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THE SCRANTOTT TBIBUNE- MONDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 11, 1897.
Diamonds
Diamonds
Diamonds
TIII9 spnciAii ham: OP 1'INU
WHITE CKYSTALS HAS NllVKR 1J12EN
Al'I'nOACHUD IN THU HI8TOIIV OK
THUTltADU. THOSi:
EXTRA WHITE AND
.VERY BRILLIANT STONES
aim: sold lowku than thi: ltnau-
UK PUICnS ON OBDINAHH.Y COM-
Mi:nciAii stonus. cam- and look
THIMI OVCIl. THHV WILL Sl'UUUY
Bl'IU'IUSU TIIC MOST EXPERT.
E. SCHIMPFF
317 Lackawanna Ave.
WOT DISCARD
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Of course you liuvc heirlooms
in form of OKI Furniture, and
then, pcrlmpi, your modern fur.
ni-iliiiiO area bit worn. Why not
"j.ive them toned up restored ?
ReUpholstering
jS u special line of work with us.
We do it well and we do it for as
little ns possible. Wc have all
the new and desirable coverings.
HUMS f I'lNLTi
Carpets, Drapirles, Wall Papers.
SCRANTON. PITTSTON.
NORTHEASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA
CRAZED BY TALES OF DEATH.
iMiss Mncgic (iuUNniith Dieiivns Ilcr
cll Alter Itcmling of n Suicide.
WHkos-H.irtc. Oct. 10 Miss MhrkIo
fiiild.mlth, HKod fiU. of Dctnunni, a
mikiII unmtiy place near hoio, dtnvvned
lioi self Pilday night In a tmut iiond.
I 'or weeks slip lias been loading ac
counts of suicides In the Oally papeis.
until lier mind became unbalanced.
Members of the family tiled to set the
i.iieis away finm her, hut she always
ooutihed to cet otheis, and gloated
over the stoiles of fcelf-dcstiuctlon,
talked about them constantly and said
she would end her life in a most trapfc
manner.
I'lidny nlKht, about ! o'clock, she
jumped lit) fioin her chair, exclaimed
that she was Rolnpr for a walk and left
the houe. She had been rending about
the suicide of a young Kill, who
drowned hot self because he was dis
appointed In love. She did not letuin
when the fainili was ready to ro to
lied and a seaidi was made. Kaily
jesteidnj nioinliiK her bod was found
In her btothei's tt out pond, a short
distance fiom the house.
KILLED HIS LITTLE BROTHER.
IMltston Hov's Thoughtless
.'rid.
I'nils in I'ernble Trilled)'.
rittstou. Oct 10. (leoiife. the 1-jiar-old
son of P.ev. W. T MeAithur,
shot and killed his !-yeat-old hi other,
Paul, esteiday nfteinoon at the lesl
dence of Kobeit FeiKUiiu, near the
"V.v nmliiK Camp gnnind.
The bo; s were lotuming from a
chestnuttliiK pait.v and stopped In the
PeiKiisoii house tor a dtlnk. Gooirp
paw n musket, and, pIcklnK it up,
pointed It at his brother and said, "I'll
shoot j ou" lie pulled the tiiRjver and
Paul fell dead.
tleoifje was wild with Kilef and has
been hysteileal eer since. The shoot
liiK was puiely a boyish tilek and
meant In all Innocence.
SENTENCE POSTPONED.
J:-Hiiul.er Itocliafellrr's Doom U ill;,
held I'nlil Xet M t-dumda).
Wllkes-riaue, Oct 10 Yestetday af
ternoon Jiidze Seaile, of Montrose,
mine to this lit to sentence K. V.
Itocknfellow, but the matter was con
tinued until Wednesday on account of
the absence of Distilet Attorney Fell
Mr. Itockafellow was convicted last
May on the suit of Mis. Annie Meiers,
vho had deposited $700 In Itockafel
low 's bank the evening previous to Its
cluslntr. or, os It was alleged, after
hanking; hours.
IGNORED WARNINGS.
Jiir'
Verdict in tlm Cnso of 'J'lircc
Plymouth .Miners.
Wllkes-none, Oct. 10. The Jury In
the cast of Oeorge Eddv. Isaac Kd
muuds and Lewis IMchaids, who were
killed In Plymouth on Monday, met
yesterday and nfter hearing the evi
dence of membeis of the lesculng
paity round that the men had mot
their death "by leaving a check door
open after being wained to keep it
closed and then vvandeilnB off beyond
the danger signals and Igniting the
gas."
ATL'KVOUH TItOUllLKS; ALL KINDS
.L mrudwlth Allium! i:tinctx. Pree Ijoo'c
tells how. WAMIIMilOX CIIEMIOAL CO.,
WtiKliliuloii, 11. c.
HINTS TO CARPET BUYERS.
