'' 'A? 3.0 THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE- THUHSD AY. FEBRUARY 17. 1898. ?. SLEEP FOK SKIN-TORTURED Anil rest for tired mothers In a warm liath wllhCuTicfnASoAisniutftsliigloniiiillcatloa of CunctiltA (ointment), tho Great skin cure. CuTictiit.v ItEMCona afford instant relief, and point to a speedy euro of torturlnp, ills llgurlng.humlllatlnifc Itching, burning. Meed lnf, i rusted, scaly thin and scalp humors, with loss of hair, when all clso falls. Soli thronthoot 1h wcrlJ. PoTtm Dtca amb Chim. Com.. ("" IVnn.. IKufn. tj How to Curo 8kln.Torl.rM B.blf .," fre. SKIN, SCALP "VrVccMSi br Reduced for the Week. $2.00 kind for $1.37J 2.50 kind for 1.62J 3.00 kind for 2.15 3.50 kind for 2.60 JUT Wyoming Avenue, SKAT1.VC TAUXIVAI.. An Intrrcxlins I'ciitnro ol Winter I.llo in llllllllllll (ii'iirfrc Wlmrinn lMwiirrls In Harpers Weekly. In Holland n winter seldom passes without Bond skntliiK, which lielns not 'iily u iKtstlmc with tho Dutch, hut a wrinuu and ordinary mode of travel, the Ice on the ennuis und "Krachts" is Kept In Rood condition, and It Is com mon to see a small army of sweeping peasants pnttluji the ice in order for the day. There Is n skutlns cluli in very town In Holland, and all these clubs belong to the Dutch Skating As sociation. The largest clubs are prob ably the Amsterdam and Itutteidnm Ice Clubs, and in the season many in cursions are made by these associations to the surrounding towns for example, from Amsterdam to Leydei: via Vo gelcnzang and Haarlem; from Am sterdam to Monnlkendam, Kdam, lloorn, Knkhuyzen, Alkmaar, and even across the JJuyder Zee, when it will hear, to Mnrken, and even Urk. The way tho whole country is moated by canals, with huge windmills overlook lng the ice like leviathan Implements of ordnance, Is calculated to appeal to the lover of tho picturesque. Then there are the graceful light sleighs, propelled by skillful skaters, and con taining red-cheeked, bright-eyed peas ant girls In Immense lace caps and dangling temple ornaments, Hying over the ice at a great speed. On the Jlutis, a few miles east of Kottcrdam, lies a famous skating resort known as Silk Uerveer, nnd brought into notoriety In recent years by the international skat ing contests which are held there. Any one fond of that most exhilarating form of exercise can hardly find a more interesting experience than is to be had during a winter trip to Holland. In tho reason the boat leaves the Ilhlne sta tion pier for a sail up the JIans. Tho steamer ploughs her way through the floating ice, and at length leaves you at a high pier on a huge dike which sep arates the river from the low-lying country. A short walk brings you to a large Incosed expanse of ice, obtained ly artificially Hooding a largo area. Here a huge horseshoe course Is marked 'Hit for the racers. And on either side of this itrctchK the free portion, for the onlookers and those who wish to practise the exhilarating art. Fashion Is beginning to drive out tho pictur esque costumes of the peasants who are becoming ashamed of their distinctive dress. yu year by year there is to be seen less and less of the lovely, quaint mid sometimes bizarre headdresses, and tho queer coats, und breeches of the! men and boys. There Is little fancy skating to he "en. The great length of the runners of Hie Dutch skates, and the way in whicli ihey turn back In huge curves over the loe. are effectual checks upon all figure skating Involving sudden or short turns. An attempt to do the outside 'dge backward would Invite disaster, rho Dutchman can go quicker over long stretches upon his skates than the l-'iiRllKhnmii, because of his extra