the work ings from the Lehigh and AVUkts-Uarre Coal company. Fioin present Indlcntlot i the resi dents of Hallstead will soon have a tool mine In complete working order About thieo years ago a test was made on the land adjoining the farm of '(Jhomas Pettlt and a depth of 202 feet was reached when suddenly the work was brought to a standstill by the par ties Interested who claimed .there was no Indication of coal About a week ago, Mr. Hollenbeck, of New York city, a well known capitalist, began negotia tions to have the prospecting resumed. A AVyalusIng dispatch gays: "V A. Stusdevarit, ot Scranton, who has been leasing olv lands across tho river, was In town Monday, and though reticent regarding the well which has Just been put down near Lovelton, be wore a broad smile, Indicating that tho enter prise has been a success It is said that a depth c" 1,500 leet waB reached, and no oil, but a good supply of gas vi- fnxnd. As soon as the well Is properly tubed tho engine, drill, etc.. will be taken to som other locality In that vicinity probably dtu(V and another test be made." THE MARKETS. Wnll Street Itcilcw. New York, April 13. The stotk mar ket today showed dullness ntul npathy thiough tho early houts of trading, though there were Indications of firm ness In the general list. This was the more notable In face of the extraordin arily heavy liquidation In Reading, This had Its effect ultimately In spread ing depression to other properties, the railways, however, generally holding firm. In tho final hour a brisk buying movement, whlth had been gathering force since about mid-day, turned the course of the whole mnrket strongly upward to the top level of the day above last night's tlose. The center of IntereBt In the market all day was Reading, tho sales of trust receipts aggregating 44,000 and all tho securities of the company being actively denlt In nt declines. Tho enormous llalllda tlon In Rending w'ns attributed to the sale of stock acquired by the under writing syndicate on nccount of non payment of nssts.smcnts, which was unloaded in large blocks, 1,000 shnre lots apptarlng quite frequently In the trnnactlons In spite of these heavy offerings the decline censes with a loss of 1 nnd a rally set In In the stock. The suppott necotded the stock was credited to a leading Inteiest In n" thraclte coal. Under this buying the prlte lose 2 points to l!OJ, with only' a slight reaction at tho tlose. The total sales of stocks today were 13I,5Bi shares. Furnished by AVILI.IAM LINN, AL- LKN & CO.. stock brokers. Mears build ing, rooms, 703-700. Open- High- Low- Clos ing "st est Inp. An. Tobacco Co .. "V3 7j" 7i'j 71 Am. Sujf Itef. Co ..1HV4 HI3 H3i HI", Atch , To. SL S. l'e . It) 10t 10 10'i At. .To. & S Pe Ir . 1S n 1S 19S Ones. .L Ohio 1G& I7V Itili 17' Chic. &as S24 S4 SI'f, St Chic. & N V 10P, 103H 10l 103U Chic, 11. & Q 71 7JH 70' 7J-8 C. C. C A. St. L .... 29 3) 2n4 30 Chic, Mil Ar St. P... 72 73U 12b 73'i Chic, R. I. A. Pac. .. (,!', G3'i 0J' CJ'f, Del & Huilon 10ii 101 lOi'ij 103' D,L & AV ISO 131 130 131 Dlst. A: f F U U 11 I.' Gen Electric 30Ms 3P4 CO', 313 Louis.. &.vNush 43S 40' i 433 ti M K A; Tex. Pr... 27 27'i 27 27U Man Elevated SIVfc 8l?i S3' M Mox Poc 13U 13"t 13 15H Nat. Lead 22 22 2J56 2J-a N .1 Centinl 77'J 79". 77's 7 iN. A' Centinl 91 101 . 90', 101 N V,S & AV 7-4 7'i Vt 7i N, A., S. &. AV. Pr.... 2114 21'4 20 2t' Nor. Pac 12's K 12'& 12 Out AL Western .... 