Three reasons why you should buy your Carpets fioin us: First He
cause wo carry the lurj?est lluo of Carpets in Scruntoii, Bocond Uocause
overythiujj; Is of tho lutest deslcjus, uml the quality the best. Third
Decuusc our prices tiro always tho lowest.
AhAP,wRS-'SY?H,tlUhaV080me00tU tlmtm) a selling nt
5 CRNTS A ROLL, wortli 10 cents.
FURIVi ITU RE -Upholstered Chairs, Tables aud Couches at about one.
half tholr regular prices.
J. SCOTT INGLIS.
Flowers Actually
Stop Navigation!.,
Steamboats on the St. John's Riyer Blocked
by Water Hyacinths.
Dr. Thomas 11, DuUer, In Popular Science
New B.
Tlie detlnltlon of a weed as a "plant
out of place" seems very applicable to
an aquatic plant, known n the Water
Hyacinth, now In some places filling
the upper Ht. Johns Illver, of Florida,
and finding Its way Into many connect
ed stteams, lakes and Inlets. It is n
very Interesting plant, and hears beau
tiful Mowers, but, to people who are in
terested In the river trafllc, it Is re
garded as the most pctslstent and hurt
ful lntiuder of Its kind In the state. It
has olso found numerous, congenial
growing places In the waters of some
of the Gulf states, nnd has been es
pecially troublesome in navigable wat
ers of Louisiana.
The plant belongs to the Pontederla.
or Pondweed family; Its botanical
name is Plaropus crasslpcs. It has a
spreading top from one to two feet
high consisting of several stems, II
llptlcal leaves about five Inches long,
and n much divided and hairy loot.
The flower-stalk spilngs directly from
the base of the root, and produces a
spike of delicate lilac (towers, the up
per petal with yellow centre surround
ed by pin pie, as shaded In the picture.
The plant being strictly aquatic In its
habits, its roots ate not grounded in
the lied of the slieam. It is piopa
gated ft urn seeds, but mainly by I lin
nets somewhat as the strawbeiry it
piopagated, and Increases very rapidly.
The plant is kept afloat by its llnely
divided and very porous loots, and be
cause Its spongy stem is well Inflated
with air. The young plants are espec
ially piovlded with floats In the en
laiged and very light stems of their
fhst leaves. The plant sits gracefully
upon the water, and in glowing be
comes so compact that the great
patches of hyacinths letnlnd one of
gieen fields conspicuously decorated
in blooming time with delicate flow
ers. FIRST A HOUSE PLANT.
A few vears ago before the plant be
came so abundant. It was much culti
vated as a house plant, and, on account
of Its intei esting growth nnd beautiful
flow eis, was legarded as a choke and
valuable addition to pilvato conserva
totles. But to many of our people, ns
has been Intimated, it is no longer a
thing of beauty. Indeed, it is spteadlng
so rapidly, and has become such an
Impediment to the navigation of the St.
Johns that seilous consequences are
feated If means uie not speedily taken
to destroy it. It Is said that five yeais
ago there was not a hyacinth in the
river: now there aie acres and acics
of them tlieie, the stieam. In some
places being completely and densely
coveted with the plant fiom bank to
bank, a.1 for miles of Its length. Large
aiva.s of the hyacinths, resembling
gicat Islands, aie blown nbout by the
wind, and curled by currents to new
mooiings, and hence foim new centies
of glow tli. These agencies add greatly
to the rapid dlstilbutlon of the plant,
and It not only fills the river In many
place", imt s found in connected
bayous, lakes, and streams.
Various theoiles arc given as to how
the hyacinths found their way into tlio
St. Johns Illver. One is that a well
known orange grower, living near the
river, put some of the plants, giown
from seed obtained In New York, into
one of his ponds. These grew so well
and added so much to the beauty of
the place that he threw a few plants
Into the liver, with the view thereby
of adding another to Its vailous at
ti actions. Here they made a beautiful
border of vivid gieen along a section
of the gieat sluggish stieam, and wore
much admired. They soon, however,
completely covered the pond vvhcie
they had flist been inttoduced, nnd
spread so lapldly In the liver that they
weio soon entliely be.vond contiol. An
other and more probable theoty Is that
the plant was originally brought fiom
South America where It Is said to be
Indigenous, and was sold In eastern
Florida, as a rare greenhouse plant, to
hotel owneis and others to adorn their
grounds. Hence many of our botanl
cally Interested people may have un
wittingly contributed tow aid the un
welcome dlstilbutlon of the hacinth
In our wateis. Seilous Interfeience by
the plant with the navigation of the
liver began dining the summer of
1S9S.
Ml'ST HE DESTROYED.
The Importance of destrojlng this
monopolizing Intruder Is obvious to
anjnne at all acquainted with the In
terests associated with this great liver.
