THE SCKANTON TRIBUNE-WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1000. TRIBUNE'S EDUCATIONAL CONTEST Names of Those Who Are Working for the Spe cial Rewards. TWENrY ENTRIES SO FAR All Are Working Along with No Ap preciable Lead on the Part of Any One There Is n. Good Opportunity fer Those Who Enter Now to Win One of the Special Howards All Who Full to Begin Before August 1 Will Work, at a Disadvantage. Some Questions Answered. There nro now twenty contestants In The Tribune's Educational Contest, two more having entered yesterday. All arc working along together with no appreciable lead on the part of any one, although some are more active than others. As the Interest Increases It Is apparent that those who are In clined to delay entering are losing valuable time, as tho contestants are eo close together that every point counts. Thero are always some In a A .0 SPECIAL REWARDS. 1. Scholarship In Wyoming Semi nary (4 j cars) including tui tion and board $1,000 2. Scholarship In Keystone Acad- rmy (3 jcars) Including tui tion and board 604 J. Sohmor 6-11 Piano, Including stool and ecart (on exhibition at J. W. Guernsey's, 3H Washington avenue) 4SS i. Course In l'lano Instruction at Scranton Conservatory ot Mu sic W 6. Columbia Ricycle, Chalnlcss, 1000 model (on exhibition at Conrad Ilrothers', 213 Wyo ming aenue) 73 C. Scholarship In Scranton Dusl- ness Collegc.commerclal course 00 7. Scholarship in Scrantoa Busi ness College, shorthand coursa CO 8. Solid dold Watch, lady's or gen tleman's (en exhibition at Ej gene Schlmpfl's, 817 Lacka wanna avenue) E0 0. Tele-rhot Cycle Toco D Cam era, 4x5 40 10. Lady's Solid Gold Watch, or Gentleman's Solid Silver Watch (on exhibition at Eu Reno Scfalmpfl'i, S17 Lacka wanna avenue) SO $2,439 Each contestant failing to secure on. of these special rewards will be given ten (10) per cent, ot all the money he or tho turns in. - O contest of this kind who become dis couraged and drop behind, and there Is an excellent opportunity for some bright young men and women, with perseverance and enterprise, to come In and wrest the laurels from some of thohe who havo entered earlier. There still remain two weeks to August 1, ana the contest has been open Just two weeks tomorrow. From now until Aug ust 1 It Is expected that entries will continue every day, and, as we have repeatedly urged, thosa who come fltst have a distinct advantage over the lato arrivals, providing they are equally energetic and are not easily discour aged. In response to numerous requests, the names of the contestants are given he low, although the number of points will not bo published until nfter the entries ceaso to come In, probably soon after August 1, or at least until some secure a. sufllclent lead to make tho dally pub lication Interesting. So far the points are widely scattered, and those who are Just coming In would appear at a disadvantage until they have had an opportunity to work up a showing. The names and addrepses, In the order In which they havo registered, follow: E. II. nosers, Harford. Tar) A. Faulkner, 10?5 Trice Btreet. Eugene Hohnd, 235 Walnut street. John P. Smith, 2332 Houlevard avenue. Jusle Rodriguez, 423 Webster avenue. Arthur E. Kcmmerrr, Factoijville. Alfred n Davis, Dickson City. Edward Murrray, MB Ham court. Charles Hndrlguer, 428 Webster avenue, Charles Gaul, 410 Thirteenth street. Oliver Callahan, 416 Vine street. Harry Itcese, 3U Evans court. Warner Haves, l2 Olive street. Richard lloUrts, 1303 Hampton street. W. II. Robertson, 513 North Rebecca avenue. C. M. IlufTord, Clark's Summit. Charles Smith. Paltr.n. Miss Slay Dradloy, New Milford. David V. Ucrtley, W. West Market street. David C. Spencer, Factory Me. Questions Answered. One contestant asks If he is allowed to solicit subscribers In an adjacent . a j RULES OF THE CONTEST The special rewards will be Klv;n to the persons securing the largest number of points. Points will be credited to contestants securing new subscribers to the Scranton Tribune as follows; Points. One Month's Subscription..? .60 1 Three Months' Subscription 1.23 3 Six Months' Subscription.,, 2.60 8 One Year's Subscription ... 5.00 12 The contestant with the highest num ber of points will be given a choice Irom the list ot special rewards; the contestant with the second highest number ot poind will be given a choice ol the re maining rswards, and to on through tha list Each contestant falling to s;cure a special reward will be given 10 per cent, ol all money ho or she turns in. All subscriptions must be paid in ad vance. Only new subscribers will be counted. Bentwals by persons already oa our subscription list will not be credited. No transfers can be made after credit his once been given. All subscriptions, and the cash to pay for same, must be handed in at The Tribune office within the week In which they are secured, so that papers may b lent to the subscribers at once. Euscrlptlons must be written on blanks, which ctn be secured at The Tribune