13t3 13'i 13's U'i Omaha SS'4 f.H SS'4 fu", Pnc. Mali 27 27' 20 27' Phil & Read 1SU VU, 17 1' Southern It It 7 ' 7'i 7i Southern R It. Pr... 23'-, 2i,' 23 2.,'fc Tenn. C & Iron ... 23 2J' 21 -o'i Union Pddllc ........ 5 54 R Vt Wabash 5 3 3 3 AVabash Pr 12' 12U U"i 12'8 Western Union S0'j S1'4 SO'J 81'j AA. L 0T , Cs 0'B U-, V S. Leathor . . . . C4 C4 C, l4 U S Leather Pr. . C4V4 53 W4 33 CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE PRICES. Open- High- Low- Clos- WHEAT. Ing. est. est. Ing. May C7H C7S G'j ir7- July C7 C7U Wt j7'8 Stptember C; C5 C4"3 03), OA'IS May ir.5, lG-- C 10U July 17 17 172 17a September IS 1S 1S lSi CORN. Mjy 23 21 23 23'4 July 23 23JS 23 23 Septembt.' 27 27 2'i- 2b LARD. May 427 423 4 JO 4 20 July 130 4 32 4 30 4 20 PORK. May ', 8 52 S32 8 33 i-37 Srrnnton lJonrd of Trade Lxtlmngc Qiiotnlions.-AII Qtiotuti oils Ilascd on Parol 100. STOCKS. Scranton & PIttstcn Trac Co. Bid. Asked. 20 National Rorlng &. Drill's Co. First National Bank Elmhurst IioulevarU Co Scranton Savings Dink Scranton Picking Co Lackawanna lion Ai Steel Co. Third National Hank Throop Novelty M'f'g Co. .. . Scranton Traction Co Scranton Axle Works Weston Mill Co Alexander Car Replacer Co. Scranton Bedding Co Dime Dep & Dls Bank Lacka Trust &. Safe Dep Co. Traders National Bank BONDS. Scranton Pass Railway, first mortgage due 1918 . . . Peoples Street Railway, first mortgage due 1918 . ... Scranton AL Plttston Trac Co People's Street Railway, Sec ond mortgage duo 1920 .... Dickson Manufacturing Co.. . Lacka Tow nshlp School 5 . City of Scranton St. Imp. G. Mt A'ernon Coal Co Scranton Axle Works 80 100 'ij 130 90 17 80 230 100 105 143 1J3 C30 200 330 'ii 143 140 110 110 110 90 100 102 102 S3 100 New York Produco Jlnrkct. New York, April 13 Flour Quietei than yesterday, but very sttudily hi'd at old llgures Winter intents U 40d4 GO, do low grades, 12 25a J 70, n'Mneota pattnt, $J80i 4 03 Rye Flour steady Cornmenl Steady Rye Firmer; No 2 weattin, 34a.i!VsC , elf, Buffalo, car lots, 3S2i 39ic Barley- ytilet Barley malt Du'l Whtat Spot inoie active, No 2 red, f o b , nominal, No 1 northern, Dulutli, 79? , fob, afloit, No. 3 hard winter, 73e , optneil steady, told off under disappoint ing tables and absence ot wat news, later dtcllne under the small seduction In worid's stocks, 1) ut finally l allied pui dal ly on export demand and frost talk, clos-lng-aac net lower, No. 2 red April closed, 7bc ; Jliy, 73'hu74,sC., closed, Ae , June closed, 73c , July, 72la 73 9-l(',c , tlosed, 73e , Septembei 70'4a71'iC closed, 71'c , Detenibtr, 73a73e , closed 73e Coin Spot quiet, No 2, 29" c , ele vator, 30Hc, afloat optnd easy, sold off with vheat and ruled dull all day, c'osdn,? 'ac. lower, April closed, 23ic ; May, 29a29?c . tlcsed, 29ac, Julv. 3u!431f , closed, 30e ; Septembei, 32a32'c , closed, 32c. OatB Spot dull and easy. No J. 22c . No 2 delivered. 23c ; No 3, 21c ; No 2 white. 24c; No. 3 white, 23c; track mixed western, Jla23c , track white, 23 1 2sc , dull and nominal In tho absinco of business, closing ',c net Jowir, May closed. 