i-"J ' 5:,tl xrf .10 THE SOI? ANTON TRIBUNE- - TUESDAY MORNING, MAY U5, 3 8ff7. "MV..'r neighboring NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA About 100,000 plkd fry havo been de posited In the liver near Windsor. Calvin Sterling, aged 77, one of Mcs hoppen's prominent citizens, has passed a. ny. Whlttlngton Brother, of nuffolo, will establish a steel die stamping plant In Susquehanna, If sulllclent financial en couragement Is given them. Pickpockets relieved Colonel W. .T. Harvey of Wilkes-Dane, of a $20 bill. J. B. Barr lost $13. Tho picking wao done on a crowded street car. Th'e Susfiuehannu Trotting associa tion lias just organized, with James Vayne as president and J. Drlscoll sec retary. Grounds are being fitted up for the development of trotting stock. The following will constitute tho now Susquehanna County Medical Pension Examining board: Dr. Chatles Newton, of Montrose; Dr. I). C Alnoy, of New Mllford; Dr. M. L. Miller, of Lnnesboro. Negotiations ore now pending be tween some New York capitalists and the owners of the llthla water well at Carpenter Hollow, Wyoming county, for the purchase of the entire product of tho well, which la about 1,100 bar rels a day. The price agreed upon Is 3 cents a gallon. The purchasers claim to have n. contract for supplying flfty tvio ilnc steamers on the Atlantic, as well ns other large markets. It tho purchase If. concluded the water will be piped to tho Delaware, Lackawun na and Western railroad and conveyed to tho seaboard. In tanks. DEATH BY ASPHYXIATION. Chnilcs It. Higgs, p. M'ilkes-llnrro Moulder. Found Dead in Bed. WIIkes-Barre. May 24. Charles It. Illggs, who boarded with his brother, XV. I.. Hlggs, of Gllderslecve Alley, was found dead in bed at C o'clock this morning. Death was due to aspyxla tlon by gas. Hlggs arrived home about twenty minutes of 12 last night nt which time the otlier members of the household were all asleep. This morning the ser vant girl knocked at the door of his room to Wake him for work. Ills door was locked and after repeated Inef fectual efforts to arouse him the girl became alarmed, aroused XV. L. Hlggs and his wife and told them of her failure to awaken Charles. They forced open the door. Tho gas was escaping full force from the jet, the room was permeated with tho noxious element, and Hlggs lay on the bed apparently dead or unconscious. Dr. Smith was summoned. Although there Vtas no sign of life the doctor worked over the prostrate form for two hours. In the meantime Dr. Matlack arrived. Both made a thorough examination and pronounced the man dead. Dr. Matlack gave It as his opinion that life had been extinct for several hours previous to his ar rival. Hlggs was a moulder In the employ of the Wllkes-Barre Iron Manufactur ing company. Tho relatives of de ceased say ho was industrious, sober and contended. HARVEY CREEK HOTEL BURNED. With All Its Contents, Which Includ ed 9100 in Cash. Wilkes-Barre, May 21. The old Har vey Creek hotel at West Nantlcoke, owned by Colonel W. J. Harvey and his brother, H. H. HaVvey, of this city, was burned this morning. The hotel was conducted by B. H. Stout, who with his wife and two children and a cook occupied apartments on the spc ond floor Shortly before 3 o'clock this morning Search Womelsdorf, a neigh bor, who was getting ready to go to work, noticed a bright light In the ho tel, and hurried over. On reaching there he found the rear end on fire and gave the alarm. Mr. Stout had considerable difficulty In net ting his family out on account of the stairs In the kitchen being on fire, and had to take his wife, the children and cook, Miss Moyer, out through a sec ond story window. There being no (ire fighting apparatus at hand, the build ing and its contents, which Included $180 In cash, were totally ij '3troyed. Stout's loss Is about $2,900, but h.tj car ried $2,000 Insurance with the Post Brothers agency of Shlckshlnny. THE BODY RECOVERED. Remains of Hov Drowned Last Tues day Found nt Plymouth. Wllkes-Barre, May 21. The body of Richard Moigan, the 10-year-old boy who was drowned In the river near Plymouth lost Tuesday, were found this morning by Thomas E. Pryce, who was fishing near tho steam boat land ing back of the planing mill. Parts of the face and fingers had been eaten away. NICHOLSON. The Ladles' guild of the Presbyte rian church will serve a 10-cent ruppur in the lecture room of the church Wed nesday evening, from 5 to 7 ?0 o'clock. Fiank Pratt, of Scranton, bpent tho Sabbath In Nicholson with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Pratt. Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Pratt ad Mr. nnd Mrs. George Pratt, of New Mil ford, were the guests of their brother, Mr. and Mrs. P. D. Pratt, last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stephens, of Wllkes-Barre, were entertained by the pnrents of the former, Mr. and Mrs. Holoway Stephens, on Surday. The Nicholson baso ball team will go DRUNKARDS CAN gE SAVE The cruvlui: for drink U a disease, a mar vellous euro for which has been discovered culled "Anti-Jag," which mnke the lnebrlnte Ioo nil tawta for strong drlnd without know. Iiik why, nit It can he given secretly in teu, co true, Houp nutl tho like. Jf"AitWos" Ik not kept by your druggist tend ono dollar to the ltenovu Chemical Co., UUUroftdwuy, New York, und It will he Kent fiottpald, in plain wrapper with full dlrec Ions how to give secretly. Information mailed free. CARPET SALE 1,000 yards Ingrain Carpets marked to 18c, 23c, 25c, 29c, 35c, worth from 25c to 50c. OIL CLOTH SALE 500 yrtrds Floor Oil Cloths marked to 15c, 20c, 25c, 30c, 33c Square Yard, worth from 20c to 50c. MATTING SALE 200 yards assorted MattliiR, 8c to 25c. Just one hall their value. This salo to last one week only. Tapestry Carpets at cut prices. J. SCOTT INGLIS. Counties. to Great Bend next Tlunsday to rlny their initial game of this season. Wo expect to havo a n.tronger team this season than last, although it was very ratlFfactory last seaton. Mlss'Kmma Harding visited tho Elec tric City Monday, i'okkst crrr. Thomas J. Pentecost, who had his arm so badly Injured In a runaway one day last week, was taken to tho Emer gency hospital at Carbondale. There had been a rupture of some of the veins In the arm and It wns very much swol len. An operation was performed, which gave the relief needed and he will soon bo ablo to again attend to business. A Btrawberry and Ico cream festival will be held by the Epworth league at parsonage hall tonight. Thomas Kllrow, the Great Bend poli tician, was horo Saturday looking over tho field. "Tom" usually manages to keep pretty good watch of the general situation throughout the county. C. Preedman, who has been conduct ing a grocery and clothing store under tho opera house, was sold out by tho sheriff yesterday afternoon. The num ber of creditors who were present to sec what they could save out of tho wreck could not have been much less than fifty. Mr. and Mrs. E, J. Monroe, Mrs. J. C. Brown nnd Mrs. S. Menhennett spent Saturday nnd Sunday at Lake Como, Wayne county. District Attorney W. D. B. Alney and J. M. Kelly, of Montrose, were pro fessionally engaged here yesterday. W. J. Davis, of Scranton, was In tho borough on business yesterday. The funeral of little Bay Allen, who died from injuries received by a fall, was held In tho Presbyterian church Saturday morning at 7.30 o'clock. Tho remains were taken to Prompton, Wnytie county, for interment. On Saturday evening, at Davis' opera house, occurs the presentation of the cantata, "Esther, the Beautiful Queen." One hundred and fifty people will take part and elaborate costumes have been secured. Tho diagram will open at Da vis' drug store on Thursday. The pro ceeds will be used to establish a free circulating library. 1ION12SDALE. The Grand Army Memorial services will be held on Saturday next. A small steam yacht from Boundout brought the paymaster up the canal on Friday, and on Saturday morning Mr. Kirk Bose took a small party of ladies on a pleasure trip down the canal. Rev. James P. Ware, reator of St Paul's church, Plymouth, Pa., conduct ed services at Grace Episcopal church on Sunday. Mr. David Doney, of Upper Park street, died Monday morning of son Mi mption. A former Honcsdale lady, now Mrs. Edgar, of South Orange, N. J., Bang a solo at ahe morning service In. the Presbyterian, church on Sunday. The Whaitsoever society of the Meth odist church will hold a, social In tho