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SCRANTON TllIBUXE-SATURDAY, DECEMBER, 31'. 1898.
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"It Im no ntoiuinent for a Into ar
rival to ko enily," ho renintltc'el, within
Ills tone a hint of tho gloom accom
panyltiB a sentimental mlsuiulerstanJ
Injr. "Yon were to line- roino on the
11.02. It Is now " ,
"Don't!" slit exclaimed, prettily, but
potttehly. "I bate to be tried at a bar
v.hcio Justice la overshadowed by the
lliMt witness a lnnrlilne made In AVnl
thnm. Waltham not a nlr" suburb
at all, and It N tenibk to eon-cider how
inuili mine tittst a man liulx In liH
vwitrh tbnn In n woman' wotil "
Me was silent while emi'-lilc'ilng what
nilKlit hae been said. At the same
time It aiijionieil as If she was llejlit
He did make of hi watoh a court of
iippcMl u deinler iecorie as ho iniiile
n tew teai. shed becomlnsU.
"The 11.0 J. Iinwe"i. ptovcel cUl,e llll
liiible." she coutlnueil, eiilinlv. V.illu
bet piluiol preiieil how ne-ir It eould
mnv to the home of an ant without
nnHiif of It a ruin.
1 don't VIM. wh- I n heie nt tho
cjimitei p.iu "
She lejiatded him foi a moment with
tl wlde.nji'il state of Inlup'd Illini
um o "The 11.02 was quite impossi
ble," he (."pealed. "l'npj was liming
on cntlv luneheon v.lth u man who
aiTie tu tiii! house on bu"lnes eon
H"( ted with the mill and lemained nil
pI'Msuie c cintiprtecl with pntu de fole
izi i And when I listened at the door
ci the illiiliiir-rooni tliy veie talking
of .Iiiines (!. Illulne."
"Kthel," i-olalmod the ouiir man,
with n lslbk- fniwn of ni!iiov.inco,"ou
.in make a fool of me as bv eimi
pi'lllntt me to wait fiom the 11.0- un
til now but don't add ID ntv discom
fort by m.iKintr .nine of nit- Jam (!
Wnlne Is "
' lames C, lilelne Is jiapa's ketc noire
I wouldn't dine to k" near him when
lie talks on the subject. And pipa
had the nille.itfc book."
And as she dcllveied this m Ini Ihk
statement with a supeiloi smile, and
sent It home accompanied bv a shaft
fiom her blue eyes, lie medium d moie
tli.it might be sal 1. IVellni; iiiki'H him
t diaw the conuiaiKou between tile
s.ixlnirof .seven ami thtee-fourths eents
and the disappointment of a waiting
lover, but tlnunee Is a delicate subject
wheie a man and maid aie concerned,
o lie hold his peace, and begun to plan
f'u holding her hand. Somewhat sib---iit-nilntloelly
he lemaiked: "Well,
theio was the 1L.03"
The 1J.0!, ve, but don't J-eem to
lo.ille that this is Tliiiisdn "
TIhiimI.ij .' 'Xot icalie that It Is
Thursday, the dav of the appointment
to which 1 li.no been looking foiwaid
simu Sunda.' Ceitnlniv It Is Thuis
da and I was uuitei the Impression
that the l.'.O! i.iu pwiv d iv ecept
Suneluv."
"Of course, stupid' lint I can inner
take the l.'o! on Thui.sdavs. It Is the
most Impossible tiiilll ltiiilnet takes
It to come in town toi hei afternoon
out "
He gazed lilankh and qulti- union
Mnced at his aI'..i. i until ..he added.
' You don't seem to undei stand oi ou
won't but tfiere aie things one posi
tively cannot do one may new foi
the gill,' j on see, oi lead to her while
she lions, oi do her v. oik for hei, or
even eat with her if she conies tioin a
vi ly nice Intelligence ofllce. and s.as
she must be one oi the family when
she comes, hut theie is only once when
V"U aie bilnglng hei nut for the Hist
time. So the 12.01 was even moie lin
I sslble than the 11.02."
Her hands voio clasped tightly
mund the parasol handle, and she had
unite Ignored his tentative movement)
t"w.uil Innocent dalllame. He lell.ct
ed that men with duik-lald schemes
most frequently stood In their own
light, boldlv possessed himself of her
ginv glove nnrt Its contents, and said
with Increased eheei, "Well, the 14."
To his sllipiisp she blushed iosy led,
so that he felt as piofoundlv amazed
u cince when In Swltyeil.ind he had
gone out of an eaily moinlng to tlnd
a faxoilte meeiscliaum mislaid the pre
lous evening, and had cIIscomm d a
hauntlngly bonttlful sunrise.