office, er will be sent by mall. The contest will close promptly at 8 o'clock Saturday evening, September 29, 1900. town. Yes, thero Is no restriction of territory In any case. Thoso living In tho smaller towns are nt liberty to enter Bcranton or any other placo In their nearch for customers, nnd It would no doubt benefit them If they made a canvass of their friends, either pcraonally or by "letter, In all places whete The Tribune would bo found In teresting. Another has been laboring under n misunderstanding aa to the meaning of renewals, and has declined to tultc tho namt-s of pettono who at some previous time had been mibscrlbers for Tho Tri bune. Such subscriptions nrn not termed renewals. It Is only thoso per sons vvho are taking The Tilbuno at the present time nnd whoso subscrip tions hnvo expired or may expire dur ing the life of the contest, nnd who may wish to renew -It Is only thoso which The Tribune must decline to count (is new subscribers. Of course The Tribune has hundreds of such sub scriptions expiring every week, all of which are voluntnrlly renewed, and if contestants brought In these Tho Tri bune would derive no ben6flt other than would como to it through the natural couri&o of business nnd without the aid ot lis Educational Contest. There seems to be some doubt as to the time when subscriptions should be sent In. Where the contestant resided In the city It Is best to report each day, but where money orders must be pur chased, it Is not necessary to report until the close of each week. It Is ab solutely necessary, however, to send In returns ns often as once n week, In order that papers and repelpts may bo sent to the subscribers so as to avoid any misunderstanding on tho part of the latter. THOMPSON. Special to the Scranton Tribune. Thompson, July 17. E. A. Mead, while repairing a bicycle tho other day, caught the thumb of his right hand in tho gearing and lacerated It severely. Jasper Hobbs, one of the thrifty farmers of Ararat, received n savnso kick from his horse .last Saturday, while attempting to doctor It, break ing throe ribs from the spine nnd In flicting other Internal Injuries, the ex tent of which Is not easily told. He Is in bad shape and suffering Intensely at this writing. Tho foundation for tho new cream ery nt Starrucca Is finished, and the sills for tho building are already on, and the building goes 'on apace, so the farmers will soon have tho milk busi ness their own way, which ought to be satisfactory to them. Miss Maud Stowart, of Clifford, Is announced to speak next Sabbath evening for the Epworth league here. She Is a forceful speaker, and should have a full house to hear her. The Ladies' Aid society of the Methodist Episcopal church give their monthly tea In the Grand Army hall tomorrow afternoon. Itcv. P. It. Tower returned last even ing from Deposit, N. Y., where he is supplying tho Methodist Episcopal pul pit for six weeks. He reports heavy rains there Saturday night and Sun day nfternoon nnd a fearful hailstorm Just out of tho town, which did fear ful damage to growing crops, the Thursday before. Mrs. A. C. Foster has closed her mil linery store and Is tustlcatlng with her sons, at Starrucca. Martin Lyden has sold his lot, near the milk station, to the company that Is to erect a creamery theieon at one". Ho acknowledged tho deed yesterday. Tho contract for the building of thu creamery Is already let. A severe thunder shower visited this vicinity Sabbath afternoon, attended with high winds, while no serious damage was done, nearly every yard In town has broken shrubbery or trees in It. C. M. Lewis nnd wife attended church at Jackson last Sabbath, nt the Uap tlst church In the morning and nt tho Methodist Episcopal church In the af ternoon. Rev. D. F. Larrabee preached at North Jackson nnd at Jackson last Sabbath. He was attended by his wife, who sang a solo at tho service at Jack son. FOREST CITY. Special to the Scranton Tribune. Forest City, July 17. Miss Katie Tully, of Pleasant Mount, who has been a suest at' the home of Frank Hood, has returned roinc. The Vandling band picnic at tha Vnndllws grove today. The Infant child of Matthew Brady was burled In St. Agnes cemetery yes terday. Mrs. Edward Flynn and son Joseph are spending a few weeks with the family of Joseph Ifoelllng nt Clinton, Wayne tounty. Grace, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand Bartholomew, of Clinton, but former residents of Forest City, died at Liberty, N. Y., Friday, from typhoid fever. The body was taken to Clinton Saturday and the funeral was held Monday. Mrs. Hugh Pohrcn and children, who have been spending a week with Mrs. Pohren's Bister, Mrs. John Conway, at Scranton, returned homo Monday. Miss Jessie Payne, of Blngh.initon, N. Y.. Is a guest ot her friend, Mrs. T. C. Mauzer. Sheriff Maxey was In town on official buslnss yestciday. Mr. and Mrs. Alphonsus McCabo start Thursday for a two weeks' visit with relatives at Owego. N. Y. Mrs. M. J. Collins and children, of Dover, who huvo been visiting relatives here, have teturncd home. m NEW MILFORD. Special to the Scranton Tribune. New Milford, July 1C Mrs. F. G. Inderlled returned Friday from a four weeks' visit with her sister at Calll coon. William Ransom, who resides in tho township and has been danerously ill with pneumonia, Is recovering. Alec Glllls, of Carbondalo, Is a guest at the homo of Mr. und Mrs. W. Boyle. Mr. and Mrs. George E. Shay and son Carleton, of Pckville, spent last week with Mr. nnd Mrs. S. V. Trum bull, at Beaver Meadow, Mrs. M. L. Beebe and daughter, Helen, ara visiting friends In Scranton. Mrs. E. S. Garrett Is entertaining Mrs. Mary Jay, of Elmtra. Mrs. G. C. Howell spent n day In Montrose recently. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Tucker enter tained their son and daughter from Blnghamton over Sunday. Miss Isa Dnrrow entertained Miss Alice Wntrous, of Brooklyn, a few days last week, Mr William T. Moxley and daughter, of Blnghamton, was in town last week. Rev. F. M. Davenport, of Kingston. N. Y., Is spending his vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Dav enport. Mrs Ernest - Moss, who has been spending a few weeks with her mother here, has returned to her homo In Meridian, Conn. Kdgar Orlnnell, of Scranton, Is spending his summer vacation with his parents, Sir. and Mrs. Theron Grin noil. Mrs. W. Li. Ilrundege cntertnlned Mrs. W. W. Adam? nnd son and Mrs. E. E. Urundage, of Klngsley, one day last week. The funeral services ot Mrs. V. O. Fnrrnr, who died nt Heart Lake July 8th, were conducted from the resi dence of Mr. nnd Mrri. H. J. Tiffany, Wednesday last, at onn o'clock, Hov, It. N. Ives officiating. Mm. Farrnr leaves a husband nnd two small chil dren, three sisters and four brothers besides her parents. Miss Nina Moore and brother, Itcrt, spent Tuesday of last week with Har ford ft lends. Mrs. F N. Boyle nnd son, Loo, of Nicholson, were visiting In town last week. Mrs. L. W, Moore has purchnsed a houso and lot at Klngsley. BROOKLYN. Special to the Scranton Tribune. Hrooklyn, July 17. F. F. Austin and family, of New Milford, spent Sunday In this plnce. E. S. Eldrlge begins picking rasp bet rles today. Mrs. Will Quick nnd children, o( Scranton, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L .Eldrldge. The Lieutenant llogers Tost, G. A. It., of this place, will celebrate the twenty-fifth anlvcrsary of their organ ization this afternoon nnd evening. Tho llrooklvn band will assist In the entortalnnient. Ice cream will bo served. During tho shower Sunday afternoon tho barn belonging to John Gow was struck by lightning and burned. M. L. McMillan, Insurance ngent, of NIcholFon, was In town Monday. Philip Durbank, of Scranton, was In town over Sunday. C. II. Tiffany has completed the re pairs on the reservoir. There Is prospect of a base ball team In town. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Sterling, who havo been visiting relatives, left last Friday for Scranton, where they will ppend a few days before returning to their homo in Illinois. Mrs. Brown, of Hopbottom, visited her daughter, Mrs. W. L. Sterling, Sunday. Miss Edith Kent is visiting relatives In New York state. Mrs, H. C. Van Auken and sons, of Caibondale, are visiting her mother, Mis. M. H. Grennell. NICHOLSON. Special to the Scranton Tribune. Nicholson, July 17. Mr. C. M. Thomas nnd family, also Dr. C. It. Newton and family, are camping at Oxbow pond this week. Albert A. Knapp has accepted a position at Great Bend with tho Lack awanna Railroad company. Mrs. William Knapp hus been enter taining Miss Clata Decker, of Lathrop, this week. Next Sunday evening Rev. L. E. Sanford will preach on the following subject, "One of tho Sins of Nichol son." On August 1 the Epworth league soci ety hero will unite with the Young Men's Christian association at Mont rose and have an excursion for the day at Delawaie Water Gap. Let all go who can. The more the merrier. Price of tickets, $1.50. Miss Ethel Stark will teach at the Utley school house this fall; Miss Bes sie Stephens at the Bacontown fcchool house; Ray Potter at the Arch school house; Mrs. Lulu Hungerford Slocum at the Field's Brook school house; Mllo Worden at the Pedrlck school houso. Mrs. E. M. Blackall and Mrs. S. J. Daniels, ot Scranton, spent tho Sab bath with Mrs. Frank P. Stephens. Mrs. E. L. Bacon spent the Sabbath in Scranton with her niece, Mrs. Myra Latham. Mis. R. E. Pratt Is spending a week at Clark's Summit with her daughter, Mrs. William Smith. Improvements are being made on the fair ground bridge this week. Mr. II. D. Tiffany, accompanied by his Sabbath school class, will picnic at Lake Winola tomorrow (Wednesday). Mr. Fred Brecht. sr lost his best dapple grey horse today. It dropped dead In the road, probably overcome by the Intense heat. FACTORYVILLE. Special to the Scranton Tribune. Factoryvllle, July 17. Under the aus pices of the Epwoith league, there will be a lawn social held on the parsonage lawn, Friday evening, July 