21V4c, July closed, 22c Beef Quiet. Laid Easy, western steamed, $1 40, nom'nal, May, t! 30, nominal, rttlntd, quiet, tontlnent, V 70, South America, $3 05, compound, 4a4'c Butter Sttady, wtstein creamery, 13al8c , do factory, Sa 12'.c ; Elgin, ISc ; Imitations ereamtiy, HalS'-jC ; state dairy, 13al7c. ; do creum eiy, 13al3c. Cheese Quiet; state, large, 9al2c ; do bmsll fancy, 9al2'3c , part skims, 5a8c , full skims, 2'ja3c. Eggs Steady; stato nnd Pi nnsylvanla, lO'ic; western fresh, 10c; southern, 9c. Tal low Dull, city, S"ta3 5-lCc; country, 3a 3 7-10. riiilmlclphlu I'rovihion Mnrket. Phllailtlphla, April U-AVheat-Steady, contract grade April, WaSle., May, 7Hu 73a. i June, nominal, July, nominal Con. li-aftc lowt'i. No 2 mixed, April, 27a 27'ic; May, 27'S.i:7ie : June, nomlnul; July, nominal Oatn-Stcadv : No 2 white April, 2H2l'4e : May, 2ta2P4c June, 21a 2t4c: July, 2la2IVic Wool-L'ucliangotl rrovlelons Firm, fair demand, nutter Dull und In, lower; fancy western cieam ery, 18c; do Pennsylvania prlntn, ltlc.j do, do. do Jobbing at 20a23c. llgfe's rirm, Bood demand, fiesh nearby, 10ifealOc j do w estern, lOtialOc. Chec3c-Steady. Re fined BUKars Unthanged. Cotton Steudy. Tallow Dull, but steudy; tlty prlmo In hoesht-ads, 3ic: country do, do., barrels, 3e.; dark do., 2'4c; cakes, 3'(Jc,; grease, 2',ic. Llvo poultry Easier; fowls, UUa, 1 10c.; roostcis, 7c; ducks, Ual2c; geese, Pa 10c, Dressed poultry Dull and easier! fowls, 0c , for choltti do. common, fa 8'4ci chickens fnlicy, 10c; choice, 9c ; common, 7a8ct broilers western, 20 1 23c., ducks nenrby, 12al4c.; western do, lOalJi.; geese, 3nGc, Receipts Flour, 5,J0O bar rels, 15,000 sacks', wheat, 300 bushels; corn, 283,000 bushels, oats, 13,090 bushels. Ship ments AVheat, 2,000 bushels; corn, 150,000 bushels; oats, 12,000. Clilcngo (imln Mntket, Chicago, April 13. Tho leading futures ranged ns follows: AVhent April, B7'ia G7e., f7T.c; May, C7V8aC7c C7afi7ic ; July, 67aB7Uc , 6V'4c; Septemlitr, CJ'va G3c, C5c. Corn-Aiirll, 2,,a2Jc, SJVja 23c; May, 23!f,a2lc, 23a23'ic; July, 23c 25c, September, 27c 26a2Jc. Oats-May, lWiilOic., Ific; July, 17c 17vc,; Stptember, 18c, IS'ic. Mess pork -May, $i.52'i, t.32'4; July, C24. JS47H Ivard-May, I23, $120, July, $1 32Vj. $110. Short ribs-May, tl 70, $1.624., July, $l.?2',. $1 C3. Cash quotations were as follows: Flour II irely steady; No. 2 spring vheat, C7aBc, No. 2 red, S1'ia8G'ic-, No, 2 corn, I3a23c ; No 2 y ellow , 23n23'4c , No. loats, 10'4c; No 2whtte. f o b.21a2U4i; No. 3 white, f. o b , lSi.'OHc: No. 2 rye, 31a Sic , No. 2 birley nominal; No 3, f. o b 23a14c.. No 4, f o. b , 23a27c , No. 1 flax seed, 73a77c , prlmo timothy seed, $2,0; mess pork, $1 BaS 40 ; lard, $l.20a4 22ls: shott rlb, sides, loose, $1 f0a4 85, dry salt ed shoulders, boxed, 5a5V4c , short clear, sides, boxed, 4al'c, sugar", cut loaf, $3 01, granulated, $3.01. Chlcngo Live Stock. Chlcaro, April 13 Today's sales of cat tle were mostly at low prices, ns the aver age quality was poor; native cattlu sold at 3 S"a4 23 for common dressed beet steers, up to $"a" 25 for choice heevis. coivn sold at $2a2 75, choice to extra heifers sold nt $lal50 Bullr mostly went at $2 50a1W) and oxen nnd stags at $2 50al25 Thcro was a big supply ot calves and they vvuit for $3a5 for common to tholce, very lew going over $4 75. Thcro wns an active demand for hogs nnd prlcis ruled stronger early In the day and largely 2'ic hlghtr, but weal.tned later The bulk of tho of ferings went at I lOil 17', sales being made nt an extreme range of $180i4 2i); Heavy packing lots sold nt $1 8U4, nnd prime lots light went up to $11" PIks sold chiefly nt $3 80vl 15 The demand for sheep wns active and prices wire stronger. Choice sheep nnd lambs advanced lO'-., sales were nt $3 0a4 for common sheep, up to $5a5 50 for strictly choice to prime flocks AVestcrns sold mostly at $1 50a5l5; lambs were in active demand nt $la10 Colorado Iambs sold at $CaC 10, the offer Ings behiB reudlly taken Receipts Cit tle, 2,0m) head, boss, 13,00 head; sheep, 11,000 head. New Yolk Live Stock. New A'ork, April 13 Beeves Receipts, 330 head, no trading, cables quote Ameri can steers nt Ual2c ; sheep, 10V4al3'.c , re frigerator beef at 9al0c.; export, 7,50 beeves, 1,310 sheep and 2,4ou quarters of beef Calves Receipts. 