1 ntppose 1 must tell you all about
Rt she mm nulled. "You see, tilde
was Mich a lot of time between the
12 01 and the 1.41 that 1 temenibeied
what Miu told me once of a man who
utilised soare moments of the son
nilliu Something wan his inline and In
the end giew most wondei fully learned
Of eouise, acquiring1 Hebievv. oi ePtl
Raifult, was nonsense when I had
onl fiom lj 0. to 14"., but 1 took the
(list htep and went Into the libtaty "
That was seveial steps" he to-
"With pleasure I
write to let you know
the great benefit I
have received from
your medicines and pelf-treatment at
liome " writes Mrs. A. b'lacktts, of l)air,
Klamath Co , Oregon " When ou kindly
aaviscei me to iak.e
oiir 'Golden Medical
Discoery' for niv
trouble, I followed
your advice and re
ceivecl great benefit,
I aiii over fifty jcars
of age, and for over a
j ear I suffered with
pains in btomach,
headache, irregular
period", constipation
and indigestion. I
had no appetite at all,
mid could not sleep
So it went on for
months, till one day
all at once I trot illiiv
r ly heart seemed to beat as fast as it could,
Ad I felt like fainting My heart beat 120
Ax uj times a minute. I went to the doc
tor, he gave me medicine, but it did no
good, I thought I had to die F.very
night when I went to bed I feared I would
not ue alive in tne
morning. I wrote to
Dr. Tierce for advice.
He prescribed his
Golden Medical lbs.
covery' and 'Pleasant
Pellets.' At first I
thought the medi
cines did no good, but
I kept on taking them
as advised, and when
I had taken five bot
tles I was so well that
it seemed I did not
need any more, but
still I took, the sixth Ji
uuiuc. a was ciicu
ne'fectlv well The
taaacues, pains in stomach, heart trouble
I an leu me. 1 nave Had a good nppe.
ever since, and can sleen well and do
lull tny work."
' If you are not sure what ails you write
to Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y stating
your symptoms fully, and he will prescribe
torou irec 01 cuarge.
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AHMfllU Vy s
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matked mentally, trying not to com
pare himself to those who Jest at scars
unci ptlll have wounds.
"How nnuislng. Hid I say that? It's
a Joke, Isn't It? And you once told me
women had no sense of humor. He
sides, It wnH several steps, because I
was quite ncross the hall and In the
diawlng-rootn when the Idea first came
to me."
"U'ell," he went on In an encotirng
Ing manner. "So, while 1 wns sitting
hero leading for the millionth time th"
tin 00 weeks edd ncUettlsements on that
dead wall, nnd eating my heart out
for I had no luncheon nnd between
whiles making myself a laughiru? stock
to the men who hang around that sta
tion by lmplot lug them foi Information
as to a possible accident down the line,
ou weie tiylng to make a lenined
woman of out self"
"If you would only listen" she pout
ed. "I got that dnr,llng pencil you gae
nip Christmas and then T sharpened It
with that sweet penknife you wnt me
New Yens, and then I teinenibeted
that I li.nl never ghen ou a penny In
exchange foi it, and that some time It
would be sine to cut f friendship. Of
course, ou don't believe in such supei
stltlous nonsense, foi win know, and
1 know. It's not tine, but somehow the
fates don't seem to know. And not a
pel son In the houpe had u penny
mam 111,1, nor Cousin Jen, nor the sec
ond glil "
He rellec ted on subuiban etiquette
tlin allowed one to hen row money fiom
sen ants with whom one might not
sliaie a tallload train, while she con
tinued "And we shook Cousin Jen's
bibj's b.mk, but nothing came out
except nickels, and Cousin Jen teased
me clie.ulfillly over wanting the penny
lor ou. so that I inn buck Into the
libi.uy and shut the door haul. You
see miu aie not the onlv one who mif
feis, in sp'lte of jour r.illtoad station
olllc laK. And somewav I took your
pb title out of my desk and It lonilnded
me of ou, and ou seemed to be smil
ing, and 1 thought of that last moon
light evening In the hump, and the
sllvei-plnted look of the watei. and
the dioadfullv affectionate couple un
der the willows playing the bnnlo.
whom oit said nu en led. and It was
all so beautiful, and the scent of the
lilacs In the alt, and while 1 thought of
them and you the 1.43 went by "
He gave with his own hand the con
vulsive clasp that he would hae given
to hers had It remained where h
wished It Then reason readvnneed
with the usual grim visage.
"The lilacs weie not In bloom," he
said, stl y. They aie only budding
now, and that evening was tlnee weeks
sine e "
"Which Is about the length of time
that will elapse before I keep another
appointment with vou," she said, with
siieh dignity as eould arooid with
iltiheilng lips and trembling chin.
r.inry stiuggbel with fact, and the
latter was thiown
"Never mind the lilacs," he whlsti
eied. "Theie is yet the 2.10 and the
'.Ti to f.iy nothing of the 4 0C "
"The 210." she leplled eonelselv,
"went by while 1 was putting on this
hat. A plain sailor will do veiy well
befoi e noon, and even up to 2 o'clock,
but later It Is apt to make one look
like u typew liter gill on her wu home
fiom the ofllce '
He was sllghtb staggeie-d, but man
aged to murium ' Still, deal, It doesn't
take" .vou twentv minutes to put on
our hat when we aie going to the
t'-eater"
No, not If I have ineieh 'o put I"
on Hut, u see, thl' Is ni chr.nge
able hat. These losettes and loops In
the fide come out, and the Mowers are
pinned In I woie It .eleidav wlt'i
niv blue tallor-mide, and It bad !o
lesf and mauve nbboil, which of eouise.
would never do for a blown coat 'While
I was hunting for mv led libbons
Cousin Jen e'fiined to loud me s0nie
burnt mange out of her black lace
toque, .mil she bad to find the toejue
the baby bad been playing with it -and
lip out the orange, anil I bad to
sew It in why, I icallv believe you ai
nodding .'"
