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NORTHEASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA
TUNKHANNOCK.
Special to tlie Susnton Tribune.
TunUhanriock, Jan. 3. The becontl
day's session of the Wyoming County
Teachers' liintltule convened nt 9.41
o'clock on Tuesday. Tho Institute
was opened by music under the direc
tion of l'rofpsor J. T. Watklns, fol
lowed by piayer by Uav. I. I.. 'Woods,
of thu Ilnptlst church. Dr. V. II.
Oreeno, professor of lltcrnluro at tho
".Vest Chester Normal school, made thu
Hint address of tho day, after which
tlirt Institute was divided into sections,
one occupying the grand Jury room,
another the judges' chamber and tho
other In th& court room, where they
listened to tallcs on subjects of special
Interest to each division. The after
noon session convened at 1.30 and was
ti:ldresed by Dr. fircone, subject, "My
15ook and I." This was followed by
short talks by Prof. Moreloek, of thu
Tunkhannoek high school, and by
Hon. Henry Houck. of Schuylkill
oounty. Tho entertainment In tho
evenlnff was a lecture by nil Perkins,
the celebrated humorist, and was do
llverrcl to a crowded house. Tho at
tendance c.t the institute this year Is
the largest in Its history, nnd every
one seems well pleased with the In
struction and entottlnmnnt provided.
Hon. II. V. nardwell, who has been
down to Ilarrlsburfc in bis capacity
as member of the state committor
from this county, returned home on
Tuesday.
The condition of Itow II. H. Wil
bur, who has been so f-erlously til
with typhoid fever, remains unchang
ed. A tralnc'i nurse, hns been secured
and is now In attendance.
"Word was received here this nftcr
tioon of the death of Mrs. John A.
Plttser nt Hot Bprlnps, Ark., where
she had gone, accompanied by her
husband and Dr. It. K. Clddleman,
In the hope of bettering? her condition.
Sho had boon 111 for povernl years
with heart trouble, nnd It is supposed
that this was the cause of her death.
Pho leaves to survlvo her her hus
band. Hon. John A. Slttser, and on-
dauRhter. Mrs. K. X. Stone. A meet
ins of tho liar association has been
called for tomorrow afternoon to take
sultnblrt action upon her death.
Attorney C. O. Dershlmer hns ie
moved his law oilices from tho rooms
In tho Itoss block to the rooms over
tho ofllces of Paul Ttllltnjrs & Co. The
fi. P. Dershlmer Insurance agency w'll
nlso occupy rooms 'n tho Fame block.
Thomas A. Purdon nnd wife, of
Dalton, have been visiting in town.
Miss nvalyn SIcklor, formerly em
ployed by Paul Hillings & Co., but
now located nt Ulnghamton, is visit
ing friends here.
Mrs. S. A. Metcalf. mother of Mrs.
15. AV. Lewi's and II. P. Metcalf, of
this place, dhd at the home of J. "W.
T.pwls on Tuesday morning. She was
stricken several days ago with paraly
sis and never lecovored conscious
ness The funeral v 111 be hetd from
tho hous" on Thursday afternoon, Uev.
S. C. Ilodge, of tin Presbyterian
(.'lunch, oPldatlng.
The court of common pleas convonel
bete today fur the purpose of oponln.r,
tho ballot boves In the Squlio-Tiffuuy
intcst. Objections wore Tiade by tlte
pirtles to the opening of the boxes
at this time, nnd court ncijourned un
til Monday, January 21, the regular
term. It was proposed that the civil
lljt for January tt-rin ba continued
r.nd the contest tnktn up nt that time,
but in th3 absence of en ngieemcnt
between the attorneys the- court re
fused to tnke action, and ordered the
cases for ttlal.
The Wyoming county teachers' Insti
tute, which has been In seslon her
during tho week, will adjourn on.
Friday at noon. The sessions of tho
Institute have been interesting and
well nttended both by teachers and
town people, the court rocm being full
neatly every afternoon. Tho last en
tertainment of tho lecture eourso will
be given this evening, consisting of
a lecture by IJIshop Fowler, subject,
"Abraham Lincoln."
Hon. II. D. Tiffany has icturnd from
Harrlsburg, where he was present at
the opening session of tho house of
representatives.
Attorney Paul .1. Sherwood, of
Wllkes-Hurre, wes In town on Wed
nesday. A meeting of the IJar association of
Wyoming county was held at tho of
fio of W. n. e C. A. Uttlu this after
noon, nnd resolutions of sympathy
were passed In regard to tho death of
Mrs. John A. SIttser, and it was nr
janged that tho bar should attend the
funeral. Mrs. Stttsor died nt Hot
Springs, Ark., and relatives are now
now on their way homo with tho body.
Arrangements for the funeral will bo
announced upon their nrrlvul here.
A child of Mr. nnd Mrs. II. C. Iluson,
of Weatherly, formerly of this place,
Is dead, and the body will be brought
hero for burial nt Sunnysldo ceme
tery. James Piatt, of Lafayette College,
has been visiting his brother, F. J.
Piatt, nt this place.
11. L. McMillan, justlco of the peace,
of Nicholson, was In town on Wed-
r.orday.
Tho funeral of Mrs. P. A. Metcalf
vita held this afternoon from tho homo
or H. W. Lewis. Rov. S. C. Hodge and
Row S. W. Weiss officiating, with In
terment at the Baptist church ceme
tery at Fatonvllle.
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SUSQUEHANNA.
Fpi'clal tu the Suanton Tribune.
Susquehanna, Jan. 3. Mrs. C. C.