150 head, quiet, steady, veals, $4a5 25 Sheep nnd lambs Receipts, $1 7G, quiet, steady , unsho-n, sheep, $4 25a3 25 elipped do , fi 504 60, un shoin limbs, $3Mab73, clipped do, $55 7 Hogs Receipts, 2,513 head, steady ut $1 23a 4 CO. IlilfTnlo Live Stock. East Buffalo, N. Y. April 13 -Cattle-Receipts all conslRncd through and them was nothing doing In tho cattlo yards. Hogs Receipts, five cars, stronger; A'ork ers, fiood to choice, $4 30a4 i5, roughs, common to gcod, 3 75a3 90, pigs, common to fair, $3 50a3 90 Sheep and lambs Re ceipts, ono car; slow, lambs, good to choice, $5 90a30: culls to common, $3 75i 4 G3: sheep, thoico to selected wethers, $5 23a510, cull:, and common, $3.10a3.73. Oil Market. Oil Cltv, Pa, April 13 Market closed with S3'4e bid for certificate! oil Sales, 5,000 barrels at 83e ; credit balances, un changed, mns, 113,K1 barrtls; shipments, 99,194 barrel-". ACTIVITY AT JEANSVILLE. Tho Shop Is in Receipt of n I'nir Slmro oi Orders, Hazleton, April 13 Tho Jeanesvlllo shop l.s enjoying a measure of activity. Enough oideis aie coming In to keep tome depaitments busy. Today a m im moth pump was snipped to the Lehigh and AYIlkes-lJ.uie Coal company, at AVllkes-Riite, lot use In the Notting ham shaft. H ! one cf tho laigesl pumps yet tuiucd out. An older has, Ijeen received fiom the Cumberland Railroad comiiany of Spring Hill, Nova Scotia, for a duplex pump tlze 22x9x30. fetveral smaller ordeis have been re ceived during the past few days. Is the season for new life in nattue, new' igor in our ii1iir:il s-jhtems. As tho frubli saj) cart ius lilo into tho tiucs, so our blood should givo its lcnewcd stiPiigtlt and vigor. In its iinpuio sluto it cannot do this, and tho aid of Hood's baisaparilla is Jinpcuttivuly needed. ItAill puiity, vh:iliso and cniich the blood, find with tliis solid, cowect foundation, it will build up good health, create a good upiotite, tono ) our stomach and digestive oigans, strengthen jour ncivcs and over como or pievcnt that tiled feeling. This has been tho cxpeiicnco of thou sands. It will bo j ours if you tako SarsapariiuajXmu.1. cine and mood Purifier. Sold by all druggists SI. fj-,l r:n cure nausea, Indigestion, THE FIGHT IS OVER, THE VICTORY IS OURS. AA'e havo lots of followers, but our strides are too long, our pace too fast and they fall farther and farther behind. Ours Is the only first-class mer chant tailoring establishment In Scranton making garments at pop ular prices. Our Specialties Are Suits at $15, $18 and $20 A'o havo secured a piece of tho Identltal goods from. which I'ltCSI DUNT M'KINLKV'S inauguration suit was made. Are are now ready to make suits from these goods. It Is a beautiful fabric, the most per fect production of an American loom. W. J. DAVIS, Merchant Tailor, 213 Wyoming Ave,, fiiaX. S Q nm p iirwiiis .THE Wmi 6F Tho Woar and Tear Incident Salesman Very Often jyom the iVci, J. IT. AVIiann, ttho Hvm in snllo No. 23 In the llody block, corner of 1'nynonnd AVIlson Avenues, Cleveland, Ohio, lind sutli-rrd for months from nervous prostration ami ex trcmu iicrouncK, Ills nrrvous syetrm had become undermined bv Irregular habits, nnd he wo.1 reduced to the vcrgo of total prostration. Mr. AVlnnn is sao longer n travelling salesman, tint occupation vrns