"I beg jour pardon." he said, diaw
Ing a long bii-ath "I think I nuclei
st md It as well as I ever can. Now
for the '! lfi You had fixed yom mil
llneiv and the ,iltl hud gone, o what
moie could liuppen.
"Susie day She Jitt came in foi a
minute, ou know, and v.o got to talk
ing of Party Hrmmoncl she is bv wav
of having a penchant for bin-,, I su
peet, at least, she defends bis ruunts
and that means a good ileal "Pen a
man wp.uk plaids, and 1 tonsl'ieieel It
my eltitv to tell her that while Hatty
might be eiv lowly, still a man can
not support a wlte on caids for f o'clock
teas. 'X'he 3 1" went while I vni eon
vlnclng hei. and befoio the 4.0C came
mamma thought wo ought to have tea.
You sie, 1 had missed mv luncheon
on account of having the appointment
with -vou so eail as the 11 02. '
He seemed 'nteiested in the horizon,
but she went on, "I began to think,
then, how peifeetly levely It would be
If ye. u should take some train your
self and come ovei. Instead of "wait
ing for me. I mentioned that to Sue
sub los.i, and she thought It -veiy
llkelv that you would, sjo I ordereel
muflins because jou bke them, and we
diow the tea just fivo minutes befote
the 4.11 fiom lu-ro came In. When It
whistled I inn to the door and looked
down the avenue toward tho station,
and women who had been in town
shopping got off, and Hrldget came
back, but you you didn't and I was
so disappointed. Then Sue said jou
hadn't half as much Intuition as Hairj,
and Intuition on a man's part mado a
Bill happy and and my eyes got red,
nnd I couldn't find a veil to cover them
In time to get the CO I "
"Miss Ueebee." said her companion,
Interrupting brusquely, and rising- to
his feet. "I see no object In continuing
the present conversation. You came on
the 6.48, I am deeply giateful for the
trouble you have taken, and have no
doubt the tea table and your fair com
panion amply compensated for losing
a matinee In my company. I can well
believe, now, that It Is impossible to
please a woman, because she never
knows what she wants. Will you al
low me to seo you to the C.53?"
As they walked away ho reflected bit
terly on the large dlsasteis that follow
small mischances. After she was on
the C.63, and tho G.63 was on Its way
to a suburb that w'as nicer than Vnlt
ham, he continued to reflect. Their last
words had been mutually cutting.
She had said, gravely, "It hau been
a mistake. I could never bo happy
with a man who used the same letters
In spelling mathematics and love.
Qood evening."
He hail said words of obvious polite
ness and Intentional sarcasm. Now,
however, lie recalled the look In her
eyes, nnd It troubled him. Qultu sud
denly a new Idea enmo to lilm, In Jux
taposition with a telegraph ofllce.
Stepping In, ho called for a blank and
wrote:
Jllsa Kthel Ueebee,
Itoso Villa, The Highlands.
James O. Ulnlno la dead. Next time
tnko the 11.02.
William Van ltcnssaeler Whitney.
It wns brought to the girl before 0
o'clock, and she smiled once more ns
she lead.
"Dear boy,' she murmured, "I will re
member that. With such a knock
down argument for pnpa ho can never
keep the mileage.' And after all, Willie
Im right. If I had only got the 11.02 I
don't think we would have quarreled nt
all." When she had considered this
Idea for n time, with the air of a fem
inine Ij-viuc Newton making an import
ant dlscoveiy, she added, "After nil, I
believe Sue Is wrong. He has intui
tion." IMIth Mlnlter, In Uostoti Homo
Journal.
A GREAT SNAKE REGION.
One of tho Curiosities of the Klamath
Falls Country.
Trotn the S.m rrmclseo Chronicle.
The hideous sights that haunt men's
minds In delirium nnd other disorders
of the brain ate beneved to have no
foundation In fact. The sufferer sees
huge masses of snakes ctawling and
wilthlug In heaps before his mental
lslon. He Imagines them hissing and
setulunlug about him, but In his norm
al condition he realizes that all these
visions are hallucinations and nothing
more. He knows peifeetly that he has
never see'n more than two or three
snakes together In actual life. And yet,
untitle ns It may .seem, it Is neverthe
less a fact that snakes do exist con
gregated In astonishing numbeis that
have Infested one locnllty until It has
become a wonder to all those who
chance to visit It.