20. All are cordially Invited to come. Monday and Tuesday were the rec-ord-breakeis' so far this summer. Th? mercury danced around the 9S nnd 100 maiks nearly all day both days. What little breeze there was, felt as if it came direct from tho Philippines, Instead of the regular services at the Methodist Episcopal church next Sun day evening, there will be a gospel open-air meeting held on the parson ace lawn, under the auspices of tne Epworth league. All are welcome. Several of our young people left hero Sunday morning for Lake Carey. George N. Carr. one of the party, was taken 111 en route, and at this writing1 has recovered sufficiently to return. Constable Robert II. Piatt was up here from Tuukhannock "yesterday and had some legal papers with him. Wo are always glad to see Robert, on a day when the mercury is 93 In tho shade. UNKNOWN fi BORDENS EAGLE BRAND' CONDENSED MIlK FOR DADltO mothers. Borden's Condenbed Milk Co,NY 32SS: WffllMY'S WJJKL BUDGET OF NEWS MR. WHEELER DISCOUNTS KAN SAS GRASSHOPPER STORIES. Seasonable Fish Intelligence Float ing Islands Again Appear In Favor of a BrnsB Band A Narrow Escnpo - Inventions Without a Patent Personal Paragraphs. Special to the Scranton Tribune. Susquehanna, July 17. Charles E. Wheeler, of Greene, linn Just received from n friend In Florida an Immenso grasshopper, probaoly the largest of nil that tribe. The hopper Is nbout ten inches long and "stands six Inches high In its stocking feet." His volco Is much like that of a venerable bullfrog, nnd, with proper culture, ho would make a good basso profunda in a country church choir. It Is estimated that a dozen of this species of hop pers will eat an acre of corn stnlks In twenty-six hours. Mr. Wheeler has built a latge wire cage for tho hop per, and, if hi can secure sufficient forage he Intends to keep him nnd plnco him on exhibition at the differ ent county fairs next fall. It Is tho boss hopper from Hoppcrsvlllc. LATE LOCAL ETCHINGS. Tho Susquehanna ball club will play in Windsor, N. Y., on Thursday or Friday, with the local aggregation. Tho Crescents of Carbondalo will play ball In Beebe park on Saturday nfternoon with tho Susquehanna club. It Is expected that the new chair factory at Hallstead will begin oper ations this week. The Erie conductors will picnic In Sholola Glen, August 8. An excursion from Forest City will run to Riverside park, Lanesboro, on Saturday next. At Barton, N. Y., on Monday, Nor man McCollum, of Susquehanna, caught a plko weighing seven and one half pounds. Ho used a young bull head for bait. (Editor Taylor and Rev. Mr. Warrlner, of Montrose, please tako notice!) FLOATING ISLANDS. The famous floating Islands in a pond near Honesdalo have come to the surface again, after a disappear ance of several years. They are masses of decaying vegetation, form ing a layer of peat, on top of which is a thin covering of clay, bound to gether by the roots of vegetation. It rests In the clay bottom of the pond, but sometimes some force, supposed to be In tho gases generated by the decaying matter, causes It to rise to the surface. Its extent sometimes reaches a quarter of an acre, and It rises and falls with tho water, until finally it slnkH nut of sight again, to be gone probably for several years. FLOTSAM AND JETSAM. There Is one thing to be said In favor of a brass band. It never hangs back and blushes, and protests incompetency, when asked to play. In a town of 300 Inhabitants, says a close observer, 2U9 stick their heads out of the windows to see a stranger go by. Home Is said to bo tho place where wo wear our old clothes and are not allowed to tell our old stories. Charity may cover a multitude of sins, but it Is not Its regular business. It seems paradoxical that while a woman's full dress costume costs more than a man's, yet It doesn't come so high. NO PATCH ON THIS. A Susquehnnna woman, who takes pleasure in her poultry, has adopted a simple but excellent method for keep ing her chicks at home. She ties a small corncob to one leg, allowing it to dangle at a distance of about sK inches. The fowl can scratch and get about with ease, but, it is said, will not ntempt to fly ovcr pollngs or squeeze through a crack. A NARROW ESCAPE. "In 1674, when l was pulling Erie passenger ttnln No. 1, on tho Delaware division," said William J. Hall, the vet eran Susquehanna englnerr, "one bright nfternoon in April, I espied, near Lord vllle, N. Y what I took to be a dog away ahead on the track. As we ap proached It tho object straightened up, nnd facing the engine, revealed a bright, two-year-old child, who having wandered away from her home, found amusement in playing with the peb bles on the track. She did not move, and smilingly watched tho powetful engine bear down upon her. We did not have air brakes in those days, and I whistled "down brakes," reversed the cnutne, and did what I could to stop, though, and the train struck the little one at a speed of nbout twenty miles an hour. The "0jwcatcher," or