THE SCR ANTON TRIBUNE-TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 189&. N NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA THOMPSON. Speclnl to Tho Bcrnnton Tribune. Thompson. Pec. 23. Tho family of tho Into ndwntd I'nyno, of Olson, wet tho RUoits of their youngest slter jjnd her husband, r It. King, on Saturday foil theli C'lnlHlinas dlnnei. Mrs. Lottie I'ottcr and her son I-eon, nre spendlnir the holldnN In Scranton. Leon soll The Tribune. Kd. Whitney nnd wife, of Prrnnton, are spending Christmas with their put ontn, Mr. nnd Mis. It. V. Whitney. Mis. Mnrli Urinnt. of Thompson township, widow of tho lnte U. M. Hrv nnt, who passed away last .iSprll, died this morning tit 5 o'clock, nfter u loni? nnd painful Illness. She Is survived by her brother, Pr Wheaton, of Wilkes -lint re: one sister, Mrs. H. V, Whitney, of this borough, several chil dren and a host of fi lends other than relatives. Her funeral will occur Wed nesday nfternoon. The children of Frnnlc Crozler and wife are having a lolly good time at the old home to-day. Tho Gelatt family have a Christmas tree and dlnnet at 1' 11. Belatt's, on Jefferson street, today. C. M. howls and wife are with hor brother In Scrnnton, Mr. Lcoimiel, for Chrlstmns The wife of H" L, Cole, who hn been sir Is lot some wreKs l so far le-covoted as to be able to be about Iit loom gently. Let me say for the InfoimUlon of your Kusriurhnnna cottorpondont. and nil "uch. that "the atithoiltles of Thompson" nio not hiulnp u "con tention" with 11ltilet Atloiney J. It. .Tones, of Lackawanna county Nor Is Jqulre V. I. T.illnnn, of this boi ouph. who was tailed to held tho In quest oer the body of the supposed Malleld burglar shot et Aiarat, nnd who holds the money and revolver found on tal dend man He made his ro ort to the couit of Sitsnueh.inn i count.. and awaits its older as to tho disposal of the property fi.und on a dead men which the poormastPrs of Ararat township had to bury. They claim If theie Is any contention In the matter It Is between tho authori ties of Araiat and tho authorities of LncUawnnnn count. Vo'ir correspon dent fuither avs the dead man "was shot by Lindloid Hill teach" The coroner's Jurv did not ray so They could not acirdlng to the evidence plven befoie them. Has he any new evidence to produce In the case? Crossley, has returned to Cannonsvllle, N. Y. Mr. D. 15 Ilenedlct Is '.vorklnt? In De posit, N. Y. Miss Julln Hums nnd Miss Lizzie Dalton, of Dlnghnmton, Mpent Christ mas with ft lends In town Amy Crossley Is lecoverlng from a combined attack of the mumps and bilious fovei. Mr. Myles Kenyan nnd fntnlly are vis lting friends In this Iclnlty. Mr. It H. Hounds nnd family will spend their 'vncntlnn In Ararat, Union dale nnd Pleasant Mount. SHOULD STUDY GEOGRAPHY Used by Biitish Soldiers in Africa. Captain C. G. Dennlson Is well known nil over Africa ns commander of the forces that captured the famous lebel Gallshe. Under date of November 4, 1S'J'.7, from Vrvbuif?, Ilechunnlnnd, he writes : "Ilefoie stnitlnsr on the last campaign I bought n quantity of Chamberlain's Colic, Choleia and Diar rhoea Ilcmedj, which I used myself when troubled with bowel complaint nnd have given to my men. and In eveiy case It proved most beneflclnl " For sale by all druggists, Matthew Uros , wholesale and retnll agts. HONESDALE. Special to the Scrnnton Tribune Honesdnle, Dec. !'