4, -wsm 12 THE SOKANTON TRIBUNE-. S A.TIJRDA.Y MORNING. DECEMBER 4, 189T. When Looking For the Best Go to the most rcllnMe Largest tmortmont; loutnt prkes In lliilr Goods. We niuko WIGS, SWITCHES, BANGS, PUFFS, WAVES, ETC. Hitlsfnrtlon Eiininnleed la LculleV nnd Gents' Wigs, for stroet wear. Wo bavo Iho lending Tonics, Bleaclies, Rouges and Powders. AhI; tofce tlio Idcnl Ilnlr llrmli, conulno bllicrlnn Ijrlstlo iilr cushioned. Children's Hair Cutting receiver our special uttentlon. R, 317 Lackawanna Avi Of course you have heirlooms in form of Old l-'iirnititrc, tin J then, perhaps, your mo.lcru tur. nishinjjs area bit worn. Why not lave them toned up restored .' ReUpholstering Is a special line of 'work with us. We do it well and we do it for as little as possible. We have all the new and desirable covering. flMS i I'MILTf Carpets, Drapiries, Wall Papers. SCRANTON. PITTSTON. AVOCA. Tho school board v ill incot In resu lai ses-slon on Monday evening Matinee this iitttrnooii In the Sai Ik M oueia house by the Scott IJaj mond e ninodlan. About thlrt menihei of Nay Auk Iodide, I. O O, 1', of this place, vtre ldc jointly entei mined by the Wot I'lttston loclfie cm Thursday cvenlnp Messis. Williams, Mason, licibley and t'onkey, of the vlsitltiK lod'-xe oontt Hi nted to the evenlii(;' cntei talninent. A bounteous rermst was reived The est Pittston lodse will be entertained b the home members on Dec 10, theli nnnlei-.u evening. Joseph, the 13-j ear-old on of Mr .1 D. Midi thy, of the "West Side, had his lingers badly smashed by being caught between the bumpeis of the en in the VhoenK mine on We tines -da aftoinoon. Mr Jacob Hnjder, of True kvllle. Is M-ltlng at the i evidence of his pa- ItlHS The o-jeai-old daughter of Mr. and Mis. I'atllrk I.uftu, of the West Side, 11 sulouslv ill of bionchial tiouble Mi.s. T O'Hilen. of Plttston, was the quet of Mr. and Mis. W. i: Hosklns. J i sti-iday. John 13enedlct has- been awnrded the i "iitt tct of building Thomas Haidlng's new ipsldunic on the Wist Side. Mks. v I, Hthliiget amj d.uiBhtoi. X.lllc, ol Ol pliant, weie guests at tlie 1'n i lesldence this week Mr. and Mis. John Maloney have re luined fiom their wedding tilp and .no now domiciled In their pretty home J i the Ninth i:nd. Mis. Angela House his received lier iininilsson from the Siipieino C.iand llge to sen e as clMi let deputy of the older of Daughteus of st George in l.ueino and Lackawanna counties. The niembets of the Itose of Shnion 1 ide SS. in apptecliitlon of tile honot confruod upon a sister member, pie sented her with a handsome badge at the last meeting. ttome J. J Mangan, of Plains, w.i.s the guest of Professor C. I Ilobun je-tenlaj. On Tluiisda moinlng, while a team belonging to Cuiablne's llei. was pas-sing thiough town, one of the'hoises ncianic sudden! ill and chopped on the voadlde, whtie It i villained stiftoilng for sonie time, until one of the etn- ploe ol the Iheiy shot the nnlmnl I ho cleith of Ml- Patilck Mc-An-diew, of ti Noith Knd. nc-c.il tied es teid.t nioiniiitr. after a lew weeks' 111. :nss. Df-ccM-ed was fmmeilv JIIsh Maigaiet Mi Hale of Htownsvllle. and hn.l been muirhrl only a feu eais. She isftinvhed by n husband anil two Infants the oungir being but a few weeks old. The fuueinl will take phue on Sunday afternoon. ua.i:u!m: iiu:h;iit lh. Tiom the ChlcagD Tlmcs.Hci.ilr On ),,.. 5 n,r, Minneapolis ami Si Louis i.ii N., .tils , ft Jllnneapolls with aloud of lloin ili-tliu.il to Montgomin Ale It went through to Its destination with icin-nnable piomplncss about i Kht ohs Instead of leturiilng tin cai via the Kami route us l.ielv.d, the Atlanta and West Point rillroad stinted It on a sirles of illusions, and It has not jet reached home although at one time it got us far noi 111 as Pioila m There it wan tuiiud back ovld ntly with anothei loud for tho South, hh it was iklUend to the Soutliein r.illw.i on Sept IS Binti tliut time the omnia htivo not bepii able to loe.Uu it at all It has made a tilp to New York, Itostou and Monti, ul, bin r.ih teiuii.cd westward and houthwui l via thi bailie louti until it re.uhed tne southern lluis, since which time it has been vv.uiiluim, mound among tin. south, era statis Auditor W i: Leo of the Kansas Cltj WdtuliiH and CJulf rullwn adds anotllci to tho block of curious stories K C W mill O box cai No 2 0J lift homo loaded with low; leaf jellon pine Wc have just put on sale a n;w prices and compare them with any Ilel Heavy Cotton Carpet .... ;.v, ljesit Heavy Union Curpet ;no i-itru Heuvy Union Carput u7',e ve nave some choice lots of at 5c, Oc. and Sc. por roil. If DISCARD 118 HIE! J. SCOTT INGLIS. 