10 THE SCT?A iSTTON TRIB.IT1TB THin AY MORNING. DEQBVBER 10, 18J)Y. -When Looking For the Best Go to the rami reliable Linrsest ruiDrtmotit; IowchI prlcci In Ilnlr (Sotwli. Wo malco WIGS, SWITCHES, BANGS, PUFFS, WAVES, ETC. Sntlftfuctlon Ritaniutccd In l.iullcV ntnl Gent' lg, for street wear. Wu lmvo tho lending Tonics, Blenches, Rouges and Powders. Ask totcotho Mo.il Iliilr llrtuh, setiiilno (Siberian lirlxtln nlr cinhloneit. Clilhlron's Hair Cuttlui: receives our special attention. MARTHA I. SCHIIPFF. 317 Lackawam Avj. FOR THE 18 Fancy Pillows, Odd Chairs, Fancy Tables, India Seats, Lace Curtains, Door Draperies, Rugs of All Kinds, Carpet Sweepers, A large variety at WILLM1S i ratlin, (r.!!Ti;;niAKTi:u itso. An O I lit: cr from .Micliiunu Who 11c cuuii' rontons t) in in u the Mar, Vrom the Sun. "fervli'e III thf arni." ri'iiiurkod the rtcrnn, "certainly tended to develop i haincti-risties, and If n soldier pos-'is-ned pecullailtlt's they were bound to come out. Kvery regiment hail union,; Its members one or more who been me known to everybody, who were distinguished by a nickname, nnd. to certain extent, were privileged char nctoiH. Some of these evn achieved fume, nnd their doings und saIngs uort- repeated thiotigluiut the army. Alining the most noted of these In .HiipIPh command was a reglinental inarteniiasU-r from Michigan. On ro portlng at Louisville I was ordered to take charge of a ttenmhnnt loading with stores anil ammunition fur Xnsh llle. Nearly nil the captains and pilots on the Southwestern livers were- be-lU-iil to sympathize with the spccs slonlsts. and It was presumed that tin sin gentlemen would not give way to grief If tin1 boats they were runnlnsr, liiddil with government supplier, should be captured at some convenient landing by rebels. Hence the precau tion if running the boats under th dl nctlon If n I'nion olllcer with a guard on their d'eks. "On going about d the boat to which I had been assigned I was halted nt tie gangway i-titlrs by an undersized limn whose hnlr was several degrees 1 eyonil aiibnin and whose mn nl sav in ed of Tipperary, with the salutation: " 'Wliu In thunder are yon?' "1 produced the document from head (..urters. which he renil over carefully, .!!' with n piofound bow handed back, i nmrklns: " 'You're nil light, and can go where like. I've been tnkin' charge of this raft, becuuso she needed a head, but I icslgu. Th'le's a devil of a lot of our fellows aboard, nnd I'm qunrter iiintitor !go.' "This wns my Introductlloii to the iiiiai tci master, (in the arrival of his irglimnt nt l.nulsUlle he had. or tin aglned he had. business with the ipiar termuster of the department, nnd nt once iiroceeded to the large building " milled by that otllcer. Utushlng aside nu intn'poslug ordeily nnd ihis.Ii Ing open n gate, he marched on through the suered incloHiiru until stopped by a dlgiiilled and Indignant gentleman, who iiirtly Informed him that ho must re main outside the railing. " 'Who In thunil-r are you?' demand ed I bo. " 'I tun Colonel Swords, dejmrtment Miiartermaster.' "Igo coolly glanced over him from bend to heel nnd then nsked: " 'Uon't the. government pay you'." " 'Why, certainly, of course,' nnswer ed the surprised West I'olnter. " 'Then, why In thunder don't you wear brass buttons and things on your snouiilcrs so n fellow would know you nre tho hlgh-cock-a-Iorum? How am I to tell whether you are Colonel Hwoids, or Tom, Dick, or the devil'.'' With this he turned and Indignantly match ed out. "Soon nfter he encountered the col onel In n public place nnd nt once ac costed him about business. He wns Immediately checked with the remark: " 'Sir, when you have business with me you will please cull at my ofllce.' "Later, when everything was being hurried for an Immedlnte departure my arniy, oionei kwoius, who was rldlsg out to the camp, met Igo riding Into the city. " 'Ono moment, quurtermnster,' said tho colonel, bringing his horse to a stand. " 'Sir,' said Icro, 'when you have business with me you will please call at my ofllce." "In the autumn of '02 our regiment relieved u detachment of troops posted nt a cross-roads several miles from 1 Wc Iinvc Just put on sal.! .1 iuw line of lu;it,ti UiirruU. prices nnd compare them wit It utiv other goo J 4 In tliu city; Jlent Heavy Cotton Cnrpot '.'fto All Wool Curpet liext llcuvy I'nlonCurpet iiilo 1 All Wool, medium quality Lxtru Heavy b'nlon Carpet U7'-jO I All Wool, licit quality Wc have some choice lots of nt 5c, (ic, and 8c. per roll. J. SCOTT INGLIS. 