.". Miss Adelaide Dodge, who has bem the elllclent copy ist In 'the iccoiders olllc iluilng the teim of Hccoider Lincoln, will continue to fceivo us the same undei tho now re corder. Mr. Cm go Tho heating of the Injunction case of the lit lo and Wyoming and L'lle tall toad will be held define Judge J'ur.ly in Honesdale on Jan. I, 1900 Douglas, the magblin, will appear at tho opei.a house I'lld.i evening uet, under the auspices of the Giacc church Sunday school. Tho wotk which has been going on quietly for some time In the inteiest of a new postmaster for Honesdale has come lo the sui face 'now, In the shap of a petition asking foi the appoint ment of Mr. M H Allen, piopiietor of the Allen house, to that 'position. The Foul Hiotheis, who gave n pei foim.ince In the opera house last even ing, will give another thl.s(Tuesd.o) evening. The play Is entitled "The Wiong Man," with a variety of special ties. Clulstmas day In Honesdale was a very quiet one, Indeed All business places and factoiles were elos d. all work was suspended on the Delawat and Hudson impiovementa. Among the largo numbeV w ho came- to spend Clulstmas at their Honesdnl homs weie Messi.s Isaac and Thomas Ham, of Buffalo: .lames CiossJoy, of .Scinn ton; Mr. Claieneo H Decker, of New York: Miss I'.ena Keene, of Jcuther ford, N. .1., Miss Mai da Allen, 'of New York: Miss Caiollne lletts, Messi. William Swift. William Clark. Gall Jen kins, Joseph Kauffold andChailes Wes ton. ' Deafness Cannot Be Cuied bv local applications as they cannot renin tho diseased portion of tin. e.ir. There U only one way to cure deafness, and that Is, ),y constitutional remedies Deafness is cnused b an lulliimul eondltlon of th.j mucous lining ol the L'ustachlan Tube When this tube Is Inflamed jou have a rumbling sound or mpu feet hearing, and when U is cntirelj, closed, Deafness U the lcs-ult, .uul unless the Inllaiminilturi can be taken out nnd this tube restored to Its normal eondltlon, hearing will bo destiojcd forever, nine cases out of t.n rnd cause el ty Catarrh whjeh Is nothing but an inllamod condition of the mucous surfaces. We will Rive Ono Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (cause .1 hi catarrh) that cannot bo cured by Hall's Cntntrh Cute. Sind fir eliculars. free F. J. CHKNUY & CO, Toledo, O. Bold by DrugglBts, 75c. Hull's Family Tills are tho best. STARRUCCA. The holiday vacation will close Jan 1, 1000. Friends are fathering In town for the -irol'lday. Mr. R.A. Taylor and fam ily, of Nlugara Falls; Miss Minnie Mumford, of Sayre, Pa., and Mr. Hairy Mumford, of Providence, It. I., aie at tho home of their parents, Mr. nnd Mrs. W. W. Mumford. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are entertalnlns Mr. Hugh Brown, wife and family, of Forest City, and Mrs. Charles Getter, of Auburn, N. Y. Mr, J. M, Hobbs, who has been sot tins up now machinery for Mr. A. C. Relief CD. JURTZ178 BOOK, for .w jm ALtfrM.ln nlcJii.ifiklAdanTelaiwt. Wflta to-dy for UtU Itook.ooutAlniiJif I'artTcu un ana lmimonitu ci vtu UiltlwB French Femali Pills. 