419 LACKA. AVE Carnuts, Oil Clotln, Window SluJij and Drup-Tloi. Clialrj and Tablei, lumber July I", 1S08, ho says. "It was consigned to South Ilond, Intl. It would seem Unit It had been two months In discharging original load nt destination, as It was In possession of delivering line f i om July !l, 1S96, to Bept. 2P, 18M, when It was returned to St. I.ituls, and there lonlcd with grain for Memphis. Upon ar rival at Memphis It would appear that tho loul had been reconslgncd to Macon, (la., then loaded for AtlAiitn. After pel era I switch movements It seems to huvo been successful In procuring a lo id for Pinners Point. Vn where It must havo taken a month to unload, as It was In possession of delivering line over ono month The next load we havo record of Is to l.ouhcvllle. Oa Since then It Deems to hao been used principally In switch ing service, possibly with trnnsfer fielght. After reviewing records, I find from Junction reports that the car has been on nineteen lines. It has been away from home 171 eluys, one lino Jiuvlng It seventy two dais. MAK1NC A Ni: Sl'AI'EK. How tho Olllcn Hoy i:plnltis it to tho Itiinil trldn nnd (Jrnoin. I'roni tho fourth I'state. The ruml bride und groom timidly nppioacher) the elevator leading up in to the building wherein was located a gieat city dally, and the man risked the elevator bov, "How dV" " 'D evenln'," responded the boy, In a manner which made tho shrinking bilde cling- to the arm of her long, gieen husband. "We're in town on our veddln' trip, klndei,' he said, blushlngly, "and me and Mattle thought as we was sveln' the slrbts we oughtcr to see tho news paper olllce, too Our parents has been takln' jour weekly for a good nviny jeais " ' That's right," said this elevitor boy, enertiraglns-lv, 'the people will be glad ou did, but I haven't got time to show jnu around. Ileie's the olllce bov, though, ami he's an expert In that busl mss he i. Ain't you, Snips?" Snips b'lng appealed to, came out fiom himouheie h had no business to be and assumed impaitance. "What 1 doi.'t know about the news pii'er business, inlstr," he said, "I guess vou won't And around heio. It's an hour till mllnlght, when I go on watch, ane1 If you mnke It woith while I'll show ou everj thing. A baigaln was struck. ' Now " raid the oflleo Ijoy, "follow me and when I'm done with :ou if jnu .Inn't say you got mnie for the money than evil jou did before In jour life 111 sav jou don't know .aunklns when the leaves is off tho vines" This homely refeienee brought a smile to the bilde's cheek, and she fol lowed the bov and her husband down Into a cellar with mole confidence than she felt at lust 'I hi ought vou down hero so's ou could .see the engine," the boy ex plained, "and then vou wouldn't have to come down heie anv more, for It ain't veiv clean and nuity for the lady." The lady looked her thanks. ' You see, there's four b'llers " '"Uout the same as sawmill b'ileis I reckon," said the groom, as if he weie not gieatly 'impressed. "Well, theie's two bat'ilcs of 'em." said the boy not knowing a sawmill from a washboller "They ain't like that In a sawmill," said the vlsitoi. "I should saj they wasn't Theie's a good deal mote dlffeience than that, ou will find, between a sawmill and a newspaper," continued the guide, in t nioi e or less triuphant tone, turning to go out of the engine loom ' Now, that thiough onder," sp said, pointing out from the elevator, "is the eountln' loom" "Wheie thev count the papei.s?" In tel united the gloom "Naw," aid the boy, 'where thej count the monev. That's the business utile e. Theie's some people that thinks It's jilabiue to run a newspaer, but when they tackle It once they llntl It's business. That's what they have that onico foi." 'Peals to me it would be Just the kind of pliastiie I was lookln' for, to count moriej," ventuied the groom, with the manner of a uital looster getting off a Joke. "I giic-s not, If you was tountlii' It out instead of In," said the boy. 