419 LACKA. AVE Carpets, Oil Cloth, WlnJow Shades aiU Draporlcs. 'Chairs and Tables, hontlqunrtera nt Murfreesboro, Tenn. One evcnliiK wo received orders to re turn Immediately to town, und while packing uu a soldier found a box of papers mid reported the find. Inves tigation showed them to be Qunrter mnster Iro's regimental account, und Instructions were Klvcn to tnke them along nnd deliver them to him the first opportunity. ThlH occurred nt Mur freesboro, nnd the box of papers wns returned. On receiving them Igo broke out: " 'Well, this bents thunder! I've been losing theo papers nil over the state of Tennessee, and some blamed fool Invnrlnbly llnds them nnd brings them bnek. How nre my accounts with the government ever to bo settled If I enn't certify that the papers ore lost?' "It wns reported afterward that the government had Imperatively called upon Igo to settle up, and In answer he had boxed up all his papers nnd for warded them to Washington with a letter stating that these 'were all the documents, and, as the department had plenty of clerks, they could settle the accounts at their leisure to suit them fcelves." sin; was on Tin: whom: ca And was ns i;vnperntlnc totho Con- diictoi us she t otild .Mo lingo to lie. l''roin tho Washington Star. She wns one of those women host de scribed by the term "exasperating fe male." That Is to say, she was not pretty, nor plenslng of manner or per son, nor any other of those choice at tributes that go with that nort of te mnle we love to call woman. Neither was she young. Say anything else of n woman nnd be forgiven, but never this. She boarded n yellow enr of the Metropolitan line at Fourteenth and K stteets, nml In two minutes wns strap ping with the conductor because some body left the door open. Then she beckoned to him to come to her, and he thought she wanted him to stop the car. and ho rang the bell, only to discover that she wunttd htm to come to her so (die might nsk him some silly question or other. Hy the time the car reached K .street, the conductor would have surrendered half his salary for Just one good chance to have pushed that womnn's wind pipe clear back against her cervical vertebrae and held It there till tlv cor oner came, even If tlint functional y didn't come for a month or six weeks. Ilut of course he didn't dare do it. Xelthff did he dare ask her where she wanted to get off. and she hadn't said a word to him a I unit it. H- was turi by tills time that she was simply waiting to spring It on htm. and then If he cnrrled'her two Inches and a half past the crossing she was going to let him know what he had done At Oupont circle, as the cur swung around toward Stewart Castle, she gave it snort and a jump and caught the conductor f he dodged. "I want to go to Georgetown." she exclaimed. "Very well, ivmdum." he responded with politeness and a sense of relief, "you will hnvo to get off this cur." "Why didn't you toll me so?" "I thought perhaps you knew it, madam." "Don't be Insolent, sir. Of course I knew It, but why didn't you tell me this ear didn't go to Georgetown when I got on?" "liecausc you didn't ask me, mad am." "It's your business to know, sir." nnd she bounced herself out: but she held onto the rnil for a final chat. "How long will I have to wait here to get to Georgetown?" she afked after the manner of women asking clear and lucid questions. "A thousand years, madam," replied th' conductor, ready to grasp at any straw of revenge. This almost paralyzed her. "What wha wha what do you mean?" she stnnimeied, "Just what 1 say, madam, and more. You will never in the woild get to Geoigetown If you wait hort. Take the green car coming around the bend there and try that." and the conductor ac tually chuckled with gralilled glee as