This Innd of sunkes, known by either
of the two unsuggestlve numes of
"Unkville' or "Klamath rails," Is sit
uated In an obscllie coiner over the
t alifoinia border line In Oregon and
may be reached In twenty-four houis'
travel ft 0111 San Francisco You have
only to take the noithcin-bound train
for Agei. thence a stage line of about
twenty miles conducts ou to your
destination.
It Is Impossible to associate 'snakes'
with the beautiful and aiytng scen
ery tluougli which you pass as far as
Klamath Hot Springs Tiecs and
streams and all the glories of moun
tain sceneiy gn-et you on eveiy hand.
You dilve thtough a luxuilous growth
of evei greens and shlllbbety, you cross
and lecioss numeious stieams, you
bieathe the' soft nil of Shasta and
Siski.wiu. Hut when jou hae left
Klamath Hot Springs a eevv miles be
hind there lu nil uppieolatile dlffeience
in the Inndscape. Spaislty of vegeta
tion Is the llrst obseivable change. At
eveiy till 11 of the load the aspect be
comes moie bait i'ii, more foi loin anil
more desolate. Finally, ou seek 111
ain lor n ttee 01 a sluub, and at last,
elust-coveied nnd weaiv, ou pull up
at a di wltheied village, that pro
line cs nothing on Its haul, lockv soil
but 1 e wilting snakes. You have- leached
l.inkville. the haunting 1ette.1t of sei
pents There Is a bridge In I.Inkv llle that
spans Klamatn river. Kinm tblsbildge,
which Is a wint.igc point ns f.u as
view Is ronceined, a most etr.ioidl
ikiiv sight meets the eves. Along the
liver banl s nt li regular intetvnls of a
few .wilds sue seii dm I; b iP i.mglng
fiom a foot U tluee feet 111 ill.nnetei.
Thev aie- stalion.uv nnd passive ns
a bowlder, which thev leinble In col
or Hut If 11 stone is bulled at nnv
of thi'sc "tinnge spheies, to our hoi
ior snnkes will eiawl off In e-veiv cil
ice tloit and the ball will melt awaj as
laid melts in a riving pan The 10
pulslve creatines that have- thus been
colled U'i in a pel feet spline allele awnv
under locks, and one minute Intel not 11
snake Is to be seen In that pu.tlcular
s nt. Hut tie other balls eif snakes
In (he vicinity aie little elKtuibcel bv
the Hone. A 1 lose Inspection will le
vcal onlv a moving head oi twitching
tail in the muss that betene looked like
an immovable bowlelei Those that
wen- seatteieel, however muv litei
seek the nelghbeiilng spheie.s or in a
few minutes slink out of their hiding
places nnd 1 (-assemble themselves In
balls.
As has b i'ii s.ilil. Llukvllle 1 lu a
veiv bmeii district Nothing what
ever grows upon the locky -oll, not
I'ven sagebrush. And so. the iher
banks, which are a mass of Oi 1ft wood
and nicks Fcem n befitting place for
snakes Hut It is smptising that thy
should develop In such great numbeis.
When not lolled In bolls they mav b
seen slipping In and out among the
lubblsh und the ground f'i vaids will
be a Miuitmlng, wilgglln mass
These snakes are perfectly haimlcss
Indeed. If It weie not foi this fact
LlnKvllle would not be habitable, for.
while the Immediate- neighborhood of
the liver is tho favorite haunt, thev
roam for many hundieds of yauls
away, and miy be seen along the load
ways nnd around the houses and cieep
lug ovei the potches. They possess a
mnikeel degiee of tamemess You mav
pick them up with Impunity, and c ill
ell en play with them on the- doorsfps
Tho I.lnkvllle snakes aie daik In
color, with two yellowish snipes on
their backs The nvorage sbe Is about
an Inch nnd a half In dhmeter aril a
youl In length, though many me smal
ler nnd some attain much greater pro
portions. CHAMPION WOLF KILLERS.
Two Hunters in South Dakota Make
$150 a Week.
Tieim the riilliidelpliia Times
The wolf-kllllng championship of the
noithwest can, without question, be
conllelently claimed by Jesse and "Lon '
Hio.vvn, living between here and the
Hlaek Hills, who at piesent are mak
ing from $100 to $140 per week tinpplng
wolves nnd cootes for the liberal
bounties offeied by the cattlemen. The
bounty fund is inlsed t.y assessing cat
tlemen R cents per head for cattle
owned by them. John Albers, who has
Just returned from the cattle ranges of
the ceded Sioux lands west of the Mis
sourl ilver, gives some Interesting In
formation concerning tho operations of
these skillful wolf hunteis. The vast
cattle lnngo between hero and the
Hlack Hills, extending for a distance of
250 miles, Is divided Into three wolf and
royoto bounty districts. Thus, between
the Chevenno ilver nnd n line drawn
north and south through tho center of
Jackson county, a bounty of $10 per
gray wolf Is paid: from the center of
Jackson to the center of Prntt county
comprises the next district, where nil
gray wolves killed are paid for at tho
rate of $S each. In these two districts
tho bounty for coyotes Is $1 each. The
third nnd last district comprises the
territory east of tho center of Pratt
county nnd extending to the mouth of
Hull creek, on White river. Kor gray
wolves killed In tnis icglon the boun
ty Is fixed at $7, and Gj cents each for
coyotes. In nddltlon to theso bounties
the cattlemen bonrd Jesse nnd Lon
Brown and furnish them with the
horses needed by them In their cam
paign against the wolves.