?..inkpy, wife of tho pastor of the Oak
luml Congregational church, died on
.dTifsduy. Sho had been nn invalid
, iv u Ions period. The remains will bo
1 : to Hradford county, Pa., tho for
'i : homo of the family, for Interment.
The condition of Common Councll
i n fikorgo TIedell Is serious.
1!"S Agnes Savery, of Ulnghamton,
ii guest o Oakland SIdo relatives,
''". work of erecting the Oaklund
,.i'gatlonal church Is progressing
i. viblv.
f' x thermometer last night regls
i r"vernl degrees below zero,
f isrand jury of tho county will
ou Monday, Jan. 11. Court bo
Jan. 23.
odlcers nnd executive committee
'ut Susquehanna county' Sunday
i ii association will meet In tho Sua-
' nnna Methodist church on Mrm-
j, Jan. I, at 11 o'clock a. m.
, U; Is uqlnjr subscribed for in tho
civt of a. new telephone company
nin ling Jackson and North Jackson
i'i Susquehanna, Montrose and
il'iKluunton, via Thompson.
The Insane passenger who was taken
rout truln JCo. 1 on Tuesday, has been
taken to the state asylum in Iilngham
ton. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Illrkctt, of Car
bondale, have returned home from a
visit with Susquehanna relatives.
Work on tho new Congregational
church Is progressing favorably.
Le Grande I.nrrnbco succeeds his
father, William II, Larrabec, as propri
etor of the Orand street meat market.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. William II,
Larrabec.', of Grand street, a daughter.
'Mrs. K. n. Dunn and son, of this
place, are visiting Mrs. Dunn's parents,
Mr, and Mrs. Thomas Purtlll, of De
posit. Mr. and Mrs. N. Kaysor and son
spent Wednesday with relatives In De
posit. There are ten prisoners In the coun
ty Jail at Montrose.
nrlo lloso company and Keystone
Hook and Ladder company and the
Susquehanna Athletic club will unlto
In a hop In Hogan Opera house this
evening.
AVOCA,
The citizens of tho Second ward will
hold a caucus In O'Malley's hnll this
evening at 7.S0 o'clock.
Thu Democrats of the Second ward
will hold their primaries tomorrow
evening fiom 4 to 7 o'clock.
There will bo a sale of eatable this
afternoon nt 3 o'clock at the Methodist
Episcopal parsonage.
A house owned by John Brown, near
Miller's grove, was entirely destroyed
by fire on Wednesday evening.
Solomon Deeble, Robert Hosley nnd
John Atwell have been re-elected trus
tees of the Primitive Methodist church.
P. S. Clark, Thomas Nolan, Martin
King nnd Luke GUroy left on Wednes- I
day to resume their studies at Mans- '
Held. Thomas Dixon left on the same
day for Holy Cross college; John
Hoban and Patrick Hopkins to St. i
Michael's, Toronto: William Dixon to
tho Baltimore Medical college, and
Misses Mary Gallagher and Margaret
Enrley to Stroudsburg.
C. II. Druffner and son, George, have
returned from Wllllamsport.
J. J. O'Malley, of Newport News, re
turned homo yesterday after a few
days' visit with his parents on Main
street.
Patrick Lyons la a candidate for
councilman In the First ward. ,
Daniel Keefe, aged forty-six yeais,
died on Wednesday evening at tho
family residence In Dupont. Deceased
was formerly stable boss at Heidel
berg colliery and until a few weeks
ago was supervisor of PUtston town
ship. He is survived by two sons. The
funeral will tnko placo on Saturday
morning. Interment will bo made in
St. John's cemetery.
Misses Beatrice and Helen O'Malley,
of Dunmore, have returned home, after
spending a few days with Misses Mary
and Lucy Reap.
Union evangelical meoting3 will be
held In Langcllffe Presbyterian church
from January C to 11 Inclusive, and In
the Methodist Episcopal church from
January 13 to 20 Inclusive. Meetings ,
will begin each evening at fT.30 o'clock.
B. P. Armstrong, evangelistic secre
tary of the anthracite region Young
Men's Christian association, will con
duct the meetings. Bible study every
afternoon at 3 o'clock; children's meet
ings eveiy afternoon at 4.15 o'clock.
Uvciybody welcome.
A little daughter of Mrs. Fred
Ahearns, of Dupont, is seriously 111 of
dlphthetla.
HARFORD.
Special to the Scranton Ti lliunc.
Harford, Jan. 3. Bessie and Bertha
Salsbury spent Chtlstmas with friends
in Scrnnton.
W. L. Thatcher conducted a ceneral
review of nil the Sunday school lessons
in tho last quarter on Sunday. It was
instructive, and they had a full at
tendance. South Harford school Is closed on ac
count of whooping-cough.
A very Interesting watch-night ser
vice und entertainment was held In the
Methodist church on New Year's eve.
Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Tlngley, Mr. and
Mrs. II. S. Estabrook and Mr. and Mrs.
F. W. Barrett spent New Year wltli
Mr. nnd Mrs. R. I. Wescott In Gibson.
Sayers and Helen Borth attended the
wedding of their cousin, George Gow,
In Nicholson, last week.
BROOKLYN.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
IlrooUlyn, Jan. ".Tho Ladlea' Aid totletj, m
tUtcd by bume of thu fccntknuu, Lcksii the
vorlc ot cleaning the Unlvcraaltst church and put.
ting down tho carpet, Wednesday. Thu wood
work is to be rmotatcd and the room will be
ready (cr sen iced in about two uecU.
'the tanners luvo received checks for their
No ember mill; from the Scranton Dairy com
pany, Krnest hterllng and Wade Darnes returned to
college this ucek.