1-ijJjttl bj UwoimxIi of Mtliflal Udlci M rlitila tncuel boi, Vriach ' -CC, 'itoiabTairdruitfflitilainctjUtioi. msclt aei Drug Co,,. ail Petri fit., AetrVcxIcOlU. Magazine Writer Thinks Congress men Would Do Better if They Gave More Attention to tho Nntuto of the .Country nnd Less to Poli-tlc-j. Const ess would do n great deal hot ter If It would study more geography nnd less politics. Is tho view of u writer In Alnslee's fot December. This Is tho way the suggestion Is put: "The original thhteen states under stood one anothei'&'eirltorlul Idiosyn crasies thoroughly, and fiamed a con stitution elnstlc enough to allow for them. But the eillglnal thlite n bava been swelling until they aie forty-five, nnd will soon be fort -eight, nnd the'e has lmen little- or no fuither allowance for anther tenltorlnlli'atlon. Political critics calls tho llvei and harbor bill a 'great graft.' It Is leally but a dead lock between geogiaphicnl ambitions Congiess has fallen Into a checke.- I game of dlveisltled Inteiests and con flicting demands, all gi owing out of, dlveigenee of teliltory a.id distinctive nets of put suits nnd products, ot no ' one seems to undeistnnd the ceunplex lt or the way out of It." I The AInsIee w liter advnnces th's view nftor n somewha novel study of the effect of topoginphy upon the chai actcr of people In dlffeient sec Ions of the United States. His article Is In pait ns follows "When the Pennsylvania fnrmeis builded n ship and floated down the ' Ohio liver Into the countiy which now bears that ilvei's name they set the precedent for futute westwaid migra tion, (leilng In the easiest ma-ner pos sible to the easiest possible destlnatiem, ' they eibeyed the geological law of least I lesistanee bv which habitation has since been made tho thicket here It could become' so with the minimum of I difficulty ! "When tho gold hunters teceded fiom the Colorado mountains, leavlrg only the mountnlneeis to tight it out with the Isolation and tile altitude, and to found a state fifteen yeats subsequent lj, and when the emigrants who eould stand the nveilmd trail m longer camped by the wavslde In Knnsns nnd. In the face of Indians and cycloirs began growing corn nnd wheat, an other law was nbejed nnd number piecedent establbbed namely, that th , chaiartei of neoples Is detei mined bv the nmeiunt of combat with the natural ' obstiuctions of niogtess I "Theso two laws conjunctively th" law of least ipslstmice. nnd the law of greatest conquest and onduianc have fixed upon the me.i of the I'nited States l a population as vnrl d ns the topog raphy, n lepllca In almost eveiv 10 speet of Its phislcnl featuies ' "Population e-llmbs hills and erospq ' rivers and puslies through the winds of the nialrli-s nnly so r.mldly ns It s easier to do tbes- tl Ings than It Is to l emalu statlonaiy Community e-hni-acter evolves Into the nelventuious and the evnerlmentul. or holds stuidlly to the stiuggle with the present, or lingers In the e-ompHcency of battles won, nc cordlng ns Its cnvlionment peimlts, le- qulies or prohibits. WHAT "SFCTinXALlPM" ItfALLY ML'ANS 'This what 'sectionalism.' of which wo have hen id much in Wtter dav politics, icallv means It Is a deep ly laid Halt of the lepubllc. Between tho sP1 lc n ol eif the Atl.mtl" and tbu eicenn shoies of the Pncllle lit. habit U ii ellfteientlatpd. nive for community of languag.' and patriotism, as the an tagonistic states of Hmopr. Betw n-n Snult to Mail' nnd Baton Rouge lie gioups of people soetlnnaltzeel b geo giaphlcal denial cations as distinct as those n-'id" bv the Alleghanles, or tli Mississippi, or the I'.oekv Mountu'ni Nothing Is Hke'v to oMIteinu thes sevennces and pirtlcul ultles Thev will Increase In force and potency as the sections ginv olile-- they will ns sume a constantlv mop acve funetlo'i In the 'eonstmetlvo piocesses of tho American comnionw ealtb. "At the apex eif the cuntlnent. for example, In Color.ulo and lh adjoin