'There's two wajs of eountln'." Going un to the top door, the office boy held a whl.speied convets.itinn with the elevator bov, the fpatuie of which was that the office bov had a lead pine cinch "That pait In theie" explained the bo. as he langed his people up In front of the door leading Into the hall to the edltoilal looms, "is wheie thev keep the brains, and this one over here," pointing to the lepoitorlal depaitment. ' Is where they keep the legs The biide gave a nenous stait, feui Ing she had got into a dissecting 100111 of a medical college "Thats only a Joke they have," ex plained the bo, when he saw- he might be uiLsuiidei stood. "You see. them's editois in theie, that wiltes with their ptns what they thinks out and Untie, In other papers and books nnd places, and these othe Is rpoiteis, that wiltis mostly with their legs when the citv editor stalls 'cm out to walk a mile and wilte a line." "Will vou evei be one?" asked the biide. dlllldeiitls "l d Ji.st as lief as not, ma'am," he Mild modestly, "but olllce boys don't must usuull) seem to have that kind of st vie about 'em." "Wheie does the man stav that wiltes the Jokes"" asked the groom. "Hf stajs at home," gi limed the bov "Kt he btnjPd niuund the olllce some bodv'el kill him ' "See that door over theie"" said the guide, pointing to a mvst'tfluus looking apertuie In the wall "Well, that's the 'old man's" dm " "Who'd he."' uskerl the gioom, "That man that signs himself we '" "Thut'H him," said the boj, admir ingly "Ik's the grand mogul the boss the oltl man," and the boy gazed on the dosed door with rovei emc akin to awe. Well, I'd like to see him" said tilt gioom, In av els stepping toward the doo:, Ate vou aimed?' asked tho guide, Intel posing hlniselt In the caller's path. "No; what's that got to do with It?" "Nothln only ef jou go in theie at this time of night our honejmoon id mighty llkelv to be tinned Into a funeral ptocesslon, and the old man won't be chbf inoutiier nclthei." "He must think a heap of himself," ventured the vlsitoi, in u disappointed tone "He does He thlnk.s moio of hlssolf liiu of Ingrain Carpjti. other floods in the city: Il Wool Carpet All Wool, medium iiuallt. . All Wool best ijuull y . Ss ths .JOf .Mi) ..-)I)C Wall Papers that we upj cloiing out Royal mkcs the food pure, w holMome and dellclou. liJ mmm Absolutely Puro artovu MKiNd poOER CO , M yok. MnntimmMimnmrMma than all the rest of the fellers does, but that don't make the paper none the wotster, I guesa. He gimme a quarter th other day extry fer dohV something fer him, and cussed me fifty cents' worth fer not doln' it like he wanted it" "Who writes the love stories?" the bride sweetly Inquired. "They don't wilte "em, ma'am. You seo they got a midline down statrs that they grin 1 the poMry out of, nnd when they want love stories they throw In a little eNtiv ink and paper and a honeysuckle or two, end then they git love rtorles out of them " 'Oh, can we fee them'" nhe asked eagerly. "I was just goln' that way, ma'am," bowed the guide, and led them off to tho conmosing room, where the type, setting machines were making night hideous. At the doot the bov left them for a moment, and sooke to the l'oieman. ' The gent in ol atge ma'am." report ed the boy, 'savs thev are busy now making poetry, but If jou'll tome back at I o'clock In the moinlng thev will be doln' the lrve stories. You can see though, how thov do It," an 1 lie took them niounil to seveinl mat hlnes. "In theie," he said, stopping on the way, "Is where 'hey steicHvpe. Put vou don't caie for th it. What vou want Is to let tho l.i 1 seo the pi ess go 'lound." One of th" pierses was going when thev i cached the loom, and the boy held a council with ,ho pressman. "Poriv." h sail. iejolnin.f his guests, "but the whole slimtlng match won't be lead till two or thtee houis yet; but lou can see what this ons Is at. Now, when the whole thing Is goln' sha I rlnts two millions a lioui " 'How long do you run th" thing?" a-,ked the Eic'm nh iwint? more sur pilse than at unv thing he had previous ly heard. The boy conulted the foteman. "Alout two houis and twmtv min ute"," ho said ' That's between four pud five million cliculatlon, ain't it"' lr.qulted tho 2innm. "That's whit." said the boy, with su i le me crnllder'ce The groom seemed to be sinking his head as the boy told him other things and show I'tl him the sight of oarlv morning artlUtv, which was at pres ent gloomy and still, and llnillv the Initial paitv, after rquiilng with the g'llde, ilepnited, and the bov lelurned to his friend at the elevitor. "Gone"" inqulied the elevator chief. "Yep. and thev swallowed eveiything I told 'cm. e-ssp-u ab'iut the number of papers tlum ptesses nins off, and when 1 give him the teti 1 did he looked at me as If he thought I was the circula tion editor. Do 1 look It, Tommy?" STOCKS ARE STRONGER. nnges Itnvo lleen Voliintiirily Ad vanced to .Nearly 30,000 orkcr. Woolen lutlustrv Delics v'ompcti tion. New Yotk Dec. .", It. G. Dunn's Weekb Review of Tiado In its issue tnmniuiw will say. The monthly lepoit of failures shows defaulted liabilities of $ll,M0,l- in November, against $12.700, S,",G last ear. Because of tlnee laige fallutes foi $J, 2r.0.000, not due to piesent conditions, the aggregate In November was only $l,0.O.000 less than last veal, and ex cept for these v otild have been smaller than In August, September or October. The dec"! ease in neatly all blanches of business, shows that pavments have been iimarkably good and defaults unusuullj small Other evidences of the stale of business nie convincing extept In speculative lines Wages have been voluntutilv advanced for nearly IIO.OOO workeis in woolens and lion Stocks nie somewhat stionger. having advanced $147 for railways and $157 for tiu.sts. Tho tiue value of Ameil enn l.illway stocks Is steady, rising with earnings whlrh foi November thus far aie 20 0 pet cent linger than last jear and 3 7 per tent In the same week of 1S92 It Is tho .season for waiting in most iudustiies, but at least one other fut nace has gone Into blast, and the low est piiee of Bessemer at PlttslmiK after purchases of L0.0OO tons is $10 15 pei ton with $9.21 for Gicv Foige. Hasten! holdeis ate sometimes Impa tient and yet sine that Januaty will biing a latge demand and meanwhile the awind of ship pinto contiatts to eastern Huns gUes them impoitant help though the demand for bars Is slow at the east and at Plttsbuig, but Is leallv stiong at Chicago for agricultural and lallway supplies. Stuietuial orders 1110 seasonabl In abeance, but con tiaets for pipe fur London elicit shaip bldtllng tit Pittsbutg The voluntaiy advanee of 20 per cent, in wages of voi sled woikers at Providence, lestui ing the lutes of 1S9.!, is evidence of the piospeilty of that manufaetuie After much hesitation In other Inanchca which may be justified, this Impoitant depaitment of the woolen industry puts Itself at the fiont. virtually declaring Its- ability to face any foreign com petition. The pint liases of Austiullan wool ut Boston have again been lurge, 2.4C5.O0O pounds out of (1,170,000 pounds of all wool at the three chief maikets against S.bsl.'MO pounds for tho same week last jeai Othei maikets aio extieinely quiet, and Boston Is doing the celling nt pi Ices not named. Nothing appearH In the totlon nianufaetiue und the low in ice of totton still hlndeis the bujlng of goods. Lower prices than have ever been known aio quoted for pilnt cloths, and also for dome grades of prints, and the average of cotton goods Is leniaik- flllll Inn nM,. ..I. ...... ...... 1 c eci oVeryK dn.P P.ng in' the face of an enorniouH foielgn demand, Just when an advance might reasonably have been anticipated. Bo the. enor- mous lecelpts of cotton from planta - nuns, exceeuing those to date of the great crop of about ten million bales in 1894, tend to check all speculation, n.lthnllfj)l lint ll fi-xi ulnn nnrl .InmAntl a demands for spinners have been ma- teriauy restricted. THE MARKETS. Wnll Street Itovlow . New York, Dec. .1. -Outside buvcrs had withdrawn from the market today and tho Held was uppircntly left to llo fullow by tho large el orators who havo been prominent In tho manipulative move ino its of tho weet, Tho heavy throning over of stocks by tho largo operators yesterday to reallro and by other's liter to save loscs was what discouraged tho outside public. Tho bears