Mrs. Ansel Tenksbury and Mrs. Iter Tewks
bury ire In Sajrn to attend the golden wedding
aunhenary ot their uncle and aunt, Mr. and
Mrs. Lyman Sherman.
J. W. Adaiiw, C. II. Tiffany and 3. D. Peek.
lum visited HarrLburg tills week.
Our graded school Ugan Monday, alter a
week's acatlon.
Mrs. W L. Kent is ttulltrlng fiom ilicunutlim,
Mls.1 Oraco MeKecur returned jeatcrday Iroin
a IM In Scranton.
Miss Klla Bailey has been tpendln; her vaca
tion with her parents.
Krnest Tiflany.of Mansfield State Normal school,
Mielit hi) vacation at home; alto Karl Ainey, of
Kejstono academy.
1'. T. Austin und daughter, Itutfa, ot New Mil
ford, tpent a tew days with friends reeenjly.
Mli.cs Jnsiu nuj Jcaslo Uoluway ars ilslting
friends in New Mllhrd.
Deafness Cannot Be Cured
by local applications ss they ennnot reach tea
dUcascd portion ot tho ear. There Is only one
uay to lure deatne&s, and that Is by constitu
tional remedies. Deafness is caused by an In
flamed condition ot the mucous lining of tho
KUituchiun Tube. When this tube U Inflamed
you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hearing,
and when it Is entirely closed, Deafness Is the re
tult, and unless the Inflammation can bo taken
out and this tube restored to Its normal condi
tion, hearing will be destroyed Jorcier: nine
tases out ol ten are caused by Catarrh, which is
nothing but an inflamed condition of the mucous
turfuces.
Wa will gho One Iluudied Dollars for any cast
ot Deatnets (caused by catarrh) that cannot be
cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars,
free.
F. J. CI1ENKY & CO., Toledo, 0.
Kohl by Druccists. 73c.
Hull's Family Pills are tin best.
KINCSLEY.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Klngsley, Jan. 2. Oustave (iiuveruteln, of
Brooklyn, N, Y., was In town Tuesday,
F. 11. Monro Is In Newark en business, this
week, and Mrs. Stwiio is spending tho week in
(wanton with her sUttr, Mrs. Norman Howard.
Hon. 0, II. Tiffany, of lllbson, was railing on
friends liera Saturday, previous to leaving (or
Harrltburs;.
Mland Eitabrook returned to Montrose Wed'
neaday.
II. W. Jeffers, of New York city, rpent Tuesday
and Wednesday with hi parents.
Mill Addle Jeffcr., who has been jpondlng her
vacation with her parents, returned to Syracuit
untveralty Wedneidar.
Mr. and Mrs. CI. B. Slanrton and aon, ut Fac.
toryvllle, arc (pending thin week at A. .1. Ad
m
JHh Annie Oakley, ol Lane.boro, h'tldtlng
(rlcnd.1 in town.
JcmIo Carpenter, ot llopbottoiii, ipent the hoi I.
day vacation at W. V, Adauu.
The fine new ttejra grltt mill ot Steven- ltr
iraa put In operation Jan. 1.
Mr. and Mm. It. S. fctabrook and daughter,
I.lrrle, are fpendlng a lew ili)i In Montrose.
0. W. II. TlUnny, ot Lebanon, N, Y epent a
few dy with KtathcJ hero Iat fek.
GIBSON.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Glb'on, Jan. 3. CcotK While, vt Muntroit,
wai lupplylng cur merchant with oil lat Sat
urday, Mltci Mangle and Pnnny Kmpit, cf New Mil
ford, lias rctrrncd Jioina alter ipending a week
with trtinda here.
UeotKe It. Uatt uid D. 11. Sweet called on
Jackrton friends last Saturday.
MIm Julia Strockblne rpent last week with
Scranton trlimU.
Trcd Gleason, who H nvrking in Caiuondalc,
visited here our Funday,
Walter Uwla ealkd on friendi in Harford
Tuekday evening.
The Unlvcrsallst choir, with other local talent,
assisted at tho temperance meeting in South (lib.
son last Sunday cicnln;.
Mm. C. T. Kmpet, ol New Mlllord, Is vlsltl'C
f I lend in town this week.
Miss Lizzlo Hlchntils spent New Year's with
Clifford Irlcr.ds.
INCREASE OF SUICIDE.
As the World Grows Happier Self
Killing Multiplies.
Goldwin Smith In the Suj.
Statistics Just published show that
suicide Is on the Increase. It might
be hastily inferred that the woild U
becoming less happy. But tho Infer
ence would be unfounded. Rather It
might be said that the moans of en
ployment having been greatly Increas
ed and the standard of It nenerally
raised, deprivation Is mora keenly
felt and more productive of despair.
The leading cause, however, probably
Is sensibility Intensified by civiliza
tion. It seems to be an admitted fact
that the rate of suicide Increases with
national education; not that national
education producea suleld but It pro
duces sensibility. Some Investigator
tell us that suicide is common ulso
among savages. If it Is, tho cause
may be assumed to be very different
from that which operates among the
civilized. The savago yields without
reflection to any Impuls?, llko the
horse In tho New Forest, which, mad
dened by tho sting of the forest fly,
dashes out Its life against a tree.
It does not nppenr from tho classi
fication that any particular calling It
especially suicidal, unless It bo that
of a soldier. It would have, bsen easy
to understand why a British or Prus
sian soldier of former days, subjected
to an Iron discipline, deprived of every
comfort in life and mercilessly flogged
or caned, should bo ready to bolt
through the only door of escape, es
pecially if he had been, Ilka many of
Frederick's soldiers' crimped, or, llko
mnny of those In tho Erltlsh army, de
coyed when ho was drunk by a re
cruiting sergeant Into n service which
in those days was for life. Hut under
the present military system, It is dim
cult to see why soldiers should bs
given to suicide.