lng sliver states north .and south, Is (in ebulllenr-i. and vontuiesomeness s nmn-'lng to the- people eif lowei alti tudes as It Is puissant among tho In- i habitants themselves who have moun tains to eonepier and iniefled nlmos- ! phere to bieathe. It Is no more apt to pass away than aie the lofty moun- I tains themselves, nor will It ever ceas- to be an ogent to distuib politic tl conventions oi to supply enthusiasm to new prop ignndrt of ninnv sni ts, "Along the (low of the Ohio, and by 'bo edges of the navigable- Gu-at Lakes, is a geoginihy that makes me chnnleal and mineral Industiv as nat ural as living and furnishes no Im pulses other thin those of cautious, dally, thrifty advance mint "Aiound the head of the Croat Lal.-M the population Imbibes tho ?cst of cold winters, subsists upon the luxuriance of a fnultles soil, and sends to con- , gicss men with the zeal and swift pro. I Riesslvcneps of tho chairman of the senate foiolgn lelntlons committee. "Southward where the chivalry of1 out iM-nnoe ins meigeel with the elough unoss of Am't lean ongliueis. nnd tho masterful Mississippi has Mill el hu man Ingenuity only to be nsFaulted by that Ingenuity genointlau after g. neia tlnn until the river has now become a colossal nvenue rf cnmmeice. they put forth men who stake their fame upon the construction of Intci oceanic can als, or who disrupt a politic nl party to preserve tho sugar Interests vhlch have been handed down to them from foreign nncestors. WKSTKIIN INDIVIDUALITY. "Far out upon tho Pacific coast, Isol ated by dividing mountain innges, but supported by natural resources which have no peer elsewheie upon the earth, nre men nnd women who do not know what It Is to be stinted and deprived, who dwell perpetually In cnmfoitnbly won competences, but who, through their distance from the rest of the na tion, must build their own empire after their own models, ns they made their 'California Code' In the fifties, and as they made their transcontinental rall road In tho sixties They will be In dependent, but never necessarily Icono clastic. They will make new laws nnd now nrtB nnd new people, as they nrj unking n new university Indeed, two universities nnd they will expect the ' balance of the country to follow rather than that they themselves shall bo the followers. "America has been built In nieces, ns they build houses In California, whero tho walls ore nailed together ' and set up section by section. Or, lather. It has been settled ns If the Deity had taken the entire populace llko n pitcher of oil end poured It out upon the uneven surface to nin wheio It most naturally would. Some of It adheied to the mountains and some of It even ran down the crevices Into the minds, but the gt eater eiuantltlos liest leel In the valtcvs or spread out over tho plains, seeking tho natural con fluxes of the rivers and lakes nnd oceans. "The map, ns It presents Itself to the eye, Is a vivid, tell-tnlo thing with the story of contact of physical and human nature written all over It Politicians and sociologists nnd nil those who seek to compiehend the United States and Its nttt Unites, might divide the sur face Into groups, ns the Interstate Commeico Commission divides the railroads. The hlstoiy of each group Is written In tho cnvlionment, like the successive levels of the Client Salt lake delineated in Ineffaceable tracings up on the Inclosing mountain walls Neith er erne gioup not all may be under stood without tecUonlng the Influences Hint have gone to make them, nnd tint continue to preseive them as thej aie " QUEER ANIMAL rRIENDSHIP. Cat nnd Panot Are Boon Compan ions nnd Stanch Allies. 