his own car slipped out of her grasp and away fiom the sound of her voice. ax j:.makkassin; k.vciiangi Iloth Parties to It Ucic liicoiicorncd Ilut the Temperance Man Won. Fn.iii the Uef.olt Frtn Prcis. "Oiv of the funniest expetieii' es 1 cor lmd." laiiuheil tli- drummer, "caused two cif us n great deal of trouble. One of my "iistomers has a Pig general store quite a .llslnuee back from the vullroiul and I never visit him without piovidlng som tiling to make life a little theeii"!' for him. On file trip 1 icfet to I had it now valise and found a man In the same seat with me whose grip ris exactly lik niln- They served as an Introduction and wo ha.l a very pleasant time. "Reaching my country friend that evening, he closed the sstoro curly and we retired to his quai'teis back of tho ofllco to discuss some espet hilly line whisky and cigars thnt I h.td careful ly provided for the occasion. As wc chatted away I dloped Into the valise and brought out a squar" pacNago that didn't look quite familiar. Opening It while the merchant smacked his lips, 1 found n package of tomprancj tracts and about ns smooth a prohibition lec ture as ' ever read. My customer didn't seem to see the Joke, and wits Inclined to think that the exchange of grli hud been made on purpose. "When I wn In from my trip I was met hy the man with" whom I had trad ed "sight iinstT-n." He was n good fel. low nnd laughed, despite thu fact that he was won led. He was booked for a spe-ch 'he nlaht wo met and hurtled from tie' b pot to the platform. The Prrt pull he tnnde out of tho bag when 1 caching for h'is speech was a quart of ohl rye, an.l the next dive he made biought up a 1m x of cigars. He bad a hvrder time cxplalnlutr than I did and of! had come to me for MlhNvltR (is to facts In th o.'i.s'Lfor his political friends wero roasting lum to beat tho band." .Veil" rcit'-TVofr. "Wot makes me tired," said Meandcilug Mlle. "Is dose here prof perl. y-howicrs." "I don't knov," 'cm." replied Plodding Pete. "Yc, de do. I moans de hero fellers dat ktep talkln' lKut good times an' tell In' ye whur ye kin git work." Washing ton Star. ETS. S2i tllJ ..Hie ..fill! ...Illc Wall l'apers that we at cloitn out uwmwiim j m ubh i yol mikes the load pint, wholesome anil delicious, POWDER Absolutely Puro WHEAT AGAIN LEAPS SKYWARD The Highest Price Reached August, 1891. Since DECEMBER WHEAT REACHES $1.09 llig Flurry ill the Chicago I'lt-Olnny a Slid ilc n llnclavard Slide .tlnrks the ltise--Jtiutiary 'Muds Up with n Gain of 3 (.'cuts mid .May with an Advance of'l 7-8 Cents n lluslicl. Chicago, Dec. !). Not since August, lsl'l, has any month's delivery of wheat sold as high as December did today. It rose from $t.01.& at the opening to SIM, but in most irregular fashion. It had many a sudden backward slide, but in the end rested at $1.07 or the not Inconsiderable Improvement of Gic for the day. January was a good second, winding up with n gain of tie. May was less demonstrative In its bull ishness. Its advance was IV. a bushel. Wheat wits very nervous at the start. Shorts were evidently alarmed by the announcement that the bull clique had made arrangements to ship by rail till the wheat delivered them on December contracts and had also made advan tageous storage contracts and in the earliest consequence was thete u host of buying orders for December nt the opening, mostly of moderate lots, but they had the same effect on the al ready strained market as if they were for millions. There was no wheat for sale. December closed yesterday SI.OiHj. but opening bids today ranged all the wnv from $1.11114 to $1.04, nnd even at the to1,) there was scarcely a bushel to be had. This precipitated a scramble among the shorts, not In De cember alone, but in January nnd May also. Hefore wheat came out $1.05 was offered for December. Then came a lull which lasted for an hour. Brokers operating for the bull clique attempt. ed to .stem the tide, but probably from 200,000 to 250.0UO bushels was taken be. fore a teaction occurred. December declined to $1.0:i,. but by 11.45 had again risen to XI. 05. Then came the storm. Within five minutes, and nmld