Of the races, one Is rather surprised
at first to bo told the Teutonic, in
which you would have expected most
fortitude, are more suicidal than tho
Celtic, In which you would havo tc
pecteel less. The gloom of the north
ern climate my be partly the cnuss,
but It probably may bo said also that
tho deeper character Is tho more mel
ancholic. The Roman Catholic Colt In
Ireland will hear with complacency
that tho i-ato of suicide among tho
Saxon Presbyterian of Ulster is doublo
that among tho Irish of his own race
and religion.
One is rather surprised also to learn
that May, June and July ure the sui
cidal months. It might have been sup
posed rather that they were the season
of cheerfulness and hope. The expla
nation given Is that with revival of
vitalltyall thefeellngs and Impressions
become more lively, those which lead
to suicide among the rest. This Is tho
senson when a young man's fancy
lightly turns to thoughts of love and
when perhaps disappointments In love
are common,
Marriage, It appears, la an antidote
to suicide which on the other hand pre
vails among the divorced, Tho fact
Is that nine marriages out of ten are
happy, not so happy perhaps as, In
plto of nil disillusionment, evenness
of temper and determination to make
the best of the union would render
them, yet happier than a lonely life.
The tendency to domestic strife and
divorce would naturally prevail mo.t
among the rich and idle, who have no
dally need ot each other's help und are
tempted to fill the vacancy In their
lives with Irregular love.
That suicide would be far less com
mon among women than among men
statistics were hardly needed to as
sure us. Women are moro patient as
well as less resoluto than men. They
are also less exposed to the stress of
life. Among Spanish women, howevi r,
It seems there is a special prevalence
of suicide, of which the Intensity of
Spanish passion Is no doubt the cause.
It Is rather disappointing to bo told
that neither drunkenness nor sexual
Immorality Is among the principal dl
deot causes of suicide. Their suicidal
effect seems to bo felt more by the
children of the sinners than by the sin
ners. ONE PAMIIY ATE 8,303 PIES.
Year's Record in Pennsylvania
Household Makes Farmer Pioud.
AUoona Letter, in Chicago Inter-Ocean.
Mrs. John Walters, of Paint town
ship, Blnlr county, holds the undisput
ed record for pie baking in Pennsylva
nia. Her record Is bused on figures
furnished by a proud husband, who
bus aided their seven sons in the con
sumption of 8.S03 crisp, fluffy tarts
and pies In thB year ended Dec. 1.
Mr. and Mrs. Walters live on a farm.
Conscious of n record of pies well baked
extending over half a century Mrs.
Walters tells that one of tho clauses
In tho marriage contract provided that
she should huvu pies on the table ev
ery day until death should part her
nnd her husband, Tho youthful bride,
nt the start, baked many pies such as
Mr. Walters' mother never made. But
sho Improved. At any rate tho crisp
pumpkin or apple tnrt waB always to b
found on Walters' table. On the du
tho 8,303d pie wua baked Farmer Wal
ters took a holiday in order thnt ho
might spread tho news. Inrtulry was
natural as to who ate nil tho pies.
"Who ato the pies?" Walter re
peated after his questioner. "Why, wo
home folks, of course. I'm good for
three a day, and I hope I haven't raised
a son who can't do as well as tho old
man. Then I have a hired man, who.
I'm sorry to say, can beat oven me.
Why, that fellow will eat six pies a
day and get fat on 'cm.
"I have the Aggers nil here. Mrs.
Walters kept account. In December,
1S99, she put out 764 pies; January, 1900,
CTli February, 710; March, 723; April,
010; May, "!?;. June, CIO; July, S09; Au
gust, 600; Sep'tember, 70S; October, 757;
November, COS. You will notlco July
was tho prlzo month. That was during
harvest. Figuring that my wlfe'B pies
are a foot across, putting them all In a
string they would rcuch thirteen miles
and a half. Putting them one on top
of the other they would bo three hun
dred feet higher than the Eirfcl tower.
Puttln' them a step apart thoy would
reach 43. G miles, and a man could
tramp on a pie every step.
"Who bakes the pies? Mrs. Waltors.
of course. She bakes 'em In tho big
oven In the garden, whero they get the
flavor of tho hlckorybatk. Nothinglike
hickory bark to make a pie taste right.
Every day she bakes twenty pies. Of
course Saturdays and days when we
havo visitors, she doubles up."
Mr. Walters Is CJ years old. Pigurlng
on three pies n day, he thinks he has
eaten about 43,500 pies since his mar
riage. poooooooooooooooo
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ATTRACTIONS THIS WEEK.
Lyceum.
Friday "All on Account of Elba."
Academy ot Music.
Last Three Days "Sran ot Mfe."
The Gaiety.
I.vt Time Da)s-Sam T. Jack's Hurlciucrs.
Burko Vaudeville Festival.
Another nt-claj festival of vaudclllc, under
tho Hurke rnonagi-ment, was given yesterday af
ternoon and evening. The bill consisted of Iaj
telle, oilel gymnast, and Prouty Brothers, corned
lan, who gave pleasing entertainments: Henri
French, tho remarkably funny and cleur Jug
gler and unlcyclist, together with his avistantt,
did moro than please.
Laura Comitotk, n beautiful nnd stately lady,
rang "Lamb, Lamb, Lamb!" for which shit wns
recalled twice. CooUey and tlustcd and their
dog did good singing and dancing. A ry en
tertaining and laughable sketch was entitled "A
Man of Chance." by Thomas J. Dermney, Wil
liam Keller Meek and Margaret Burnham. Prince
Albene and May La Brant completely mystified
the audience with their act.
