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THE SCRANTON TMBUNE-MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1900.
NORTHEASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA
Prices on TOVS and Holiday Articles
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THE FARMER
AND HIS DOG
ACCORDING TO MR, WHITNEY
THEY KILLED AN EAGLE.
Editor Moore Offers His Pet for Sale.
The Prize Porkers of Farmer Philip
Goinswny Are Poisoned by
Matches Christmas Thoughts.
Obituaries of Unique Construc
tion Herrick Hn3 n Four-Legged
Chicken Brief News Paragraphs.
8pccl.il lo' (lie Scranton Tribune.
Susquehanna, Dec. :.''!. Farmer llor
ton, of nrnokney, u few mornings ago
went to t he barn to feed Ills stock. Hist
three-year-old son Hurry and Nero, the
house dog, followed him. Willie busy
at work, Hn'rton heard a loud soreuin
and the nolso of a commotion In the
barnyard. He nicked up a heavy club
anil ran to the yard, where be round
Nero struggling with a monster Ameri
can eagle. Horton hurried to the as
sistance of the doff, and was none too
soon, as with a stroke of his great win
the biff bird knocked the doff senseless,
Just, us the father had reached a point
where he could render assistance. He
killed the e.'iffle, which measured six
feet front tip to lip of wings. It had
evidently attempted to carry away the
child, when the doff had interfered.
PSALMUEL-'S PET FOR SALE.
That eminent naturalist, Bre'r Psnlm
uel More, editor of the Great Bend
Plain-Dealer, editorially offers his pet
night-blooming serious for sale. Hear
him: "The publisher of this paper has
a black skunk residing under his barn,
which will be sold cheap. Tills pet will
be sold on time or in installments to
suit the purchaser. All of (he neigh
bors will testify to ills excellent final
ities." MATCHES KILLED HIS HOGS.
Farmer Philip Gulnsway, of Jtcmsen,
bought a Quantity of matches and nut
them In a milk can. On returning home
be forgot to take out the matches, and
after he bad poured the milk Into the
can he discovered the matches floating
in the milk. He thought ills three hogs
could stand "match" milk better than
be could, so he poured it out and fed
it to them, They gave up the ghost,
rind Farmer Philip was minus 600
pounds of pork.
SOME CHRISTMAS THOUGHTS.
Though skies are scowling.
And winds are howling,
And days are dreary and nights are
long.
To joy we've reason
The Christmas season
Js drawing nigh with mirth and song.
Strange how much business theladles
God bless 'em! have over at their
neighbor's these days.
To count for anything it should be
spelled Sympathy.
These arc the luckless days when
rural congregations make their dear
pastor a donation and take it out of
his salary.
The best way to keep a New Year
resolution is not to make one.
It takes a woman with a good mem
ory to give away as presents this year
the presents she got last year.
THE DOCTOR'S UNIQUE OBITU
ARIES. Our old friend. Dr. A. D. Smith, who
prints the Now Woodstock (N. .7.)
(assetto once a month, makes a spe
cialty of death notices. Here are two
of the mortuary notices from the last
issue:
"Mrs. Polly Caroline Marshall took
her medicine like a lady, and without
a murmur took the 'bus' and alighted
at the station where each one will find
his or her place."
"Stafford Warner 'Staff,' as every
body has called him for more than fifty
years, and possibly seventy-five, has
laid down his armor, which was an axe
and a hop, and made a plunge. Whether
he has stayed under or come to the
surface of the dark river no one has
dared to Inquire 'Stnff' was a man of
many streaks, and many of them were
good. Olio thing is certain, his dead
body lies no lower than a Lincoln or
a Gladstone,"
IN A LINE OR TWO.
The Susquehanna Presbyterians are
In the throes of " condldating."
The Erie is enjoying an excellent
Eczema for
Forty Years.
The Unqualified Statement of a Well
Known Attorney, St. Ignace, Mich.
Some of the cures made by Dr. A, W,
Chase's Ointment of stubborn and lone con
tinued eczema and skin diseases are causing
much comment.
People are begin,
oing to realize that
this Ointment Is a
wonder worker with
all kinds of skin
trouble. Attorney
las. J. Brown, St.
Ignace, Michigan,
writes as follows;
Dr. A. W.Chase
Med. Co,, Buffalo,
N. V, Gents: . I
cannot refrain from
t2&g
i9
expressing my acknowledgment for the relief
I have felt from Dr. Chase's Ointment. For
40 years I was afflicted with a skin disease
which was located in one spot on my leg,
1 have spent at a ough estimate five hun
dred dollars trying to effect cure, nod not
until I applied this ointment did I get relief.
