K THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 180D. 3, K V ft.' tc ' ti V si .' St St ft.' ft ft' ft' ft' ft ft St ft' ft' ft' ft' ft' ft' ft' ft ft' ft ft" ft' ft' ft' ft' ft' ft' ft' ' ft" ft' ft" ft' ft' St ft' ft' ft' ft' ft' ft' ft' ft' ft" ft' ft' ft' ft' ft' ft' ft' ft' ft ft' ft' ft' ft ft' ft' ft' ft' ft" ft' ft ft' ft' ft' ft' ft' ft ft ft' ft ft' ft ft ft' ft' ft' ft' ft' ft' ft ft' ft ft' ft' V ft ft" ft ft' ft ft' a ft ft V ft' ft' ft st t. t. K . f. p. K . nnnnnnr.i'.r.i'.ni (iMA'J&Sflw,. ;E &' SSG. Ci W5 rx ,fc. .' . v if ,it - . j r.-rj m - .A-' uO &: .- :fr j.-Hy' '. . . Wi X 'j. v Letter Carriers, Welcome ' Every citizen feels honored with the distinction that has come to this community by virtue of its being the chosen meeting place of the employes of the greatest federal instituti m in this great and pros perous country during the coming week. The Stars and Stripes on every house top bear witness to the feeling of enthusiasm within. It will be a week of festivity a week long to be remembered on account of the honor that has been bestowed upon us. .w ti vl Bargains during convention week Special ottering to Interest our many out-of-town vlsltois. Silk gloves Specl.il nalo line quality Taffeta Silk quality that sells freely nt 2.c hero all Gloves, in brown, tan. grey and black, a next week at a cunt bargain. 15c Embroidered handkerchiefs Several hundred dozen, none of which Is worth less than 10c. regularly. They are tint. swiss embroidered Handker chiefs with scalloped edges and fancy open work embroidery special price dur ing this sale In two lots 10c and 12c Handsome neckwear Come in often. Come in whenever you are tired out com walking and sight-seeing, and rest here, The store cool and our clerks will cive vou every attention, you will not be asked to buv. but we do want vou to see this bee-hive in all its activity, Whatever purchases you may choose to make will be delivered to you free anywhere within 200 miles of Scranton, and special bargains will, be on sale here all the week to make your visit profitable. Make this store your headquarters j Book bargains convention week Our windows during the coming week will show mi-ny attractive styles and pat ternsvery high quality of goods other dealers ask tnoio for the nmu kinds. Two erodes 25c and 50c Women's fancy leather belts Wo have out the price on all our leath er belts that were up to 35c. and have put them lu one lot. While they last 14c Women's lace trimmed muslin gowns Tic. I.ace Trimmed Clowns at 33c This Is a great bargain. Yoke of tucks, nock and .sleeves trimmed with one Inch torch on lace, real value iac., hale price "Jo. F.mbroldery Trimmed Gowns at 3f)c. Another Iiar3.il n lt consisting of four or live different styles, Mother Hubbard yokes, handsomely trimmed with ,q embroidery '"' Store Closed on Tuesday Scranton Store, 124-126 Wyoming: Avenue. Store Closed on Tuesday Monday sacrifice sale of mestic goods This is tntended to be a sale of the most uproarious nature. Kvery price quoted is way under actual cost. It is a sale of tremendous importance to you. for these are goods you must have every day merchandise as staple as wheat and never to be sold at such prices again. Regular 5c goods at 2 the yard Oc kitchen crash on Monday, 2c 5c shirting psrcales in light colors, - 2c 6c standard indigo prints, Monday, 3c 6c dress ginghams, new patterns, - 3c 6c white outing flannel on Monday, 3c 6c colored outing flannel, Monday, 3c 7c apron ginghams on Monday, 4c 10c brown sheeting, 9-4 wide, 10c Regular 6c goods at 3c the yard Two important items in dress goods on Monday New goods coming in daily. Fall styles and colors in great variety and at remarkably reasonable prices. Just 2 lots for today that we MUST mention: 33c 35c all wool cashmeres at 25c If you are still contem plating the purchase of material for children's school dresses, we would direct your attention to this lot of goods. Some eight or ten solid colors, all new goods came in within the last few days real value 15c 69c dress plaids at 49c Immense variety of handsome new plaids, especially adapted for skirts. Guaranteed all wool and really worth Go cents a yard. We shall make these a special leader and shall offer them on Monday at the low price, per yard Ladies' light weight silk lined jackets, at half price Some of these came to us only six or eight weeks ago. All of them are correct spring and summer styles highest quality light weight jackets in fine qualitv kersey, cheviot and covert cloth tan, black or blue with real taffeta silk linings, lormer