These men, who nro brothers, own a
total of sixty or seventy steel traps,
with which they catch the wolves nnd
coyotes. In a little over two weeks
they recently caught 105 coyotes nnd
twenty gray wolves. They place tho
traps In places where wolves and coy
otes nre nccustomed to rendezvous and
take such precautions ns nro necessary
to prevent cattle, calves and horses be
ing caught In their traps. They em
ploy a peculiar scent to draw the
wolves and coyotes to their traps. This
scent Is very powerful, the principal
Ingredient being musk or something
very similar to It In odor. The four
footed pests of the range are decided
ly cunning, and great care has to be
taken not to arouse Iholr suspicions.
The trnps, after being set, nro placed
In a hollowed out Bpot In tho ground,
covered with paper and then hidden
from view by sprinkling light dirt or
dust upon them.
A piece of fresh meat, usually mut
ton, Is then laid closo to the trap nfter
a quantity of the scent has been placed
upon It. This scent has a peculiarly
penetrating odor, nnd, If the wind Is
favorable, will attract wolves and coy
otes from ns much as a mile away. The
animals sniff the air, proceed toward
the spot fiom which the scent proceeds,
and while smelling auspiciously around
the scented piece of meat step Into the
trap and are caught. Knelt trap Is se
curely fastened by a chain, so that It
cannot be dragged away by the cap
tives. Frequent visits to the tinps ate
made by the hunters, when the cap
tured animals nro kilted nnd their
scalps nnd hides tnken nwny as evi
dence necessary to secure the bounty.
WISCONSIN'S LUMBER OUTPUT.
Climatic Conditions Affected by tho
I J-iemuuitiou 01 tne .r ureses.
1'iom the Philadelphia Times
Accotdlng to a lepoit written by I'll
bert lloth, a special agent of the Uni
ted States department of agriculture,
the state of Wisconsin, with a popula
tion of about 2,000.00i anil taxable prop
erty to the amount of $600,000,000, has n
home consumption of over f-on.OOO.OOJ
feet of lumber annually, besides enor
mous quantities of other wood would
cost the state over $2"..000.000. Of Its
npithetn half, a land surfare of over
1S.000 000 aei.s, only T per cent, is c til
th atcd, tin- test foimlng one continu
ous bodv of forest and waste land
Pi 0111 this .u on. there hae beii cut
dining the last sixty years more than
7-.,Ou0.0'l0,O00 feet of pine lumber alone,
and tho annual output foi the past ten
years has exeeeeled ",000,000.000 feet
"erj- year.
The IndUMiles exploiting this ie
source leptesc'iitee' lu 1S!0 eine-sth of
the total taxable pioperty In the state,
paid to over "..000 11 en the sum of $1.",
000,000 In wages nnd the value nt their
pioduets was equal to moie than cuie-
1 third of the 1 ntlie output of the agil-
iitltuidl legleins Of nn otiginal tanel
of about lX'ft OOO.fiM feet of pine- about
17.0UU (hjO.iVM) feet aie left, besides 12.
UU) 0ei),n0ll te-et eif hemlock and 10,01)0,-UtMl.f-OO
feet ot haul wood.
The annual giowth, which at piesent
amounts to about 'ioh.iwo.OOO l.-ct, and of
which only Vi.OOO.MO reel is mai kit
able Is hugely ov ei balanced bv the
n.ituwil ekenj of old and over-ilpe tim
ber. At piese nt l.othilig Is being done eltli--l
to pioteii eir to lesloi,. the ile-nudeil
lnnds, of w hleh fullv so per e out. ni .
unpiodtictlw. This policy 1 uu-ea n con
tinuous and ew-r-giowtng loss te the
commonwealth. which nt piestnt
amounts 1,1 about SOOO0O.OO11 fc-tt eveiy
j ear of useful nnd mucli-ueedeel matoi
lal A finthci u-Milt Is that the 11110II.
atlon of these foustsi h making a
mniked change In the 11utu1.il climatic
'condition unci is opeiatlng Injiiileiusiy
on the amount of lalnfnll the state
should leielve
To leinedv this 1 audition Ml Itoth
Is oi opinion that stiingcnt legislation
I will have to be iminedlatelv minute.!.
j anil measures framed to reseive and le-
stock. He e (includes his report by t,i
Ing that. In his opinion. It will be ni-e-ess-ary
for the state to icposses. Itself
of these lands, eithei In whole or lu
gieet pni t.
Wilful Blindness.