wore In evidence, fiom time to time but their offerings scorned to bo well alsorbed without effecting uny marked declines. There was not cvld. tico of any effort to mark up prices. The aev tlon of the irnrket suggests that largo operators may bo attempting to pick up a lino of stocks at tho decline before pushing prices again with tho purpose to realize white the public is still buying, ns was done on Monday nnd again jca tentay. Total sales were 313,000 shares. furnished by WILLIAM IANJ. al LCN & CO, stock Lrokcia, Mearg build. Ins, rooms iUS-cVG. Open- Hlsrh Low. tos inc. cut. rat. lng. Am. Tobacco Co .... Kl S3 S3 M Am. Cot. oil 23'4 SJ'a A. S. II Co . 131 lo 13U 14t -"-'4 13S 12h 2S'3 i.l'j 21 93U 13t8 1J4 ' j SP4 SIS Atch , To. & S. f o . 123i li A. T., te S. f , 1'r Can. Southern .... Chcs. fc Ohio . .... Chicago G,i3 , Chic & N. W Chic, IJ. & Q .., C. C. C. & St. L . Chic, Mil & St P Chic, It. I. d P ... Bist. & C. f , Gen. Electile ..., Louis. &. Njsh . M. K. A: Te . l'r --8 1234 9I's 31 9l'i 90' 3 7'8 33'. fw',4 9VS IX 123'2 122Vt 1SU S7 7. Kii Oi.'s, 31 311c. 03'S, 31 31 895a 7-8 33' 2 H' 3Pi 9JS 33 Vj CIS 31S 3IH 3.V Manhattan i:io W1H 103 WIS 10 1 31' 8 31'4 .Mo. Paelllc 31 31', Nat Lead 3l't 3I' S7i 3P, M.Vi !', N. J. Central . ... N. Y. Central .. . N. Y., L. U. & W . SC'i S0 lf7 .10754 1074c 107 US US HVj N. Y., S & W. Pr .. 3 Pi ."J 4 57' IVs 7S'S 30'4 22' n 's 2oS ll'j 20's 7', 18 S9'a lb 3I'S 5e5'a 35U 77S 30 21'2 JU 30 2;'s ii2 23 7 17 vxiK 16 is or. Pacific. Pr .... w.'4 M Ont A; West Omiha , .. IV, 1VJ. 7S'i. 77 20 U'S 9'i 30 is 2'- 11 . : 7 17 ss 10-S Paelllc Mall SO'i Phil & Head 21' Southern P. II . .. !)' Southern it. I! , Pr . 3M4 Ten n , C & Iron 2 Texas Pacific . I'nlon Pacific Wabash . . . Wubash, Pr .. West Union . V. S. Itubbvi 1P! 2J3 7' 185, S' MS CHICAGO GRAIN MAltKHT. Open- High- Low- Clo- WHEAT. May . .. July OATS. May i OHN. Miy LAHD. January .. POUK. May tug. est. est tug 90 90 83 't S9 - 21 23 S 10 S3 21 2S , 4 23 S10 U'i 21 2S 4 22 5 13 S t" fcrrnnton ISonrd of Trndo Kxchnngo Quotntlons--All (tliotntiotis lJascd on Par ol 100. STOCKS. Bid. Asked. Scranton &. Plttston Trac. Co. it Si National Boring & Drill' ij Co. ... first National Dank C30 Elmhurst 13oulevart! Co Scranton Savir.gs Hank 200 bcrantou Packing Co I.acka. Iron nnd Steel Co Third National Bank 3M Throop Novelty M'f'g Co Scranton Traction Co 15 Scranton Axle Works Weston Mill Co Alexander Car Rcplacer Co Scranton Bedding Co Dlmo Dep. K DIs. Bank 150 Peck Lumbc- M'f'g Co 175 Economy Light, Heat &. Pow er Co BONDS. Scranton Pass. Hallway, first mortgage due 1920 115 People's Street Railway first mortgage duo 131? 115 ioi '95 150 80 17 75 250 100 105 45 People s Street Hallway, Gen eral mortgage, due 1921 115 nlckson ManufactU'lng Co Lacka Township School 0 City ef Scranton St. Imp. 6T0 Mt Vernon foil Co Scranton Axle Works Scranton Traction Co loo 100 102 ltB 85 100 Philadelphia Piovmon Mnrl.et. Philadelphia, Dec 3 -Wheat c low er, eontiait grade, Decern'?!, SSSalkji" ; Janparv, Pe biliary and Man.li, nomlnil Coin Stead , No 2 mlxel, Deccmor and Januiiv 32a32e , ft binary and Maich, nominal Oats Unchanged, No 2 white, December, J.inuirj, fobiuaij and March, 2S'j.'9e PoMtoi s Plrmei . white cholce, 72,i7"c , do f dr to good, OS u7'c , sweets, prime, Ma55c , do second", Lj.i30. Butter Sttnidi , fnnc.e west in eieameo, 23-c ; do. Pcimsj lvania piints, 25c, lo. n 1 stern do, lc. Kggs fimi, ftesh, ncarbv, 21c , do. western. 23i' Cheese Steaiiy. IlefliitMl Sug irs fu el uig'd. Cotton Quiet but steadv Tal lowDull, Live Poultrv Dull and bar ly ste.id fowls. 7a9 , old toosiers, ic , sjiting chlcki ns, 7aSt , broilers, S'.a9, turkejs, OalOt-, ducks and gtise, ka'jc Dietel Poultr Stiaelv fowls, ohol.-e, So; lo. fair ti good, 7a"'.t ; obit kins, laige, 9e , merilum do, SeS'i.c ; common mil s.-alded do, 7aSc , turkejs, eholce. Ilal2e , do fall to good, 9ille , clucks, 7a if Re "elpts flour. 3000 binds and 23 000 saeks, wheat, 3S tX bushels, coin, 7t -0o0 bushels; octs, 10 (Ol bushtls, fihlp inents Whit, SS.iXiO bushels; voril, 41,XK) bushels, oats, lJ,0Ci bushels. ev York Prnduce. Now Yoik, Dec 2 flout Weak an! lower on eurj thing but Ion glide win ters Minnesota pctent, Iji."i2", Do em ber bakei. Il20u4 10. winter pat. nt, SI S5 a5 10. Wheat Spot easy. No 2 ltd, 97' .