church parlors on Friday evening. Mr. C. E. Decker, of New York city, spent Sunday wl'th his parents on East street. A grand concert is to be given In the Opera house Wednesday evening by a chorous of seventy voices, composed of the choirs of the different churches, un der the direction of Mr. B. R. Hall, with Mrs. II. T. Dolmctsch accompan ist. Honesdalo can furnish singers for a. good concert, as was demonstrated by the St. John's oholr concert. Now let our people show their appreciation of this In a like manner by, filling the Opera house. The congregations of the Baptist and Methodist churches on Sunday evening Joined with the Presbyterian! In the annual memorial services, and listened to an eloquent sermon by Rev. W. II. Swift. There was a. largo attendance of Grand Army members. WYOMING SEMINARY. The lecture on "Alaska," given by Colonel French, at Nelson Memorial hall last Friday evening was very In structive, The speaker had a number of stereoptlcon views which represented the occupation, the religion of the peo ple and the scenery of the country. Professor Gllott, Mr. Balloy and Mr. Reed were at Scranton Saturday. The commencement is approaching and many of the students are looking forwaid to a vacation. Mr. W. I. Andrews Is at his home, Blnghamton, N. Y., on account of sick ness. Professor Thurston has recently re ceived a very fine rattle snake to add to his many zoological specimens. The base ball team played a very good game with the Bloomsburg team at the Athletic field last Wednesday. Score, 15-5, in favor of Wyoming. Mr. Koons, of Freelund, Pa., Is a re cent graduate from the commercial college. The students of tho short hand and typewriting department are doing very good work -under tho direction of Mrs. Hard. Mr. Richard Gendall spent Sunday at his home, Jermyn. Professor Rice, of Wesleyan univers ity, preached a, very pood sermon at tho Methodist chuieh last Sunday morning. He took as his text I Phll llpeans: 2, 9: "A name which Is above every name." Dr. Sprague spent a few days last week at Drew theological seminary, Madison, N. J. Robert Spencer was at the seminary last Saturday after having just re covered from a severe siege of typhoid fever. Mrs. Bebee spent Sunday at Tunic hannock, Pa, Professor Stevens was thu leader at the Young Men's Christian association meeting last Sunday morning. Ho gave a very interesting talk an "Spiritual Life." TUNKIIANNOCK. Sam Day has Just purchased a. new Ice wagon from T. C. Miller. Robert Bardwell had his herd of cat- tim9&Ilhm Royal makes the lood pure, wholesome and delicious. POWDER Absolutely Pure HOTfAl 1AKINO POWOtB CO., M YOK. tie examined recently by Veterinary L. E. Mcnde, and no signs of tuber culosis wore found. The Mansfield State Normal school played base ball at iSayre on Satur day and wore beaten by a score of 8-2. Mr. and Mrs. Roys, of Bloomsburg, spent Sunday with Mrs. Roys' parents, Mr. nnd Mrs. George White. Charles Hergo Little, of Scranton, vis ited his parents here on Sunday. Mrs. Beebe, of Wyoming semlnnry, spent Saturday and Sunday with .iames W. Piatt and family. Tracy Roberts, of West Plttston, was In town Sunday. On account of tho cave-In work on tho sewer was continued on Sunday. RANDOM REMARKS ON HEALTH AND HYGIENE There's a citnnlnjr young bacillus and a natty llttlo germ, Or somo frisky dlatoma or a mlcroscoplo worm, Or somo scientific, wonder dragging 'round a Latin term. In our food and air nnd water and, by Jlngs' It makes mo squirm. And the sun will be much colder in about a million years, And a portion of earth's moisture slowly dries ard disappears. And Its crust Is slowly cooling and excites our human fears, So, by Jlngs! you needn't wonder If It tills my eyes with tears. In a hundred genratlons man will have no teeth at all And his skull will be as naked .13 a shiny billiard ball: His superfluous toes will vanish, ho will bo but four feet tail. So, by Jlngs! you cannot wonder if my llesh begins to crawl. Ho will travel with electrics, bicycles and cablo cars; With his airships he will wander llko a meteor 'mid the stars; Ho will open navigation on the waterways of Mars. And, by Jlngs! whero will you stop him when he once lets down tho bars? And now Edison's Inventing patent food, nnd I'll be blessed If It won't knock out the farmers and tho wheat fields of the West, And this baby incubator and perhaps that way Is best, But I'll go to Philadelphia, whero my brain can tako s rest. A. T.'Wordsn, In Judge. 