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    .THE SCR ANTON TRIBUNE-MONDAY. JULY 15, 1901V
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"COUSIN BILL."
Submitted in'
EVEI'.V UTTI.r. town mini
1W mm minuijrst Itx popu
lation slio hus nn ttiiKOV
rrnalilc dcsiio for strotirr
drink, nncl through this
dfRMiPrntfs into the town
.liunk.iiil. lliuojvillp win
no exception to this tuli
(or it lind In the pot aim of "Cousin
nill" nn Meal town tlrunKitril, who. nt
Inst, had hpconn- u .sort of rocoKnlzcd
Institution. Up whs ji lank, awkward,
bloarypjevl, l.isiu'1!. and Konerally un
washed, sperlnirn of humanity.
H wmtM hnM been allium ns much
Of a nhnrk to the Rood lesldentM of
Hazorvlllo to see Hill "olier, as to see
Jurlirrs HollNtei HtiiRRpr down the
street In a remote mate of lnebrletj,
fo ncctintnniprl weie they to his eter
nally iiroiracled drunk. In fart, there
were two conditions In which Hill wiii
never remembeied to have been real
nngry or perfei tly sober- He had a
habit of dlr-appiailnK- for a day or two,
at times, and returning In a dilapi
dated condition with some trophy of
the tilp sometimes a filthy member
of the RrutH ranis family, who would
necomp.iny him in all of his nislos
until becomlnK disgusted at the nti
nvTous cobblestones nml biirk-bats
whose destination sevVrallv seemed to
be a particular portion or his anatomy
ycleped, rlhs toRcthcr with divers
tin receptacles, which were peilodl
cally attached to hl-s terminal appen
dnRe, he wotilil decamp, leaving devas
tation in his wake, In the shape of
vacant hen-coops.
Rill made his appearance one even
ing, nt the termination of one of those
periods of oblivion, ncrompanled by a
t-lovenlv looking fellow, who boie in
his arms a sunny-halied little girl of
about five. Roth men were In an In
toxicated condition, and the tot would
now and again cry out and clap her
little hands In childish glee as the fel
low who was carrying her would stag
ger In drunken incnpnnlllty under the
weight of her frail body, she recog
nizing nothing In It other than that of
a means he was exercising for her
diversion.
At List, after describing Innumeiable
fietnl-ircles, the trio reached the ram
shackle structure which Bill Inhabited
and the thice disappeared within.
The child made her appeaiance on
the following morning in a clean
frock, and with hands and face like
the proverhlal pin. She scampeied
across the stieet, to where the other
little ehlldirn were playing, nnd, by
wav of Introduction, divided amongst
them the stick of randy she held in
her chubby little hands. The prof
fered sweets were accepted with teadl
ness, but when they weie exhausted,
and the giver unable to replenish the
supply, they pushed her down and inn
off. saying, contemptuously, and with
nn elevation of the olfactory organ,
they had come to a definite conclusion
that they would not, under any cir
cumstances, assoclato with "Cousin
Bill's" girl.
''Cousin Rill's' gill," poor little tor
loin creature, seemed to accept the
Mtuation philosophically. She eat wheie
the others had pushed her, and fought
bark the tears that swelled up In her
blue eyes. This accomplished, she
arose, and gulping down a little lump
that persisted in lodging In her tin oat.
she toddled back to her own play
ground. The stronger seemed to lie the un
fortunate possessor of no little amount
of money, for ever nnd anon, through
out the day, would Hill emeige, enn
In hand, and wend his way to a neigh
boring brer shop for a. fresh supply of
the Jocund beeragL-.
The other, nppaiently, did not court
the nomlctv that Hill did, for never
while tliflr caiouso lasted was he seen
outside the door, and when he did
make his appearance, sometime later,
he was not Intoxicated. In build he
resembled Bill, tall and thin, hut his
face, which was clean-shaven and pale,
bore traces of refinement that was
missing In the lineaments of his com
panion Dissipation left Its mark upon
him in the shape of a dull eye and a
mouth, onre compicsscd In deteimln
atlon, hut which was now beginning to
droop nt the cornels.
Although neither of them did labor of
nny kind, there seemed to be an ahund
ance of money, nor did they seek to
better their suiroundings In any shape
or-form, but led a maudlin existence
Bill openly, the other with u closenos
akin to secrecy.
Matteis went on In this way tor
about the pet led of n year, when one
wild winter night the sti.mger went oif
with a fit of delirium, in the midst of
a prolonged debauch. Hill was affected
by a genuine and melancholy sadness
at this occurrence. Ho hung about the
body of his friend, which lay in a plnln
coffin in a loom of his dingy abode,
and cried with the anguish of a lather
over the lifeless body of hi first-bom.