You are strangers to me and this letter is
prompted directly because I want to say and I
feel aa though I ought to say it. ' That
Chase's Ointment has effected a complete
cure ot my affliction, Three boxes did the
work on my leg. I was also suffering from
Itching piles and applied the ointment which
gave the boat of satisfaction by affording mc
rest at night and rapidly causing the disease
to disappear. I have received such relief
nd comfort from the ointment that I cannot
withhold expressing my gratitude. I was so
long afflicted with the tortures of eczema, I
tctl not that I am cured, a word of recom
mendation It due from me.
Yours truly,
JAS. J, BROWN,
Dr. Chasa't Ointment is sold at so cents a
jtn at all dealers or Dr. A. W. Obiw'i Mcdl-
f freight trnftle, nnd it needs more mo-
live power.
In some sections of the county six
Inch ice Is being cut from lakes und
ponds, f
Keystone Hook and Ladder com
pany. No. 1, will have Its annual ball
In Uoguii opera house 011 Monday
evening, December "1.
The Morniun elders have thus far
secured but throe converts In this
county, where there arc few fooU
to the square. acre.
FOUR-LEGGED CHICKEN.
Fanner Sprrrs, of Herrick, lias a
curious specimen of uiinulurul his
tory In the form of ti four-legged
chicken. It bus four perfectly-formed
lens, und In the natural place, lite
other two a trllie back of the otlieis.
Tile chicken was hatched May 10 last.
It Is regarded 11s a fortunate thing for
neighborhood yards that there are few
tuck chicks..
"COMPLICATION OF DOCTORS."
Next Sunday In the Siisriiiehnnna
cramps, ami successively called In
seven doctors within 11 few hours of
each other, no one physician making
more than fine call. Of course she
died, and the board of health ordered
an Investigation. The coroner sum
moned u jury, which, after partial in
vestigation, rendered u verdict that
the deceased filed from "bowel com
plaint and a 'complication of doc
tors." RRIEF NEWS PARAGRAPHS.
Erie Switchman John J. Creegan, of
Washington street, is seriously 111
with diphtheria.
A woman recently was taken 111 with
Methodist church will be observed as
"Christmas Sunday."
The Lanesboro public school will
close on Friday for the holidays.
Erie Conductor William Carter, who
lost a leg on Friday last, continues
to improve.
Physical aparntus has been pur
chased for the Lanesboro high school.
Rt. Rev. P.lshop Talbot will visit
this Episcopal parish February lli 1"..
SO.ME SIDE LIGHTS.
l.t lias been remarked that the aver
age man thinks other people ncod
church more than he does.
Nobody Is over quite so much at
tached to the old farm as the mort
gage. Why no away to spend the winter?
You can get enough of it right hero
at home.
Blessed is the man who first invent
ed liannel shirts!
A jury at Montrose, recently shut
up all night on a case, in the morning
h-.d not agreed, but they bung out a
placard, on which was the legend:
"Give us liberty or give us death!"
"There are women stupid enough to
quote poetry at the man who is carv
ing the turkey."
Rejoice, O young man, it: the ilny-s
of thy youth, but remember that, big
as lie is, the whale does not blow inucli
until he reaches the top.
When a man goes to the po.stofllo"
on Sunday, says a close obseiver of
things, be meets all the people whom
be wouldn't have suspected of going
to the post ofllce on Sunday.
"When a woman meets mi old sweet
heart she isn't so curious to f.ce how
he looks ;is she is to know bow he
thinks she looks.
The gladsome Christmas time is
near at hand. In the language of tiny
Tim, "God bless us every one."
Whitney.
NEW JHILFORD.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
New Mllford, Dec. 2:'. Mrs. L. W.
Moore Is a guest of her son, Fred
Moore, at Klngsley.
A short entertainment will be ren
dered at the Presbyterian church on
Christmas eve, by the members of the
Sunday school.
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Peck and son
visited friends at Alford the fore part
of this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Morse are in
Brooklyn, N. Y vlstlng their son,
Charles.
Miss Nina Moore will spend 11 por
tion of her holiday vacation with her
sister, Mrs. George Leonard, at Le
Raysvlllo. .Miss kettle Woodhous will visit her
parents at Dimock, the coming week,
Mrs. Hugh Sklllen, of Boydton, Vu
was a suest of friends in town recent
ly. Christmas services will be. conducted
at the Methodist church Sunday even
ing at 7 o'clock.
C, W. Bfodbead, of Montrose, was
In town one day this week.
Mrs. M. O, Urudley is enturtulning
her mother, Mrs. P. I. Shoemaker, of
Rush.
Miss Henrietta lllllurd, of the town
ship, who bus been spending the past
two weuks with her sister, Mrs, George
Gardner, In Scranton, returned home
today,
Mr. and Mrs, G. G. Shoemaker, of
Rush, are visiting relatives In this
place.
. Mrs. William Van Cott and Mrs.
David Shay spent Friday at Ulngham
ton. Tlio members of the young men's
social club gave a dunce, at the Opera
House last Weduesduy evening,
HAWLEY.