fraught with too much danger to his health, and ho nbaudnncd it. At present ho is ion ncoted with the Mnlionlns Coal Conipuny, nnd has thirgu of a mine three miles distant from Alliance, Ohio, and thcro ho spends mutt of his time. "TravellliiR salesmen have to put up with a great ninny inconvenlcnirs when they are on the road," said Mr.AVhann, "Aie.als, tlccp and rest, nro often irregular, nnd tlirso causes uiihettle otic'siritrvcs, I was rapidly approaching n point where I would brtoine o nervous wrick unless 1 employed extreme incisures. I found it almost impossible to read or wrlto for n period longer than n few rnimitM. I would pick up n newspaper with tho inttntion of glni'dtig over tlio news of the day. In live or ten minutes I v.ould liave to lay the piper rside and get up and walk around to quiet my ncrvis. It was the Mine when I did any writing. I could write for n few minutes and then liivo to give it up, as my hands would become shaky nnd my wnoie iiouviinii niind in nmitvtr. "This nervousness brought on severe head nehesj it also brought a loss of sleep, ll of which couiblned to gradually break down my health. I became, run down cud lost my up- THE LEADING AND LARGEST IILLIIRY STORE. f40 U&do7$ 413 LACKAWANNA AVE. A BIG MILLINERY TRADE Millinery is our strong po'tit Tc Ijtiowit thoroughly in all its branch es. We hjc the biggest millinery basincss In this city. Importing unit bnjing direct from manufacturers in the large quantities necessary for our trade, ac make the LOWEST PltlCKS possible anywhere. THE GERSON MILLINERY is famous. Our trimmings arc adding ctra charm and beauty to the spring st)ics. See Us About Your Easter lint. TRIMMED HATS, lrrcslstlMv pretty me our medium-priced IlatH, ot wlilihuoimiUon upccliUtv. WuHbow n nt I. ulliw. u,i t.. ui.n. ...I .., ...... I...- .'.v.a. in,,, ,,, oij n, s,,i,j,c i.uii IIIIUIIIIU. 7a usual SS and $10 lints of QLA fQ othei Htorcn you'! iu'11 find here at y-r.-'u Tho usual SI nnd $5 Hutrt vou'll 9 OR rho usual S I llndhcic ut i.9aiui ' UNTRIMMED HATS. A great opening of 0111 spring tiade. Lvory now shnpe. Double, our foimer linmcuso Ntotk. Lowest pilcis In the tlty. "XQn Niapolltan llruldllutH, newest sliapes " worth 75 ttnts. Cflr' Newest Shape Ilernluik Turbans " worth SI. 00. , OCr Chlldren'H Ilat, newest shapes, In tho '"' mvv Ombiu straw, woitb r0 cents. Or" 1'lftv dllliront shapes und comblim sJ tions, Intituling lianil-innilo llinld Huts, woith 51,00 and '.'.00. JULIl'S TKAUfiOTT, rrop. You cati count the time by days hoav till the great Bank rupt Sale of Kerr, Sou & Co.'s stock comes to a close. Will you be among those avIio'11 get left ? You may as avcII get a share of these bargains as not, and more especially Avheu there's so much that you really need, going at half and less thau half its ac tual value. Carpet and Drapery Stocks Are still large, but the prices are just as AveVe hinted at. Opposite Alain Entrance to Wyoming House, A SELECT PRIVATE PARTY TO COST OF TRIP: from Now York to Now York, ouly $260 1 Including All Necessary Expenses. Tickets to Return (lood tor One Year, ;rosslii(rthej:ni."llsh Channel by best (day) service, via Hover und Okltnd. No nlcht travel In l.uropi. Ibatlegant neu twln-citu Amerl. un 1 lot s s. "M. Paul, ( 1 1, 1100 tons,) rttt'iitly built by thee lamps, whit li tonveys the I'm urdoii in (l't tlavs t ci i South ampton. (KtttUtnt two-berth rooms reserved lor turli depositors. tlOUTi:: Aow Vorh, houthuinpton, Loudon, Diner, Ostcnd, Hrussels.l'rirli, Versiiillcs, Antwerp, Now 