price was $3.98, 4.98, $5.98, 6.98 and $8.98. H ere on Monday in two lots choice. . $1.98 and $2.98 Dimt foil to sco (his bunk store beforo you leave. Wo offer hoidp HUAL bar gains for the next six days. M Copyright books Several hundred of the newest works In . popular fiction will k on sale tit less ! than half price. The rrulso of the Cachalot Frank T. I Hullln. I Hqimllty Dcllnmy. The .Manxman Hall Calne. a- Sorrows of Satan Corrolli. Soldier of Fortune K. J I. Davis. e Prisoner of Zcndu Hope. ' Pan Michael Slonklewiz. Choir Invisible Allen. Phroso by Hope. Tim Mighty Atom forrclll. , With Fire nd Sword-Slcnklewlz. Customary price for any of the nhove in paper Is 39c hero next n ; week t lvC $1.50 cloth bound copyright books Threo special bargains for next week. 1 Richard Carv.l. by Winston Churchill; D.ivlil Hnriim, by Kdwnrd Noycs Weat eott, and the Castle inn, by Stanley J. Weymnn published at 51.50 here all next week at 95c per volume ! Cloth bound books over 300 titles 12 mo. size, bound substantially In cloth with stampings in gold and several I Inks, Rood paper and new type. Titles by Kipling, Stevenson, Dickens, Thack eray, Scott, Schrelrer, Correll, liracme, Oulda. The Duchess, Dumas, Marlltt, , Weyman, Hawthorne, Kbers, Calno and ' many others, reduced from lSc - r hero next week only 1UC List of 100 poetical books in cloth at 33c This is the biggest list of poets on mar ket today In one uniform binding. Full 12 mo. size line cloth. Published at 73c. Some of the works are I'oe's, Schiller's, Moore's, Klngsley's, Maeauley's, Shakes peare's, Kelley's, Hoscttl's, Swinburne's, (Jnetlie's. Whlttlers', W'oodsworth's. Hry ant's, Holmes', Hood's, dough's, Chau cer's, Coleridge's, Arnolds' and j-y-many others ooC tK X X X X X X X X X . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X A X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X, X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X it X H Vt U it 'A 'A "'"" 'A U 'A 'A "A 'A 'A 'A 'A 'A"A 'A A A A "A A A A A "A A A A "A A A 'A AA A "A A "A A A A A A "A "A A 'A A A A A "A A A 'A U A A A A A A AA "A A A A 'A A A A A A A 'U A A "A AAA A 'A A A A A A A 'A A A A A A AAA A A A A 'A A A A 'A A A A AA 'A A A A A A Vl A A A A A "A A 'A A A A X How I Won My Bride. 0. J . F. AVERY, IN SPARE MOMENTS. W It was a warm summer's evening, nnd I luid left the windows unci doors 'f the ollice open, for the Bake of a re tivshlng draught. I liad been sitting for some time at my desk, plunged In n lit of the deepest thought, and had no heard any one enter, when suddenly the words: "Are you u lawyer, sir?" caused mo to start violently. Itisliib' from my seat nnd turning up the gas Jet on the table, 1 turned and surveyed m Interlocutor, who proved to be a well-dressed, rather good looking man of 40 or thereabouts, of middle stature, and possessed of a small, piercing pair of eyes, which xeturned my gaze unflinchingly. "The business on which I come," he paid, taking off his hat, and llxlng Ills la-en. black eyes upon my face, "will require your services until late In the night, if not until tomorrow morning, my niece, who resides some miles from London, Is dangerously 111, and her re Kivery being extremely doubtful, she desires to make her will. For this pur pose T huvu applied to you: promising you, should you accede to my request, Uny fee you may demand." I communed with myself for n few moments, eyed the man suspiciously, and then asked 'the distance to the young lady's residence nnd the mode of ronveynnce thither. "About live or ten miles," he re sponded, handing mo his card, on which I r.-ud ".Martin Jnckson, London "Wall." "It Is n short distance from Kcw, nnd as u train does not lenve London Bridge for some time, I luivo provided a carriage and driver, which Is the street. May I consider your services as engaged " I responded that he might, nnd a few moment uulliced to llnd us en sconced In n close carriage .which took a westerly direction at moderate speed. My companion meantime enlight ened me with an account of his niece's sickness nnd previous history; und, nn hour nfter leaving the plnco of stnrtlng, wo found out selves nbout a mile from Kew Bridge. 