Special to tlie Si union Tribune,
fluwley, Dec. 23, Mr. A, IT. Avery,
of Brooklyn, N. Y., is spending tho
holidays with her parents here,
Mr. and Mrs, H. Dexter, of Corning,
are visiting here.
Miss Mury Murray, a student at St.
Celclllu's academy at Scranton, Is
home for the holidays.
Messrs. Tom and .Marcus Tutlle and
Misses Mabel Bodgers and Ella Pal
mer, of Wyoming seminary, him
spending the vacation with their par
ents here,
Misses Muiim Hiluk und Anna Free
thy visited llonesdalo Tuesday,
Miss Gussle Collum visited Hones,
dale this week. ,
Miss Delia Plorson, of Kimble's,
was In town on Monday.
The Infant daughter of Mr, and
Mrs, John Tuthlll, died Monday oven
lug. The. funeral was held from the
Baptist church Thursday afternoon
at 2:3i, Rev, Mr, Slmpkiiis officiating.
Interment was made In tho new cem
etery. Miss Ella Mungan visited Scranton
tills week.
Mr. and Mrs. William Wagner visit
ed Jlonesdale Tuesday.
II, V. tfea has moved Into his (new
house near the middle crossing.
Mrs. Sol, Atkinson is spending tho
For the Final Selling Day-Monday
Every dollar's worth MUST go. Every dollar's worth WILL go. We have put the knife into the Toys in
particular. Have no possible room to carry any of them over. You'll buy two presents in Toys on Mon
day for almost what you'd expect to pay for one. The great Toy store in the basement will overflow for
the last day's selling on to the Main Floor. Come as early in the day as you can; the earlier you come,
the better the
Store Open Late
Jonas
holidays with her daughter, Mrs. A.
K. Stllger, of Brooklyn.
The Baptist Sunday school will ren
der a very good Chrlstnius programme
Monday evening.
The German church will hold their
Christmas services Monday evening,
and the Presbyterians their entertain
ment Christmas night.
The pupils of tho graded school ren
dered 11 very Interesting Christmas
programme Friday afternoon at 1:30,
which was received with much delight
by the many guests in attendance.
A10NTBOSE. "
Special lo (lie Srrnnton Tribune.
Montrose, Dec. 23. Mrs. M. K. ("ier
rltson, of .Maple street, lias closed her
residence for the winter find left to
day Tor Vinclnnd. X. J.
Mrs. h. A. Backus and daughter Lil
lian were guests of Mr. and Mrs. George
Backus In Scranton, yesterday, and will
remain In Scranton until tomorrow,
when they expect lo leave for Phila
delphia to spend tho balance of tho
season with Mrs. AV. C. Scott.
A. F. Tloffsomer, late secretary of the
Young Men's Christian association, and
Mrs, Iloffsomer left this week Tor their
future home, Tarantum, Pa. On Sun
day next the afternoon meeting at the
association rooms will likely be tho
grand Ilnale of the presentYoung Men's
Christian association, after several
years of a. precarious existence. Many
earnest Christians of the town have
given liberally of both time, talent and
money to support the association, but
it appears, wo regret to say, that such
an association cannot be made a long
continued success in tills place. The
handsome rooms to be vacated by the
association will hereafter be oceiiDled
by Attorneys John M. Kelly and D. T.
Brewster, as law ofllces.
The Church Workers of the Presby
terian church will hold a sale of bread
and cake and fancy articles at the
church tomorrow, commencing at "
o'clock p. m. The second edition of the
Twentieth Century calendars will also
be for sale.
A special meeting of the stockhold
ers of the Montrose Co-operative Can
ning company will be held In the arbi
tration room at the court bouse 011
Saturday, December 29, at 2 o'clock p.m.
The Hljou Comedy company, under
the management of K. A. Maine, is till
ing a three-night engagement at Vil
lage hall. The company Is a strong
one anil the entertainments ore meri
torious. Mrs. Adelaide Stoddard, who is pur
suing tho study of elocution In Phila
delphia, Is spending the holiday vaca
tion with relatives and friends in this
place.
Our public school closed Saturday for
the holiday vacation.
Attempts at burglary are becoming
common In this borough, and lliotmh
they have all been unsuccessful thus
far, our prudent residents are sleeping
with one eye open and with a gun in
eusy reach. The latest place to be vis
ited was the residence of Louis P.
Knoll, 011 .lackson street, early yester
day morning, but the miscreant wus
frightened away before he had effected
an entrance,
G. Carleton Rhufer, a Princeton stu
dent, is spending a short vacation at
thi' home of his mother In this place.
W. D. H, Alney, esi,, was profession
ally engaged before the courts at
Scranton this week.
Christmas services at St. Paul's Kpls
copal church will be held at 10.tr.
Christmas morning, and tho Sunday
school celebration and carol service
will occur at 7 p, m.
PITTSTON.
Special to the Scranton 'ft limn.