long lunnfis. It Is a charming sight to see the long string of skaters sailing ulong with a swing that reminds one of the Hlght nnd dip of the swallows. Some times, too, they use a sort of sail, with which, by clever handling, they can make headway close up in tho wind The most usual ilgure seen Is what is styled the Dutch rill, in which long lines of skaters throw themselves off upon the right and left foor aiterna tely, in curves of twenty-ilve to thirty feot, at un Inci edible speed. There Is much shouting and bolsterousness and some of tho byplay is not in the' best taste, but on the whole the scene Is most interesting and entirely unique Hypnotism t'uruN Hiccoughs. 1'iom the Now York World. Ma Sterletho petty 16-yeur.old dough tpr of a turner living near (ilovcrs villi, J. .. has for mnny years been iijllloted ut times with violent JiIccoubIis, Tho disease, however, nlwayB succumbed to ordinary treatment until nn attack which commenced on Nov, 1, and grew in vio. lenco for four days, when a council of physician; decided that tho patient could not recover. Ono of tho physicians surf nested, In u half Joking way, that hypno tlsm bo tried. Tho mother grusped ut tho Idcu, and' Dr. V. J. Hush, u dentist, who hud practiced hypnotism among friends In a uulet way, was asked to try il powers. Hush reluctantly consented to try the experiment, und, using the usual methods, placed tint girl under hypr.otlo Influence, suggesting thut she would awaken at a certain hour with her hie-' coughs gene. At 3.30 p. m., tho time named, she owoko without a. sign of the disease, und although thiee weeks have elapsed there bus been no return of the trouble. On account of the promtnenco or Dr. Dush and the physicians In chnrgo, up effort was made to keep the matter cjulet. mfsm mm I BMgP SCREENS Sill REPUBLICANS WIN DOWN IN PITTSTON Benjamin Harding tlccled Mayor Over Tom English by .'75 Alojorlly. DEMOCRATS COMPLETELY ROUTEn Outol Six Olllccs Ilallotod lor They Only Capture 1 wo nnd These Were Unimportant" It. 11. Iluukuo Wits l.lccted Tronsurer nnd Wlllinin Drury Controller. Special to the Scranton Tribune. I'ittston, Feb. 16. Full returns from yesterday's city election) show un al most complete Republican ' victory. Only two Democratic city candidates city assessors wr re elected. Tho city is strongly Democratic but Internecine, strife allowed the Republicans to win. The new olllcers are: Mayor Uenjamln Harding (15.) Treasurer It. E. Hnnkce (II.) Controller Wm. Drury (It.) Assessors Howell Williams (It.), Ja cob Pasler (D.) and John MaeNamura (P.) School directors Alex Sloan (It.), William Abbott (n.), Thomas Murphy (D.), M. W. O'Uoyle (D.) and Thomas O'lltlen (D.) Common , Councllmen First ward, Mnrtln Hesalon (D.) and James Heap (D.); Third ward, John Bennett (R.) and Gaorge Huntley iR,); Fifth' ward, Mut-tln SIcDonough (D.) and John Kel ly (I).); Seventh ward, J. H. Keast (R.) and Thomas J. Corcoran (D.); Ninth ward, M. .1. Uerry (D.) and' Patrick Sweeney (D.); Klevcnth ward, Luke Connors (D.) and Panicle Corcoran (D.) Mayor .. Harding l,:tU9 Kngllsh !Ht Cosgrore 11 Harding's plurality ',75 Treasurer Hankco 102 Mullln '. it,3 McDonnell . 