'Ihp cream of the performance, lioweur, was
the little one-act sketch entitled "The Quiet Mr.
Cay," by Joseph Unit and Carrio De Mar, of
which extended nctlce was given jestcrday.
Jack's Burlesquers.
The Sim T. Jack Burlcuie company, which
began a return engogement at the Gaiety jes
terday afternoon, has been much Improved dncc
the last visit of tho tioupo to Scranton. The
company has cicr been a popular organization
with locrs of burlesque, hereabouts, and under
ellrcctlon of the present proprietor, Mabel Hazle
ton, Ls adding fresh laurels nt each vllt.
The members of the olio demontiated that in
addition to pretty faces and shapely forias the
eempany contains many real artists In their re
snectho lines. The rjcrformance of the Simp-
winj, in which the overture to the Poet and
Peasant wis rendered upon the xjlophone and
glockenspiel, was among the bot of the muslol
features. Julia N.itus, the tuba soloist, also
gave ii pleasing number. Mile. Beatrleo Grif
fith, the daneer and e-ontortlonlst, appears to
h.m- removed sccral more Joints from her an
atomy since last feen in Scranton, nnd per
forins feats that are truly raancllous. Hoyt
and N'cu", laugh loosencri, and Lul.ilne and Dai-
roll, acrobats, who are among the new members,
were excellent, aud the acrobatic work of Frank
Plsher, and the sketch by May Wallace and
Josle Atle.a were enthusiastically encored. Large
audiences greeted the company at each perform
ance yesterday. The company will be at the
Calcty the balunce of the week,
A.
"All on Account of Eliza."
Tonight those two capital funmahcr-i, I.oals
Mann and Clara Llpinan, are to appear at the
l.jceum, presenting for the tint time in this
city a new comedy, wilttcu cpieisly for them
by Leo Dltrklisteln, and entitled, "All On Ac
count of nibta." In It the cleverly enteitalnlng
plajers are said to be doing the imt hilariously
funny and artistic work of their stage career.
The piece hai none of the dlsagreeabln Trench
flaior of "The Girl from Par!" and "The Tele
phone Girl." On the contiary, It i! an Ameri
can comedv. renleto with American character
types, and bristling with clean, wholesome Amerl.
can fun. Mr. Mann and Miss Lipman are ilraw
tng crowded houses curyuhcie.
"The Parish Priest."
The well known and popular Irish actor, Mr,
Daniel Sully, surrounded by a capable company,
will pay us a Ult on next Monday night, in
on entirely new role, In which he has been ap
pearing with great success In Kcw Yoik and
Boston. Tlioso who hate admlied and locd Mr.
Sully In his genial, whole-souled IilJi character
katlons will find no cauo to regret lili lajlng
oslda secular garments and assuming tho habile
menU of tho Parish Priest. He Is tho samo lov
able man still and his ostments seem to have
given him a higher grotp on human affeutions.
There Is nothing to otlcnd In the Parish Pi lest.
It treats of thoe subjects nearest th heart
tenderly, and withal Is pervaded by that delight
ful comedy of IUch Mr. Sully Is so meat an
exponent. Its exquisite sentiment brings the
tears to the heart, but 're they can reach the
ees, Mr. Sully has banished them by his irre
sistible humor. The lova story is a pretty one,
yet forcefully told, and holds the attention until
the drop ot the curtain.
This return engagement will b welcomed by
Scranton theatcr-gocrs.
Sousa's Band.
After a triumphal trip that led htm to all
tho great musical centres of Prance, Germany,
Belgium and Holland, Sousa has again returned
to tils own and Is now engrged upon one of his
remarkable concert tours, no Impressive In their
record of mileage and number of concerts. Tho
success of Roeva and his band In l'urope, as
well as the personal succcm of John Philip
Soui-a, both as conduetor and compowr, has had
no parallel onion; American musicians. His
positive genius in tho cieation and eliu'ctlon ot
th sveinnciful wjnu orcliestra nmcii no main
tains, his graceful yet flnnly dominating pertou
allty at tho conductor's desk, ojj well os the
toicetul, stirring and intplrlng lythms of his
music made a profound Impression upon Contin
ental imulo lotcre.
An opportunity to hear such a Souu concert
l railed forth by this enconlum will be pre
sented when Sousa brings his great band here
for two concerts at the Lyceum on Wednesdaj,
Jan. 1), afternoon and (eulng. The soloist this
seaon with the baud are Blanche Duftltld, so.
prauo, and Bertha llueklln, vloltnlste. Instru
mentalists from the- band proper, such as Arthur
Prjor, trombone; Heibcrt I Clarke and Walter
11. llogcrs. cornet, rnd Frank Hell, lueyelhorn,
will alio bo h-ard.
"Side-Tracked."
The attraction the Academy of Music Mondaj,
Ttie-diy and Wednesday, Jan. 7, 8 and p. will be
the sensational comedy drama "Side Tiseked,"
which deals ltli the funny side ot life on the
railroad. "Sido Tracked" Is & comedy drama
bordering ou tho farces It is up to dato, and as
presented by the A. ?. Scammon company Is a
inokt enjoyable entertainment.
Tho play Is lntcrpertd with bright comedy,
tpaikllng mtkdc, putty girls and charmlug lov
ers. Its eclal sccuery and mechanical effects
are worthy of special mention. It Is breezy,
bright and always n the move, and thero Is a
'vim and "go" ohou it that captures the gollcrj
as well as the elite of every audience. Don't
fsll to sec this laughing success
THE MARKETS.
WaII Strttt Review.