Plttston, Dec. 2:t. David Padllold,
night ugeut at the Delaware and Hud
son station ul Cork Lane, had a rather
startling experience between f' and 10
o'clock last night, when a six-foot
burglar entered his olllcu nnd flashed
a revolver In 1'adfleld's face and de
mandcfl tho contents of the money
druwer, The agent feigned compli
mice with the Intruder',- demands, but
Instead slipped through tin open door
Into tho freight room and quickly bolt
ed tho door alter hlui, Ho called loud
ly for assistance, and tho would-b-i
burglar became alarmed and hurried
from- the plaeu without securing any
booty,
l.ust evening James Smith, 11 six-(een-yeai
old boy residing In Oregon,
entered the grocery store of Thomas
Urjilg 011 South Main Mreet, and pro
fronted an order for u, commodity
which Is always kept In the cellar.
While the clerk was seeming the
goods Smith rilled the money draper,
but was detected by a passerby. He,
was arrested and the money returned.
Tills morning the mayor sentenced
him lo SO flays In jail.
The Young Men's Christian ussoolu
tiou .building fund ' has received a
Christmas present of $3,000 from Slat-i
Senator William Drury.
Hugh Jennings has decided to retire
from professional base ball playing.
Ills signing of a fouv-yeur contract
Have Been Cut,
bargains you II get.
to coach the Cornell team was synon
ymous with his retirement. This was
positively state to Tho Tribune's cor
respondent Sakiurduy afternoon by
Dr. Jennings, brother of the base ball
Ist. John Roberts, of Providence, R. T
arrived In town last evening, and will
spend ,u few days at the homo of his
grandmother, Mrs. Ksthep Roberts, of
Oregon.
Owing to a misunderstanding as lo
the meaning- of the term "semi-monthly"
the employes of tho Heidelberg
Xos. 1 and 2 collieries of the Lehigh
Coal company at Dupont went on
strike Saturday morning. The com
pany has been paying its men semi
monthly, which means sometimes
every two weeks and sometimes In
three weeks. The men Insist In hav
ing their money every two weeks.
Robert Morris, of the Associated
Press staff in New York city. Is spend
ing a few flays among irlends here.
Mrs. Sarah Kearney, aged -15 years,
died quite suddenly at her home on
Market street Friday evening at about
7.20 o'clock. Among the surviving
family is Mrs. Mury McDermott, of
South Scranton. The funeral will
take place Monday morning at 0:30
o'clock.
AVOCA.
Thomas Cummings, an aged resident
of Mooslc, fell from tlie railroad bridge
of the Delaware and Hudson company
on Friday evening, while on his way
from the postoflice. At about midnight
he was found by his son, who became
alarmed when he did not reach home.
Deceased Is survived by four daugh
ters, Mrs. Patrick Nolan, Delia, Mary
and Nellie, and two sons, Patrick und
John. The funeral will take place this
morning at 9 o'clock. A requiem muss
will be celebrated in St. Mary's church.
Interment will be in St. Mary's ceme
tery. The citizens of the town are voicing
their feelings over the pugilistic en
counter that took place In this town on
Friday evening. It is gratifying to
note that they had but few spectators
from the town at the degrading snort.
After the affair was over, it took the
time of a druggist until morning pre
paring leeches for the battered oppon
ents. A number of the citizens feel that
they are to blame when they did not
take the necessary steps to prevent the
outrage.
The runeral of James McAndrew.who
was killed In the mines at Beaver
Meadow on Tuesday afternoon, took
place on Friday morning and was at
tended by several hundred sorrowing
friends. A requiem mass was cele
brated In St, Mary's church by Iter, jr.
F. Crane, who also preached u touching
sermon, during tho course of which he
paid o deserved tribute to the blame
less life of the deceased. Tlie pail
bearers were James J. Canborry. P. IT.
Boyle and J. J. Boyle, of the Ancient
Order of Hibernians, Division No, 0, of
McAiloo: P. O. Kelly, J. J. Johnson
and D. P. lirogan, of the Young Men's
Catholic association, of Heaver Meadow:
W. J. Summon, II. c, lloyle and M. F.
Nasli. of the I'nlted Mine Workers'
union.
The Sons of Temperance eleeteil the
following olllcers on Thursday evening:
Worthy patriarch, Ituymond Smith:
worthy associate, Mrs, Margaret Tay
lor; financial scribe, Mrs. Mary Gappy;
recorder, George Bosloy: treasurei"; Jo
seph Taylor; conductor, Miss Bessie
Williams; chaplain, Mrs. John Davis;
Insldu sentinel, Miss Frances Miller;
outside sentinel, Charles Green.
W. F. Dixon, of the Baltimore Medi
cal college, Is spending u few days at
his home.
Mrs. Thomas O'Brien and fumilv, of
Jermyn, ure spending a few days with
friends In town.