-c , fob, atlo.it. No 1 northern Dultith S1.0u, f o b, alloat, No 1 hard Mini toba $101. f o. b , afloit; No 1 noiih 1 m New ork 9Se , f o b, alloat, eji. tlims opened linn on jiniall norlhwest rt 1 elpts, broke shaiplj under weak late eibles, bearish Thoman leport and IlciuU datlous, hut ttuallv ralliul on elearaiKis and expoii trade, and elosi 1 unchanged to c. net lower, No 2 rid Junuaij, 95 s.a !i'it closed 'n,i , Dc-cembei, !ija9tJie , clnswl 90'' Com Spot eas) , No 2. '13 elevatoi . eptlnns opened stead) declined but milled, closing ',r net loner, Ma, 3-V . closed 33"v , December, 30a31c , closed .lb Oih Sjiot stead) , No 2, 2ii'i , No 3 2ti Ni 2 welti 2k .No Jwhlti 2-Se , lrdek mlved, western, .7ii2Se , nmk Oh, How Thankfu Pain Was Maddening and Hopo Had Boon Abandoned Wonder ful Rosultsof Purifying tho Blood. "A very bovcre pain camo In my left knee, which grew worso and worse, and finally a sore broko out above the knee. It discharged a great deal and the pain from my thigh clown was maddening, Large, hard, purplo spots uppeared on my leg. I suffered in this way for years, aud gavo up all hopo of over being cured. My wlfov as reading ot a cast) like nilno cured by Hood's ijarsaparllla, and sho advised mo to try It. I began taking it and when I had uted a few bottles I found relief from my Buffering. Oh, U "W " !' re,I,e' ' BtroBer than l bavo over been In ray life, l am in tue best ol liealtli, have a good appetite and am a new man altogether." 1 J. P. Moons, Lisbon Falls, Maine. fl Hood's aSSm tt'"Lt-'' t-"t the Quo True Blood ruriner. Hood'8 Pills euro all liver Ills. S3 cents. white, 2.4i34c: options dull hut steady, e-loslng tmchunged to ic net higher; februarj. closed 27c; May, 27',ic; Do cembcr, Si'.'ie. Hoof Quiet. Cut Meats Quiet Putter Steady; creamery. Ha 23tac ; factory, lltfcaHc.: Ulgtu, 23'4c ; Imitation creamery, 12al7c; stato dairy, 12a20o ; do. creamery, Ha22c. CheejO Steady; largo white, September. 8'iaSVv.; mnall ivhlte, September, 9a!IViC.; luigo colored, September, SSaSVc; small col ored do, 9a3",c ; largo late made, 7'ic; small do, SSaS'sC, light skims, Ual'jc; part pklms, Batfe.; full skims, 2alc V.kbs Quiet; state and Pennsylvania, 20a2V, western fresh, 2V. Tallow Steady; city, 3c; country, 3)ji3c Pi troleum Qule'; united closed C7c bid; Pennsylvania crude, nominally Me. Chicago (Jrnln ,'Inrkct. Chloigo, Dec. 3 The leading futures ranged a folic ws: Wheat December, Kia9jv: January, OO'JaDOVic; May, OO'ia 8'ie. Corn December, SP8a21c; May, 2&'ia2Sc. Oats - December, 20a.c. ; Mav, 2ta21e. Pork-January, JS.15at 17'i. May, S 40a8.42's. Larel-Januarj', 14 22'4-i 4 224, May, 4 37'4al40. ltlbs-Januan'. $4.13all7'j. May, 54 27'iat 30 Cash quota tions were as follows, flour Dull and easy, No. 2 Fprlng wheat, 8:'-taCl',2c; No 2 red, 9-m93'ic , No 2 corn, 21V.IC . No. 2 yellow, 3U4a2V.: No. 2 oits, 21c ; No. 2 white, f. o b , 21'4C, No 3 white, t. o. b , 23a23c ; No 2 re, 46'4c ; No. 2 barley, f. o. b, 2flalJc ; No 1 fla seed, $1 03il 10; prlmo tlmothcy seed, f2fij; pork, !7.2oa 7 23; lard, II 20a4 22; ribs, IllOilliO. shoul ders, 4ar,e ; sides, 40J4.5O, whisky, 1 19, FUgarp, unehinstcd Itecelpts 1'lour, U.OOO barrels; wheat, 1,000 bushels, corn, 219, 000 bushels, oits, 37i,W bushels; rje, 14, 000 hiihcls, barlev, 13,000 bushels Sh't) mpnts flour, 2l,nfJ0 birrels; wheat, 179, 0C0 buhels, corn, 2Jl!,0'W bushels; oats, NNOoO bushels; re, none; bark, Ed, 0 luhcls. ( hlrngo Live Stock. Chicago, Dec. 3 Cattle Slow and low er, export bof steer, IJUioW, eomnnn choice grades, ?3 7Ji510; Blockers and feeders, 3al 4"; cows and helfeis, 1 M),i 2 -0 for poorer clies of canning cons, to ?3C0al for choice bulls CaHcs $Ga: I Hogs-mi3 4;. he ivy lackers, 3 i:,a1 "0 snecp iwa4 .0, fed westerns, WWU4 7); lambs, $173.15 30 lletelpts Cattle, 3,000 head; hogs, 31,000 head, sheep, 9,000 head. Unst 1, Ibertv Cuttle Market. Hist Liberty, Pa, Dec. 3-Cattl-Ste.nl , prime, SI 7Vi4 fTi; common, $3 2ii 3 CO, bulls, stag? nnd cows, $'i3fi0 Ho?s Slow , prime mediums, S3 4"ia" W, bct Yorker, $3 l",i3 5o, common to fair, $3 101 145; lic.iv, $3IOa3 45, roughs, 2 25iJ2",. Sheep Slow, choice, $IS5.i5 