425 Hnnkec's plurality 1!) Controller Drury 1,177 .Shelly 170 Drury'H plurality :'l)7 Assessors Williams LOCI'S I'liuszktlK MX Melster tsES McNumara 2 Falser 1.M2 McGnrry IMiii Redding L"-'3 School Hoard Sloan 1,111 Abbott 1,212 Knowles 1,0-".) O'Hrleu 1..W1 O'Uoyle 1,100 Walsh .' !IS1 Drown Mil Murphy l.l.'lo It was the largest vote polled in the history of the new city. In West Plttston the Republican ticket went through without any op position worth mentioning. A. C. Fos ter and II. S. Brandon were chosen councllmen; C.. H. Foster, J. W.Wheeler and R. M. Hughes, school directors; J. It. Ehret, Justice of tho peace; George Symington, assessor; John Scrungeour, auditor; Joseph Klotz, poor director. There was only one regular set of can didates In the field. The following are the officers elected 1n Jenkins township: Supervisors, John Keating nnd Michael McDonnell; school directors, M. M. Moylan and David Glennon; assessor, Timothy Ford. In Hughestown, David P. Williams and Thomas F. Owens were elected school directors; John B. Clark and Patrick Hughes, councllmen; John D. Reynolds, assessor; Joseph E. Walsh, auditor. WILKES-BARRE CITV. Yotors Decided in I'avoi ol n Third Class City Charter. Tho third class city charter went through with a rush In Wilkes-Dane, and Mnyc- Nichols was re-elected by a plurality of nearly 1,000. For school directors- the old members. J. XI. Hou ser and Dr. E. J. Hiuler, are returned. Frr high constable, Charles Klein Is re-elected by HI votes over his nearest Cfinpetlto". James P. Heekinan. Fur city auditor. IT. F. Mell.t. H elected over J. F. lU'Cter, 111 nearest competi tor, by 141 votes. John 1'. Pollock Is elected alderman In the Fourth ward. C. Ij. Bulkeley is the present nlder n.un. In .he Sixth ward the next al lennan wll b It. E. Conahau, who defeated B. F. Marshall, the present alderman, by twenty-site votes. In the Seventh ward W. S. Parson lad a walkover for re-election, his opponent 'being Max Reinberger. In the Ninth ward Morgan O. Jones is elected alder man by seven votes ovji' Alderman Monlssey. James J. Thomas is the present alderman and his defeat Is qulto a surprise. In the Second ward Mich ael Guughan has a big malorlty over his only opponent, Michael J. Castle. FKPM KLONDIKE TO MEXICO.' Rich finds of Trenmiro Draw Pros pectors to the South. Washington, D. C Feb. 1C There nre reports being received by the stato department, that Klondike gold seek ers, discouraged by the Alaskan weather, have gone to the Ynqln county in Mexico and found prolltablo yields of gold and silver there. A few days ago a rich vein was Struck near Guaynopa, which runs 8,000 ounces of silver and 11 ounces of gold to the ton. There Is, without doubt, considerable gold there, but to be worked profitably, plenty of cupltal and the most improved machinery are requisite. J0KINQIV SHOT HIM TO DEATH. Ono of a "Wild Meot" Croup ol Stu dent Aimed nt n Clm .11 ate. Valparaiso, Ind., Feb. 16. In an alle gorlcul grouping of normal school phar maceutical students representing the 'Wild West" at the class hall yester day, Frank Rosenberger, one of the group, picked up a supposedly unloaded revolver and playfully pointed it at Hays T. Smart, a belated classmate. The weupon was discharged, Smart fe'l with a bullet in his brain and will ci'.e. Rosenberger, who was arrested, may go Insane from grief. Hood's HliouM he In every family medicine cheat and every traveller's trip. They aro Invaluable when the ttoraacli Pells li out of order I cure headache, bliloumeei, and II liver trouble!. Mild and efficient. W cents. THE MARKETS. Wall Street Review. New York, Feb. 16. Trading was re markably feverish on the stock ex change today and nil Interest centered on the disaster to the Maine, nnd In the possible International consequences. It cannot bo said that tho varying phases of the speculation during the day rep resented any change of opinion as to tho very grave possibilities with which tho disaster Is pregnant. The oc casional checks to u downward course of prices were rather the results of a question In the minds of large opera tors ns to their ability to hold the market or