a whirl of excitement. December was bid up to Jl.ns. it reacted with a Jerk to $1.0C'i. then up again without a stop to $1.09, the highest point hid for wheat In this market for six years. Probably us much wheat was sold on this ad vance as on the earlier one. After that the market was quieter. January shorts in the meantime had been Idle. That month opened strong at from !;: to !I4 nnd It sold us high as !'7 during the excitement, an advance of 5U since yesterday. It was figured that the Influence controlling Decem ber also applied to January, and shorts got under cover us quickly us they could. .May wns also very .strong, though It did not have the same pan icky appearance of other options. It opened at SluM'ic as compared with yesterday's closing prices of fXHJa fl0ie.. and had advanced by noon to !2Vri!2aic. If tho market at the open ing had been left as usual to take Its Inipilnt from those things that actual ly affect It, a decline would In all prob ability have occurred. M nil Street Review. New York, Dec 9. liie hull contingent met Willi some fuiniMutde onsluclcs in their ellorts to advance prices of stocks today u'ld IK greater part of their su.: ct js was achieved at the iiidii.trlal spe laities. Man'pulatlen In the ease of thee stocks was very open and palpable, hut some sil'isli.etlal gains were shown by railroad sto.des on the firm hasls of In creased earnings. There were a niunlie:' of stocks also which were persistently heavy In ton nnd requited vigorous r up port to prevent the spread of weakness through th whole market. These causes, together with Imatncss of the Oraiigr group, were a puslstent drag on the mar ket. Tho latter part of the day saw a very animated mutest, between protts' sionnl traders for the control of tlu mar ket. Total shares were 3$l,0i thire-i. Furnished by WILLIAM LINN, AL Li:N & CO., stock brokers, Mears build ing, rooms 7oi-7lj. Open- High- Low- Clos ing, est. est. mi:. Am. Hug. ne'g. Co ..1401. Hl- ls'Jlj &7'i SI 5 2''.l! 32T 55 Sl',8 1'J 12214 W'b MTi 95',4 9114 7S4 3i 109 nv, 31 175 0074 llfi'i Wta 3!i K.i 107, 15 201j &75 31 21 'j 'J'.-i H0: A.. T. & S. F Pr .. 3JU )' Am. Tobacco Co .... S75 Am. Spirits Vi Am. Spirits, Pr 204 ISrooklyn 11. P 32Tk Hay State Gas fl Can. S.iutheru 53U N. J. Central Si Chic. & G. W 1814 l Inc. & N. V 12Jii I'hlc. H. & ij &ji4 e hl.'igo Gas vi',i (iiic. Mil. c St. P .. 'JiVi Chic, It. I. & P 9114 Chic, St. P. & O .. 7&'i C. C. C. & St L .... SO Delaware & Hud ...1034 N. Y., L. B. & W .... li Gen. Flectrlc 3t Lake Shore 175 Louis. . Nnsh 5i3i Manhattan i;io 10'J M. K. & iVx., Pr .. &1U Mo. Pacific m Nat. Lend XU N. Y. Central 1U74 nut. & West 154 Nonhcrn Paclllc .... Ws Ncr. Paclllc, Pr .... Li Paclllc Mall 31 Phil, ft Rend 22 sS4 aoij 84'.; 5 W'4 St? 15 123 W 9J'', Mi 'UU 79 J'iv 109 HTi 31 175 5iv4 IWi 3.;u 35-fi a m Mi 20 lV,i 31 21 '4 &!4 SiV, 2ii'i 12 2IU 714 1.5 VT 18 90U 2'H ifi iflla 314 CU y,"i Si! j Hi's 123'i Mt Mb A Wti, 7U 37 IOD'4 HTsj 3IU 175 t7T 103'u 3'lTi a lOSH 1354 21 tSlfc SUj :u 12 21 73i ran s ISTn Mi 2'. .Souti.ern It. It .Southern It. It.. Pr. Tenn., C. & Iron ... Tex is and Pacllls . t'nlon Pacific IT. 9. Leathr 1". S. Leather, Pr . Wabash Wubash, Pr West. Cnloii W. A; L. K Mi 33 21' 1 12 25 714 Ct 8 1SK S9T, 12 23T4 111 1M4 t'J' OHCAGO GRAIN MARKIJT. Open- lllxh- Low- Cloa tug. '.-214 W'4 2 29 WHKAT. May July CORN. May July OATS. May lug. Cft. 924 MJ, 2S4 2&'4 est. 91 S3',2 2Slij 2 id . 2S'i :v.i 22'4 qunmsvfi B Royal 10 M0 t'OIlK. Jnnuury 8.20 S.2.-I 8.17 4.30 4.47 S.20 8.42 8.25 b.17 4.M 1.47 Mny 8.13 l.AHD. January May 4.25 4.42 4.2.-I 1.12 "crnnton Ilonrtl or Trade f:clmngo Quolntloiif-All Quotations iiasctl on 1'nr of 100. STOCKS. Did. Asked. Scrnnton l'lttston Trne. Co. 29 Natlonnl Hiring & unit's Uo. ... Klrrt National Hank 650 Klmhurst Uoulevnrd Co Scrnnton Havings Hunk ZOO Scranton Packing Co I.acka. Iron nml Stiel Co Third Natlonnl Uank 8 Throop Novelty M'f'R Co Scrnnton Traction Co 15 Scranton Axle Works ... Weston Mill Co Alexander Car Ilcplacer Co Scrnnton Podding Co Dime Dep. & DIs. Uank 150 Teck Lumbe- M'f'g Co 175 Economy Light, Heat & Pow er Co BONDS, Scranton Pass, Railway, Ilrst mortgage due 1920 113 People's Street Railway Ilrst mortcnge due 191? 