01lt. To sail from New A'ork by tho Amtrltau I.lne new t ln-sere steamer "ST. PAUL." WEDNESDAY, JULY 7th, 1897. With on Annex Trip to the Rhine and Switzerland at Sooi a Second Annex Trip through It aly at I20 utldltlonal, London to Strutford-on-Avon und back, (i day), $Si bcotUnd 13 days.), S16 Jptionnl Holland Irln, 810 ovtrn; Cyellnu Tour (Intliidlns short trips In IhiKlnnd. aduyi along the Itldiii;. and 'J days throiifti the Illiu k 1'orest, Paris and ilolsde lloulogne) fl5etru, totovertost of tiansportlns bleytlc. l'OIt I UUTIIKH I'AinitULAHS AI1UIUS 5. N. GALLIJNDElt, COIL SI'ltLCi: STKEET ANU WYOMING AVENUE, SCRANTON. PA. ' FANCY RIPE STRAWBERBIE Gsrmuda and Southern Produco, l'RESfl EVERY DAY. 1 It PIERCE. PENH ML I B fiiion A TOTAL 00LLAPSE. - io tho Life of a Travelling Results Seriously. Ct,ci elantl, Ohio, pctlto nnd performed my Julie with no heart whatever. My friends rmiuiiiirndcd ona medicine or nnother, nnd ono of them suggest id Dr. Williams 1'liik I'M lor l'nlo lVoplc. I bought n kw hoxis and follnrml tho direc tions regarding their use. They restored my nerves to tl.i ir normal nnd uatur.il condition ; they drove awny the violent headaches nnd In soninin, and made! me feel like a man who en joyed life. I tint now at times troubled with a hcadniho whllo Miperintendlng the work nt tho mine, but the pills quickly and cflcctlvely dissipate it." Mrs. hann, too, is very cnthuslastlo la her prai'0 of the pills, Slio lias used them for hcndnclio nnd nervousness, nnd has ro Lommindid them to many of her friends. Dr. AVIHum' I'lnk 1'ills for l'nle I'eoplo nre considired nn unfilling specific for sueU disrates ns locomotor nt ixiu, parflnl paralysis, ht. AMttis' dance, ftiatica, ucurnlgii. rhiiima tlsm, nervous headjehe, tho after effects of la grippe, pilpltation of tlie heart, pnlo nnd sal. low complexion', tint tired feeling resulting from nervous pnvdrilion; nil diseases result inir fioin vitiatid humors in tho blood, such as ct rofulii. chronic erysipelas, rtc. Thcyaro nisi a spetific for trouuli s pi eullnr to femalts, sneh ns suppressions, irregularities, nnd nil forms of winkmss. In men they cllt eta rad ii nl cure in nil tascs nrising from mental worry, ovtrwork, or exussrs of whatever niture. I'ink l'illsar"snldhy nil dealersor will bo suit post paid on rcetipt of price, fiO cents a hoi or six boxes for L'W, by addressing Dr. AVilll uns tcdy, N. Y. Mtdltino Company, Schcutos RIBBONS, All the richest and most eveluslvo ribbons In tho in irktt are hero ntspttlallv low prltes At t Or Alolri'iiiiiUnney brotiitloHlbhoiiH. ru- IV,uNos. 10 unit nn, worth fully 'J.-.C. a yard At 1 Or AlIMIk blnek brocade nnd fancy r-i- i.j .vioiio Itlhbons, Nos. 10 nnd.-.o, a yard worth nfic. Af 9er Nos. (lOnnd HO, liuro silk Moire, "''"''Iiiiiij strliio unit hroeado ltib a yard bons, worth noe. FLOWERS, WINGS, FEATHERS. lilt n limit h, rreuth Hoses, wlthl ollnge, 3 tie largu bunt lies llnest ltosos, 'J le large bunt lits Import td Cnrnntlons. llle 11 liuntli, lint) velvt t Tansies; !17c blatk UHtrlib Half Plumes, viorth 00c. I7i llulf lMumts, In all the new slunk. Mile Hint It I lps, !l In a buiieb, worth (I2e. 1 iiuiK Wings and Aigitttcs, iiuill tolois, at lowist prltes. ll.'J Lackawanna Avenue. Q. KERR, Agent. 408 Lackawanna Ave. CALL UP 3QB2i neiiDiRiK CO. ofi'icu and WAsnitousn, Ml TO isi nlBfUWAN STRUCT. "0 18,11 won SLW.COLUNS.Jrauascr. Y .t. if LlWUL. ts, -.-..-' v i v ,Vi"ti
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