"I should think tint old mild was olil
e nougli to ceo it s not becoming to lit so
kittenish "
"ll'm. TI111I s her cutenes-s She's Irv
ing to make out she Is too joung to Imve
her eih open."
Uncertain Business.
"1 tell vou, getting married Is i-linkj
business '
"I notice Hie ei uple b.uc to l.avc some
one stand up for llicrn
New York Announcement.
Horner's Furniture.
Reasons why you should buy it
in preference to any other.
(1). Bocauso It is tlto host Furniture
tliatcnn bo producod,both in medium
and Unost grados; (2). Because our
assortments nie unequalled; (3).
Because our prices are the lowest at
which goods of standard quality can
bo sold.
Novelties for theHolidays.
These comprise thousnndR of ar
ticles, from the inexpensive Hooker,
KasyChnlr or Writing Desk, to tho
mo9t exqulslto Dressing Table or
Cabinet. Those desirous of selecting
useful, hnndaomo and over welcome
Holiday Gifts, will find ample choice
In our vait stock, nnd at all prloos,
plainly marked.
R.J. Horner & Co.,
riirnltura Mnkcri nnel importer.
01 -G5 W. 2.Jrt St., Now York
(Ae)olnlnc Kelen M enre,)
norne-B .V Co.'s establishment lions of the
lBhts of Now lork. Newspaper Comment,
McMUNN'S
ELIXIR OF OPIUM
.a a prcraratlon of the Drug by which its
Injurious effects are icinowd, while tha
valuable medicinal liropccrtles are re.
talned, It possesses all the sedative,
anodyne unci antl-spusmoella powers of
Upturn, but produces no slrkness of tho
stomach, no vomiting, no costlvenesx, no
headache, In acute nervous disorders It)
Is an lnvatuablei remedy, nnd Is recom
mended by the best phslclans
PER RETT, Agent,
,17 Pearl St., New York.
The Tribune
Almanac and
pear 5ook
The Scranlon Tribune Almanac and Year Book for 1899 will be ready for delivery on
Monday next and may be procured of Tribune carriers or at the news stands. Owing to
the unprecedented demand for the Tribune Almanac last year, the edition was exhausted
before all orders could be filled, and it was therefore impossible to send copies to esteemed
contemporaries.
Below is given a few of the compliments bestowed by exchanges upon the publica
tion of the previous year, which is equalled, if not excelled, by the Almanac for 1899:
Exceptionally Fine,
from tlu I'hll.id-lphla I.cdKer.
The Scrnntcm Tribune, which deservedly
holds 1111 Influential position among the
nevvsp ipe.rs of Interior IViinsjIviinln, bus
Issued tin exceptionally lino ulm.innc for
tho current year. As The Tribune takes
an netlvo p.irt In political nlTiilts, It it
nulti- nproi os Hint Its nlmanac should m
devoted largely to such mntteis. To the
politician and, Indoe-el nil who tnlcc cu
IntiMest in public concerns, this "political
handbook," us tho publishers cull it, will
be especially valuable. Hut there nro other
things besides polities tieutul. anil shlH
will make It welcome in the households of
all Tho Trlbuiio's rcadeis
One of the Very Best,
l'roni the llonesdalo Citizen.
The Scrnntcm Tribune iilmanar for 1S17
is 11110 of tho vei j lust issued by any of
llce, tltv or county. It Is tilled to lcple
tlem with an immense) amount of most
aluablii Information on u gteut varlctv ot
subjects. You cannot nffeud to do with
out a copj.
Of Value to the Beuder.
LaucMslci Xevv Kin
Tho Seianton Tilbiine- has issue el its an
nual "Political Hand-Hook" which makes
.1 handsome bonk of euer 100 pages It
has iniiiij excellent tcatuiis, aiming
which wo ina mi'iillnn a duil resume
of tho oe-clii re nee s In Seianton during tile
past ve-ar. u full account of all Hi" more
linpoitiiiit political events, political tnliks
iilatlve to tho state and e utile coiinti.v,
legal lufijim itlon population, pensions
and .1 bundled nihil things all ,if whte'li
will be temiiel eif gteat value to the M'l
iial louilei. The Trll line deserves imii h
iledlt tin Its nteipilse.
The Best Yet Seen.
1 alle.tsti 1 i:iimlue 1
With ail due respect ten euir inetiopull
tau eiintetupoiarii s. wo mint in can lm
s.ev thai tlu- 1. lm in. ii' issin ,1 hv the
SfMantuii Tiiliuui is the l. -t we hive
seen It is a political tliinilhniiiC mill
household e new lopeilin containing a
mass nf intoi mi, itlon, local ami m int.il,
which will 111 ike it a constant ciimp inlnn
ol the eellteii'.s pasti j eil ami ink stand.
It Impioves with Age.
Me 1 .lutein 1'ie-e lic ss,
Th" political hiiiieltieieik issiie.il bv The
Tribune is eine ot the best UlHt has
leached this olilee ll contain a gilrt of
infoi million polltlial ami '.'e'linal, that
makes it n welcome annual visitor l.ntc
Mind vine Th- Tiibune li.iliilliimk Im
l"i vi" wlih ag"
Praisewoithy Bcpaituie.