The St. Johns is the pilncipal avenue
of water transportation in the state,
and the blocking of It In this way is a
setious matter. Passenger and freight
boats aie delajed by the hour In mak
ing their recular tilps up and down
the river. And, In nddltion to this,
boats when plowing their way tluough
the plants might easily be wrecked
by floating logs hldclcr smong them.
Much rafting has been done on the
St. Johns and its tributailes, logs from
the Interior being floated to Jackson
ville and other places. This lumber
business is now seriously crippled, raft
ing on the larger river being exceeding
ly slow through the hyacinths, while
the compact masses of the plants In
many of the smaller Btreams cut oft
this kind of navigation entirely. He
sides this Interference with the water
navigation the plant also endangers
railroading along the ilver In Its ac
cumulating masses and accompanying
debris about the bridges, sometimes
seilously endangcilng these structures.
It Is said that the Jacksonville, Tampa
and Key West Railway company lias
expended $10,000 in protecting Its
bridges from this dangr.
HUT HOW?
Vatlous means have been suggested
for clearing the ilver of these plants.
Hefore the great freeze of two years
ago they had become such a serious
menace to navigation that the United
States War Department, after having
been called upon repeatedly to take the
matter of clearing the river into con
slderatlon, sent an agent to investl-
419 LACKA. AVE.
gate the case, but he reached here Just
nfter the killing cold had done its dis
astrous work. It vvns thought that the
plants had been completely destroyed,
and that the "freeze" had been accom
panied by nt least one blessing. But
It vvns found that only the tops of the
plants had been killed nnd they were
soon growing again more vigorously
than ever. It has been suggested that
the plant could be utilized for various
purposes, ns a fertilizer, as n food for
cattle, etc., but It lias thus far proved
valuable only ns a grazing food for
cattle; and fields of the hyacinths of
shallow lakes nnd rivers and deep river
borders only, can of course be utilized
In this way. It Is said that the animals
eat the foliage of the plant greedily,
wading until they almost swim to se
em e it; and that cattle provided with
this food furnish the best beef to be
found in the maiket.
MEANS PROPOSED.
One of the pioposed means for clear
ing the river Is that suggested by Ma
jor Snckett. It employs a stein pfiddle
w heel steamer with a bow so construct
ed that vviicti the boat is pusnea
through the plants they are ciowded to
the centte of the bow. An inclined
cauler lifts them between revolving
rollers which crush them, hence force
the water out of them, greatly reducing
their bulk. The crushed plants aie then
transferred to bniges along-side to lie
catrled to the shoie, or uie burned In
an accompanying cicmatnr. Another
method proposed is to kill the plants
by pumping sufllclent salt water Into
the St. Johns from the Indian Illver;
and another proposition Is to destioy
them by pouring kerosene oil on tho
water among them und burning the oil.
Hut no method jet proposed seems en
tltely feasible, and the subject is still
engaging the attention of our wisest
philosophers.
The United States Depaitment of
Agrlcultuie has lecently detailed Pi of.
Webber, connected with Its sub-tiopl-cal
laboratoiy, to examine the liver,
and wotk upon the ptoblcm; and aid
fiom the government is also being
sought tluough a bill piesented In the
United States Senate, which pi ov ides
for an investigation of the obstruc
tions of navigable wnteis of the South
Atlantic and Oulf states by the water
hyacinth. It Is to be hoped that ef
fective means for teniovlng the trouble
some plant will soon be discovered, and
that the liver will be speedily cieaied
of this obstiuctlon to Its usefulness.
CHEATER NEW VOltli.
It Will Hunk ns tho Second City in
the World in Population.
Tlie population of greater New
Yotk, based upon latest estimates, will
be 3,100,000, which will make It lank
teeond in tho world.
Greater New York will have an area
of about 300 squaic miles, making it
next In size to London. Its gicatest
length will be nearly 3.1 miles fiom
Mt. Vincent to Tottenville.
The stieet mileage of greater New
Yotk Is estimated at about 3,000. One
thltd of the streets are paved.
If all the elevated and surface roads
within the confines of greater New
Yotk wtie placed in a single line, they
would reach about 1,200 miles. The
elevated toads alone would stretch
neaily 1C0 miles.
The assessed value of the real estate
in New York, Kings and Richmond
counties nnd that pait of Queens coun
ty Included In the greater city is $2,201,
142.96S. The value of the personal prop
el ty within tho territory is $397,076,068.
The total equalized value of the realty
and personal pioperty Is $2,169,793,157.
The indebtedness of the combined cities
and towns is about $170,000,000.
Oreater Now Yotk will havo a ca
pacity of 550 miles of wharfage, and In
this icgaid will be unexcelled by any
other city in the world.
Tho Incotpoiated city will contain
130.000 dwelling houses, 37,000 business
houses, 0,500 notes of paiks, 1.S00 miles
of gas mains, 1,100 churches, 1,123 ho
tels and ..30 public schools
As a center of commerce and manu
fuctuic, with the thousands of miles of
rallioads terminating within its con
fines and across tho Hudson river, Its
splendid dock and harbor facilities and
its vvatelioue capacity, gi eater New
York will be without a peer.