115 People's Street Hallway, Gen eral mortgage, due 1921 115 Dickson Manufacturing Co Lacka. Township School 5 City ef Scranton St, Imp. G Mt. Vernon Pont Co 'is 150 u 75 250 109 103 45 100 102 102 85 109 Scrnnton Axle Works Bcrunton Traction Co 100 New Yoik Produce. Now York, Dec. 9. Flour Firm und higher but not active; Minnesota patent, TS.lU.i5. 40; winter utrulghts, ?l.5a.4.?0. Wheat Spot strong; No. 2 red, TUu'ti, f. o. If., afloat; No. 1 northern Dultith, TJ.ttt'i, f. o. b afloat: No. 1 hard Manitoba, Jl.OI, f. o. li., nllo'it;optlnns oined strong and were generallv firm nil day on a stampede among December shorts In Chicago, prompting artlvi covering n the local market, final pi lee lUalV'. net higher; January. OT'tDlio., dosed 9Se.: May, 937a95c; closeJ 91 V-; December, JS nIMje., closed 9VH.C Corn Spot llrm; No. 2, 21c, f. n. h., afloat; options llrm but dull, closing ,e. net higher; May. ;i3,uil'.,e.. clos. d 31c. j Dm ember, 3Pn3FC., closeJ 313ic Oats Spot stronger; N'o. 2. i'i'ia 27V.: No. .1. 27c; No. 2 while. Si-Sih:: No. 3 white, 2s3,c; track mixed, western, 27'sa2Sl.c; track white. L'S'ja'AV.; options llrm iimt moderately active, closing 'sa.c. net higher; lVbriury, 2"-Vi27'jo., clos'il 27 "ic.; May, closed 27' c: 1). ember, 27c Reef Quiet. Cut Melts Steady; pickled I helll itiic. Ruttcr Steady; western creamery. Ila2le. ; lo. factory. ll'L-iuc. ; Rlglns. 21c; Imitation creamery, 13nlc.; stale dairy, Maltfc; do. creamery, ita'JIc. ClV-ese Stiady; state white. September, .suns' jc; small white, do.. 9a9',c: large colored, September, S'iaS'ac; small do., 'AiS'ic: large late made 7'ia":!C.: in.ill do.. i'jaS'...c; light skims, Ga'i'sc; pari skims. I'j.i.Vse.: full skims, Sal-. Kgas Steady; state and Pennsylvania. 20iJ.,c; western fresh, 21a2lc Tallow Flr.n; city, 3 5-lt.i3aC. ; country. 3'a;P::c, as to null ity. Petroleum Dull. Philadelphia Provision Market. Philadelphia, Dee. 9. Wheat Firm and l'ie. higher; omtraet grade, December, 9vi9S'i,c ; Januao. Fibrurary and March, nomlnil. Corn Finn: N. 2 mixed, De cember and January, .",2'ia32lj . . February and March, nomlnil. o.its Firm and 'ic higher: No. 2 while December and Jan uary, 29a2U'c.; Ft bruary nml March, nom inal. Potatoes Firm and hlgh-r; v nlte. choice, per bushel. 7a7sc; do. fair to good, iTSa'iv.; sweets, prime, per basket, SOaXc; do. seconds, 25a3nc. Rutter Firm; fancy western creamery, ilc; do. Perin- j sylvanla prints, 20c do. western, do., Hggs Were lc. lower; fresh, nearby, 23 ; do. western, 2Se. Cheese Steady. Refined Sugars Firm; at 12 15 p. m.. Nos. S. 9 and 10 of tho soft grades were advun.-ed 1-1'ic. Cotton. I'liehaiiKi'd. Tallow Steady. Live Poultry Dull mil ca.dcr; fowls, lUiuT'je.j old roosters, fi'vi'ic; spring chh kens. iI'ja, 7c ; broilers, Sa9e. ; turkeys, OalOc; ducks and geese, fca?c Drecd Poultry Quiet but steady; fowls, Sc; do. fair to good, 7a 7'3C. ; chickens, large, :; medium, "use; common, and scalded do.. 4a7c. ; turkeys, choice to fancj, ll.il2c; do. fair to gool, 9.ilic; ducks, 7a9c Receipts Flour, t.trK) barrels and x.Wo sat ks; wheat, IS.Wi Iniidi els; corn, S7,C bushels: oats. 1ii3,iii bush els. Shioiiienls Wheat. .".( bushels; corn, 211,'Vi'i bi'shcls' oats, lj!',ii0 btisluls. Chlcago Crain Mnrket. Chicago, Hie. 9. Tint hading futures ranged as follows: Wheat, December, T-I.UPgnl.fi'; Jnnunr. 9.!a!l,s'.; May, Ma MVaiW !' Corn Dtvemher, iV4a2.V'c; May, SS'sa'JVVie. Outs December, 22a 22'i,c; May. 221a221'.-e. Pork January, SS.JiWWa; Mn), sS.45aS.ro. Lard Janu ary, $l.25al.32's: May, M.I2'8al.5ii. Rib- January, ?l.l7'ial22's; May. l.3'iiH.:!5. Cash quotations were as follows Flour Quiet; No. 2 snrlng wheat, s9'2a9oc; No. :: siuing wheat, S3a9',c; No. 2 red, Sl.'Oa 1.07; No. " corn. 20'ic; No. 2 oats, 22' a 22' ic; No. 2 white, f. o. b.. 21ia2IV; S". S while, f 11. b il'-a-'IV'.; No. 2 rye, 47V ; No 2 barley, f. o. b., 2iii21c; No. 1 flax seed, Jl.ll'iiil.n1;: prime timothy sted, SJiiO; pork. $7.4n.i7.t5; lard. Tl.27'nl.-D; libs. 1 1-, 1 1 .