I 'Ulliond.il l.'.lilel
Si'Veil.il tine piibllriitlnns tieim llu
newspaper otllecs of this teflon have licea
ucelved by tin- Leader One of the best
of these Is thee Si r.inlcili Tilbune's I oil
tic il llaud-licok fur 1M7 a ptalsewoithv
di p.ii lure from old ir.rtlu ds, containing
political, eensiis and other statistics eit
nation state ami county, with a wealth
nt nthi r lufoimi tinii. 'I he- bunk contains
ovi 1 ! pages, is indexed, nnel leprcsetits
a vast iinouut of p.ili stakli.g liboi.
The Most Complete One.
I'leim the Plttstnn Clayette'.
The most complete political haudbjok
ever Issued by an Inland newspaper is
that published bv the Scranton Tribune, a
inpv of which has lust come to hand, 't
contains complete political, census nnd
other statistics relating to natlem stale
mid (ouuti. with other ui-ifiil Inform i
llnn The bonk compales most fnvon'hly
with the political hiiuillionks of the met
lopolltan Journals
Price,
COCOA
PURE ! HEALTHFUL !!
B.IIIUIU1 JU1PH,! I'1J1J.LJ.' '"JllU
THE
111,1 POWDER CO.
Hooins 1 mill 2, Com'Kh B'IM'r.
SCRANTON, PX
Alining and Blasting
POWDER
iiutleut Moo-ilo and ltusudalo Worm.
LAPUIN & RAND POWDMt CO'S
ORANGE GUN POWDER
Electrto batteries, Kloctrlo Exploder,
lor exploding blunt, Hafoly Fina und
Repauno Ghenlcil Co's v.xlTosiw.,
ALWAYS USE 11
Ono of the Best.
1'roin tho Way no County Herald.
Tho Scranton Tribune dees itself proud
for 1S17 with ono ot tho best almanacs of
tho season. Wo havo lookcil through it
caiefiilly and Ibid that the title page mod
CFtl describes its most valuable content
ns u "1'ollllcal Handbook and Household
Hneclopiiedia, containing complete po
litical census ami other statistics lelating
to nation, stale, count anil clt, with
other useful Information" We may add
that an evening study of Its Wu pages
satisfies us that tho tltlo page but fulntlv
indicates itrt merits. We ealefully pre
seive the almanacs of our contemporaries,
ns wo Und them Invnluublo for reference,
hut wo have labelled Tho Tribune alma
nac, so as easily to bo found, with a long
led lag.
Best Yet Received.
Wllkes-Harro Nevvs-Dealei
Of tho many almanacs that have eomo
tu this oillco the best that has et put
In appearance is that of the Seianton
Tiibune. It Is a regular encelopedla and
disi omits nn tiling issued by tho metro
politan pi ess.
Finest of Its Kind.
Hltulra Telisrrnni
The Tilbune's political handbook Is the
liiiest of tint kind published in tills cltv.
It Is a compilation and publication that
retleets citellt upon the Suanton Tribune.
All That Its Name Implies.
Tnwanela Hi view.
Tho Solatium Tribune s annual fur lViT
Is i-sucet under the title ot Political Hand
book and Household lhievclopedl.t and
is all that Its name implies. Il Is a book
of oversell pages and contains a good deal
ol geiieial as wll as local lnfoim. itlon,
with a number of local illustiatleins,
Hand-Book of Reference.
Seianton Times.
We havo neelviil an advance) enpv of
the Seianton Tribune Political Hand-Hoeik
1 tu ld'JT. It Is the most elaborate pulill
iiitlou of tlie kind ewr attempted in this
clt. ceiutiiluliig in Its LIU pages a gieat
variety of Infoi niallon and making It a
handy book of lefttencc for the pcilltl
ilin and the seeker afler statistics, 'llio
Ti lbiuiK lias put fm th spcelal efforts to
make this conipll itlon valuable, and it
lias SIICCI e'lle el
In Eveiy Way Creditable.
Seianton Truth
The Sc anion Tiibune h..s Usiieel a "Pn
lllieal Handbook" for IViT. of exceptional
mi rll. it is a volume of mine than joo
luges, and contains a 'valuable nrrav ot
polltlial and general Information. Tho
woik is In overv wav creditable to its
publishers, and there can be no doubt that
It will be generally iiniireciated as a
comprehensive and meritorious publica
tion Systematically Arranged.
Ol;. pliant CJazette
Wo aie the leelplints of The Tiiblllii's
political hanelboe k. Tho book is crj ne-a
and rvstemntleallv m rained and rellecl
much ciedlt upon the publishers of this
pai er
An Innovation.
Plltsliur; Times.