Tlieie will be five botoughs In tho
gteater New Yoik. known as tho bor
ough of Manhattan, tho borough of
Kings, the borough of Queens, the bor
ough of Richmond and the borough of
the Rronx.
The territory will be divided Into 10
council dlsttlcts, nnd the council will
consist of 36 membeis, thus divided:
Manhattan, 10; Kings, 1J; Queen.s, 2;
Richmond, 1; Ilroux, 4
There will be 22 nldermanlc districts.
nnd the board of nldeimen will consist
of 104 members, thus divided: Man
hattan, 55; Kings, 31: Queens, 3; Rich
mond, 3; Bronx, S New York Herald.
LINCOLN WAS KIM).
The Story of Whnt He Did for n Poor
Old Veteran.
One summer morning, shortly be
foto the close of the civil war, the not
unusual sight In Washington of an old
veteran hobbling nlong could have been
seen on a shady path that led from the
executive mansion to the war ofllce,
says Harper's Round Table. The old
man was In pain, and the pale, sunken
cheeks nnd vague, far-away stare In
his eyes betokened a shott-llved exist
ence. He hnlted a moment and then
slowly approached a tnll gentleman
who was walking thoughtfully nlong.
"Good morning, sir, I'm an old soldier,
and would like to ask our advice.
The gentleman turned, and, smiling
kindly, Invited the poor veteran to a
seat under a shady tiee. Tlieie ho lis
tened to tho man's stoiy of how lie had
fought for the union and vvhh seveiely
wounded, Incapacitating Jilm for other
wotk In life, and begged directions how
to npply for back pay due him nnd a
pension, offering his papeis for examin
ation. The gentleman looked over the papers
and then took out u turd and wrote
directions on it, also a few wolds to
the Pension Huieau, desiring that
speedy attention be given to the appli
cant, and bunded it to him.
The old soldier looked at It, und, vv Ith
tears In Ills eyes, thanked the tall gen
tleman, who, with a ad look, bade him
good luck und hurried up the wnlk
Slowly the soldier read the card aguln,
nnd tjion turned It over to read tlie
nameof the owner. Sloro tears welled
in hln eyes when he knew whom he had
addressed himself to and his lips mut
terejil: "I am glad I fought for him
anti the country, for he never forgets.
Gpd bless Abraham Lincoln!"
THE MARKETS.
Willi Street Itrvifiv
New Vork, Oct. D. Tho bears renewed
their raid on tho market today to such
good account that few stocks havo es
caped with less than a point net loss.
Prices did Improve a fraction In tho first
hour on a vny light volume of dealings.
Hut weakness developed In Chicago Uas
and checked tho rise. The room traders
soon nfterwards detected selling by hoifevt
with Washington connections nnd beats
seized this as proof of Inside Information
of a mstrrlous something Impending In
Washington that might play havoc with
values when It becomes known. The mar
ket was evidently unprotected by support
ing orders nnd the aggressive short soiling
by tho boats led to rapid decline in light
transactions. The total sales of the flay
were 173,400 shares.
Furnished by WILLIAM LINN, AL
LEN & CO., stock brokers, Meurs build
tng, rooms 700-700.
Open- High Low- Clos
ing, est. esc In?.
Am, Tobacco Co .... Si S3 S7 S7S
Am. Cot. Oil 2P't L't'S 2Ji4 :'t',i
Am. Sag. Ro'g Co .. llfi-'J Ub H5i ltj'i
Atch., To. & S. Fe .. ll, H 14 Hi
A., T. & S. P., Pr .. 3P, 3i' 31 31'f,
Can. Southern W Go'., Mj K,i
Ches. & Ohio 2V.. 23'a 23 13
Chicago Q as D1H K P25i 'J-'!i
Chic. & N. W UVi lJ5i 1J4U 12U.
Chic, H. .t Q s; ',& 9 PA 93
C. C. C. A: St. I. .... 37 S7 St.'i 3fi'
Chic, Mil. & St. P .. l 951i 95'4 S5H
Chic, It. I. & P S9'3 89 U S S?'i
Delaware ft Hud ...110 K 11V 11."V
D., L. ft W 1W, 157 W 17
Oen. Electric ,W SIP X, 3.'i
Louis, ft Nash f.9'4 ;.9'4 W, r.8-8
M. K. ft Tex.. Pr ... 371 37i Zfi 37
Manhattan Elo 101 101U 103 llU'A
Mo. Pacific 31'i 33'i 30-A 31'i
Nat. Lead 37' 37's 37 37
N.J. Central 91 V't 9l' 91' a
N. Y, Central 1U9'4 101'.. 105 10S
N. Y., L. E. ft W .... lh-j HV-s If,', 1W i
N. Y., S. ft W 19 19 19 ID
N. V S. ft W Pr .. 37'4 37'i 37'4 37'i
Nor. Pacific, Pr 5!"A 53 te W'4
Out. ft West 17'fc I7's 17 17
Omaha Sl4 SIVi "SVj 78'i
Pacific Mall 3.1 3.1 3Pi 3PJ
Phil, ft Head 'J-I's 23 25' A -I3
Southern 11. It 10H 1' lor, 10
Southern II. It., Pr.. 33 33 S3 It.!