Ktvt York, Jan. 3. The long expected stotni of
liquidation broke; over the stock market today
and swept prices In a torrent ol selling on t
downward course nhlch was not effectually
checked een at theo lose of the market. There
were wide breeches In prices by that time and the
precipitate character ot the selling gave the
market the appearance oi seml-demoralUallon.
Speculators who were long of stocks showed
many e,t the symptoms ot panlo in their scram
ble to saio the Imposing profit which the pro
longed rise had Indicated for them on paper.'
Tho market win so top-heavy, by reason ol the
vast number of accounts on narrow msrgln whlrh
Infested It that th fall in prices gained mo
mentum as It progressed. Total sales, 1,SG3,000
shares.
The bond market was very active and liquida
tion was In force thero as well as in stocks, but
the declines In prices were by no means i
marie,. Total sale's, par value, 3,W5,IXW. U.
S. refunding a declined 'j and new 4s regis
tered ', on tho last call.
The following quotations
Tribune by M. S. Jordan 1'
Uears building, Siranton, I'a.
American Sugar ltoU
Aniciiean Tobacco 113i
Am. Steel k Wire 40V
Atchison KM
Atchison. Pr. 88V1
I! rook. Tractio Stja
Balo. k Ohio Ill
Cent. Tobacco 4H
tide, k Ot. West. .... lOiS
(Tile, n, k Q 111
tit. Paul Its
Itock Island liOVl
Del. fi Hudson ISO
Lackawanna It. U. ....IFS',1
Federal Steel ..,...,,.. C7
Federal Steel, Pr. 77 V,
Kan. k Tex.. Pr. 456
Louis. & Nasli fcT'i
Man. I'.levntcd 113
Met. Traction PJfl'i
Mlsso. Pacific "Hi
Peoplo's Gas ...... .,,.101
X. J, Central 117
Southern Paclflo 43'i
Norfolk k West 4t?i
North. Pacific 84
North. Pacific. Pr. .... S7
N. Y. Central 141
Ont, k Western SOS
Penna. It. n WH4
Heading By 27'i
Bending Ity., Pr. T1U
Southern It. 15 21' J
Southern, Pr. 72
Tinn. Coal k Iron (Uti
V. S. Leather 14V,
V. S. Leather, Pr. .... 77-H
U. S. Itubber SO'l
Union Pacitlo Sl'i
Union Pacific, Pr 8t'i
Wabisli, Pr. 2514
Western Union S3
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Scranton Board of Trade Exchange
Quotations All Quotations Based
on Par of 100.
STOCKS.
ririt National Bank ....,,.,,,
Scranton Savings Bank
Third National Bank
Dime Deposit and Discount Bank..
PJconomv Light, II. k P. Co
Lacka. Trust bate Deposit Co
Clark k Snover Co,, IT.
Scranton Iron Fence k Mf;. Co. ...
Scranton Axle Works .-.
Lackawanna Dairy Co., Pr.
Countv Savings Bank k Trust Co..
First National Bank (Carbondalc).,
Standard Drilling Co
Traders' National Bank ,
Scranton Bolt and Nut Co
BONDS.
Scranton Passenger Railway, first
Mortgage, due 11)20
People's Street Railway, first mort
gage, due 1013
People's Street Railway, General
mortgage, due 1W1
Dickson Manufacturing Co
Lacka. Township School 8 per cent.
City of Scrantcn St. Imp. 0 per
cent
Scranton Traction 0 per cent
Bid. Askec
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Scranton Wholesale Market.
(.Corrected by II, O. Ple, 27 Lackawanna Ate.)
Butter Creamer)'. 21a23e.
Lggs Select western, 21c; nearby state, 31c.
Cheese Full cream, new, 12c,
Beans Per bu., choice marrow, IJ2.C0.
Onions COs. per bu.
Flour Best patent, $4. CO.
Philadelphia Grain and Produce.
Philadelphia, Jan. 3. Wheat lc. lower; con
tract graelo. Jan., 7SUa75?4c. Corn Firm; No.
2 mixed. Jan., 42Viul21ic Oats-Finn; No. '2
Ythlto clipped, Sic. Butter Dull; prints, lc.
lower; lancy western creamery, 2314c; ib.
prints, 2Gc. Eggs Firm, good demand; fro.h
nearby, 27c; elo. western. 27c; do. southwest
ern, 20c; do. southern, 25c. Cheese Firm; N.
Y. full crcain3, fancy small, ll4al2e.; do. do.
do., fair to choice, lOlgallUc lUflucd tutors
Unchanged. Cotton Finn. Tallow Steady; city
prime in lihds., 4ic; country do., bbls., 414a
4?ic; cakes, Sljc LIvo poultry Firm, good
demand; fowls, OalOc; old roosters, 7c; chick,
ens, PavHct ducks, lf14alll4c.; geese, SalOe. ;
turkejs, PalOc. Dressed poultry Firm, good de
mand; fowls, choice, Pati'sc; do. fair to good,
EaSllc; old roorters, tie; nearby chickens, 10
allc; western do., Dalle; turkcj, choice to
fancy, 10al2e.; ducks, Dalle.
Receipts Flour, 8,000 barrels, rend 1,101,000
pounds in sacks; wheat, 3,000 bushels; corn,
103.000 bushels; oat, 13,000 bushels. Shipments
Wheat. 03,000 bushels; corn, 130,000 bushels;
oaus, 10,000.
New York Grain and Produce.