pilot, was built low, fortunately, and the child was thrown into some tall grass by tho roadside. The train was stopped and the child picked up not dead, but crying and kicking at a great rate. A slight bruise was ull she sus tained, and on our return trip from Port Jervls the next day, she was play ing in her yard. Altogether, it was one of tho most remarkable escapes from death I ever witnessed." NEWSLETS. Tho eighteenth reunion of Corps Y, 141st Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteers, will be held at the Jay House, in New Milford, August 22. Lieutenant Rogers Post, O. A. R., ot Brooklyn, will celebrate its twenty-first anniversary today. The Five States Milk Producers' As sociation hold occasional metlngs in this county, but the result of their doings Is not given to the public. Principal Charles I. Thorpe, of the Forest City schools, who was recently seriously injured while alighting from the cars at Green Ridge, Scranton, has nearly recovered. Principal Pease, of 'tho Hallstead schools, was In Susquehanna on Mon day. There are quite a large number ot summer hoarders from the cities In this immedlato vicinity. They are all charmed with Susquehanna's pictur esquencss, A number of fresh-air children from Now York, are In the towns along the Jefferson branch. HARFORD. Special to the Scranton Tribune. Harford, July 17. Mr. and Mrs, Henry Jeffers, of New York, are vis iting their parents. Miss Nina Moore, of New Milford, Is visiting her cousin, May Sweet. A. Leo Tiffany, formerly of Harford, but now of Connecticut, Is visiting his father. Mr. J. Madison Gathany, a student of Moody's school, preached In tne Methodist Episcopal church In the morning and In the Congregational In the evening. He Is a gifted young man. Prof. E. n. Rogers Is vlsltng Sus quehanna friends. Tho Christian Endeavor will hold a zip social nt the home of Rev. J, P. Manwcll Frldny evening, July 20. Rev. G. D. Fisher and family have gono to Stntcn Island to spend two weeks with relatives. Ills pulpit will be supplied In his absence. Mrs, Susan Breed Is tho guest of Mrs. Estcrbrooks. W. B. Hammond Is doing carpenter work at tho S. O. school. Mr. Tlngley and family, of Washing ton, D. C, arc spending the summer nt Lew Burdlck's. Tho funeral of Henry S. Catnnt wns held from his lato home Monday after noon. Interment In Harford ceme tery. SPRINGVILLE. Special to the Scranton Tribune. Sprlngvlllo, July 10. During tho un pleasantness back In the sixties there went from hero some of the young blood to fight tho Johnnies. Among tho number wns Cyrus Marcy, Byron Oakley nnd tho writer, tho two first mentioned donning tho blue nt the ngo of seventeen, tho latter at four teen year3 and seven months, Serving In Company, 203 Pennsylvania volun teer Infantry, doing service around Petersburg and Richmond, flnnlly go ing to North Carolina with "Spoony" Butler, assisting In the capture of Fort Fisher and Wilmington, nnd going on thtough the state to Raleigh, where Joe Johnson was captured, tho llnal stroke of the rebellion. Last year the boys got together for the first time for a reunion nnd had a Jolly good time. This year, on August 30, they will again convene at tho homo of Comrade Cyrus Marcy, near hero. The Citizens band have been Invited nnd are ex pected to be there In full force. If this roaches the eye of any of the comtades of Company C they will bo expected to be on hand for rations. A most distressing1 accident hap pened to Mrs. W. C. Smith, on Satur day, thtough the running away of tho horso she was driving. It started about a mile away and ran directly towards home, down a long hill, keep ing the road until tho bridge over the Meshoppen creek was readied, where tho carriage was overturned, and Mrs. Smith was thrown over tho bridge, brcai.lng her wrist. Dr. Pickard was called to attend the Injury. S. D. 'hoinas has grown much weaker during tho past week. A base ball nine came down from Montrose Saturday to play a scrub nine here. Tnklng into consideration the fact that none knew of their com ing until Just before noon, and that the score stood 21 to 9 in favor of the Scrubs, Sprlngvllle's base ball element feels llattered. Strickland & Culver have purchnsed a building lot adjoining the blacksmith shop and In the spring or sooner Cul ver will build a wagon shop. It Is a fact to b regretted that our mall In the evening does not reach us until after seven o'clook, which makes It inconvenient for muny living In town, for after their shops are closed and they hnvo gone home their mall will have to stay In the ofllce until next day, unless thsy go back nfter It. By special arrangement Tho Trib une reaches us six hours ahead ot tho Philadelphia or New York dailies. If you will give your order to the agent here It will be delivered to you prompt ly. Hnrry Williams was engaged last week over near Hopbottom pressing hay. He has a good outfit, pressing with steam power, so his work is con sidered good. HOPBOTTOM. Special to the Scranton