Tliomus Dixon, a student at Holv
Cioss college, Is spending his vacation
at the home of his parents,
Arthur Davidson, of the West Side,
Is u candidate for assessor,
The entertainment given by the pupils
In Sarstteld opera house on Friday
evening wus the lluest ever given In
the town, Nven the aisles were packed
with people who were obliged to stand,
hut tho attention und order was per
fect. The children were at their best
and showed excellent training on the
part of the teachers, The amount re
alized will procure organs, as well us
pay for the plana recently purchased
for tho High school,
Mrs. Eugene McLaughlin returned to
her home In New Yoik city on Satur-.
day,
How's This?
We offer One llundicd Dollars lleward !or any
fuse ot I'atuilli that lumiot l) fuitU by lUU'd
LU.nl. Clu fc Q
We, the undesigned, have known F, J, Cheney
(or the last IS year, ""d believe lilni irifoQt)y
liuuoialili' In a" I'll-!'"1 traiuaellema ami (Irian
dally able tu carry out any obligations made
West & Triia'x, Wholewilo DruguUta, Toledo, 0.
Waldiiig, Kinnan & Maiilu. Wholesale Drug,
gl.ls, Toledo, O.
llall't I'atairli C1110 U laKcn Internally, acting
directly upon the Moral and mueouj surface o(
the niateni. Tc.tlmonl.iU tent fiec. I'flto 73c.
per bottle. Sold by all DrugirUU.
Hall's family 1'llls are the uet.
i
This, Monday, Evening
Long
HALLSTEAD.
Special to the Scranton Tribune,
Hulstead, Dec. 23. The local talent
minstrel show at the Y. M. C. A. clear
ed $70 from the two performances.
Miss Clura Hall, a student from the
Syracuse university, Is home to spend
tlie holiday vacation with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Hall. ,
Miss Myrtle Swartz, of (the Elmlra
ladies' college, Is home for the holi
day vacation.
Wurren Preston, a professor in the
Bloomsburg normal school, and a
promising medical student, is home
for the holidays.
Thursday afternoon the Great Bend
township oirk'lul(s and the borough
fifllciols met at the otilce of S. Bruce
Chase, where accounts relative to tho
annexation of township territory to
the borough were adjusted.
The enteralnments for the Sunday
school Christmas celebrations are
quite elaborate.
fleuben II. Barnes, of the Mount
liermon school, is- home to spend sev
eral weeks' vacation with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Barnes.
THE SCRIBE IN PERSIA.
His Survival Is Sue to the Persian's
Keen Artistic Sense,
l-'tom tlie Xoith Anirrican lteview.
Vew, probably, among the reading
public who are interested in Omar
have any conception of the state of
the book market, or of tlie manner in
which literaturo is diffused-In Persia.
Some may picture to themselves a
state of affairs similar to that in Eu
rope with a certain admixture of
oriental slowness und lack of method;
while others may suppose that Persia
can boast of no book market at all,
beyond the casual buying and yelling
of munuscrlpts.
Now. In v some 'parts of the east,
printing, bookselling and Journalism
have especially during the last ten or
twenty years been developed to a
comparatively high degree. Both Con
stantinople and Cairo possess excel
lent printing presses, which are re
sponsible for numberless books and
Journals; nor ure these two capitals
the only oriental towns which boast
of a printing press. Nevertheless,
Persia Is at the present day entirely
dependent upon lithography lor her
native production of books und jour
nals which are very rare. At the be
ginning of the present century u press
with movable types was sot up in
Tabriz, at which a certain number
of books were printed. Tho effort,
however, met. with no encouragement,
and hud shortly afterward to be aban
doned. The nnpopulurity of typ
printing in Persia is due to two prin
cipal causes; firstly, the slrolghtness
of the lines offends a Persian's artis
tic sense; and, secondly, In printed
books the character of the letters I
entirely lost. The same cause which
leads a Persian to esteem so highly
grout cullgruphors makes him deplore
all absence of character in a typs
prlnted book. What most delights
him Is u well-written manuscript, ami
he takes the same delight In tlie copy
ist's work ns we lake In the touch
of an old master. Fulling this, he con
tents himself with n lithograph, which
Ik usually the fac-slmlle of tho writ
ing of borne fairly good serlbe, and
has, at any rate, u liunuui element
ibotit It.
It Is hard for us to credit tho vast
amount of attention that is paid to
callgraph. In years to Its acquirement,
and their best days to making artistic
copies of classical works. Although
this art Is dying out to 11 certuir. ex
tent, owing tu tho cheapness of lith
ography, a man may oven to this day
hi Persia become as famous for his
writing us a poet for 'his verses.
ONE WOMAN'S WORK.
Specimen Pago from the Autobiog
raphy of a Busy Housewife.
from the Philadelphia Times.
"Pleuwij state to the court exactly
what yon did between 8 und 9 o'clock
on Wednesday morning," suld a luw
yer to a delicate looking little woman
on the witness stund.