-j. Hhnnlili.rH. 1.1.115c.: sides, tl.l'i.l I ,,. Whlsky, $1.19; sugar, cut loaf. $59; ! granulated, $5.3'.. Receipts Flour. R') barrels; whot. -j2.0ihi bushels; corn. 219.- ,00.1 bushels; oats, 410.01H bushels; lye. 10, ijfjm lundicls; barley. 71.) bushels. Shlp- ! menl s Fhuir, 22.o bands; whiut, 1V,'0 bushels; corn, I'ji.cnw bushels; oats, .'aiano bushels; rye, none; barley, 10,j0 bushels. f'hlcngo Iiiie Stuck. Chicago. Dec 9. Cuttle Slow at J3.1a ".55; good export steers, H.25a4.fiO; Texas cottell seed mull fed stters, $3.95al.n5; prime milch cows, J'AiOO each, Hogs 53.25n3.4rt; coarse heavy packers, SJUiu.S.M; prlmti medium. S3.37a3.f2; ilgs, $3.20a3.o5. Sliecs f2.0."a3.ii for Inferior lots- up to $t.25al..W for heavy exports lots; prime sheep. $I.VM4.75; lambs, $5a5..VI. Receipts Cattl, 7,5'i head; hogs, 4I.CW heatl; sheep, 13.0KJ head. Uust Liberty Cattle Market. Fast Liberty, Pa., Dec 9. Cattle Steady; prime. $l.75at.5; common, $3. '.5a 3.C0; feeders. $l.5'a5. Hogs Steady; prln.n medtuin, best Yorkers and pigs, $3. I0a3.43; Veavy, $3.3.".33.4j; roughs, J2a3. Sheep- Fair; choice, jl.50a4.tio; common, wa;s.i,.; choice lambs, 5.75a0; common to good, Jt.50al.ti5; veal calves, $0.5ea". Vow York Live "loc';. New Y'ork, Dec 9. Reeves No trading. Calves Dull and steady; veala, 55a7 75; grasrsers, $2.50a3. Sheep and Iimbs Slow nml steady; sheep, $3a4.50; lambs, to-Xa. ntS.C2U. Hogs Weak at 3.t5a3.05. llnllalo Live Stock, Fast Ruffulo, N. Y Dec. 9. Cattle Quiet. Hoys Steady; Yorkers, good to choice, $3.10; roughs, comon to good, 2.10 u3; pigs, common to choice, $3.35a3.40. Sluep and Lambs Dull and lower; lambs, choice to cxtni, J5 75au.P0; culls to com mon, t.7&a5,:ri; fhcep. choice to selected wethers, l.75a5; culls to common, $3a3.75. (ill Market. OH City, Pa., Dec 9,-Crcdlt bnlnnccs, 05; certificates, first sale, January option j; closed, olfercil eli; cash offered 05 j shipments, Sti,U7 harrels; rtm, ki,979 bar re-la. wiiAi'siii: w vvriJ!) to hi:. All the children except Nonle wero go ing to play "menagerie." Nonle wanted to sleep, but tho others wished her to join In. Jack WP3 to be a lion, he said. Tom Rest to take after dim. or; prevent ilulresi, aid diges tion, euro constipation. J'urrlT verf table i do nut gripe or cam pain, s'olil by nil iIiukkIiIi. ;j rvntt. l'reartl onlj by C, 1, Hood & Co., Lowell, tlais. OOo fei wanted to represent n camel and the oth ers nil made, choice. "Nonle, what do you wnnt to be?" Nonle drowsily answered, "Oh, I want to bo n a " "Well, what Is It?" Impatiently yelped Jack. And faintly came the answer: "1 want to be n a a sleep." Pittsburg News. TIIi: POTATO'S MirUMIKNT. Tho Tuber In Itlclicsl When Cooked With Hip M.I n On. The trleh cotter, who has for hund reds of years popped his potatoes Into boiling water with their Jackets on, Is nn unconscious pelentlrt, nnd Is pre paring his homely menl upon tho most approved hygienic and dietetic princip les, and obtaining the highest possible degree of nutriment. Experiments tnnde by the Agricultur al Department show that potatoes peeled and soaked before boiling lose from 46 to fi!i per cent, of nitrogenous matter, 25 per cent, of nlbumlnolds nnd 38 per cent, of mineral matters; when peeled, placed at once In cold water and raised to a boll the loss of nitrogenous mntter wns 16 per cent., of which nl bumlnolds form ncatlv half, and 19 per cent, of mlnernl matters: when peeled and thrown Into boiling water the lat ter losses are reduced one-hulf nnd when impeded and placed In boiling water the los.s was but 1 tier cent, of nitrogenous and 3 per cent, of mineral matter, the difference In nutritive val ues between a bushel of potatoes peeled nnd soaked and a bushel boiled In the Irish fashion being equal to a pound of sirloin steak. The character of the water used made no difference in the nutritive quulltles. A series of experiments with carrots embraced the same varieties of waters In which, both cold und boiling, the vegetables were placed, after being cut Into line, medium sized and large pieces The quality of water made no differ ence In the results, but the loss of nu tritive matter was smallest In the large pieces, the small pieces showing a loss of 40 per cent, of nitrogen and 26 of sugar, equal to a pound of sugar per bushel; the loss In the lurse pieces being; Nitrogen, 20, nnd sugar 15 per cent., the total nutritive loss being in the small pieces, 30, nnd on the large. 