Tribune. Hopbottom, July 17. When the mer cury rises to 105 degrees among the hills. It Is about time to move to the mountains. That was nbout the tem perature here on Monday, tho hottest day thus far of the season. Work is progressing on tho new creamery building. A meeting of the building committee was held Saturday evening, and material Is being placed on tho ground this week. Mr. Lyman Blakesley visited his rel atives in Montrose on Saturday. Miss Flora Tiffany, of Nicholson, visited friends in town last week. Mr. and Mrs. Giles Carpenter, Mrs. William Alney nnd Mrs. N. M. Finn drove to Hallstead on Saturday for a day's visit. A large gathering attended the Aid society at Miss Permlla Tewksbury's on rrlday. The ladles have decided to take in hand the matter of repainting the church. A committee was appoint ed to circulate a subscription for that purpose In order to glvothe gentlemen an opportunity to assist. The Methodist Ladles' Aid will serve Ice cream and cake nt Mrs. Willard Gavltt's Thursday evening. This will take the place of the regular meeting of the society. Tho location of tho council building Is to be changed. It will bo removed to a lot purchased of C. II. Kellum, on Center street. Dr. A. J. Taylor has purchased the lot where it now stands. The farmers are now busy gathering their scant crop of hay. Owing to the lack of rain during the early part of the season, the crop Is not over one half what night otherwise have been expected. THE MARKETS. Wall Street Review. New York, July 17. Tho stock market gave continued ev tdmcr today of operations by an influential bull part) Their eliorts tn advanco prices met with conlderable sutceis and vvra assisted by a sharp upward movement in a number of individual notkn in which an out standing short interest was drlvm to covin lluslucas continued in large part professional. The general list was rather neglected nnd its price movements were unimportant but net gains v iro get (tally registered at the close ot the day. Tho tone of the market at tho close, howevir, was rather easy and dull at concession Irom tho best. Thia was due rather to a pads In the bull manipulation ratlur than to any large selling. Union I'aclflo was tho moat conspliu oua stock In the list and resumed Its upward movement early in the day. t'hey inalntaiued an attitude of Indifference lor seme time to the rapid advance scored first by llrooklvn Tran sit and later by sugar, the firxt lalijlmr .J'4 from rarly depression. The upward moverm-nt in railroad stocks was rmevved alter mlddiy under the stimulus of theae speiial moirmmti. The Orang-rs, bouthvvetterns and l'acltln ad vanced cry generally from 1 to U4 points, and bt. Uiuis tnd han 1'rancisto tint preferrrcil lumped 2H on a few transactions The steel fctoiVs vvero rather qult-t and fluctuated Irregu larly. Total tales, 2X,M0 harv. Tho bond market was dull toda) nnd the move ment of prices contlnuis InrguUr. Total sales, lr value, JbM.niW. Tnlted Mates old Is and 5s advamed li in ihc Mil prlie. The following quotations are furnished The Tribune hr M S. Jordsn & Co., rooms 703-7U4 ll.ni bulldinr. Telephone 600.11 Open- High' Irr. ist. Amer. Sugar U84 121TJ Amcr. Tobacco 00 fllvi Am. Steel & Wire If.1 an Atchison 11 v 25Ti W1 Atihlson, IT. 60H Wi Low. Cbs est. Inir. bOH 01 I 81 31 i. 2M4 24 6HH 70U, For This Week lAVN Very Important Groce You buy Groceries regularly here at much less than the prices of other stores. During this Clearing Sale, you shall buy them for still less money. This Clearinc Sale, beine a ceneral sale, must of necessity af fect every department. But bear in mind it does NOT affect the quality of the Groceries. The name "Clearing Sale" as applied to Groceries, is a mis nomer, save that to that departmont must come the same great volume of business that Is going on throughout the house during this greatest of July sales. These prices are very, very special. The qualities we stand back of in every instance. Orange Sugar, made from pure juice of the orange a de licious beverage for summer use, per pound 35c PRESERVES, all flavors, 5 lb pail, reduced from 40c to.. a8c CHOCOLATE, premium, very fine, per half-pound cake. 16c PICKLES. Cross & Blackwell's, special for pint bottles. . 18c CAKE ICING, Jack Frost, very fine, per bottle 8c RICE, new crisp, large full head South Carolina, per lb.. 8c COFFEE, the famous Aurora brand, in 1 lb packages.... 15c TEAS, new crop of choice Formosas, Hysons and Japan, per pound 48c SOUSED MACKEREL, plain or in Tomato Sauce, per can iac SARDINES, imported or boneless, very fine, lb can.. 22c KIPPED HERRING, Marshall's, very fine, largo can for . . 18c P1CKLET, an excellent table relish, chopped, per bottle. 9c CATSUP, Van Camp's finest, none better, per bottle.... 9c CORN STARCH, the very best, one pound package for. 5c SOAP, the famous Dome or Calumet, 10 big bars 25c AMMONIA, extra strength and fine, J4 gallon bottle for 17c VINEGAR, pure cider, finest we can buy, per gallon .... 