"Well," she said, after u moment's
rellectlon, "I washed my two children
and not them midy fur school, und
sowed u button on Johnny's coat, and
mended a rent In Nellie's dress. Then
1 tidied up my sitting-room and
watered my house plants und glanced
over the morning paper. Then I dusted
my parlor and set things to rights In
It, and washed my lamp chimneys and
combed my haby's hair and sewed a
button 011 one of her little shoes, und
then I swept out the front entry, and
brushed and put uway the children's
Sunday clothes, and wrote a note to
Johnny's teacher asking her lo cxcusq
him for not being at school on Friday,
Then I feil my canary bird and gavo
the grorerymuu an order, anil swept off
the back pqrch, and then I sat down
and rested a few minutes before the
clock struck 9. That's all."
Cut, Cut
So
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THEATRICAL.
ATTRACTIONS THIS WEEK.
Lyceum.
Tiic'fl.i "The HounderV nilciiiooii ji.d nlijir,
'J'hiiitdjy ami l'liday UuiKi' .V- fhas-e Vdulr-
ville company, nflernnons and uli;hl.s,
Satunliy l'leld'.-t Mln-stiel., alleinoon and
nisht.
Academy of Music.
All wri-k (,'laii'iicc DcVonde coniiuny,
The Gaiety.
Flint Ihtt-e day.-, "MctSinlv the Spoil."
I..i't three d.i.w--'.IU3 cv Yoik, Jr."
"The Rounders.'
The nttuition at the I.jceuni for Christmas
1I.1.V will be Thomas i). Se.ibrouKe in tlie Xnv
York Casino's latc-it nnd sieatct sueet-ss, "The
ltonndois." Mr, Scabruoke lias been seen heie
several time-, and alwayt has left a host of
fiiuiill behind him who will be chut to heir
that, in tlie ic-a'Ut pioductum lie lus m-hieted
one of the creates! Miecisses in bis eauer. Al
ways oiiginal and hutnorou, lie has won ha-liilil.-olf
ilic leput.ilion of being one of our eiy
beU fomedians.
"The itouiideu" has befii adapted from a
Trench faice ;hen an oiiijiiul imiiiial setting
piodnced by Manager I.edeier in iioriivons stylo,
nnd inteiprcted by one of the stronsrat oi-paii-izatious
ever sent out from the New Yoik Casino.
A slanre at the Hit of principals in this rom
pany w ill atte.sl tlie truth of tlie latter tt.lte
inent, for in addition to Mr. Se.ibiooke there aie
biivli well Known people a.s Nellie l.jneli, lleitlu
Wnltzineer, .leannette Lowiie, Ok-ie L'arlyle,
W. V. Mandeville, Vi'illiam T. Tenks .lack ller
uard and lleibeil A. Ciipps. :-e.ils now on sale.
An Unusual Attraction.
The Btuke Vaudeville company whidi will he
at the Lyceum two nights and two matinees,
December 27 and 23, in not of the ciieuit series,
which have been so exellenr in their way, but
is the mammoth aggiegatluu of Mais that haa
been giving exhibitions! in the western citi-.s
since September hint, having opened at Omaha,
and Scranton will probable be the first stop
that it will make upon its way to New Yoik
for an extended engagement. The company will
ro from this city to Syiaeuse and play a brief
bnokine, and from that city will go lo New
York to remain for llfteen weeks befoie maklni;
a tour of the eastern cities. The theater-ROeia
of Scranton are patliculaily foilunate In bolus
able at the holiday reason lo enjoy the pei-roim-ai.ces
of this unusual attraction and they will
m doubt avail Ihemselies of the oppoiluiiity.
Manager Duffy, of Ihe l.jeeum, has made .11
int'lienients for an early udwoicc sale of seats
for this occasion.
Chester Be Vonde and Company.
Chester DeVoudc and hh eMellent company
will begin their week's eiiKHKemenl Ihis even
injr at tlie Academy of MiMe. The plajs are pro
duced wllii the same cart- as a dollar attiac
tlon, hence his phenomenal' micccs-.. Theie will
be a hhjli class attraction every nlghl, nNo fust
class specialties will bo inlloduccd. "Ten Tun
P001" will be n play pioihued by this oii;.iii
iatiou. Tlie title Is derived fiom a Hiitlli foit
that was located near Alcaudiia, KuM'l.
The blowing up of the entlie fort in the thud
ait is one of the greasiest pieces of slageeiafl
over attempted. Another play which ti.i- pniirn
a decided Micros In Mr. DeVoude's lepeiloiic
is "The Tiger."
"McGinty the Sport."