The Scranton Tribune has dune Itself
pi ,uel wltli its "Political Handbook," a
public nlion tilled fiein ciivei to cover
w.th the sou cf stuff its iiamo implies
It is some evli it nt .111 Innovation in tho
ill Id of nnmiils, i.nd will bu ail the moie
. 'ualile on that account
twentyfive
V nrsia r j
me Last
Days of i 898
Will be a h.u vest lime for
will be displayed at reduced
MAKE A NOTE OF THIS:
X Specially small prices on the balance of our "Holiday Foot-
T wear.'" Your dollars will be at a premium now that Christmas T
is a thing of the past. Slippers will be as valuable TO YOU J
as before Christmas and will cost you much less today.
The harvest-time is just now. Call at the
Manaam
HANDIEST STORE IN THE CITY.
jy. Kver purclinsooatltloR you
STRONG
m u mr n ' w r a
Ah&N I Ml'''2 Tht cl"' ,he b. ng theo
HUnlll V 0M 0&'fE&&J the Circulation, make digollon
"lib, perfect, and impart a healthr
zL
vlcor t? the whole pelDf, All drain
are properly cureo, incirconamon oiica worrieiineai mew tntauuy, uti.uui,iiuuur yiu.
Mailed icalcd. Price tl pertxxi 6 boxei, with iron-clad le-cal Euarantee to cure or refund the
money, fj oo. Send lor free book.
For Sul
c byjuuis ii. riiui.i'.'s,
(nil
Spruce street.
Should Be in Every Office,
Ob pliant Hccord.
Tho annual Political Handbook of the
Scranton Tiibune Is out. It Is a hand
somo book of aw pages, a model of the
printer's art and n deserving tributo te
tha Industry and accuracy of the compil
ers. It Is a handbook that should bo In
every business olilco in tho county, and
the homes of our peoples will find its col
umnH of great valuo and convenience
when any information Is needed as to po
litical t'gures In city, county, state or na
tion It has also a chtonnlogtcal table ol
tho most Important events in the city o
Scranton and the county of Lackawanna,
The handbook Is ud to tho usual excel
Icneo of the annual Issued by Tho Trib
une and Is very creditable to tho tirra.
The Greatest Production.
Carbonduio Herald.
The Scranton Tribune's nlmanac is tho
greatest pioductlon of the kind that has
been issued by a provincial Journal. Tho
Tribune's almanac, like Tho Trlbuna
newspaper, leads,.
Replete with Information.
Towai.d.i Heporter-Journal.
The handbook and annual lMued by tho
Scranlon Tilbuuo for the current year Is
uinung tho lery best of such publications.
Its pages are replete with valuable In
formation on n any subjects, not only of a
local but Kener.il ehniactci. giving In a
condensed et perfectlv comprehensive
foi in answers to questions Hint frequently
piesent themselves und am not easy of
seiltitlim without referenco to some relia
ble authority, and tuch are not at all
times easj to obtain. Topographically tha
book is a beaut), and a credit to the es
tablishment from which it is issued.
Creditable Work.
Hazletoii Plaln-Srueker.
The Plalii-Speiker acknowledges the re
ceipt of well compiled almanacs from the
Wllkc's-Iiarie) Hccoiel nnd the Scranton
Tribune. Hotli are Miluable compendium,
ol every eliiv Information, the work being
verv creditable foi two of Pennsylvania a
foremost Interior ne-wspupers.
Handsomest of Annuals.
Wilkes-Barro Leader.
The Scrnntcm Tilbune's annual for 1S17
l Issued under tho title of Political Hanei
Houk und Household Encyclopedia nnd Is
all that its namo implies. It is a book
of over JttO p igcsand contains a good eleil
of general as well as local information,
with a number nf local illustrations. It H
ono of tho lmgest and handsomest an
nuals thnt come to the Leader office.
A Noteworthy Achievement.
Troiii the Lebanon Report.
We nre Indebted to tho Scranton Trib
une for the receipt of the Scranton Trib
une Political Handbook, which, as Its title
page" Indicates contains "completo politi
cal, census and otiinr statistics relating to
nation, state, ctunty nnd city, with other
useful Information." Indeed this Is but a
modest statement of tho completo com
prehensiveness of this valuable little
handbook and is n noteworthy achieve
ment of our contemporary's cntcrprUo.
One of the Finest.
Trom the Tunkhannock New Age.
Ono of tho finest annuals that has
reached our desk is tho Political iluncl
Hnnk Issued from the Srranton Tribune
olilee It Is handsomely gotten up anil
Is tilled with ft wealth of Information that
Is valuable to everjboely. Its compilation
Is suggestive of the enterprise that
charucteilzes Tho Tribune force.
cents.
!
buyers, bvery where goodi
prices.
noe store.
,
217 LACK A. AVE
to n beautiful calendar.
WHEN IN DOUOT, TRY Theyh.v.iloodtheteiiofiitMi,
caiet of Nervoui Dltcatct, lucb
tl Ucbititv, Uuilncii.SUepleis-
and loitel are checked ftmaninlly, Unteii paiitnt)
Addrcu, PEAL ME0ICINE CO., Cltnelind, 0.
riiurinticist, cor. wyouuuc avoutte