0j, common, $3.13 05, choice lnmbs, $jroijSi. common to good, $1 5oa5.50; veal calves, $o 50a7. New York l.iie stock. New Y'ork, Dec 3 Beeves Slow, eis ler for steers and dry cons, firm for bulls; native stters $1 30i.", stags and oeti, $250al7), bulls $275aI50, diy cows $2i 3 50. Calves Slov, , vexils, $6a7 70, grass ers, $3 13 GO, westerns, $3. Sheep and Limbs Dull, shec:), $3il, lambs, $550aB. Hogs Low cr at $3 50a3 70 Hiillalo I, tin Stock. Hist Buffalo, N. Y . Dec 3,-Cattlo Slow Hogs -Slow, YorKcrs, good lo choice, $3 30i3 52, roughs, common to good, $3a3 15, pigs, common to choice, $J50i3 55 Sheep and Limbs l'lini to stead); lambs, choice, $575a5 7"i, culls to common, $4 50?5 2.",, sheep, choice to se lected withers, $l50a475, culls to com mon, $3aJ75. Oil llnrket. Oil Clt), Pa, Dec 3 Credit bllance", 05, eertlfli itts, opeiied, CO bid for cash oil, the first bid fo- options, C7, and that was bid at tho close; sales, none; shipments, 72,723 barrels runs, 91,835 binds. DON'l' .tlOPi:! There's Nothing Wenrs u .Han Out So (I'lirk ns Dvvelliu: on His Cures. from the New York Sun 'The woist possible thing for a man to do when caies oppuss him," said Mr. Otatebar, "Is to mope, to sit down and think It over If theie Is an thing on eaith that will mildew a man and make lilm good for nothing, that s It What he wants is aetivitv , to keep moving If he can't work, or thinks lie can't, let him get out and take a walk, and start his cliculatlon Its amaz ing what a 1'ttle flesh all and exer cise will do for a man Keep moving and the flust thing you know ou'll find yourself whistling or humming a tune, and then jou laugh to jourtelf a little and go back and go to work" heers lor the Poetess. fiom the Chicago Tilbunc The girted oung poetess of fission had written some snulfel stanzas entitled, "He Cometh Not H.'ck " The) btvin with the line "Jlv ov n love has gout to the Klon dike" With rare presenco of mind she In closed a stamp with her verses when she suit them to tho Dall) Bioid foi publi cation Thev cime back the next elcy with thl note trom tin editor penollled on the margin "M) dear oung woman, give him time' Glvo him time' If lies worth his welgu In wakes nieit he'll come hack long be fore )ou get this poetr Into print" TO FOR r.ITDEn HEX, v TIiIh vemedy Iiclne In- Jectcel directly to tlio neat of thono dltteascM or the Genlto-Urlnar) Oruans. requires no change or diet. Curn guuranteecl In 1 to 9 dajM. hmall plnlupack. if m K "H?8 n-c- ' mall, tSl.OO. Lc U JEi. JCA Mold on.y by Wm, Q, Clark, .136 Penn, Ave , Scranton, Pa NKHVOL-J THOl KLhs, ALL KINI1S cured with nlmal l.'vtracts Free book tcllKbow WASHI.NUJO.S CHEMICAL CO., Wu3klngton, D, t. RAYMOND & WHITCOMB'S TOURS. at.t in w ri txr, i vi'issh.s imi 1 in n. I'ai ties III Leave Philadelphia Jan. .18 und I'eb 17 for I'no llruud 'lours thiough the Southern Matty, In Special Pullman Vestlbuled Trains of Keep ing, Plntna unci (oniposlte Libniry-Obse-re. HtlouCurs. 111plo time will lm given to all tholeiirl ug titles and other ilares of IiInio. lie und lut'lliiesuiie lnttiest In Mexico In. eluding the Wonderful lumplcu Division of iiii'.iicAi,iiii wtnirui Kuim.j'i u cck in me City of Mexico, with a 1 rip over the Mexico, Cucrnavaca and I'aclflc bcenlc Railway, unit a ourteen Days' Trip Over the Vera Cruz Railway, hun IIIpl'o, Pusiideuu, Avalon, Lon Aiiccleic, Suntu l!iubra,Sjan 1 mm lire, ail ltufiiol, Santa ( nu, Monteie. hun Jose, etc, liii'Hllforiil.i, will be vlsltPtl llie return tiricuts may lie used from Cull. forulu on Any Kezulur Train until ugiiBt, or wltli un) in Uscort,wltuu nuoi ten rarties uiiutr special Choice of! lire 3 Different Koutes Tours to California, Mexico, omitting fall, fornliti Horida, Hawaiian Island Jaran, China and Uurone.nnduTour1lircuii.il itnsi Lands, Independent Railroad und Meamshlp irheud for circular, mentioning thotrh denlied. RAYMOND & WHITCOMB. 