New York Jan. 3. Flour Dull and easier,
with prices 5 to 10 cents lower to cell. Wheat
Spot easy; No. 2 red, bllci f. o. b. alloat;
No. 2 red, "ts'ic. elevator; No. 1 northern Dul.
tith, tniSc f. o. b. afloat. Options weak all
day; closing lallic net decline. March closed
Slc; May, S3?ic Corn Spot quiet; No. 2,
45c elevator, aud 4Glec 1. o. b. ailoat. Options
opened steady and later developed pronounced
strpn&th and closed essy at 14c net acHanre.
Jan. closed, 44?ie; May, 12M& Oats Spot
quiet; No. 2, 2dlic.j No. 3, 2734c; No. 2
white. 3214a3214c.t No. 3 whlto, SlUc; track
mUeiV-western, 27'io29i4c.; track white, SlaSlc.
Options slow but firmer. Butter Steady;
creamery, 17a25c; factory, lUialGc. j June
creamery, 17a2Jc; Imitation creamery, 14l4al0ct
Hato daily, 1C.i23c Cheee tjutct ; lancy large,
fall made, llUallUc ; hney small, fall mnde,
111ial-c L'ggs Firm; state and Penna., 2Ca2'.c;
western, au-rage packed, 2''j20c; western, lo.j
olf, 27c
Chicago Grain and Produce.
Chicago, Jan. S. Wheat declined today on
disappointing cables and the disposition to tako
profits, May closing Tic. under yesterday. Corn
clcjeJ lie. and cits lie. higher. Provisions at
the close were 214a5 to 224a25 improud. Cash
quotatlou.1 weie as follow.;
Flour Ouiot and firms No. 3 spring wheat,
(VJa7Jc; No. 2 red. 73i77!io. ; No. 2 corn. ..,
East Liberty Stock Markat,
Hut Liberty, Jan. 3. Cattle Sltady; cxtu,
$3.40i3.C0; prime, Wa3.:3: common, KlaS.T;.
Ilo? Higher; all cradta. Vi.30a3.10i nlt,'i,
J3.2Jafi.80l rougta, $3.7.5j1.76.
Sheep Higher; cholcu wcthera, 9l.13ai.S0;
common, tl.Ki2.ti0; choice InmUi, Ki.li0iJ.bJ;
common to RooJ, $la3.G0 u-al cilu, 7a7 W.
New York Live Stock.
New York, Jan. 8. lteexw Steady. (.arte)
demand (air ard price i.teatly; ve.ili, ia,:t7"-:
srawro, $J.50a3.7S.
Wieep St.-owr; lambs, 10 to 23 cent higher;
fheep, 2.tW.il.2J; lonita, SaO.SJ.
Hogs Market steady at $5.2ii5.t0; Mate hog.
C.HUS.C3.
Buffalo Live Stock Market.
Emt lluffalo,, Jan. tl. lUcelpU Cattle, S can;
sheep nnd lamia, 10; luui. 20. SlilpmentWiit
tie, 7 cars; thcip nnd lamls, 7; ho), H,
Cattle Demand fair; caUc, choice to etia,
fS.Slab.fi. Lainbi. choice lo oAtrn. 3.7J.i33
lloirs-Heiivy. WNaMJliiplsf, fJ.2Ja5.su.
Chlcoco I.lvo Stock Maiket.
Chlcaso. Jm. 3, Cittle-ltncelpti, 1,000, in
eluding 150 Trxanj) etncralb 3 to 10c. lower,
Including butchers' slock; kooO to pilmo Hteen,
f3.3Sa0.1S; poor to medium, IS3.Cfia3.ilfi; mot ken
and feeder', (2.7fial,IO; cowj, Ofial.13; lrif
em, f2.7fial.50; canncri, &7a7.0.J: bulli, ti.W
4.10; ruhef. Minnir, ft.fi0ail.UH; Texin fed
stern, fiat, 75; Texua sra? teeu, f&iiOal.loi
TexM hull). J2.50a1.fii).
Hop ltecriptt trnliy, 28,U(ii)i lor.mrrow, 23,.
OU"! left oer, 23,flO0; openel So. lower; cloneil
tr- nj; tops, f 3,13; mixed and butclicra, SI.SJj.
I
JONAS LONG'S SONS.
The First Friday Sale of MCMI
If you have not acquired the "Friday Sale" habit, good time
to do so now, at the commencemsnt of the New Century, They
arc wonueriuiiy interesting events to those who practice economy,
because they offer so many uncommonly good opportunities to
save
Our Great
Friday Afternoon Sate
Will try to make new records through the New Year to grow
better with each week, always presenting the strongest of attrac
tions to inept nillslir. nnnrnv.nl. Pirt cnli nf Tien f"V-lni"lr cur.
ceeding sales at Three and Four
sixty minutes, ut uin unit.
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Sale No. 1. In the Basement at 2 O'clock
These Basement Sales of Household Utensils nt 2 o'clock are
the very best that we can make them. They are growing in in
terest each week judginK from the extent of the crowds and the
profit that accompanies their visit.
At Two O'clock Sharp.
DINNER SETS Pine quality
English Porcelain, full 100
piece sets, worth t10; " QQ
Priday at 2 o'clock.. U. O
Sale No. 2. Ready at the Stroke of Three
Some very important events at this hour bargains that don't
come with every Friday Sale. It's your good fortune that they're
here this week.
At Three O'clock Sharp.
FINEST EIDERDOWNS
Very best quality of plain col
ored Eiderdowns in tints of red,
pink, blue, gray also cream.
Pull 27 inches In width, firm
and heavy fleece. Cheap at
20c. Priday at 3 1 Q
o'clock 1 (-
GROCERIES IN BASEMENT
Prunes nnd soda crackers. The
prunes aro first quality Cali
fornias, small, meaty and ten-
A a tfTJrTTiy VffSriVK
A .r oFjP Ai Jn- J x 3N M
1 BJi-WsJl
Sale No. 3. Ready at the Stroke of Four
Most important at this hour i.? the sale ol Taffeta Silks; not
much less so is the sale of Ribbons and other things, including the
Parlor Tables,
At Four O'clock Sharp.