the best wny In which to effect the liquidation of their hold ings. Twice during the day very pow erful support was forthcom'ng In the market to cheek the decline and to combat the successful raid of the bears. That there Is very large short selling during tho day was evident from tho strength of the rallies caused by tho covering of shorts when the turning point nt the low level was reached. Tho support of tho bulls no sooner ef fected n. check to the decline than realizing offers began to come again. There was an nbundant supply of long stock fed Into the market, and It was evident that the bulls had abandoned an Immediate campaign 03 hopeless. The total sales were 635,200 shares. Furnished by WILLIAM LINN ALLEN ft CO., stock brokers, Moars building. roomB 705-706. Open- High- Low- Clob- lng. est. oat lug. Am. Sug. Re'g Co ,.Vi$ i3Si 13C 137 Atch., To. & S. Fe .. lii 12i 12 ij; A., T. & S. F., l'r .. 31U 31,i 3U!i SUf, Am, Tobacco Co .... 92 D2 MMi bl'j Am. Spirits ii svi 6U nil Bait. & Ohio 17 17 18 16 Brook. It. P 41U 4t?i 40',4 40!i Bay State Gas 3H s;-g 3-, ;ii Can. Southern E5U S5!i 6tU Gt N. J. Central f:lg jc, !3 Chic. & G. W 1.1V6 131.4 12T'a 33 Chic. & N. V 12S 12a 12Si 12',i Chic. B. & Q 10214 1024 lOOTs 101 Chicago Gas !"6U 9Hi MK Chic, Mil. & St. P.. H:,i 95U !35a 91 Chic, R. I. & P 91 91 006 Wi C. C. C. & St. L .... 3.V,i 3.-.!4 33 35i Delaware & Hud ...111 ill no'i 111 N. Y., L. E. fc W .. 14-H IS ll2 15 Gen. Electric 37'j 371!; 36 :WS Lako Shore 19054 192 190; 192 Louis. & Nash f,9 .ID?; 59i, 5Si Manhattan Die ll'J'.j llfc'4 ins lll'i M. K. & Tex. Pr .. .'4 :!9',i 3 :;s',3 Mo. Pad tic :'.:! 33 31'4 il?i Nat. Lead Sjifc X,VS 'Mir, 33i N. Y. Central 1174 US llGlft 116'!, unt. & west 17 17 36'.4 16'8 North. Paclllc ffli!, 28?i 2.")'4 -a',4 Nor. Paclllc, Pr 66J, (ins; flP; W, Pnclllc Mull 314 ,11U SI 31 Phil. & Read 21 a; 2Pj8 WJ4 20 Southern It. II y' 914 9',8 9!4 Southern It. It.. I'r.. 31 31T .".!',, 31is Tenu., O. & Iron .... 2)H 21g W. -,3)4 Texas & Paclllc .... 1214 12-k 11TA IB Dillon ,1'aelllc 3:8 S.'!t 321(, 32?i I". S. Rubber 20 20 20 2(1 F. S. Leather, Pr .. iWi (& tit tit Wabash, l'r IS',4 1SU IS West. Fnlon 92 92 9114 I'lVi Con. Gas 191 19212 1!0'4 19114 Haw. Sugar 3,-'i 34 334 341s Met. Traction IBS 1601. 152 1M S. W.. Pr 34?4 31?4 3434 34 CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE. Open- High- Low- C1oj- W1IEAT. lng. est. est. ing. May ImTi 193 99Ts 10314 July Sr,5g S914 fit) &94 CORN. May. 31 31 30?i 31?J July Hi), ZW2 .1214 1314 OATS. May 2714 27'4 7'4 27 July 21 21 244 24T4 PORK. May 11.01 11.27 11.03 11.10 LARD. May C.I3 C.20 5.12 5.17 Scranton Board of Trndo Kxchnnge (uotntions--A;i Quotutions linscd on Par ol lot). STOCKS Bid. Asked. scranion iv j-msion irac. co, ,. 20 National uoring it ururg 'o. First National Bank Klmhurst Boulevard Co Scranton Savings Bank Scranton Packing Co .Lacka. Iron and Steel Co .... Third National Bank Throop Novelty M'f'g Co Scranton Traction Co Scranton Axle Works Weston Mill Co Alexander Car Replacer Co .. Scranton Bedding Co til ioo "93 i&j 'so '73 230 1W 100 W) 43 700 225 375 'is Dlmo uep. & uis. uanK ;w 150 Peck Luniner are uo 175 Economy LlRht, Heat & Pow- t j ,............,., Scranton Illuminating. Heat & Power Company BONDS. Scranton Pass. Railway, llrst mortgage due 19J0 People's Street Railway, llrst mortgage due 191S &5 115 115 eral mortgage, due 1921 115 Dickson Manufacturing Co Lacka. Township School 5 City of Scranton St. Imp. & Mt. Vernon Coal Co Scranton Axle Works Scranton Traction Co., flr3t mortgage, C's, due 1932 103 100 10.2 102 3 100 Now York Produce .Market. New York, Feb. 16. Flour Strong and higher