0 For burns nothing can equal lime and lard. Take sifted air-slacked lime and mix with lard. Spread on a cloth. If tho burn is deep, must make another plaster at once to lay on. As soon as the lard gets warm It will begin to burn again. Scrape the plasters 0,1 and mix in more fresh lime. After the wound quits burning the plasters should bo kept on and will heal the sore. Air-slacked lime Is valuable and should be kept In the house at all times, as It affords instant relief for burns. -o The appetite for alcohol can be dissi pated by eating apples at every meal, says a physician. Apples, If eaten in large quantities, possess properties which entirely do away with the crav ing that all confirmed drunkards have for drink. The doctor says under his notice he has been able to effect a cure by this means, the patient gradually losing all desire for nlcohol. o Professor Snelllson says that only 900 persons in 1,000,000, according to med ical authority, die from old age. while 1,200 succumb to gout, 18,400 to measles, 2,700 to apoplexy, 7,000 to erysipelas, 7,500 to consumption, 48,000 to scarlet fever, 25,000 to whooping-cough, 30,000 to typhoid and typhus, nnd 7,000 to rheumatism. The averages vary ac cording to locality, but these are con sidered accurate as regards the pop ulation of the globe as a whole. 0 Dr. Donlln, in speaking of a man who recently dropped dead whllo riding on his wheel, said: I found that the immediate cause, of death was heart disease, but I am of opinion that If he had never ridden a blcyclo ho would be alive today. Bicycling Is apt to be a violent form of exercise, and no person suffering from heart disease should ride a wheel." Professor Bllsllk says: Linseed oil Is a good thing for corns. A piece of lint damped with the oil should bo wrapped round tho part and kept con stantly applied. It gives great relief where the corn Is soft, and is not long In eradicating it. o Middle-aged and all old persons and thoso with weak hearts and impaired lungs have often experienced a feeling of suffocation when there Is too much water in the atmosphere. Those who breathe It are, to u, certain extent, de prived of their due supply at oxygen. The air of bed rooms Is exceedingly liable to bo overcharged with watery vapor, the most obvious reason being that many bed rooms uro never warmed with fires, and that their win dows are often left open until dusk, and sometimes even to tho ho'uir of going to bed. A delicate or an aged person leaves, say, at 11:30, sitting room in which the temperature was 68 degrees, and enters a cold damp bed room with . temperature of say 38. degrees. The air in the sitting room was dry, perhaps a llttlo too dry. Tho air in tho bed room is loaded with cold, wat ery vapor. So soon as tho porson en ters the bed room he chokes and gasps and coughs for half an hour at least, and sometimes brings cm such an at tack of asthma, or, as he calls It "stuffness" of tho chest, that ho can hardly breathe at all. Ho may even lose his night's sleep, and bo ill for somo days after suoh an exposure. Common sense says: "Make on effort to bring the atmosphere of the bed room nearer In point both of dryness and of warmth to the atmosphere of the sitting room, and then the occupant will neither gasp nor choko nor cough, but will co to sleep with ease and comfort." Bacteriological science has, says the New York Tribune, freed tho world from another bogy to wit, tho pesti lential character of graveyards. It has long been Imagined that tho places In which human bodies wero literally re turned "earth to earth" were verltablo breeding-places of disease. Tho germs of tho maladies that had caused "tho death of tho bodies and Innumerable other germs and poisons generated by tho processes of decay were supposed to pcrmeato tho soil, to rlso from It In noxlus exhalations, and to contaminate tho streams of water that might flow near by. Great cemeteries wero sup posed to bo a serious menaco to tho health of