"Mifilnly the Spoil," a high class vaudeville
eiiteilaliuueut, wilt occupy the lioaids at the-
(iaiety for tluee iIjjn coiiinieiiciui; wllh mat it ,
today. This production is disctlheil as being
plodueed liy koine of the cty best vauiletllle
talent ohlaiuaMc, .cwi.il of Ihe ads being will
known in Ihe p1111clp.il auclevllle Iioum-.s
throughout the I'liltcd 'tales,
Matlneea will lie given caeli day dining the
engagement at Ihe mm! reduced prices, with the
exception of matinee 011 CluMiiiU., when Ihe
icgular evening pi Ices will pirwill.
CHAMBERLAIN'S REVENGE.
Showing How the Possession of a
Memory Sometimes Counts,
This excellent story of Joseph C'lmni
lirlalu demonstrates In 1111 muutliig
iiiauuer that the Innate pungent hu
mor he possesses was cultivated early
In his career as 11 speaker.
When ho entered the house of com
mons he was anxious to try his ora
torical powers, A certain leading
politician, who was piloting a bill
through the house, waa approached by
one of Air, Ohuiiiberlaln'.s friends, wh-
said;
"L'hnniberialn would like to speak
on the bill; can you give him 41
chunce?"
"Well, you know, T think It would
not do. lie's a new member, und no
body knows what the dickens If)
might say! '
Time went on, Joseph Chamberlain
gained ground becamo a power tu
parliament. Tho leading politician,
011 the contrary, hail made a series
of blunders which hail Imperilled his
position, An election was Imminent,
Forgetting his ptuvlaus tccord, fl.w
thoiiKht that If he coujd get Mr,
Ohumberlalii to speak iur him It would
(strengthen his position. Ho there fort)
applied to the rliiht honorable gentle.
man.
The latter surveyed him through his
eye-glass and said:
"VVlt. von know. 1 ililntr 11 wmild
--, .- - .....,, ........ ., ..-....-.
not do. 1 uni u iimv member, unci
uououy kiiowh wiiut tine uicaeus 1
might say!"
ns
THE MARKETS.
SATURDAY'S STOCK QUOTATIONS
The following Quotations arc famished The
Tiibuue by M, S. Jordan is Co., rooms T03-7W
Meals building, Scranton, I'a, Telephone 600.1:
Open- High- Low. Clos
ing, est. est, ing
Aineiicaii Sugar ltlfl'j 111 1.1H 140
American Tobacco H2i 112?4 11HS 112
Am. S. W 41 4i 4Si 44?i
Mill., To. r S. IV .... J(i 4616 4M 4H7,
A T. Ai S. 1'., IT tss'.i SSs 6T?i 8?i
lliooklju Traction .Xlvi S4U 8IM1 84
Hall. & Ohio HI M',i 81 81
Cont. Tobacco till tf'I'.A 3S-1i Snlii
Che?. & Ohio ii 42U 4li 4I?
Chic-, i- 0. W it! 1(1',!, II! lOif,
I hie., I!. Q 14Hi 14-2',!i 14M.4 141
St. i'ant I:t54 J.'ir 135 13891
lloek Island 111111. ill)"-; ltlHi J 1 0-s
federal Steel M'.i mVj W.b oia
federal Steel, IT 7S:U 7P!i 7S?i TO1,-
Kan. &. Tew, IT 4l?i 45'.i 44i 45!i
Louis. Sc Nah i7 S7 R7 &"',&
Manhattan Lie HS'i 1!?i 11271 113Vi
.Mel. Traction Co 171 174Ts 172V4 174 VI
.MU-outi i'.icillu (19',i 71) fid Ofl'i
1'copleM (las 1001 1021b 100',i 101i
Souihciii I'acihe ....... !.' i$i 41 4.i
Nuifull; Si Western .... 4 Its V, 44'i Wii.
North, l'aeitle, IT .... S4.f. SiVi S.V.I. ftt
North, l'acilic. IT Sll'i Ml? 8S?I 89
X. V. (Vnlial 111!?; ll2i 111 142U
Out. k West no -2!) 28 28
l'cmia. 11. 11 14!Vi 144?i 144 114i
1'acillo .Mail 4:h 44 -13?i 4!
Heading Wi. 247 2ti 24-ft
Heading, IT C99i fWi (189. 611
Southrcn It. it '22'-i 22TA 22 223J
Southern II. It., IT .... 7:1 7.!Vi 72 72ifc
Tenn. I!. & lion filU fll Ul !
1'. S. Leather V.l'i. 1! IS- 14
I'. S. Leather, IT 7." 7" 7." 73
f. S. ijubhef a; 28't 27 2S'.i
Union 1'aclfl v.. 77'4 77?i 77 77,
Union Pacific, IT S'l'.i MVi S.'1'.i 8:!',i
NEW YOliK l'HODUCK LXCIIANGH I'MCES.
Open- High- Low- CI03-
WIIHAT. Ing. est. est. ing.
Mmtl 7')7a 711 70-Ib 7(1
.May 7S7i 7S?i 78-)i '&
Scranton Board of Trade Exchange
Quotations All Quotations Based
011 Par of 100.
STOCKS. Hid. Asked.