1'iom the- Philadelphia Times Fur and feathers do not agree very well ns a rule, even In a woman's toilet In ie.il life, of couise. you know they nio deadly enemies. If you hnve a blid do not keep a e.it, and If vou have a cat do not keep a bltd. Above all things, do not keep a patrol and a cat, for the two can stir up more troub'e than nnv thing else known outside of a Kansas cj clone. A pat rot has no greater delight In the wot hi than to simulate the barking of a dog. The bark w 111 terrify the cat until she finds out she la being fooled Then look out for her. Hei ingo known no bounds, and If she can wieak a dlre vemrennce on the bird she will go to any lengths of cunning to do so. But the p.urot Is not always the aggiessor The cut occasionally offends If Poll, In nn nbsent-nilndeii moment, happens to be seated near the side of the . age Pussv will spring up with vicious eve and extended claw and scale the lilt il out of Its four or five senses, if It does not succeed in doing the bit el moie sub- stuntlal Injui.v. If the two ever get near eunuch to come to leal conllli t theie will be th most seilous time within the peaceful household that Mm ever saw Pande monium lc-lgns, and both combatants ure- lltet.ilb torn to pieces. Nothing can present a son lei spectacle than a eat that has had an encountei w'th a pari ot's beak, and woeful, Indeed, Is the sight of the tinfoi innate blid win has met the cat In donellv combat jnl escaped with his life It Is lately. Indeed, that the two cm bo found living In peaceful ainltj Al bet t Hngllsh, of W.iterford C inn maintains that be possesses In his pair the most lemaikable couple he has ever heutd of. The panot Is never caged The door stands wide open fen It to enter it.i house when It pleases, but It larey if ev-Pi- goes Inside. It sleens at night poiohed on the bnck of n great roi king chair, in which the cat takes its nans Nevci dining the day does the cat 11 down that the blid does not st b -sld -It and keep watch as a guatdlan ang- ' foi tho appioach of danger In tl," shape of strav dogs that may ha ipr-i along. Should one appioach pussj has tlinelv warning In the polly's siiruli -Hon of a clog's balking When the cat has made Its position stlfe Poll pm ceeds to beinte- the offercllng can'n" which has dlstuibed the domestic f le Ity of the pali In the stiongest English that tongue can command Stiang-ly enough, the parrot nevpr uses profanity em any other occasion The Instant the cat is disturbed, how ever, he lets loose the floodgates of his pent-up wtath in the choicest billings gate, unci will not be eonxed from his luge for hours at a time The friendship giew out of the cat saving tho hltd's life when tho lttter was veiy young Before that time Poll had no use for Puss in an unguarded moment he allowed a stiance eat to appioach near enough to seize him md pinion him beneath a paw. But before tho cat could fasten hls teeth In the bird Pussy imd attacked'tho strange Tho latter got tho worst licking It bad ever experienced, nnd evei after that gavo the blid and cat n wide berth Fuini that day the friendship between the- two begun, and it has since oeen scnled bv continual manifestations of good feeling flailed free for 90 lion heads and a 2-ccnt stomp. Tho celebrated ' Inser soil " vratch ; f tcm vvound and stein set . durable nickel plated case each w ntch accompan ied by guarantee of tho maker. Arc liable tiine-kecr. WXiESTOm:5CT7?gfl -frasiaffiaffiasftftaffi 4 Used in Millions of Homes! iS trfc) Accept no substitute ! ttiO?TwS& (Mm & Insist on LION COFFEE, in 1 lb. pfaga. JJisO ft !j V These articles mailed FREE in I fe'M ?''b I J$ exchange for lion heads cut from I 1Ih!J I ; I ff5 front of i lb. LION COFFEE pkgs. 1 wl g f ! I tfj I IIPilNS !?'