'I wus n young roan, and my nervousness und sus picions of the man beside me may be excused when his evident anxiety In employing myself, an inexperienced lawyer, are considered. His story, too, did not sound consistent lu nil respects, for he spoke of his niece, Miss Blanche Pickering, as being at times subject to short fits of Insanity. When the carriage stopped It was In front of n large, dark-looking build ing of stone, Handing a short distance back from the road, and surrounded by tall poplars. One thing struck me ns rather curi ous as I walked up tin- gravel walk to the mansion and tended to arouse my suspicions once more. Jackson dis missed the carriage, after paying tho driver, with a few low, whispered words, tho Import of which I was un able to ascertain, and the hack turned sharply, as If to retrace the noad to London t said nothing, however, but shifting n revolver which I always carry Into a more convenient position In my Inner bteast pocket, entered the house with my companion, who un locked the door with a latch-key, and ushered mo Into the parlor, which was poorly lighted by a halting lamp. Hnvlng seen me seated by a table on which were spread refreshments Jack san left mo for a short time, nnd re turned shortly with a large, well-built man. whom he Introduced as Mr. Coop er, his cousin. The latter individual took a seat beside me, and pouting out some wine requested me to Join him, which I courteously refused, on the plea of being a teetotaler. Jackson had left the room again. A short time after, by request of Cooper, I followed him up tho staircase Into the gloomy hall above, and Into a room where Jackson wns seated by the side of n bed, apparently In conversa tion with some one lying there. It was no wonder that I gazed long nnd earnesly ut tho countenance of the woman why reclined thore. A more perfect face I .had never seen pale, and with un expression of enro and pain, It might 'fye been, yet there was no trace of bUjJa or disease, nnd as wanucfraTToi; my eye rum those beautiful features, the sad yet sweetly smiling eyes, down to the white, plump hand which rested In the large brown one of Jackson's, I felt that there was some mystery in the case, nnd that he had been untruthful In his revelations. Suddenly the man arose, and dropping the lady's hand drew up a chair oppo site to jrfy own, and with an Impatient, uneasy exclamation, brought my inves tigation to a termination. "You will draw out tho ordinary formula of a testament," he said, giv ing tho young girl a close, scrutinizing lopk, In which 1 could detect a warn lns; expression, "written as I dictate. Miss Pickering has already acquaint ed me with her destined disposal of her property, and will acquiesce when it Is finished. 1 suppose her ullirmu tlon will be all that Is necessary?" I wan somewhat surprised at the strangeness of the request, but replied: . "Ccitalnly, if I urn confident that she Is compos mi ntls. and site too 111 to dictate the instructions herself." Here a slight exclamation broke from the lips of the occupant of the bed, ns if about to frame a word or sen tence; but she was checked by Jackson, who, with a threatening scowl, evident ly not meant for my mU'crvntion, said: "Do not exert yourself, myi dear niece; I will do all that Is necessary," and then, ns I drew the writing matc llals before me, he quickly leaned over toward her, nnd hissed In her ear, "Itemembcr bo careful!" with such emphasis ns to cause her to sink, pale and trembling1, back among the pillows of the bed A hnlf-hour elnpsed, nnd the will had been completed. All Blanche Picker ing's property, personal nnd real, was to be divided between the man Jack son and his son Henry, with the ex ception of u few small legacies. Then I read It, nnd after propounding the few necessary Interrogatories to the legator, which were answered In a low, trembling affirmative, I requested her to sign it. Drawing inv chair up to her side, with the paper and pen in my hand, I waited fqr her to obey my request Intimating to Jackson that It would Jo as well to have Cooper as a witness. Tho latter individual had, evidently, fallen asleep, for, a call not bringing him to tho bedside, Jackson arose and wnlked to where his confrere Iny. At this moment, nnd with tho rapid ity of light, the girl's hand caught my own, and leaning my head downward, so that I could listen to what she might desire to say, I heard her whisper, in passionate, beseeching words: "I urn forced to this! They Intend to kill mo' For henven's sake, help me!" Then she sank back, und before Jackson had been able to observe us, we had both resumed our former rela tive positions. At last the will had been signed, witnessed nnd sealed, and, hat In hand, I stood at the table awaiting my cli ent's further pleasure, ns If I had not the Idea In my mind of returning be fore morning, and that, too, with nn oillcer of justice. I followed my servitor down the stairs, listened to his untruthful re grets that tho carriage must have- re turned to the house, as agreed upon, und then gone to tho city; declined his offer to remain for the night, and hav ing been directed the route to tho sta tion, stood once more in tho open air. Suddenly n wild scream of terror as sailed my ears. In a moment I was again up the steps, and turning the knob of the door In an Ineffectual at tempt to gain admittance. 