FINE SILK TAPPETAS Tho
greatest offering ottho Uayr
one that will be hard to beat all
through the year. A lot ot
about one thousand yards of
finest Taffeta Silks of rich
lustre and firm, heavy quality;
shades of pink, cadot blue,
nile, brown, navy, gray, green,
tan, light blue anil lavender;
a regular 75c. quality; A Cr
Priday at 4 o'clock. . . rJV-
On Second Floor
BOY'S CAPS Made up fiom
heavy blue serge with double
pmrKSffrTiTiBir7murrmm- i.'3iHiirymavttt
Jooas Long's Sods
nBiiiimtifWinfT''ffi
fOfil good to choice heavy, I.MaS.lS; roURli
h'e.uy, fl.Miatl'u; lUhi, .S0.i3.K'.
l,l-llec'cl't, U.VJOl ;M. Had Uinbj,
rtionc food to cholco wetliern, Ufial.iO; filr
to c noice mixeu, T-. v-o.-.. ..w.... -"--i-; ?.--iit.ojj
Te.a licvp, i!.5Uaa.C0i native Iambi,
flaJ.iiO'. winern iuuui, wj'".
Oil Market.
Oil l ity. Jun. i).-Creillt balance', 120, certlfi.
nU i Vali I'll t ! MilomentK. lU.IMt acr.
age, S7.C.23. ltuiu, 1.1,'J37; a( erase, W.MU.
Mis. Winslow's Soothing Syiup
Has been urd for over llt-TY VEAItS br
Miiinvu l MOlllCltS for llirlr f'llll iitii'v
la ii,,. Ifit lemcdy for IIIAIIHIIOKA.
l)rugirtt In e0''J, I"' ?' !(' wfhl- He sure
and ak for "Mr- UnlowS Soothln,' Sjrup,"
and tako no other kind. Twenty-flTd nU a
bottle.
i
iiii.i:''ii:iniiiN. with i'i:itn:cT sucoxs.
i. IfiOTHKS the Cilll.l). SOI'TIINS tho flUMS
VrtiVS all 1-AIX: (iJlti:.S WIND COL10. an.i
hold iv
JONAS LONG'S 0V.
One Hour
O'clock. Bach sale lasts Just
CHALLENGE CLOTHES
WRINGERS About tho best
of any hind you cm buy. Pull
size and wnvnnted to give the
best of sei'vlce. Pvi- QQr
day at 2 o'clocl: Ol
CUPS AND SAUCERS Matlo
from the best Porcelnln. nil
pure whlto and perfect. O
Prldny nt 2 o'clock. ... "I
WATER PAILS Your choice
of wood fibre or ieal cedar water
I
palls, worth 20c. Pn- 1 Qr
day nt 2 o'clock 1 Q
TEA SETS Handsomely dec
ointed. flne3t porcolain, 50
nieces to the set. Biir O Ofl
value Friday, 2 o'clock " -
WASH BOARDS Good size
pall wash boards, tho best
make; veiycheap nt 15c. Q r
Priday at 2 o'clock. ... -
I LADIES RUBBERS Good rub
bersthe best that money can
buy. You cannot associate the
price of these with tho quality,
for they're Al. -All sizes and
cheap at 65c tho pair. 53,.
Pildny at 3 o'clock.. kjj
BOY'S SHIRTS AND DRAW
EES, of fine ribbed cotton,
close knit, finely finished with
pearl buttons. An ideal win
ter garment. Priday 1 H r
at 3 o'clock 1 C
AMERICAN COTTON PLAIDS
A great offering if you re
quire material for children's
dresses or waists for yourself.
Exquisite patterns in cotton
plaids, many colorings; good
width: Priday at 3 2
o'clock OL.
der; the soda crackers are the
b03t we can buy. Your
choice for an hour, six or.
pounds CiDQ.
RAINY DAY SKIRTINGS
Here is ju3t the material lor it;
a fine quality of 30-lnch frieze
in exquisite shades of gray,
blue and brown. Very heavy
and durable. Cheap nt 50c.
yard. Friday nt 3 OA-.
o'clock OC
I INFANTS' FELT SH0E5
Just the thins: for winter wear
They come in led, blue, black, fi
trreen and tan. Of boat felt. W
lined, lacing style with white 0
bows. Sizes 1 to U. Woith ft
35 cents. At Four i 7 Jr
o'clock 1CH
KID LINING CAMBRICS f
First quality of cambric in nil ft
the shades; nn opportune time JJ
for dressmukeis and othuri; to ()
buy at 4 o'clock on 2 7 Q a
Friday, yard O "OC w
KIDBON 3ARa-IN Tho hn- 0
est grades of satin and gros K
gram riuuons m all the newest
and standard shades and in
widths of S and ii 1-2 lches.
A big lot of it for Friday at
tho very special one i r
hour mice 1 UC
bands to pull down over the
ears makes skating on Lake
Scranton comfortable. Buy the
youngster one of these 50-
cent ones on Friday Q a
On Fourth Floor
PARLOR TABLES Theso
nntrin In Vir.fi, nnlr n,l tl,,n n
hnrrnnv flnlsli. riif. nxlth prrwn- .
tine tops and large undershelf;
goou size anu nnisnea wltli
brass claw feet. Nobby and
worth S2. Friday at 1 QQ
4 o'clock 1 "O J
BUY THE GENUINE
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