20 per cent. Other experiments with cabbages snowed that a large part of the nutri tive elements of tills vegetable is ex tracted by boiling, which may account for, the fondness of the European peas antry and the Southern negro for cab bage soup, or "pot liquor." Of the 7 1-2 pounds of drv matter contained In 100 pounds of raw cabbage, from 2 1-2 to 3 pounds nre lost In cooking, a loss which seems unavoidable "unless the water in which it Is boiled Is also used. The digestibility of eggs was also In quired Into. They were boiled for 3, 5, 10 and 2(1 minutes at temperatures ranging from ISO to 2'.2 degrees, the experiments showing that, "while it seems probable that the method of cooking has some effect upon the rate of digestibility. It docs not materially affect the total digestibility. TI1C OXFORD HIIILi:. Only Three Persons Know the Kcerct ol Hie .linking of the Paper. From Chambers' Journal. The papermaklng for Oxford Hlbles Is a specially Important and Interest ing part of the work. At Wolvercote, a mile or two out of Oxford, the uni versity has a large mill for the supply of its own requirements. A good deal of the paper they turn out here Is made out of old ships' sails, the materials of which, after battling with storms In all quarters of the world, come here for tho purpose of being made Into paper, printed In almost every language under heaven and bound up Into volumes to be again scattered far and wide into all the uttermost ends of the earth. This Wolvercote paper mill has much to do with the great reputation that Oxford has acquired in the production of Hlbles anil other devotional books. Twenty years ago and more the man agement hit on a valuable Invention In papermaklng, and ever slnee their "India paper" has been the cny nnd the puzzle of manufacturers all over the kingdom. There are said to be only three persons living who know the secret of IU make, and, though the process has never been legally protect ed, and all the world is free to imitate the extremely thin but thoroughly upaqiin and wonderfully stiong nml durable paper of the best Oxford Hlbles If they only knew how, all the woild has hitlieito quite failed to do so. It Is thin as tissue, but perfectly opaque, and so strong that a strip of it till eo Inches wide has proved to be capable of sustaining a quarter of a hundredweight. Over lCu works and editions are now printed on this paper. This special advantage has very large ly helped Oxford to retain the leading position which It originally gained by being neatly the first If not quite the Ilrst printer of books In the kingdom, and by the prestige of Its name. Soft.Whlto Hands with Shapely Nads, Luxu riant Hair with Cle-an, Wholesonio Scalp, pro. chiccd by CuncunA Boai', tho tant cfTcctfvo skin purifying and beautifying soap In tho world, as well as purcjt rnd sweetest, for toilet, bath, anil nursery, Tho only prci cntli 8 of in-' .donation and clogging of tho 1'our.i. Ecus iMolilturoughoutihe wild. 1'oTiru Parti ad CflK'! Coir .ban' Pri'i'i., Botton, lT. S. A. ov"llf to I'urUy tnd Uriutifj thl SHo, Sctlp, And Ifiir," inlitcJ fret. BABYHUMOHSfir,rsVT,!I tnilinl' r i mitiait. TH? HlCFQMeCO., aaoas i aiio 2, comith vvsq, SCRANTON, PA. R1INING AND 8USTIUG POWDE MADE AT MOOB1C AITD RUSUD PALIS WOREH LAPLIN RAND POWDER CO'I ORANGE QUN POWDER Electric Catteries, Kloctrla Kxplvlen. for -i plodlnc Hast. Safety Fuse, utij Dinnnnn fhnmlml fn - 111011 iiupuuuv vueuimai v. a UXI'LOSIVUS, liau ' 3K g Draping and Drapery Draperies of one kind and of another may be bought almost anywhere, and are purely a matter of taste, but there's an art in making them look their best, which is only known to the experi enced Draper and Hanger, and in that respect wc can be of invaluable service to you. Christmas is coming along when you'll want the home to look it's best. Call and see what wc can do for you in the line indicated. A little money judiciously spent goes a long way in our Drapery Department these days. ft KERR'S 1 jf 1 XV ;5JitK5attJftOiK IMAWArlfi LU CO., HANUFCTURiRJ OF SEWED PEB. HIE HOCK 10 111) LUMBER Hill limber cut to order on short notice. Hardwood Mine Knlla sawed to uniform lengths constantly on hantl. Peeled llMnlock Prop limber promptly burnished. MILLS At Cros Fork. Potter Co.. on the Buffalo and Susquc lanna Huilroad. At Mina, Potter County, Pa., on Couder.4port. and JnH ilLknii.a.i I),,IhA,..I -...