Tenn., C. ft Iron .... 30 29 29
Texas Pacific l."i 12'i 11 11
Union Paelllo 21'- 23's 22'i 2-'
Wabash 7 7 7 "
Wabash, Pr 21 21 2rt 20"4
West. Union 90 90 SS 8V5,
U. S. Leather S S 8 S
U. S. Leather, IT ... tw 6.1 01 C4';
fsrrnnton Hoard of Trade Exchange
QHOtnllons.-AI! Quotations Eased
on Par of 100.
STOCKS. Bid.
Scranton ft Plttston Trac Co. ...
National Iioring ft Drill's Co. ...
First National Dank CM
Elmhurst Boulevard Co
Scranton Savlrgs Bank 200
Scranton Packing Co
L.icka. Iron nnd Steel Co
Thitd National Bank 350
Asked.
20
0
ioo
'55
150
Throop Novelty M I g Co
Scranton Traction Co
Scranton Axle Woiks
Weston Mill Co
Alexander Car Replaccr Co ..
Scranton Bedding Co
Dime Dop. ft Dls. Bank
Lacka. Trust & Safe Dcp Co..
BONDS.
Scranton Pass. Railway, first
mortgage clue 1920
Peotilo's Street Railway first
80
15 17
75
250
100
... 105
111 ...
115 ...
115
mortgage duo 1918 115
Scranton ft Pittston Trac Co. ...
People's Street Railway, Gen
eral mortgage, due 1021 115
Dickson Manufacturing Co
Lacka. Township School 5
City of Scranton St. Imp. 6
Mt. Vernon Coal Co
Scranton Axle Works
Scranton Traction Co 100
90
100
102
102
85
100
New York Produce .Unrkct.
New York, Oct. 9. Flour Inactive,
firmer with wheat; city mill patents, J5 S5a
6 10; winter patents, $3.10a5.33; city mills
clears, $5 G0a5.C5; winter straights, $4 65a
4 75; Minnesota patents, $51Ba5 50; winter
extias, $3 20a3 C; Minnesota bakers, $4 35a
4 B0; winter low grades, fl 10a3 20. Rye
Flour Quiet; fancy, $3 25a. 1 63. Re
Strong: No 2 western, ll'ic , c. I. f., Buf
falo, car lots, t9a.ine. Wheat Firm; No.
2 red, 9Sc f. o. b , afloat; No. 2 hard,
9Sc f. o. b., aotlat; ontlons opened
strong on good foreign bng and con
tinued drouth news, closed arm at lalc.
net advance; No. 2 red Mav, Sl'saVSc.,
closed 94c; October closed 9ic; Decem
ber, 95 9-liid96c., closed 95Tc. Corn Spot
firm; No 2, 34o f. o. b , afloat; options
opened llrm and ruled strong all day with
wheat, closeel ac. net nelvance; May
closed 37c; October closed V.c ; No
vember closed 33c; December closed,
34c Oats Spot quiet; No. 2, Si'ic; No.
3. 2.1e.; No 2 white, 26'2a26-)4e , Ne. 3
white, 26c; track mixed, western, 2ix
24'ic.; track white, 26a32c; options Inac
tive) but steadier; October, 23'4c; Decem
ber closed 21'ic. Wool I'll m; domestic
tleece, 20a27c; pulleel No. 2 extra, 27,110c.;
Texts, lOilGe. Ileof Steady; family, $9a
10 50; extra, mess. $7.50aS 50; beef ham-s, $.'
a27: packet, $S50j9.50; city extra India
mess, $14al0. m Cut Meats Quiet; pickled
bellies, t)'2abe ; elo. shoulders, 5'f.c; do.
hams, 8aSe. Lard Steady: western
steam, $1 60a4 62'4; October closer $1.50,
nominal; le-flned, steady. Pork Dull; old
moss, $S.71a9 21; new mess, $'l.50al0; short
clear. $10al3; family, $llal2. Butter
Steady; western creamery, 14a22c; do. fac
tory, 9al3e ; EJglns, 22c; Imitation cream
ciy, Ga22c; state elalry, 12al9c; do. cream
ery, 14a22c. Cheese Quiet; largo white, !)
a9'Ac; small white. 9'..c.; large colored, a
9'Ac; small colored, 9c; part skims, ea
7e; full skim?, 3Vfca4c. Kggs Steady;
state anel Pennsjlvanla, 16al8V;c; western
fiesh, lC..jl7e. Talon Dull; city, 3'c,
nominal; country, 3a3c. Petroleum
Quiet;: nltcd closed, no maiket; refined
New York, $5 60; Philadelphia and Balti
mote, $155; do. In bulk, $3 05.