cities, and ono of the strong est arguments In favor of cremations has been that thus all theso evils would bo entirely abolished. Without enter ing Into any controversy regarding the respective merits of tho lnclnerntlon and Inhumation, It may bo said that this old notion of graveyards was Ill founded. "Nature" reports tho results of a more careful and elaborate Inves tigation of tho subject which was re cently made by Dr. Losener. In tho experiments the actual conditions at tending ordinary burial were ad hered to as faithfully ns possible, both as regards the depth of tho grave and tho lnclosure of tho body. The duration of vitality of the various pathogenic bacteria was carefully ob served, and was found to vary con siderably. Thus the microbes of chol era lived only 28 days, and thoso of pneumonia a similar period. Typhoid bacilli, of which there lias been an es pecial dread in connection with ceme teries, perished after 9G days of burial: and those of tuberculosis after from 95 to 123. Tetanus bacilli aio supposed to llvo nnd propagate Indefinitely In tho eoll, and Indeed, after 261 days they were found In a highly virulent condi tion; but after 361 days they could no longer bo detected. Th'e germs of anthrax alono survived a year and more, and may well be reckoned the most persistent of all. Attention was also paid to tho possible spread of tho germs through the adjacent soil and In to streams of water. Generally speak ing, they did not spread, or nono of them but those of anthrax. The last named were found in the soil at somo distance from the body and also In wat er. Nono of tlio others were to be found, not even a few Inches from tho Infected carcass. It therefore seems safe to conclude that burial Is, In gen eral, a sanitary method of disposing of dead bodies, and that cemeteries nro not to be regarded as centres of In fection or contagion. 0 The following rules nro given by an authority for the care of the mouth In sick persons: (1). Patients with good dlges tlvo powers, free from fover, r.nd with no loss of consciousness require no more than ordinary caro of the mouth. (2). In children and very old patients the Ibbs solid food taken the greater should be the care with tho inouth. They should llnso the mouth out several times a day with lukewarm water containing a little common salt, tincture of myrrh, or eau de-Cologno added, to stlmulato secretion. When there Is a tendency to bleeding of the gums, or Nvhen tho teeth are bad, a pinch of powdered boric acid may be twice dally rubbed In between the lips and gums. Patients with falo teeth should remove their falso teeth whn, owing to loss of appetite or chronic gs trio disturbance, they cannot take solid food. (3). In patients with partial loss of consciousness the mouth should be exam ined several times a day for small sores, such aa may arise from the pressure of the teeth on tho lips, etc. Such sores should bo powdered with a llttlo boric acid or ohlorato of potash, and the cracks at tho corners of the lips heal quickly If dried with a clean towel and treated with boric acid or vaseline. Tho mucuous'membrano may be stimulated by wiping tho tongue and mouth, and press ing on tho tongue with a moist towel every two or three hours; If necessary, tho hinder part of tho torguo should be cleaned with a wad of cotton-wool fast ened to a stem. If the patient sleep with the mouth open tho air In the room must bo kept mclst; a moistened layer of mus lin laid on tho mouth may be of.somo ser vice. (4). Patients with fever should havo something to drink cold water or weak lemonade at least every hour; ono must not wait until tho patient asks for drink. Besides preventing dryness, the fluid main tains the activity of the glands and the wholo function of tho mucou3 membrane. Many patients are prevented from drink ing by a painful dry and cracked condi tion of tho lips, and thereforo all feverish patients should, from tho commencement of their illness, havo their lips TObbed sev eral times a day with vaseline or fat. In protracted cases of fever tho mouth may also bo swabbed out with oil, fat or great ly diluted glycerine. THE MARKETS. Wnll Street Hcviow. . New York, May 24. Today's rally In tho rtock market