1 was nbout to attempt to force nn entrnnce through the window, when the door wns Hung suddenly open, and the man Cooper stood before me. lie discovered me at once, and struck at me with his clinched tlst. Evading the blow, I whipped out my revolver, and, striking him with the butt end, knocked him senseless upon the steps. I wns ngnin about to turn and enter when the form of Jackson dashed down the stuircase through the open door, and I felt myself In his grasp. I saw at once that lie was unarmed, nnd elevating my pistol, fired; but the shot was turned aside and the weapon knocked from my hand to the ground. Then ensued a fearful struggle be tween us, in which we both were pre cipitated down tho steps upon the grav el walk below I uppermost. It was, perhaps, for two minutes that I hold hint by tho throat, dealing him blows with my disengaged hand ho having the other In his strong grnsp when with n dexterous twist of his powerful arm, he turned me aside, nnd 1 lay prostrate upon the ground with the vlcellko grip of ills strong fingers Rtnsplng mo by the throat until my eyes were staring from their sockets and every muscle became Inactive. Seizing a large stone which lay near him, he raised It in his left hand and wns about to strike me on the head when a sharp, loud report rang on the nlr. The form of tho rufilan fell back his fingers relaxed their grasp. A form In white passed before my uncertain vision; nnd then, for the space of five minutes, I was utc-trly un conscious. When nt length the wnlnd awoke from its stupor Miss Pickering was bending over me, chafing my temples and attempting to perform what na ture had done restore me to sensibility. From her I learned that she had risen from her bed nt the exit of the two ruffians from her ropm, and, ob serving my dangerous situation, had fired at Jackson Just ns he was nbout to strike me with tho stone, with my revolver, which she had picked up on the steps. I also learned that her screnm was caused by the resolution of the murder ous twain to start after and murder me, fearing that she had communicated something to me which might upset their well-laid plans. Having securely bound the still un conscious Cooper nnd removed the corpse of Jackson Into the house, we awaited the coming morn Miss Picker ing meanwhile Informing me of her imprisonment by Jackson for over a year, and his resolve to force her to make a will, and then make away with her. Her parents having died nnd left her sole heiress to a large property, her appointed gunrdlan, Jackson, a half-brother of her mother, was play ing for no diminutive stake. The next morning n fnrmer's wngon conveyed Cooper to the cltv. and the affair having been reported to the proper authorities lie was nrrested and conveyed to Jail. His trial took place a month later .nnd he wns rewarded with seven years' penal servitude. Miss Pickering was entirely exon erated from all blame In the killing of Jackson, and her estate properly ad ministered a few months later she having been of nge for over a year. Not long after Miss Blanche Pickering became Mrs. Avery. Tho win and the revolver are still in our possesslon-tho solo mementos of that exciting night when I almost lost my life and gained a bride. HORSE AND BUGGY STOLEN. They Belonged to Jnmes Kearney and Were Taken on Perm Avenue. James Kearney, of J2r, Sanderson avenue, left his horse nnd buggy In front of Hohrwnsser's bakery, on Penn avenue, yesterday evening nbout fi o'clock, while he went Inside. When ho returned the entire outfit hud dis appeared. At 7.30 In the evening the police ar lested two men on Frnnklln avenue who had possession of the outllt. They were locked up for tho night. According to tables made by sportliw men, over JSo.OCO.ooo tost on tho turf every year. Of thin ?;Vo0.fl00 s lost on Kngllsh race courses, and, strange to say. nbout IIW.OOO.OOO on Australian courses. The remaining Is chiefly illstii bated between France, tho I'nllod Statea udn British colonies. STORIES BY TRUTHFUL MEN. John Anderson Is one of the thrifty men of Knglowood, and owns one of the pretty homes on an avenue of that suburb. His next door neighbor, Mr. Mllllken, has a telephone connection