Philadelphia Provision .Market.
Philadelphia, Oct. 9. Wheat Strong
and c higher; contract grade, October,
95d95'e.; November, December and Jan
uary nominal. Corn Dull, unchanged;
No. 2 mixed, October and November, 3J',.
a32ie.; December and January, nominal.
Oats Firm; No. 2 wnlto, October, Novem
ber , December and January, 2740, Po
tatoes Quiet, unchanged; white, choice,
per bushel, 6Sa70c; do. fair to good, OoaoSc.;
Jersey sweet, julme, per basket, 30a33c;
do. seconds, I5a20 Butter Dull and.
prints 1c, lower; fancy western cream
eiy, 22c; do. Pennsylvania and western
prints, 22c Eggs Firm; fresh, neat by,
17c Cheese Firm. Refined Sugars
Quiet but steady. Cotton Uncliangeel.
Tallow Quiet, city prime In hogsheads,
3c ; countt y, prlmo In barrels, 3c ,
dark, do.. 2c ; cakes, 3?c: grease, 3c.
Live Poultry Dull and unsettled; fowls,
9al0c; old roosters, 7c; spring chickens,
8a9e , ducks, 9a9',sC Dressed Poultij
Quiet, barely steady; fowls, choice, 9a
9'4c; do. fair to good, Si8V4c; chick jus,
Instant relief for tMn tortured babies and
rent for tired mothers In a warm bath with
Cuticuha Boaf, and a single application of
CUTicunA (ointment), tho great skin euro,
Tho only ejiccdy nnd economical treatment
for Itching, burning, bleeding, scaly, ami
pimply humors of tho skin, scalp, and blood.
(ill ic lira
J Mold throufUuttht world. Potter Dido ahd Cum
ICii CoKi-oiuTmi, bolrroprlftor. Brton.
ai""liowtoCurti.vtrjuaby Humor, Bulled fr.
BABY BLEMISHES "MJ&W'
BABY
HUMORS
latge, lie: medium do, italOo.; do, small
and scalded, 7aSc; turkeys, choice, large,
12il3c. Receipts Flour, 4,000 barrels, 20,
KM sacks; wheat, J5.000 bushels; corn, 30,.
0U0 bushel's; oats, 8.0UQ bushels. Shipments
Wheat, 2,0) bushels: corn, 7,')l bush-
els; oats, 15,0X) bushels.
Philadelphia, Oct. 9. Receipts Beeves,
2.5C2 head; sheep, 8,9-7 head; hogs, 8,0ii
head. Beef Cattle Dull and lower on
nil grades; extra, lalc; good, 4nl4c;
medium, 4'wil'ic; common, 3alc. Sheep
Fairly active and firm; extra, 4'ia4c.i
good, S'Ualci medium, 3',iu3'ic; common,
2'iuJc. : lamb, lau'ie,; stock sheep, 3.i3'lc.
Hogs Actove and firm: western, CaO'ac;
state hogs, 50. Pat Cows Fair at 2141
3'4c Thin Cows In iroderate demand ut
$Sal5. A'eal Calves Steady at lu7',4c. Milch
Cows Fair at $20a)3. Drcsed Beeves 0a8c.
Chicago Live Stuck.
Chicago, Oct. 9. There was the usual
Saturday market or lack In cattle. Prices
were mostly nominal and unchanged from
yesterday's figures Packers In hogs took
hold mcie actively and prices advanced
SalOc. per hilliuied pounds. Sales wero
largely at $3.45a3S3: coarse, heavy pack
ers sellng at $3.30a3 5 and prime assorted
light weights at SI 0ln4.S0: pigs mid large
ly at $3 55.13.8.1; western rnnge sheep and
lambs comprised the bulk of today'i re
ceipts; natlvo sheep sold at $1a3S0; feed
ing westerns at $3 40a3.50; live lambs at
$3.40.15 00, and western lambs at $3.75at.75.
Lambs nro 25u)0e. lower than last week
and sheep are oft 15r.'3c.
Htiflulo Live Stock.
East Buffalo. N. Y Oct. 9.-Cattlc
Quiet. Hogs Receipts. 29 cars; fairly ac
tive; Yorkers, good to choice, $1.15; roughs,
common to good, $3 50d3.75; pigs, good to
choice, $4 01.14. 10. Sheep and Lambs Re
ceipts, 10 cars; more active; lambs, cholco
to extra, $5.10n5 25, culsl to common, $3.85a
4 05; sheep, choice to selected wetheis, $t
a 1.25; culls to con on, $j,15a3.