was attributable to the decision of the supreme court In the Interstate commerce ease. The market had derived strength last week on rumors regarding this decision hut it sold off again this morning before the decls'ion was announced on account of doubt being thrown upon, the relia bility of last week's information. In all tho early dealings the hand of the professional trader was plainly evident, Tho total sales of stocks today wero 100,816 shares. Furnished by WILLIAM LINN AL LEN & CO., stock Brokers, Mears build ing, rooms, 705-706. Open- High- Low- Clos ing, est. est. lnsr. Am. To. Co C9H 70 C0V4 70 Am. 3ug. ltef. Co.. .113 114 113 Il3?fc Ateh., To. & S. Fe.. 10H H 10'4 10 At., To. & S. Fo Pr.. 19 2 19 Canada Southern ... 47 47 47 47 Ches. & Ohio 16 KM 16 16',i Chic. Gas 82 8: 81 SJ'.i Chic. & N. W. Wl 1033 101 10JIJ Chic, B. & Q 72 75 73 7S C. C. C. & St. L. ... 20 29 29 29 Chic., Mil. & St. 1.. 74 73 73 75 Chic, It. I. & Pac. 03 fil C3 04 Del. & Hudson 10J 104 102 101 D., L. & W. 147 14S 117 llfc Dlst. &C. F 10 10 9 10 Gen. Klectrlo SO 31 20 31 Lako Shore 164 Kt 104 161 Louis. & Nash 41 45 44 45 M. K. & Tex. Pr. ... 2G 27 20 27 Alan. Klevuted 84 So 81 84 Mo. Pac 13 13 13 13 N. J. Central 69 71 68 71 N. Y. Central 99 100 99 100 Nor. Pac 3fi Sr? 3C 37 Omaha 56 68 C6 58 'Pac. Mall 26 26 2i 20 Phil. & Heading 17 18 17 18 SouthernIt.lt 7 7 7 7 Southern It. R. Pr. . 25 26 25 26 Tenn. C. & Iron 18 ;8 18 18 Union Paclilo 6 7 G 7 Western Union 77 78 77 78 U. S. Leather Pr... 51 65 54 65 U. 8. Rubber 13 13 13 13i4 Biliousness Is caused by torpid liver, which prevents diges tion and permits food to ferment and putrlfy In tua stomach. Then folow dizziness, headache, Hood's lnsomloa, nervousness, and, nan It not relieved, bilious fever Qa n I I or bood poisoning. Hood's W III 5 Pills stimulate the stomach, rouse the liver, curs headache, dizziness, con stipation, etc. M cents. Hold by all drtiBgl'ts. Tho only Pills to take w 1th Hood's SarsaparlUa. THE LEADING AND LARGEST MILLINERY STORE THE MILLJNEIRV -:- EVER 500 Dozen Untrimmed Hats Iu all the leading shapes and in all the fine straws and combinations, every color. Regular prices 75c, $1, $1,25 and $1.50. Sale Price 25c each 150 dozen finest hand-made Gimp and Braid Hats, white, black and all colors, newest shapes. Regular prices $1.50 and $2.00. Sale Price 75c each 413 Lackawanna Avenue CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE PKICE8. Open- High- Low- Clos- WHEAT. lng. est. est. lng. July 72 72 71 71 September 67 67 C6 66 OATS. July 18 18 17 17 September 18 18 18 18 CORN. July 2t 24 24 21 September 25 25 25 25 LARD. July 3.75 3.77 3.73 3.77 September 3.82 S.S7 3.82 3.85 PORK. July 8.15 8.25 8.10 8.20 Scranton Hoard of Trade Kxchnnge Qiiotntious--All Quotations Uuscd , 011 Par of 100. STOCKS. Bid. Asked. Scranton & Plttston Trac Co. ... 20 National Boring &. Drill's Co 80 First National Bank 650 Elmhurst Boulevard Ce 100 Scranton Savings Bank 2W Scranton Packing Co 95 Lacka. Iron & Steel Co 150 Third National Bank 350 Throop Novelty M'f'g Co 80 Scranton Traction oC 15 17 Scranton Axle Works SO Weston Mill Co 250 Alexander Car Replacer Co 100 Scranton Bedding Co 103 Dlmo Dep. & Dls. Bark 145 Lacka. Trust & Safe Dep. Co.. HO 145 Economy, S. H. & P. Co 60 BONDS. Scranton Pass. Railway, first mortgage due 1918 110 ... People's Street Railway, first mortgage due 1918 110 Scranton & Plttston Trac. Co. ... SO People's Street Railway, Sec ond mortgage due 1920 110 Dickson Manufacturing Co 109 Lacka. Township School 5 102 City of Scranton St. Imp. 6 102 Mt. Vernon Coal Co S3 Scranton Axlo Works 100 New York Produce Jliwkct. Now York. May 21. FlourDull and about steady. Winter patents, $I.G5al.9o; winter straights, J4.30at.10; Minnesota bakers. J3.70. llyo flour Steady. Corn meal Dull. Itye Steady; No. 2 western, 27c.; c. i. f.. Buffalo. IJarley Quiet; feeding. 2S14C., c. I. f., Buffalo. Barley malt Nominal. Wheat Spot dull and weak; No. 2 hard New York, 7SV4C f. o. b., atloat; No. 1 northern New York, Sitae, f. o. b afloat; do. Duluth, SI 14c, f. o. b., afloat; options opened firmer, declined later and closed partially ,ic to c. net lower; No. 2 red? May, SOJSaSl'&c, closed, S0c.; July, 77a78!ic.. closed. 