15c Clearing Sale of Lace Curtains. KOTTIKOIIAMS: The 75c. kind at 40c. nair The $1.53 kind at $1.00 pair 'Die $1.75 kind at $125 pair The !M kind at $1.50 pair IltlSH POINTS: The $1.00 kind at M.41) pilr The $1.75 kind at $-100 pa'r The $0 00 kind at fj.00 pair Tlaln Swiss Curtains, full three yards long; aliiM)s 05o, pair; special C9c. Dotted bwiss Curtains, three vanli long; always H 25 pair; special at ...$1.00 Imitation Irl-h Point Curtains, ahvajs $1.75 pair; special nt $1.49 Window Shidcx, full fix.10 with good spring rollers; very opeclal at .. 10c. Opaque Window Shades, 0x30, with good spring roller, guaranteed; all col ors 30c. Striped and Figured Swiw in a great variety; always 10c. yard. Clearing Sale 7',ic Jonas Long's Sods llrook. Traction 62 6Ui 60?1 53 Baltimore & Ohio 77 77 7b'4 76'4 Cont. Tobacco 'JiH 2i'4 2l'i 25'3 Ches. k Ohio 27a 2sVa 27V4 2$ Chic, k Ct. West 10i 10 10V W)i O., U. & Q 1'!j 1234 125 12'4 St. Paul Ill llli 111 111 Rock Island 100H 107H Wik Hl"4 Del. & Hudson 111 1124 llfi 112'4 Federal Steel 32Ts 3J 32& S2V& Federal Steel, Pr rW'4 M tti 5 Kan. & Tex., Pr. 30? 31 CC 31 Louis, fc Nash 73 73a 72 73' Man. Elevated 88 SS KS SS', Met. Traction 150 150 150 1504 Mlsso. Pacific G0 &l 60 51 People's Gat 03 WVt W WVt K. J. Central 1264 12 12'1H l- South. Paciflu 3.1U aiV4 .13 33VJ Norfolk & West 31H 3IH 3IU 3I Northern Pacific 50?1 5l4 SO 50li North, Pacific, Pr. .... 7Hi 71 714 714 N Y. Cential 1.W4 12') li"-".! l-' Out. k Western 19 IIS l't4 194 Pinna. It. It 12S 12S, Ui W'i Pacific Mail 2ii 31 23 S04 Riadlng, Pr. 59H 6Dli 5' 5'). Southern It. It 11H mi 11" 114 South. R. R., Pr. 52 524 6214 524 Ttnn. foil & Iron Wl 67 054 66at U. S. Leather 8 P?4 4 4 Leather. Pr 074 074 674 74 I'. S. Rubbir 2.1 23?i 2,1'i 234 Union Pacific 57-H 5s&4 574 5b4 fnlon Pacific, Pr. ... 75' 75'', 754 754 Wabash, Pr. lb Wit Is1 lH W stern Union 7u 7') 7U$i 704 Third Avenue 1CW 109 100 IOC CHICAGO HOARD OF TRADD. Open- High- Low- Cloi- WHEAT. ing, en. est. 'ng. August 70 704 7i 7ii4 September 774 " 754 774 CORN. August 4Hi 414 3t 30 September 414 414 3i 394 OATS. August 23s; 23i 23 234 September 244 244 234 23 PORK. September 12.05 12.15 11.40 11.70 Scrtuiton Board of Trade Exchange Quotations All Quotations Based on Par of 100. STOCKS. Did. Asked. First National Hank 800 Scranton Savings Hank 300 Stranton Packing Co W Third National Hank 423 Dime Deposit and Discount Dank .. 200 Economy Light. II. IcV. Co ... 50 Ijiika Tru-t & Safe Deposit Co. .. 150 Scranton Paint Co. ... SO Claik k Snover Co.. Pr 123 JAA Scranton Iron Fence k Mfg. Co 100 Scranton Axle Works Pi Ijxkuwanna Daliv Co.. Pr. 20 Count) Savings Hani. & Trust Co. . 800 Flrft National Uank (Carbondale) 300 Standard Drilling Co. 30 New Mexico Ry Coal Co, Pr. .... 40 ... Traders' National Dank 155 ... Scranton Holt and Nut Co 110 ... Scranton Passenger Itallnrar, first mortgsre, due lf-'O 113 ... People s Street Railway, first mort gage, due 1013 Hi ... People's Street Railway, General mortgage, due lt21 115 Dickson Manufacturing Co 100 Lacks. To.vnship School 5 per cent. ... 102 City of Scranton St. Imp. 0 per cent 103 Scranton Traction 8 per cent 115 ... Scranton Wholesale Market. (Corrected by II. O. Dale, 27 Lackawanna Ave.) Dutter Creamery. 21c; dairy tubs, 20c, Eggs Select western, 14c; nearby state, 4c lheese Full cream, new, U4al2e. Deans Per bu., choice marrow, $2.45) medium, $2 SO: pea, $2 SO. Potatoes 46c. litrmuda Onions $1.73. Flour-Dest patent. $4.23. Philadelphia Grain and Produce Philadelphia, Julv 17. Wheat Steady; con tract grade. Julj, 754a73ic. Corn 140 low er. Oats Steady; No. 2 white clipped, 11a ?l".o. Provisions unchanged. Rutter Stead '; fancy western creamery. 104c I do. prints, 2Jc, Eggs Finn, good demand; fresh nearby, He ; do. western, 14c. I do. southwestern, lie; do. southern. Uc. Checao Firmer. New York full re.inn, fsntv small, 10c , do. do. good, choice, IU0V. Refined sugars Quiet, but firm. Cot tonUnchanged. Tallow Steady, but quiet, city prime in hhds., 4c , muntry do. do., MiK, iKe.i dark do., 44c; cakes, 44c. Live poultry Steady; fowls, ISalSUc, ; old roosters, 8aS4; spring chickens, llalDc. Driwed poul. try Firm, good denial d; fowls choice, lie; do. fair to good, lOilOVic ; old roosters, 0c; west ern frozen chickens, llal3c.; nearby broilers, 18a!3e.l western do., 13a20c. Receipts Flour, 4,000 barrels and 2,475,000 pounds in sacks; wheat, 11,000 bushels; corn 118,000 bibbels; SVVAA Clearing Sale of nes Clearing Sale oi Wall Paper, Frames, Etc, During tha July Clearing Sale, we offer the following exceptional bargains In Wall Paper, with borders and celling to match; begin ning Monday morning; All 7c. Paper at 5c. Double Roll All 10c. Taper at 7c. Double Roll All 15c. i'pir at 10c. Double Holt Ail 25c. Paper at 20c Double Roll Water Colors, with gold frames, mat ted; alwayt bSc. Clearing Sale Price.... 