East Liberty Cuttle .Market.
East Liberty, Pa., Oct. 9.-Cattle
Steady; prime, $la5: common, $J.I0i3.70;
common to good fat oxens, $2i3 50. Hogs
Steady, unchanged. ; Sheep MTeady
choice, $!.13a4 3); fair, $3 50a3 75: choice
lambs, $5 10i5 21; common to good lamb",
J4a5; veal calves, $i50a7.
New York Llvn Stock.
New York, Oct. 9 Beeves Receipts,
1,011 head; no trading. Cables unchanged.
Kxpoits, 1,250 beeves and 4,751 quarters of
beef. Calves Receipts, 85 head; quiet and
steady: veals, $1a7.50. sheep and Lambs
Receipts, 1,202 head; very dull, lower to
sell: sheep, $3al; lnmbs, $1,50.1" 35. Hogs
Receipts, 3,36 head; weak nt $1 25ll 50.
FATALLY HURT BY A CYCLER.
Little John Kelly Run Down
by n
Reckless liecliiiiin.
Wllke.s-Harre, Oct. 10. An unknown
bicyclist inn down John, tho 4-year-old
son of Mr. anel Mrs. Patrick Kelley,
of Sturniervllle, yesterday morning
nnd Inflicted fatal Injuiles. The little
fellow was playing about the sidewalk,
and evidently was not seen by the
wheelman, who was going at a rapid
rate of speed.
The boy vvns knocked down and tho
wheel passed over his body, cutting tho
lower pa it of the abdomen open. The
boy was taken home and a physician
summoned, who sowed up tho wounds.
The wheelman who caused tho accident
did not stop.
AI'TI'lt Tlin IIATTIii:.
The Old .linn Will Probnbly Ilccome
Discouraged with Soiis-in-Luvv.
rrom tho Washington Star
A Washington laver's life is not en
tirely without agieeable features, al
though pnpMbly the first syllable of
that vvoid Is not always spelled f-e-e.
Recently one had as a client a very
quiet, unobtrusive young marketman
who owned and conducted a market
guidon somewhere bejond the city lim
its. It seems thnt the oung follow
had had some trouble w Ith his father-in-law,
a meddlesome old man who had
always Imposed on the husbands of his
daughters, nnd after it was over he
came to consult the attorney, whom ho
had known for a long time.
"Um-um," Mild the nttomey thought
fully, nfter hearing part of the story,
"your futlier-ln-lavv charged you with
treating your wife handily.'"
"Yes, sir," was the brlot answer.
"What did you do?"
"To her'"
"No. to him."
"I denied the charges from start to
flnlfah, and so did she."
"What did he do then?"
"Called me a liar."
"What did you do?"
"Hit him one Just one, Mr."
"What did ho do then?"
"Nothing, sir. The doctors done the
lest."
Merit
Mode and Merit Maintains tho confidence
of the peoplo in Hood's Sarsaparilla. I f a
medicine cures you when sick; if it makes
wonderful cures everywhere, then beyond
all question that medicinopossesscs merit.
IVIade
That is Just tho truth about Hood's Sar
saparilla. Wo know It possesses merit
becauao it cures, not once or twice or a
hundred times, but in thousands' and
thousands of cases. We know it cures,
absolutely, permanently, when all others
fail to do any good whatever. We repeat
Hood's
Sarsaparilla
Is the best In fact the One True Wood Purifier.
u i !-! cure nausea, Indigestion,
floods FlllS biliousness, a cuius.
I ROBINSON'S
Lager
Beer
Brewery
tfenufooturers) of tho Celtbrutot
CAPACITYl
foo,ooo Barrcli per AfKiuii.
b
a nil m
KLONDIKE GOLD.
DR. HILL & SON
0 ,
fmm.m .
Hpi W
tW m lowest.
Ml! ' time.
vm If m ll. ?1 lirrmolipt:.
v i i i, r
I h vention
I, 1 out of
rA wl u Mir Ml tlifr rn
Hi iillS
f
iHjVjR1 Wilt
w
it i n
k1 bit of pain.
SEE THE PRICES.
Teeth Cleaned $ .50
Full Set of Teeth 4.00
Amalgam Fillings 25
Silver Fillings 50
No charge for extraction when a set is made. Your
teeth taken out and a set put in the same day,all without pain
TAPESTRY CURTAINS
Will do more to mako your rooms cosy and homo like than you
can dream of. Good taste, good qualitios and good values are
Uio leading features iu our stock. Prices from !?2.00 to $3.00.
VERY SPECIAL AT $3.00
Then There Are Window Shades
Common, -serviceable qualities at 10c. complete, or medium to
higli grade goods for moro money, according to quality.
Domestic and Scotch Hollands
By the yard. Fringes, insertions, etc., to match. Estimates
for littiug homes, public buildlng3 and stores with shades, if
desired.