77!&c; Sep tember, 72Ha731c., closed, 721ic.; Decem ber, 73!ia7c, closed, 73ic. Corn Quiet; No. 2, 29lc, elovator; SOSJc., afloat; options opened firm and advanced, finally -weak-ened, and closed unchanged to c decline; May closed, 29o.; July, 29a30c, closed, 23Jj,c; August closed, 30Kc; September, 30 UalCa31Vc, closed, 31c. Oats Spot quiet; No. 2, 22Hc; No. 2 delivered, M14c.: No. 3, 21V4c; No. 2 white, 2614c; No. 3 white, 2514c, track mixed western. 22a2-ie.; track white, 26a31Hc Options dull und nominal, without trades, closing lie. low er; July, closed, 22!ic Butter Firm; west ern crcumery llalSc; do. factory, "Via lOVjc; ElKins, 15c; Imitation creamery, 91jal2c.; state dairy. lOaltc; do. creamery, llal5c. Cheese Weak, large Mate, 814a 0c; small fancy, 9a91ic.; part skims, Ea 714c; full skims. JlfcaSe. Kggs Steady; stato and Pennsylvania, 1214c; western fresh, 12c.; eouthern, 1014aU4c. Tallow Quiet; city, 2a3e.j country, packages free, 3a31&5. IMiilndclpliin Provision .llnrltct. Philadelphia, atay 21. When, unlet but steady; contract gracle, May, 82?ia83c; June, norrinal; July, 75V4a76c; August, nominal. Corn Steady; No. 2 mixed May, 29a2Dlicf.; June, July tnd August, nominal. Oats Unchanged; No. 2 white, May, 2514a 26c: June, 25V4a2Cc; July, 2514a2(5c.; Au gust nominal. Flour Quiet but steady. Winter super, $2.75a3; do. extras, J3.15a 3.40; Pennsylvania, roller clear, Jto4.23; do. do. straight, $4a4.30; -western winters, HA 4.15; do. do. ctralght, JI.25a4.3T.; do. do. patents, J4.al.30; do. favorite brands, high er; city mills extra, 3.25a3.DO; do. clear, I4.20a4.33; do. straight. $4.35a4,W; do. pat ent, J4.Wal.70. 'Rye Flour was qulot nnd steady nt J3.25a2.50 per barrel, ri to qual ity. Butter Firm; fancy western cream ery, 1414al5c; do. do. prints, 15c; do. Penn sylvania prints, 16c. Eggs Steady; fresh nearby, 1014c; do. western, 10al014c Cheeso Unchanged, Refined sugars Firm; bet ter Inquiry. Cotton l-16c, lower. Tal lowDull; city prlmo In hogsheads, 3a3Kc;" country do. do, barrels, 2!4a3c: dark do., 214c. ; cakes, 31ia314c'.; grease, 214c Llvo poultry Steady, -but quiet; fowls, 814a9c,; old roosters, 6a7c; spring chickens. 20a25c; dressed poultry Firm; good demand, fowls choice, 8V4a9c; do. fair to good, 7V4a 8c; broilers, western, dosirable sizes, 20a 23c; large do., 17al9cj nearby do as to slzo nnd quality, 23a30c Receipts Flour, 1,800 barrels, 2,500 sacks; wheat, 49.0MI bush els; corn, 7,600 bushels; oats, 32,000 buhlti, 8hlpmenl-Whfcat, E.C00 huslmls; corn, 3,300 bushels; oats 16,000 bushels. Cliirngo Uritin MnrUot. Chicago, May. 21. Thor leading futures mbom 413 Lackawanna Avenue. GREATEST SALE HELD IN SCRANTON. Trimmed Sailors ' At 19c Each. Fine China Milan Sailors, fully trimmed and lined, worth 50c. each. At 25c Each, Fancy Straw Trimmed Sail ors, fully trimmed and lined , worth 75c At 39c Each, Best quality Sennet Straw Trimmed Sailors, iully trim med and lined, worth fully $1.00. Bernina Short-back Sailors, every color, best quality. Sale Price 15c Each. GERSONS CARPETS ARE DEARER Today at tho manufacturers' warehouses than thoy havo boon for several years, and they'll undoubtedly go higher. Tho cer tainty that tho Dingloy bill will bncomo a law, accounts for this fact, and manufacturers' circulars to hand adviso us that tho increase iu prices will average from 25 to 35 per cent., ac cording to tho grado of yarns used. Notwithstanding theso undeniable facts BANKRUPTCY AND THE NECESSITY Of closing out Kerr, Son & Co.'s lino stock of Carpets in tho following desirable makes, compels us to slaughter prices to a point hitherto unknown in tho trade. Tho stock includes full lines of Axminsters, Savonniers, Velvets, vBody Brussels, Mo quottcs, Tapestry Brussels, etc., with borders to match. Also Ex-Super-Ingrain3 for rooms, halls, stairways or any other place where hard service is demanded, and the usual qualities ns all wool and Union Iucrains, China and Japanese Mattings, fino qualities at common grado prices. THE SALE MUST .CLOSE SOON This is positive and tho reductions spolcon of are actual facta. S. Q. KERR, Agent. Opposite Main Entrance to Wyoming House. CALL UP 3682, MALONEY OIL and MANUFACTURING CO,, VINEGAR AN CIDER. OFFICE