!' I (? H T iOffMyi y i ! 1 jgj Silk Umbrella (either Lady's or Gents). I BNCYRoAStBs' ' J I eMJ Sent by express Cr -rfBSTV J H E CVni7T5t" ,'Jffli 1 "91 L) (charges pre W Jl '&sig3& t HI - ) rrirrfji It TillJ ,'i iS J-i'V.fo.ri7q -scSwte, tl y WSOLSCti JSttoSOM I Si T Wjfl n2-cent stomp. -" & 1 uSlniPliTmTimfflSXi. Mr . B IT ujiiiix ! I W9 AvcryflncumbrclIa.madoofnnlonBlllt-talletft; rTBKo.m.sr.iin nmniimi m.. rf" W VMM (iw huuiv ouuiu VUkV-VVeH bUUDWIVi H J rqm &P Dress-Pin Set. Knickerbocker" Watch. ! Wnl .. naleil'"e for IS (Jlten for 175 lion ,. tUP ,.t ffl-Ji-l- Hon heads and cj 2. heads and a 2-ccnt fefffiil 1 ffi (t cent stamp. Tliree stamp. Neat appear- Villi iJjjU lr1rr-i-s pluslntlicKtdarRtr iK nnd nn excellent v P ir, inau, shottii), com- tlmo-kcercr Solid aP2 0 GS2HSSSZD pojed ot line rolled- nickel Mlvcrcasc with rSffaSljV tflW " gold, with handfomo oriiamental back. ASnnv tljW - rubv.colorcd set- vii ,.i inmnmnnn flSrna Vrum i&V iTfi. i flnt-c Qnltnliln fnr .. . . .. ,..ii.l M Icia . 1iBhI eZll3 wHplncuftrplbV. owelc'd ThefamoVis WtJeJ0S S . 1 1 T ' "SSA'f?. or aB a 'Knickerbocker" "WMa? MuTshanddurl VVv J in L.1111VA a act. iiiunn ti mvLi srw rt "2S ash-Belt and Buckle. Ladies' Watcli Chain. I S?) rtSllililTITl inil'i: I ilii'illl l!'w A doublo strand ofbest silk cord, united SS Mill i lllu 111 ii.ll l'I ' II iMv a' Intervals with colored beads , neat nnd m mirrnWi V!lxtlJor ,s "on heai1 and 0 (iilWL i.i.n.,.. fi HilE 2-centoUmp. .A B ' JTS. -nben beudlug. j3Jfff . , i liKSLiKl a SS2. M tJR) Mailed free for 15 Hon heads cut from I l Prx!v jr Lion Coffee wrappers and a 2-ccnt stamp, fifV) 2VA wH Latest Style of imported black SniRros- 1 IrjYn ie tllll TSif gniin rlCtion belting, btllsh Imitation I lHs J iSK oxidized silver buckle, neat, strong and 1 IVuB'Vv 4icy tfgj fashionable. WjCi) Jfej Silver Napkin-Ring. i -0 i "C For 15 Hon heads and a ,to3 I JVi 2-cent stamp. Icat nnd ftei5 aS7) substantial Madeofelur- Ia5j2-,I Jc able metal, henvily sllur- ISM' El jOj plated Two dhlcrent BSslJ'j- patterns Mur"! W Vv Coin-Purse. Av SjlSS. ror 15 Hon heads and H?-i IXri&EMiv)a 2-cent stump. Color, r ffi'35ffl!Siffil!lr'! brown Made ol Vk tMUUKSri 1,,lc lll1 Ieathei chant- tW-J SM9mPw o1s lining, nickeled ViP NJJfcSSi' frame, with strong snap- nniuc t..-..... vim - & &ft For 15 Hon heads cut from I fc"""fcV ff3Psraw5.""Sri 2ft Lion Coffee wrapecrs and a 2c. I VQk i?J flmfri iStH JfSJ stamp. Lnrsu tl?e gcxxl ma- I -AoTOVi-'-iSRT'iSf 1 WKg tcrlal , handles ulcclj decorated 1 .VifKifeaJfSsAXW 'Sir and assorted colors I I i HaSX'Sr'W . (f lZ,- :J I rtJAMMMlU Jj I'-vybsSairiaRKmir A6666AA6ft&666666A6Afl Best Coffee for the Money! Try LION COFFEE and you will never use any other. It is absolutely pure Coffee and nothing but Coffee. Fancy Gold Ring. For 18 Hon heads and a 2-ccnt stamp. Thee rlnps arc genuine rolled cold Plato, having the exact appearance and qualities of solid gold, and guaranteed by the linkers to Inst two ears