-l... AjwiT.,ii " Allecany Hullio.id. Capncity - GUNHUAL OFFiCK-Board of Telephone No. 4014. THE PATENT UR We Make It. We Warrant It. We Wholesale It. TI WESTON ILL CO. DR. SHIMBERG, OPTICIAN, HAS MOVUDTO 305 SPRUCE STREET Examination Free. (li'STAHlsi. HOTEL ALBERT, for. Illh Hreet nnd I'nlTcrMty I'lnce, NEW YOltK One block west of Broad- nay. Noted for two things, COM F-O R T nml CUISINE I-'Irst-class rooms nt si.ouu Jay unit up ward, on the Kuiopcaii plaii. L. &. E. FRENKLE. 1100 To An Mm. WILL PAY $100 FOR ANY CASE Ol' Yt'cukiicfes in Men They Trctit nml Fail to Cure. An Omaha Company places for tho first time before the public a MAGI CAL TKKATMENT for the cure of Lost Vitality, Nervous and Sexual Weakness, and Restoration of Life Force in old and young men. No worn-out French remedy; contains no Phosphorous or other harmful drugs. It Is a WONDERFUL TREATMENT. Magical in Its effects postlve in Its cure. All readers, who are suffering from a weakness that blights their life, causing that mental and physical suffering peculiar to Lost Manhood, should write to the STATE MEDICAL COMPANY', Sulto 717. Hangu Luilcling, Omaha, Neb., und they will send you absolutely FUEE, 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 are being restored by them to a perfect condition. This MAGICAL TREATMENT may bo taken at home under thedr direc tions, or they will pay railroad fare and hotel bills to all who prefer to go there for treatment, If they fall to cure. They nro perfectly reliable; have no Free Presci lotions, Freu Cure, Free Sample, or C. O. D. fake. They have $250,000 cnpltal, and guarantee to cure every caso they treat or refund every dollar; or their charges mny be deposited In a bank to be paid to tl.cm when a cure la effected. Write them today. Tho latest nnd best styles, ".oberta, i:f North Mnln " THE DICKSON MANUFACTURINGCO SCRANTON ANO WILKES-BARRc, PA., Manufacturers of LOCOMQTiVES, STATIONARY ENGINES, BBILERSe HOISTING ANO PUMPING MACHINERY. (MINERAL OFP.cn. SCRANTON. PA. til lWv-'WaETfS a 'V Ml For Sala by JOHN H PHELPS, tipruco atreet CARPET STORE, LACKA. AVE. 4i)0,tl00 feet per day. Trade Huilelinij, Serai nton, Pa. ADMIRED BY HIS FRIENDS flfeltf And envied bv his en .una. We huva brought about the tlmo when n mun In mod erate circumstances can lie well dre.Mcd. V short tlmo ago ho wns compelled to put up with a reudy-nuidu suit. We niuko a suit l from $!. up, tho color, cloth and cut guar anteed. W. J. Davis, w4JJns DF SCRANTON. i Special Attention Given to BttsN ncss and Personal Accounts. Liberal Accommodations Kx tended According to Balances and Kesponsibility. 3 Per Cent. Interest Allowed on Interest Deposits. JV"7xf I sl l i " Jhv I v vZ2" s i'X 1 V I Capital, - - $200,000 Surplus, - 350,000 Undivided ProQts, 79,000 WJI. COXXKLL, President. HEXRV HEIjIN,.1r., Vice Fres. WILLIAM II. FECK. Cashier. Steam and i Hot Water ! HEATING i Gas, Electric And Combination FIXTURES Electric Light . . . WIRING Charles B. Scott, 119 Franklin Ave. WOLF & WENZEL, no Adams Ate., Opp. Court lloui;. PRACTICAL TINNERS and PLUBIBERS Bola Acenti for ItlcharcHon .Doynton'i Furnaces and Itanfris- oi.j.i i.i u...j, v.,.-; to um foe Nervous Debility. Lou of Power, !m;otcney,Atrrpbv,Viricocelo anil r'hcrweaicneic,from any cause. u S:elno rills. Drains ciecUeJ and lull vUor quickly rcstcru, rr'clMU4.iiebtrobfr uriilTi, Mailed (cr $1.00;6 boies 11.03. Wll f3.00 orders ie girt a iruarantee to cure or rcfunj the money. Address I'EAL MEDICINE CO., CleycUcd, O. Pharmacist, cor. Wyoming avtnuo and ilMMaaAA
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