1005 Chestnut Street. MutiiJl Life Insurance nuiiuins, I'liiiadclplila. WOLF & WESZEL, 340 Adams Ave., Opp. Court Mous:. PRACTICAL TINNERS and PLUMBERS Sola Acents for Hlcbrd8on.Ugntoa'i I'urnnces aod ltaugs. G&G Our Third SemiAnnual 6 Days Sale Begins on Monday First Our Six Day Sales have been cxtcnsivelv imitnteil hut n,m. equalled, and in starting our Third Semi-Annual Week's Barcain Givine we have simply to say that Siicli Values ns Wc Will Offer have never before been seen in this city. The bargains, however, are only to be had on the davs named. Monday's bargains will not be repeated on Tuesday, nor Tuesday's on Wednesday, etc. On Monday Our entire stock of LADIES' JACKETS will be at your dis posal al prices that have never been approached by any cloak house in this city. On Tuesday We will send the knife deeply into LlDIKtf WRAPPERS Prices offering the entire stock at a special one-day cut price. The values will surely be phe nomenal. On Wednesday The Great Bargain Attraction will be LADIEV (JAPES. Not old capes, not even last yen's c.ipcs, but new up-to-d.ite capes at lower prices than other houses ask for old capes. CarDon't Miss These Special Your Floors Must But what wtih? That depends. For halls, stair landings, kitchens, etc,, wheie the wear is heavy and absolute cleanliness is essential, you cannot improve on ! ifloleumS We Iiave tllem in a" maIes widths and qualities. i-riuvivuuij pnces 40c tQ 7.Ci a square yard( for ds on(J to four yards wide. Inlaid I inoleiim5 Are much sought after nowadays. unci 1 u iiuuicuins As good as Mosajc tiling( becaljSB the pattern is as solid as the goods and cannot wear off. Prices very moderate. OH Cloth ; Arc sti" wanted although they are not as popular as they once were, and we have them in abun dance, also oil cloth rugs for stoves, etc. The Above Are All New St les, but are perfectly seasoned and warranted to give satisfaction 80c. Moquette Carpets Are a surprise to all buyers, They cost more money at the mills today than we ask, and when these are gone you'll do well if you get the same quality foi i.2s. Isn't that a saving worth straining a point to gain? PUT YOURSELF IN OUR PLAGE And vou will ieall.se how easy It Is to fui. nlsh ,v our home ltixuilously with n trifling outlH). tv little at n time, und you don't mUalt. BARBOUR'S HOME CRED1TH0USE 425 LACKAWANNA AVE. Fine Line of NEW STYLES STONE RINGS Diamond an i Combiiatioi Rinr Sterling She Wan an i Sterling Novelties, Finest stock ot Watches, all the latest styles aud sizes at very close figures. CUTGLASS, CLOCKS, Etc The largest Jewelry House iu Northeastern Pennsylva nia. 130 Wyomin? Ave, IRCEWCOiElili THE DICKSON MANUFACTURINGCO SCRANTON AND WILKES-BARRE, PA, Manufacturers of LOCOMOTIVES, STATIONARY ENGINES, BOILERS, HOISTING AND PUMPING MACHINERY. OENURAL OFFICE. bCRANTOV, PA. TRIBUNE WANTS BRING QUICK RETURNS. OrntWrottEecJisrollitiW, snonthlx, rofoUtln. raWleioa. Oolr hirstltuCBi Uepnrtitdruttib.uldbBUMCl, Ujounaatthebultg.t Or- Psal's PtafraPBpoaB Pills Tbor an pr.tnpt, ttl rd certain In renlt. Tte Mailne (Dr, Fml'i) nrerdUtiM oalat. S.M (Sfcrbiut, et.CO, Addrun FlXl, ilSDJOJBB C Cl0f0iiBd,O. For Solo by JOHN H PHELPS. SjPruoe eroot- On Thursday We will show a line ol LA DIES' WAISTS such as cannot be found anywhere else in this city, and the Bargain Price will be such as to delight and sur prise every visitor. On Friday We will devote our attention entirely to LADIES' SKIRTS, and when you see them you'll admit they're the right kind of skirt for well-dressed women. About one-half the actual valuo will be the pi ice asked. On Saturday The entire stock will be given over to BARGAIN HUNTERS. It will be Red Letter Day, and all the bargains that have been offered during the week will be repeated. One Day Sales. 13S Wyoming kw, Be Covered '0 CARPET HOUSE, ""3 408 Lacka Ave. ADMIRED BY HIS FRIENDS And envied by his enemies. W'u linvcv In ought about the time when a mnn In mod crate circumstances can bo well dressed. V fhoit tluienso ho was compelled to put up with 11 rc.'id -Hindu milt. Wo make u milt fiom S15 up, tho color, clotu and cut guar, uuteed. W. J. Davis, JH:n THUD NATIONAL BANK OF SCRANTON, Special Attention Given to Husl. nch.s and Pcrsonul Accounts. Liberal Accommodntions Ex tended According to Balances and Responsibility. 3 Per Cent. Interest Allowed on Interest Deposits. Capital, -Surplus, -Undivided Profits, $200,000 350,000 79,000 WM. COXNMjL, President. IIKXHY Bi:LIX,Jr., Vice Prcs. WILLU3I II. PECK. Cashier. Pharmoclst, oor. Wvomlng avonue nnd fsbJQ
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