with ordinary usage. Kew Genuine ItubyScttlna uoid King. Tor 25 Hon heads and a 2-cent stamp. b..W .1. ...... O ... ..... ..... JVM patterns und very popular. Mil . t 9 TO DETEUMINE THE SIZE Cut n strip of thick inner ;o that tho ends will I cxurllv meet when drnwu tightly uround second I Joint of the linger Lny one end on this diagram at the 0. and ord -r the number the other end I luuicaics. Pair of Lace Handkerchiefs. Twocxtrafino cambric hand kerchiefs, with beautiful ira jxjrted lice me dallion Inser tions in tho cor ners Half Inch hem, marhlno hemstitched; Mvllsh nnd dur able. A ralr ol these liandker chiefs Rlcn for 18 Hon heads cut from Lion Coffee wrappers and a 2c. stamp. Children's Picture Book. Ladies' Pocket-Book. Largo slzo and latest shape Iliac k seal grain leather, with live teparato dlvlsionslncludiiig a tuck-iocket ltii fap to bold v lilting cards see ure Olven for 25 Hon heads from Lion Coffee wrappers and o Zc. stamp. (liven lor 10 Hon heads and a 2-cent stamp. Sixteen It-rue page of Mo ther Goose Melodies lllutratul mid ulth nicelj lithographed cm cr V e h n v o different books, so you can get uu assortment. Art Picture, Easter Qreeting" Olven for 8 Hon beads cut from Lion Cot. fee wrappers and n 2 - cent clamp. A hlRhlr nrllstle picture, that will uraco the 11 lust draw In B room Tho background of rojaldnrk-bluo furnishes n n approprlnto eontmst to tho little Kirl nod berwhllo I'ast or lilies, blze, 14x'J81nchc-j ForlOllon heads and 3 rents we will send It tinned ready for hanging. Century Cook-Book. Table Cover. 303 page"! of valu able cDokliiR re ceipts, nl-o treatise on the lulmr of the kitchen, dliiln ' room. liundr, sick rexim nnd remedie for the more com non dl-e-a-.es (liven for 15 Hon heads and a 2-cent stamp. "i JawCIKTURYlMi ttmitMaiS If Flower Picture. Tpr 8 Hon heads and a 2c. stamp. American Jleauty Hoes and Lines-of-theVnllev fci7e, lis Jl inches, llright and an istle coloring. ' The Dancing Lesson." Durable, dark colored muteriil that will stand va-hinB 1 1 . Vma 1 1.1 fi siiu-ire. InchidiiiR fuio fitiiKcd liorder Mailed free for 25 lion heads and a 2c. '.nmp. Boys' Pocket-Knife. The "Easy Opener' stronp, sharp blade led wood handle ror 1 2 Hon heads and a 2c. stamp. OIllIl i i.-v' :i' iHwfl i ,i w v .' n Lvr.P aTzSS l a i V'Tba Ihe preen gnss and trcc-i, the little brown kitten und the girl miou vvhlta dress lorm n pleisinc cuml mntion of col ors t-i7i, 15x21 Inches Hailed free for 8 Hon heads und a 2-cent stamp. 3iKKrrjxvnf7xwzsm;ttKmiwimjm.7zmmsz!&aH THE ABOVE ARE ONLV A FEW OF THE LION COFrGE PREMIUMS. Another list will shortly appear In this paper I Don't miss It t The grandest list ol premiums ev cr offered I You alnavs know LION COFFEE by the wrapper It ts a sealed pack age, with the lion's head In front. It Is absolutely pure It the package Is unbroken. LION COrrCE Is roasted the day It leaves the factory. lSB5gHSE5SEraSraza3ZSi& F$PRTMMT i3QTSEa iWhcn writing for premiums send your letter In the soma envelope or I package witli the linn heads. If more than 1 5 Hon heads arc sent, you can save postage by trimming down the margin. Ask your grocer lor largo I iiiusiruicu premium iisi. Auarcss an leiiersio enc WOOLSON SPICE CO., Toledo, Ohio. WORLD'S GOLD PRODUCTION. Tho United States Contributed tho Gtentest Amount. Pienc-h oflle-l.il Htntlstlevs nbout the inodtit-tlon of gold ,ind Hllver uie very cniefully compiled und ure considered quite authentic by the best authori ties The flKiires for 1S96 have been jiiibllsdied In one of the llnunelnl pt peiH of Paris as follows- The production of irold In the entlio woild for l!i(l Is estimated ut 10.1CI, 497 lino ounces, worth ,17C,7.ru pounds Steillnt,', iiRaliist D.iiuJ.OOl fine onnc-c-j In ls3. worth 10,099.778 pounds Ster IliiK. The largest nioductlon of any tommy was that of the United States with J,filS,.M9 line- ounces; next comes Auitinlln with J.