Down Pillows and Cushions
Finished complete- or made to your order. "Wo'vo got tho finest
of coverings in tho prettiest stylos at moderate prices.
KERR'S CARPET HOUSE,
408 Lackawanna Avenue,
Behold a Coat
WHICH you mav pile. whichever will de.
lUlit v our eves, e'en w lien It's old and
soiled and torn. You'll liappj bo that j on
havo worn a ooat that is nnd looks as ulco as
others sell for twice the pilcej
W. J. DAVIS,
213 Wyoming Ave., in.
$100 To Any Man.
WILL PAY $100 FOR ANY CASE
Or Weakness in Dlcu They Trent and
Tail to Cure.
An Omaha Company places for the
first tlmo before the public a MAGI
CAL TREATMENT for tho cure of
Lost Vitality, Nervous and Sexual
Weakness, and Restoration of Life
Force in old and ;,oung men. No
worn-out French remedy; contains no
Phosphorous or other harmful drugs.
It is a WONDERFUL TREATMENT.
Magical in Its effects postlv e In its
cure. All readers, who nro Buffeting
from a weakness that blights their
life, causing that mental and physical
suffering peculiar to Lost Manhood,
should write to the STATE MEDICAL
COMPANY. Suite 717, Range Building.
Omaha. Neb., and they will send ou
absolutely FREE, a valuable paper on
these diseases, and postlve proofs of
their truly MAGICAL TREATMENT.
Thousands of men, who have lost all
hope of a cure aie being restored by
them to a pel feet condition.
This MAGICAL TREATMENT may
bo taken at homo under their direc
tions, or they will pay lallioad fare
and hotel bills to all who ptefer to go
thero for treatment, If they fall to
cine. They are perfectly reliable;
have no Fiee Prescriptions, Free Cure,
Free Sample, or C. O. D. fake. They
hove $250,000 capital, and guaranteo to
cuio every case they treat or refund
every dollar; or their chaiges may be
deposited In a bank to be paid to them
when a cute Is eftected. Wilte them
today
Book Binding
Neat. Durable Hook binding is what you
receive If you leave your order with the
SCRANTON TKIRUNR IIINDKKY, Irlb
une Bulldlne, Scranton, I'a.
EVERY WOWASM
Qomrtltttn ntelrllibli, monthly, rcoUtlne taaellclna. Onlr titrmlMi end
tho pureit drugs should to use4. If 70U want ih. tx-si, jl
Dr. PcaE's PemyrcaB Pills
Tlir ar Tmpt, Je aorl certain In ret alt. Tie rcooIco (Pr. Foal'i) ooTtnZLup
in 1
I For Sals by JOHN H PHELPS,
v Spruoo troot.
...
jl ne iirsc to use ivioucukc gold lor
crown nnd brinVn work.
.
prices as low or lower than the
All work warranted for a Hfn
Sixteen years in Scranton, old
m and reliable and np to date in all
"Don't fnrrrrfr tlm now in.
, r ?v. .r .
we nave lor tatcmcr tue TJain
aching and sensitive teeth, so1
Vn niillrkrl xtMf1iis.nf f1i lonefl
L
OF SCRANTON,
Special Attention Given to Busi
ness nnd Personal Accounts.
Liberal Accommodations Ex
tended According to Balances and
Responsibility.
3 Per Cent. Interest Allowed on
Interest Deposits.
Capital, -
$200,000
320,000
88,000
Surplus, -Undivided
Profits,
WJI. CONXGLL, President.
HENRY BFiLIN, Jr., Vice Prcs.
WILLIAM II. PECK, Cashier.
LACKAWANNA TRUST -
SAFE DEPOSIT COMPANY,
404 Lackawanna Avenue,
SCRANTON, PA
Capital,
Surplus,
$250,000
100,000
WH. T. SMITH, Pies,
HENRY J. ANDERSON, VIce-Pres.
JOHN W. FOWLER, Treas.
Deposit Accounts of Corpora
tions, .Merchants, Firms und Indi
viduals Solicited. Three Per Cent.
Interest Paid on Savings Deposits.
This Company Acts as Trustee,
Executor, Administrator, Guar
dian, Ltc, Under Appointments
by the Courts, Corporations or
Individuals.
WE MAKE .
A SPECIALTY OF
OYSTERS
Fancy Rockavvays, Cast
UIve, Maurice Illver
Cove, .Mill Ponds, &c, &c.
Leave your order for Illue
Points to be delivered on
the half shell in carriers.
I I HL H ML HI
WOLF & WKNZEL,
340 Adums Ave., Opp. Court House.
PRACTICAL TINNERS and PLUMBERS
bolt) Acents for HIctiarcUon-Boyntou'i
Furnaces and lUntso
Pharmaclot, cor. Wvomlnfjiavonue and
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