on choke grades; city mill pat ents, $...63aG; clears, J5.l0a5.W; Minnesota patents, J".2ia5.30; bakers, jt.33al.30; win ter patents, $1.90a3.35; stralglits, $1.00a4.73, Wheat-Spot tlrm; No. 2 red, ll.OC-Ji. f. o. b., at'.oat; No. 1 northern Dnluth, tt.UTs. f. o. b., nrlcat to arrive; No. 1 hard Mani toba, fl.lrs. f. o. b ntlloat to arrive; op tions opened strong on renewed activity umong shorts, based on a May corner at Crlcugo; local traders were bearish and fought the advance, causing u mid-day reaction, but were finally run In by a second sensatior.al advance at Chicago; February, clcsed ll.OC',4; Marcn, $1.05a 1.0544; May, 9t,;i,c.; July. .Kiia935c, closed 91c Corn-Spot Arm; No. 2. ,W!sC. f. o.b., atloat; options strong and higher; May, 35 13-16aS614c, clcsed 36'4c ; July, S634iW4c, closed 3714c Cats Spot quiet; No. 2, 3114 u32c.; No. 3, 3114c; No. 2 white, 33c; No. 3 white, 32?c. ; options hold firm nnd closed unchanged; May, SlaSUic, closed 3114c Beef-Firm, Cut Meats-toady. Butter Firm; western creamery, 14',4a20o; factory, Italic : Elglns, 20c; imitation creamery, 13al7c. ; stato dairy, 13al7o ; creamery, H.rlOc. Cheese Quiet; large September, Mic; small do., 9a9'4c; large October, Sa84c; small do., SMuSV&c.; light Bklms, Cidilic; part skims. Ia51ic; full skims, 2a3c. En8s-Flrm; stato and Pennsylvania, ICV&c. ; western, 16c. Tallow Staedy. Petroleum Dull. I'hiliid clpliin Piovirion Alnrket. Philadelphia, Feb, lG.-Flour-Flrm and lc. per barrel higher; winter super, iZ.'Jia. 3.30; do. extras, J3.30a3.G0; Pennsylvania clear, $1.10a4.30; do. stralBht. ?1.35a4.'j0; western winter clear, $4.20a4.40; do. straight, HCOat.'O; spring clear, $l.20al.J5. Rye FIour-J2.C0a2.S0. Buckwheat Flour Unchanged. Wheat Firm and lc. higher; contract grade, February, fl.00)4al.01; March, April and May, nominal. Corn Firm and c. higher; o. 2 mixed, Febru ary and March, 3514a334c; April and May, nominal. Oats Firm and lc. high er; No. 2 white, February and March, 33aS314c. Potatoes Steady; white, choice, per bushel, S0aS2c; fair to good, 73a7Sc; uweots, pilmo red, 70a5c; do. yellow, 63a 70c Butter Steady; western creamery. 20a20',4c; do. Pennsylvania prints, 22c; do, western, do., 52c. Eggs Firm and lo. higher; fresh, nearby, 16c; do. western, 16c Cheese Qulot. Rollned Sugars Quiet but firm. Cotton Steady. Tallow Dull at former rates. Live Poultry Steady but quiet; fowls, Sa9c; old roos ters, 6aG!4c; spring chickens, BaSVijC.; tur keys, lOallc; ducks, Bainc; geese, 3a9c Dressed Poultry Unchanged; fowls, choice, 9a914c; do. fair to good, ttaSljc; chickens, fancy large. lOalOKc: good to choice, 9a9V4c; common und sculdcd, 8a I DR. RIDPATH CONSENTS January 13th we should have been compelled to 'announce the closing of the V Wanamakcr History Club, as the club limit had been reached. , Such a course would have keenly disappointed thousands who had neglected to join the club The case was laid before Dr. Ridpath, and he generously consented to our having another edition, but onlv one-half as m;nw as the former one. But he insists that no more shall be sold at this price. y onc na" as many With this absolute limit reached, there is NO TIME TO LOSE if you would secure this Greatest nf htnr ... World's nations and peoplcs-at half the publishers' regular prices. ' greatest or .histories of the Ridpathfs History of the World If you don't knosv ti unique pl-ce th s work holds In tnglsh literature read minute It's more than Interestlnc John Clark Rid- ath, A. M., LL D.. Is one of the most eminent hls'orians of this or anv other time. He spent over forty years in writing this History of the World. We'd like you to get a ctea