In his house. On one of the pleasant afternoons re cently Mr. Mllllken was seated on his porch, reading, as Mrs, Anderson left her home to make n few calls. She nodded pleasantly to him and said: "Now, you'll watch my house for me. won't you?" Of course, he said he would and she disappeared down the street, followed shortly after by the cook, who was to pay the weekly visit to her "sister." Mr. Mllllken soon thought of n let ter to answer, and went lu nnd seated himself at his desk, near a window overlooking his neighbor's yard. He soon heard a door-bell rlns, and An derson's lap dog burked loudly. Ills attention was not thoroughly aroused, however, until he noticed a stranger passing around the house to the kitch en door. The stranger, after rapping loudly, went to the barn, the door of which was standing open. Mr. Mll llken watched him narriwly, anil when he reappeared, passed to the front ol the house, opened the front door with n key and passed inolde. Mllllken rushed to the telephone, nnd calling up the station said, frantically: "Send the wncon down In n hurry; thert's n burglar lu Anderson's house." As Anderson recently hnd born the victim of a daylight burglnr, pud as Mr. Mllllken was responsible and usu ally veracious, the warcon was lushed out, nnd In thiee minutes came dash ing up. Otllcers surrounded the house, nnd a large crowd of the nemli borS'Htid children nssembled. The of ficer In front rang the bell. nnd. nftfr considerable delay, the door was open ed ciutlously by n swarthy mnn In his shirt-sleeves, but with his lint on. "Who are you, anil what ore you doing lierp?" demanded the officer. "Mv nnme l Anderson, nnd I'm keep, lug hntiFe until Mrc Anderson comes home," wns the reply, coupled with . demand ns to why there wns such nn excitement. The officer, who knew Mr. Anderson as n little isn of n man with n blond mustni-lic, said: "That's too thin; you look nbout nt much like Anderson ns J do." '' The man protested, and, getting his coat, pulled out letters addressed to George Anderson, New York city, and explained that he had Just arrived form New York, was a brother of the Kngle wood man nnd hnd called on htm at his ollice. He said he expected IiIb trunk at any minute, and as he needed a b-Hh. his brother hnd said to hinr "You enn go out to the house, nnd If Mrs. Anderson Isn't home, you will Hnd n, key to the front door In the barn under my barn coat. Take that and go in nnd keep house till she comes. Make your self at home, nnd take a '-nth If you want to, nnd you will be there to re- celve your trunk." The oillcer laughed harshly. After th house had been thoroughly searched the stranger whs loquoslod to take a, ride to thp station. He protested, anil finally persuaded the officer to remain with him and send the wagon back and await Mrs. Anderson's return. They stood nut in front for about an hour. Then Mrs. Anderson was spied two block away, by the children ranged around. She came up out of breath and evcitedlv asked to see the mnn whom the children had told her had been caught In her house. The officer iciuo.-Ued her to Identify Ids prisoner, but ns she hnd never seen her brother-in-law she could not do so. "Tho George Anderson that we have a pic ture of had no moustache, nnd I don't think he looks like him, anyway." That seemed to settle It for tho stranger. Mr. Mllllken remarked to tha neighbors that It was one of. the slick est stories ho had ever heard. Mrs. Anderson went In the liouso to count the spoons. The stranger made one last desperato plea. He asked that a telephone mes sage bo sent to Mr. Anderson. An at tempt was made to call up Mr. Ander son, but it appeared that he had al ready started for home. He appeared, Just In time to rescue his brdther nnd save him from a light and airy dun geon In tile F.nglowood station. Then Mr. Mllllken, who had been trying to do his duty ns a man nnd neighbor, wus ridiculed and scoffed nt, nnd finally, according to custom, lw had to go out and buy cigars for nil the men who could be drummed up in that part of town. Chicago Hecord. Theodore B. Snse took a vest to Burn hnrdt'H clothing shop to be furbished up. Yesterday Sage called for tha vest, nnd, ns It wns ready for him, ho donned it and left the place. When outside Sage took n elgnr - from his pocket and struck a match to light the weed. In nu instant he was ablaze. The vest was responsible. Somo In flammable stuff with which the gar ment had been cleuned had not wholly dried and had been set nflro by tho llamo from the match. 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