AND WAREHOUSE, ui TO-151 MERIDIAN ST. 31. W. COLLINS, .Manager. OILS ranged as follows; Wheat May, 7314c, 72Tic; July, 7214c, 71V4c; September, 671aC, OSftc. Corn-May, 24?jc, 2t'4c; July, Z4Vic, 2414c.; September, ffiftc, 25ac Oats May, ISc, 17?ic; July, 18c, 17ic; September, ISc., 18c Mess pork May, closed, 5S.1714; July, 18.15, J3.20; September, $8.20, $3.25. Lard-May, J3.70, $3.7214; July, $3.75, $3.7714; September, $3.8214, $3.85. Short ribs May, J1.43, $4.50; July, $4.4714. $1.50; September, $4.50, $4.5214. Cat-h quotations wero as fol lows: Flour Steady; No. 2 spring wheat, 72a73Hc; No. 3 spring wheat, 68a73c; No. 2 red, 90aS2Tc; No. 2corn, 2i4a245ic: No. 2 oats, 18c.; No. 2 whlto, 22a22!4c.; No. 3 white, 191ia22c; No. 2 rye, S5c; No. 2 bar ley, nominal; No. 1 flakseed, 77a7714c.; prlmo timothy seed, $2.S0a2.85; mess pork per barrel, $8.20; lard per hundred pounds, J3.7214a3.75; short ribs, sides, loose, $4.40a 4.65; whiskey, $1.19; Migars, unchanged. Receipts Flour, 6,000 barrels; wheat, 3,000 bushels; corn, 211,000 bushels: oats. 406,000 bust-els; rye, 1,000 bushels; barley, 31,000 bushels. Shipmonts-Flour, 12,000 bar rels; wheat, 250,000 bushels; corn, 416,000 bushels; cats, 485,000 bushels; rye, 1,000 bushels; barley, l.OoO bushels. IJuiritlo Live Slock. nast Buffalo, May 24. Cattle-Cholca flnlbhed steers, J3.10a5.20; heavy steers, $t.90a5; coarse toughs, $3."5a4.35: cholco smooth fat heifers, $4,25a4.65; good smooth well fattened cows, $3.0Oa3.90. Stockors and feeders steady to firm; natlvo stock steers, good to choice, $3.50a3.80; feeders, good to best, 53.SO.i4; Canada stock steers, $3.50a3.7S; feeders, $1.10a4.15; milch cows and springers easier; strictly fancy milk ers, 37a4Gc; good to fancy springers, J35a 42. TealB and calves Steady; good to cholco veals, $1.75a5.2o; prime to extra, J3.DOa5,75; heavy fed and buttermilks, J2.50a 3.25. Hogs Slow and weak; good to cholco Yorkers, J3.90a3.95; mixed packers, grades, $3.90; medium weights, J3.90; heavy h'ogs, J3.85a3.90; roughs, J3.23a3.40. Sheep and lambs Market slow and weak, prices a shado lower for both kinds, native lambs cholco to prime, $5.05a5.15; common to good, $1. 23a). 10; culls, $.l.25a3.85; fair to choice mixed sheep, Jl.23al.40; culls, $2.25a 3.CS. Now York l.ivo Stock. New York, llay 24, Beeves Active, slightly firmer; native steers, J4.40a5.13; stags and oxen, J3.50a4.53; butts, J2.85a3.60; dry cows, $2a3.&0. Calves Active, firm, all sold: veals, Jla5.23; butter milk calves, J3aS.50. Sheep and lambs Fairly active, closing steady; closing salos, sheep, at J3.60a4.50; of yearlings at J4.a5.40; of lambs at J6a6.75. IIogs-Flrm at Jla4.25. Chicago Llvo Stock. Chicago. May 2I.-Cattle Steady, J4.SOa5. Calves Firm. Texas cattle-Steady. Hogs. Woakcrj J3.C3a3.75; pigs. J3a3.76. Sheep $3.70a4.DO; lambs, $3.23a3.K for Inferior to ?3.30a5.50 for choice to prlmo Colorado's; Texas sheep, J3a3.0. Receipts Cattle, 18,500 head; hogs, 5l;O00 head; sheep, 17,000 head. . Oil .Mnrket. Oil City, Pn Mjr 24. Credit balances, S9c; certificates cash oil, fOc, certificates; shipments, 116,039 barrels; runs, 91,337 bar. OF GOODS Sale of Flowers. 500 dozen fine, imported flo ers worth 75c, $1 and $1.2' each, bale Price 25c a bunch. Fine Imported Clover, largq bunches, worth 50c Salo Price, 19c a bunch. Ribbons. No. 40 aud 60 Taffeta Rib' bon, worth 35c., every color. Sale Price 15c a yard. Batavia Ribbon, 6 inches wide, in all colors, worth iqc. la yard. Sale Price 10c a yard. JULIUS TRAU60TT Proprietor. 408 Lackawanna Ave T 111 fitting clothes make tho handsome man look plain and common, while the suit that fits gives grace and dignity to the wearer. PERFECT FIT, THOROUGH WORKMANSHIP And the very lowest prices are the advantages to our customers which we offer. W. J. DAVIS, 213 WYOMING AVENUE. Arcade Building. I OF SCRANTON, Special Attention Given to IltisN ncss and Personal Accounts. Liberal Accommodations Ex tended According to Uuluncca nnd Responsibility. 3 Per Cent. Interest Allowed on Interest Deposits. Capital, -Surplus, -Undivided Profits, $200,000 320,000 88,000 WJr. C0NNELL, President. HENUYBELIN,Jr.,VlcePrc3. WILLIA3I l. PECK, Cashier 111L1N
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