understandinK of this wonderful work, but it's hard to convey bv telling. Dr. Ridpath's work" suffers much sim ply because Hurt's nothing to compare it with in this whole world. No other his tory has attempted to cover such a scope yet It covers it thoroughly concisely accurately.' You will "some day feel the need of this greatest of all histories. Buy it now while you can share In the benefits we have obtained from the publishers. Join our HISTORY CLUB and you save oiu-half. You nav the membership fee, ONE DOLLAR, 'and the full set is delivered at once. If, after ten davs' reading, you thinlc you can get aiong without it, your dolhr backyou can return the books. You'll keep them, though; every one does. Af ter that, for fifteen montlis, youpavi.;o monthly for the cloth, or ?2 for the half Russia which we specially recommend, or $2.50 for full morocco, and you own the world's best history of itself, for one-half 'he price you'd pay in any other wav. - Specimen pages, illustrations, testimo nials mailed free. Application for membership should be made at the office of this newspaper, where a be examined. 0c; turkeys, fancj, 13aUe. ; choice, 12c; fair to rooJ, lOnllc; ducks, SalOo. Re ceipts Klour, 4,000 barrels and 18,000 sacks: wheat, IG.OijO bushels, corn, 248,000 bushels; oats. l."l.w bushels. Shipments Wheat, SO.000 bushels; corn, 3fi4,coo bush els; oats, 32S.000 bushels. Cliicits i.iiiiu .'laiket. Chicago, Fob. 16. Shorts in wheat caught it hard today. May wus bid up to $1.0.!; and closed at $1.034, an advance of 3?ic July, hitherto very quiet, also moved up us much as May. The May prlco Is tho highest fetched for that de livery since 1S91. It was almost altogether a "scare" n nrket, shorts being thorough ly alarmed ocr tho Letter grip on wheat. They found great difficulty in covering. A feature was the buying near tho close by Letter brokers of all the July offered. Corn and ots wcro strong and higher, corn advancing Hq. und oats, 'snyic. .Pro visions wore Irregular and closed at slight declines. Cash quotations wero as follows: Flour Vi changed; No. 2 spring wheat, nominal; No. 3 do., ytc. ; No. 2 red, $1.03!4al.OIU ; No. 2 corn, 2914a:Mc.; No. 2 oats, 27c.; No. 3. f. o. b., SS-yiMUfcc.; No. 2 rye, 19'.4c. ; No. 2 barley, f. o. l s:ia.!3c; No. 1 llax seod, $124; prime timothcy seed, J2.83a2.00; ribs, $3.20a5.25: shoulders, 4ia 5c; clear sides, $3.43aS.M; whisky, $1.1S; sugars, unchanged. Receipts Flour, 20, 000 barrels; wheat, C4,000 bushels; corn, 61!i,000 bushels; oats, 4411,000 bushels; rye, 10,000 bushels; barley, G.000 bushels. Ship ments Flour, 18,000 barrels: wheat, 18,000 bushels; corn, 221,000 bushels; rye, 1,000 bushels; barley, 11.000 bushels. linst I.itiortv Cnttlo Mnrkfl. East Liberty, l'a.. Feb. IS. Cattle Steady; prime. $1.90;ij: common, $3.50al; bulls, stags nnd cows, $2a4. Hogs Active nnd higher: prime medium, $l.33a4.40; best heavy Yorkers, $4.30a4.33; light Yorkers, 54.13a4.25; pigs, $3.00al.l0. Sheep Steady; choice, $I.S0a4.rt0; common. $3.4uaJ.:; choice lambs, $3.T3aa.90; veal calves, ik C.60. NfW York Live Stock. New York, Feb. W. Steers weak; rough butchers' stock active and firm; mature steers, $lli"Ha5.!fl: stags and oxen, S2.S)a 4.M; bulls, $3a3.73; dry cows, 52a;:.W. Calves Active and firm; veals, $4.50a7.'iO. heep and Lambs Active: sheep, $70,7.50; lambs,, J3.Wafi.30. Hogs Higher at $1.30 al.55. Ilullnlo Live Stock. East Buffalo, N. Y Feb. lii.-Cattle-Steady. Hogs Active; Yoikcrs, good to choice, $4.33al,40; roughs, common to choice, $3.50a.70i pigs, $3.13a3.73. Sheep and Lambs Steady; lambs, choice to ex tra, $3.S0a5.90; culls to common, $3ar).40; sheep, cholco to selected wethers, $4.00a 5.70; culls to common, $3.23a3.90. riiicnco Mvn Stock. Chicago. Feb. 1C Cattle Slow; steers, $4.IOa5.10; bulls, $3a4; calves, $0a(j.73. Hogs Lower at $i.05a4.12ts: pigs, $3.C0a3.'