-J17 S74 flno ounce, then South Afile-a with 2,155.384 ounces. As to silver the llRitres for 1896 me: Total, 1G1.035.3O0 ounces, the commer cial value of which utuounts to :o,C32, CI3 pounds Sterllnt,', nBnlnst the output for ISO.", w hlch amounted to 109 180.249 ounces, woith 21.035.416 pounds Steillntr I'lie-thlrd of this totul who produced by the Unite J States of Anieilca. Just ns Good. Weeping nnd with hushed voices they gathered ut tho bcdsldo of tho stricken iintl-expani'lonlst orator. "AIiik!" they bobbed. "His reason will be foi ever gone!" Suddenly it faint, Inartlculuto sound buike from tho pais lips of tho sufferer. With cries of Ineffable Joy they grasped each other's hands. Whnt mattet, so ho letalnc-d his voleo? Ah. fato was not nil unkind! Now York press. Buffalo Live Stock Mnrket. Hast nuffalo, Dec. 23. Cultlo Good to bout smooth fat oxport cattle, $5.D0j6; ex. port bulls, $la4 CO; uood to choice butcr p cpsp Ji toMtotoftffeytVtfl?Aft FOR THE BALANCE OF THIS WEEK. SCREENS, three-fold, now $1.75 Upholstered Rockers, now 2.75 Jardiniere Stauds, now 85 Foot Rests, now 75 Enameled Beds, now 5.75 Sofa Cushions 50 Ladies' Dress'ng Tables, now 7.50 Ladies' Desks, now 4 75 Everything New and Up-to-date. 5 u !U fJ- S a? East Mountain Lithia Water aold by All First-Class Druggists. Highly Kccoiu inemlcJ by l'lty.s cluin. FAMILY ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED. JOSEPH ROSS. AGENT, Ofllce !I02 West Lackawanna Avenue, Scranlon, I'.i. TELEPHONE 4732. KpS?wyv5 . bAJll TvjVAI STRONG (? && WHEN IN DOUDT, TRY XTJV fi fM&WW Theybive Hood tbe tett of ytan. aim mv cureu tnousanas 01 cases of Men out Diseases, fcucb al Debility, Uu2incss,Sleetiesi dcss and varicocele, Atiophy,&c They tlcar the brain, ttrencthco me circulation, make uigeinna nrfirt. anrl tmnr, a l..llh vljor to the whole btlny. All drains and louts are thzzVt A ?crmin-itly. Unlets patlenti arc prupeny curcu, iiirir tuaumon eiicu worries men into insanity, consumption or ueatn Mailed sealed. Price It per boil 6 boaei, with Iron-clad leeal guarantee to cure or ttf.ind ihi money, ti oo. Send lor frcn book. Address, PEAL MEDICINE CO.. CUvslanrt. 0. For Sale by JOHN H. PHELP&, Pharmacist, ccr. Wyoming avenue and Spruce street. cih' Hteeri. J4 40.I5 23, good to best fut bullx. la4tV), fecdei bullH. Jlul ID. good to best fot In-lfers ItlSittM fair to kooiI lielfeTH, jaa.ll, f.U C-OHH, Kood lo be-ht, $3.10,i4, medium fnt cevvs, ftixl 50: fat ceivvr., common to fall, Jt.SOa" in, fliiekerx. rholeo to uxti.i eiuallty. 3Snn4 20, enlvex, rou.1 color xtocl.. M.TOnl a. do geod tu choice, $3.Ti'al. Jeitey vtockciK, JMW, etock belt ctm, S.'D(.a3, feedorH cooel to oxtin, J.i.TOa 'OH i-omn-on to good, JJ.25o3.70, sf'do fed lows, $2 50a3 23. Shop nnd Lambs -Choice to extra l.imhx, K . J.t'j Kornl to chiilee, Jiri0n5 75, common t fair. it.Vuv 5 DU, she ep, choli e to e xlrn. St rt.il W, ROuel to chuli i', 14.1125, common to fair, JSSOnl. 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