First National Ilanlc 1200
Sciautou Savings Hank ,"30
Thiid National lianU ISO
Dime Deposit and Discount Uank.. 2.111 ...
Economy Light, 11. & I'. Co in
Lacka. Trust Safe Deposit Co 1.7)
Claik &. Snover Co., Pr 123
Scranton linn fence k Mfg. Co 100 '
Scranton Axle Works (ij
Lackawanna Dally Co., IT. 20
Count r Savings Hank (c Tiust Co.. 800
fiist National Raul: (Carbondale) 300
Standard Drilling Co 80
Tiadcrs' .National Ilanlc 115 ...
Sciantou Holt and Nut Co 105
BOXDS.
Scianton l'assenecr Hallway, first
Moitgage, duo 11120 11 J
People's Stieet Hallway, Hist mort
gage, due I 'Jib 115
People's Street Hallway, General
luollgage, due 11121 115 ,,.
Dickson .Manufaclmlng Co 100
Lacka. Township School S per cent. ... 102
(.'itv of Scianton St, Imp. (1 per
cent 102
Seiaulou Tiactlnn (1 per cent 113
Scranton Wholesale Market.
(Coirccted by II. G. Jslc. 27 Lackawanna Ave.)
Iluller f'te.iiuery, 24a23c,
Kggs Selec 1 wcMcrn, 21c-. s nearby Male, 31e.
Cheese full cieaui, new, I2e,
lleans l'cr I111,, choke mallow, 2.30.
Onions COs, per I111.
l'lnur-Hol pilcnl, $4.1.0.
Philadelphia Grain and Produce.
Philadelphia, Dee. 2.I. Live stoi k-tteceipls for
the wcel -, Cattle-, L.I22; i-lice, 723; hogs, l.ii'lj.
licit callle in lighl .'i'p!, lii.nkcl ciuiet hot
aiiacly; Isi.!, 'i..'!7.ri. 12; clioh-e, !5.l2.i5.J"i; good
5-3.i3.l2: niedli'in, SI.73.il,-.; , c ,11)011011, l, 30.1 1,1,0
Micrp end Laud,-- M.,ikcl at a pmctlcal aland
Mill luelci ample ni'.ciini. Ion fen hu.ieis;
heep, 1 hole i'. I1. i'.; Kciel, .'I'jiH'jc. ; medium,
2-'ia:l!ic. ; c ennui 2.12U0. ; pilng l.iinli-, li
3:'li'. Hogs I lllllly held; ofllliliui. Hell sold
under ..ili.-l.ii loiy li,i,iugie, Best western, ',,c
7(i'-. i "the 1 kinil-i, ei!L.a7e. ; stale hog, not on
rale, fill low., light icepiesl ,11 2-1ia:i'je. ; thin
urn-, dull at '.'.l'-!.e. ; e.il calt.es inliel fanly
active at I'i.iTi-. 1 e-Mr.i choice, 7'i;e. ; luihll
coos e-ouiiiiii.ieleel .:3.i.,ii; diessed i-leeis In "eM
houahlo leepiest at Ma'.l'.ir, ; che.-.ed (mil
IJIiged flora llii-'ji'.
ONE ON THE LAWYER.
Buffalo Live Stock Market.
llj.l lliillahi, Dee-, 2:!. lleceipls-Caltle,
c .Hs: li-eep nnd laiiibs, 7 c.iis; hogn, ll.i.n..
faille-Maiket w-ry ciuiet; e.ilrc, thnlyi lo
elia, !jTa7.23; lambs, choice n c-ctl.i. f'i.30jf,.(ilii
cheep, choice- In eslia, tlal.23. lfoK1-Iff.il ,
ifl.PJa.'S plg, i-3.
A Cross-Examination Which Some
what Resembled a Boomerang-,
from the l'iiiiutauney Spliii.
The following story Is told ot Hon,
licorgo A, .links, leader of tho Jef
ferson county bar and solicitor gen
eral ot the i'nlted Stutes durlim
c'le vela mi's first administration. Mr.
.lun Its was attorney for the dufau.ie
In a big land case. One of the Import
ant witnesses was a civil engineer, nnd
his testimony was .stroiusly In favor of
the plaintiff. Jlr, Jenus was giving
him (i rliiorous cross-examination, aa
he felt th necessity of discrediting
him in tlut eyes of the jury.
"I low long' have you been a civil
eiiKlneerV" ashed Mr, Jenks,
"About eight years,"
"W'hut were you before that?" '
"A dentist."
How did It hippen, Mr. Blank, that
you fiult the comparatively easy and
lucrative profession of dentistry: to
become a lapd surveyor?"
"For the same reason, I prsum
that you milt tho carpntor' trad ti
become 11 lawyer. I realized that 4
was a mighty poor workman."
"That will do," said air, Jeuksjp-
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