.i3. Sheep and Lambs Weak ; sheep, $3a4.fi3; lumbs, $4.50a5.C0. Itecelpts-Cattle, 18.000 head; hogs, 3S.000 head; sheep, 22.000 head. Oil itnrki-t. Oil City, la., Feb. 1C Credit balances, 67; certificates, opened 73 bid for cash; sales wcro as follows: Cash, 0,000 barrelH at 73; 4,000 barrels ut 74; 4,0oo barrels nt 74U; 3,000 barrels at 744: 1.000 barrels at 74U; 13,000 barrels nt 73; 11,000 barrels at 7oi; closed 73'i bid; shipments, 171,610 barrels; runs, ltnJ,83:i barrels. Why Hn Attended. From tho Washington Star. Tho papers read before a scientific as sociation had been of on unusually abs truse character that evening, and tho comments on them more than ordinarily ttchnlcal and profound. Hut the mull who sat in an obscure corner closo to tho door listened with closo attention to ull that was said. All tho members of the association regarded him as tho guest In vited by some other member, and, as u, matter of fact, he was un entire stranger to everybody. Ho never Joined In the applause, but his attitude was unvary ingly respectful and attentive. Ono of lh- members, In a spirit of hospitality, stopped him beforo hu could get out of the door. "Olad to seo you here again, Mr. . I mupt confess I havo forgottth your name." "Uarkor Is my name," he answered, with tome embarrassment, "Sirua Utr ker." "You havo been o very result attend ant at our meetings of late," "(Yes, 1 took tho liberty of dropping In now and then, So long ns I didn't croato any disturbance I thought you wouldn't object." "Are you interested In sclunco, then?" "Yes; in a wuy." m and it'll be long pist bedtime before interest as fascinating as a romance 1 Perhaps its greatest value is as a time." By re.ereiice work we mt iran its race and tribe of ethnic importance that Its unique system of indexing a marvel of Interest In itself enables one to turn quickly to any subject or class of subjects country or class of countries events or series of events nation or branch of races o'f all times. Philadelphia JOHN WANAMAKER new york "Aro vou a student of any particular branch?" "No; I must confess I am not." "Why, In that case a great deal of what Is said hero must be unintelligible to you." "It Is. To tell you the honest truth, I couldn't tell a trlloblte from a petnlled crawfish. I don't believe 1 could distin guish, with any degree of oonlldence, be tween a chunk of Jurassic lock and a piece of hardtack." "And yet you enjoy yourself?" "Immensely! I heard about what you wero doing, and 1 couldn't resist the temptation to como and hear you myself. Tho fascination was such that 1 could not help repeating my visits, even aa an Intruder. 1 hope thero will be no ob jection to my continuing to sit quietly in this corner, for you don't know what a glorious, blissful relief it Is to enjoy tho company of men and women who enn assemble again and again and talk nijout sametl'Ing besides bicycles." Not New to Hint. From Life. The newly arrived soul was paying his first visit to tho Cave ot the Winds, in tho upper realms nf space, and his as tral body quivered and shook like a pen dent ribbon In the maelstrom ot sound waves. It was a horrid din. Shrieks, walls, screeches, squeaks and crashes, in major and minor keys, mado up the aw ful discord, "You don't seem to mind It much," said his ghostly guide. "No," said tho tourist shade. "You see, whllo on earth I becunio hardened to all sorts of discords. 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