69c I'our-lnch Gilt Tramps, enclosing col ored Photon; reduced from $3 00 to $1.03 Etching with 3-incli Oak Frames, site 1720; alnajs $2. Reduced to 03c. Clearing Sale of Notions, Shell Side Comb, per pair 0 Shell l'.mplre Comlw, per pair 21c. Pearl Button?, per dozen 5c. Aluminum Thimbles, tach lc. Hair Pin Cabinet, largo 5c. Hump Hooks and Eyes, dozen for lc. Ilias Velveteen Rinding, yard 4c. Rrook's Hasting Cotton, spool -c. oats, 19,000. Shipments Wheat, 6,000 bushels corn, 133,000; oats, 0,000. New York Grain and Produce. New York, July 17. Flour Market inactive, and again wcakir. Wheat Spot firm; No 2 red. MVtc. f. o. b. afloat. No. 2 red. Blc. tie. 1 ator; No. 1 northern Duluth, 804c. t. o. Ii. uruui, it, urriM.'. u)wui (.I'lurti muic, mm, but quickly fell off and were weak most of tho day. Finally rallied and closed firm at a par tial He net advance. July closed 82c ; Sept., 8US1C.; 'Oct., 82c; Dec, b24a Corn Spot easy; No. 2, 46c. t. o. b. afloat, and 424c. levator. Options collapsed again this mondng, but clobcd steady on late covering, at 19ial4c. net lorn. ' July closed 4J4c; Sept., 444-.; Dec, 4174c Oats Spot dull; No. 3, 284c; No. 3, ib'Ac; No. 2 white, 30c; No. 3 white, 2U4c; track mixed western, 23a204c; track white w (stern, 30a34c; track white state, 30a, 3lt. Options dull and heavy with com. Hut ter Steady; creamery, Hi4alPc.j factory cur rent packed, UalCc; irritation creamery. 15.1 174c ; Ktata dalrv, 154al8c. Cheese Firm; large white, 0a94c. ; large colored, ')n'Mr.; small white, 4a94c. ; small colored, 94aB4c. 1'ggs Finn; state and Penna., llalfic. for aver age lots; western, llal34c. for average lots! vvestern, loss off, 15c. Chicago Grain and Produce. Chicago, July 17. From a break occasioned by liquidation In corn early wheat today re. covered on a demand from the northwest and coviring by shorts, closing firm, Sept., 4 over o.tcrday. Corn broke because of more favor able reports as a result of recent rains, but ie covered some of it, Sept, closing 14 down. Oats closed Vic loner; Sept. pork, 35; Sept. lard, 124al3, and Sent. ribs. 124alS cents de-jire-sed. Cash quotations were as follows; Flour Easy; No. 3 spring wheat, 714a7lc. ; N. 2 rid, 7G',ia78e ; No. 2 corn, 39a3'i4e ; No. 2 jellow ,Sia'l94c; No. 2 oats, 2Vio.; No. 2 vhlte, 25c; No. 2 white, 214a264c; No. I Max and northwest, II.SC; timothy. $3.20; pork, H0.8Jall.65; lard, $3 45aO.C24; ribs, $0.60afl.85; khoulders, 0a7c; sides, $7.20a7.30; whisker, $1.23. Sugars, $0.88; granulated, $6.S2. Chicago Live Stock Market. Chicago, July 17. Cattle Native steers, av erage about sterdy; todaj's, slow to 10o. lower; butchers, steady to strong; best on sale todsy, one carload at $5.30, Native Good to prima steern ,J5a,70; poor to medium, $4.50a5, se lected feeders, steady, $4a4.63; mixed ttockei, slow, $3.35aT..0O; cows, flal.OO; heifers, $3a5, (.inncm, steady, $2a2 SO, bulls, $2 004.50. alven Shade stronger than last Tutaday; Tex. ans, best on sale today, two carloads st $4 00; Texas fed steers, $1 10a3; Texas steers, $3.25al; 'Uxn ImlU, $2 50a3 2V Hegs 10c. lower, clos. Ing wcvk; tcps, SIM, mixed and butchers, $a 6 35; good to choice heavy, $3.03a5 324: rough btavv, 4 U0a5. light, $5aV324 bulk of sales, 5 20a5 274. Sheep Steady to slow; Iambs, U ni&c. lower; gcod to choice wethers, $4at.50; lair to choice mixed, $110a4; western sheep and yctrllngs, $3a4 50, Texas sheep, $3at; na tive lambs, $).40ab.u0; wtstern lambs, $3aS. New York Live Stock Maiket. New York, July 17. Dceves Nothing doing; nominally weak; calves, market slow, veals eas ier; veals, $4a0.374; buttermilks, $2.50a3; mixed caives, $3.23, Sheep Slow; common giadcs weak, lambs, 10 to 25c. lower; common to fair sheep, $3a3.t0; no prime here; Ismbs, $5.Wa7; car of Kentucky culls, $3.30. Hogs Market nominal. East Liberty Cattle Market. F.ast Liberty, July 17. Cattle Steady; ex tra, $5.60aV70; prime, $5.4045.60, common, $3.50al. Hcgs Steady; prime pigs, best med iums and heavy yorkers, $5.63; heavy hogs, $3.4ta5.60; gram,ers and common yorkers, $3.40 a5 45; roughs, $J.50a5. Sheep Steady; choiea wethers, $t.0rv.it.C5; common, 1.60i2.50; dick o lambs, $5. Mail; common to good, $J,60aS.2S; veal calves, $0.50a7. Oil Market. Oil City, Julv 17. Credit balances. 125; cer. tlftiates, no bid Shipments, 70.142; average, 77,540. Hurs, 100.7U; average, 83,083. Beware of Ointments for Catarrh That Contain Mercury. as mercury will surely destroy the sense of sm-ll articles should nsver bo used except on pre scriptions from reputable phislclans, as tht damage they will do is ten fold to the good jou tan possibly derive Irom them, Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. .1. Cheney k Co., Toledo. O., contains no mercury, ami Is taken lutct! ally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the a stem. In buying Hall's Catanh Cure be sure you get the genuine. II Is taken internally, and undo In Toledo, Ohl., by F. J. Cheney k Co. Testimonials tree. Sold by drugglsU, prlca 75c. per bottl. Hall's Family Pills are tho best. I
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