At the funeral there was but one car
rlagc other than that which held the
coffln. In It were Bill and the little
child, whoep laughing face was piessed
against the window, enjoying the nov
city of her llrst vide, nnd without one
thought of the occupant of the con
veyance ah.id. Hill leaned back In the
carriage with a wan and haggard face.
He had not the heart to take the child
back from the window, although ho
heard remarks which were occasioned
by the sight of her, such as: 'Toor
thing, she ought to be taken away from
that brute, now that her father Is
dead,"
It was one of those dull, dreary days
late In November that seem to be with
out an afternoon, so quickly does the
darkness tread upon the heels of day.
Night was Jiifct beginning to fall as
they entered the cemeteiy.
The old Sexton and mil, assisted by
the drivers, took the coilln fiom tho
hearse and loweicd it Into the newly
made grave.
A low, heart-rending sob broke from
Bill a ho heard tho clods of earth
strike upon the coilln.
The child, who had followed them
unobserved, gavo n shrill scieam and
flew nt the sexton and tried to stay his
shovel.. The kindly old fellow gath
ered her. sobbing wildly, in his arms
nnd plnced her In the outstretched
ones of mil, who tinned and walked
slowly toward the caulago with his
burden,
Some few days afterward, when the
representative of tho society who had
unsuccessfully tiled i'o wrest tho child
from the father while he lived, called
upon Bill, ho was met with a surprise.
Tho child had disappeared, and upon
him being Informed that she was in
the Wopsesslon of relatives In New
York state and voicing his doubts as
to the veiacity of tho statement, was
Kicked out of doors by tho maker of
BV ANTHONr F. GANNON.
The Tribune's Short Story Contest.
said statement, nnd given to under
stand that should ho call again lie
would be nufi with a reception in
painful fnu simile of the present one.
"WY will now pass over ten outwarl
ly uneventful yean, in the I1Cj of Hill,
which were to lilm years f: might villi
event, tor during then lie changed
from the Jolly devll-me care lnclulate
that he wns, to a decrepit, gray-hnlred
grasping nnd miserly old man, who
wui genetally disliked for his nlggiiul
ly habits.
Never after the death of his friend
was the sign of liquor seen upon him,
ami what was moie surprising, he
piesentcd himself at the mouth of the
coal mine one morning, about a week
nfterwnul, as a candidate for a posi
tion. He never paid nny attention to the
gibes of those about him In the mine,
who laughed nt the Incongr'iojs Idea
of "Cousin Hill" working. Gradually
the 11. ugh fellows came to iccognlze
the fact that he was serious In the
mattei, but r.ot tilt a few monthly pay
days had gone by without shaking IiIb
iesolutlnn in icgaid to drink.
He applied himself with avidity to
ovcly poffdble chance of ernlng a
cent a course which Is approved of at
first by that Improvident as a mle
class amongst whom he lived, but
which Is condemned and labeled pe
liurloiisness as the industrious one
rises nhove them In the posslsslon of
woildly goods. In the evening nnd
upon the days when there was no
work for him In the mine he would
employ his time ndvantngeously work
ing In the gardens of the wealthy ele
mentan occupation In which he pos
sesed no moan skill, nnd, ns a conse
quence, was much In demand.
It is a curious fact that when Bill
was his own greatest enemy he en
Joyed the good nn tilted tolerance, If
not the friendship, of the community,
who, after seeing lilm spend a few
years In the acquisition of wealth,
agreed en masse to dislike him; some
because of his aval Ice; others for the
reason that he chose to go In rags
when he could nfford well to wenr
good dothe; others because he 111;
used himself so much In his Inordinate
gieed for wealth ns to eat only the
pooi est of victuals nnd can led water
In his bottle to the mine when the
poorest miner can led tea or coffee.
These, and many vmoresueh, were the
leasons given for their dislike of the
man who some years since they passed
with a Pinllo as ho wallowed in the
gutter habited In the meanest lags.
lie conversed with few, nnd was on
Intimate teims with no one save the
old priest. Father Whaiton, nt whose
home he sometimes spent his Sunday
evenings.
The suspension of '72 came, and with
It the horrors which made that year
memorable In the annals of that staid
little town.
The men at the Starkton-Moife col
liery had been undergoing for yen is a
steady and systematic icductlon, until
driven at last to desperation at the
sight of their children going almost
shoeless to school that they might not
go supperless to bed, and led on by
the deceptive harangues of the wily
labor agitator, they suspended work
nnd began a long and bitter light
against the relentless opeintors.
Their btother"laboiei.s at the numer
ous other collieries, although they did
not f.ue much better themselves, went
out on stiike also, in sympathy with
the oppiesscd ones, thereby tin owing
every mine In the vicinity Idle. Tho
operators at out e senl the ngei,Ls
about the country for the purpose of
gatheiing together sulllcient men to
woik the different mines, nor was their
mission unsuccessful, for by the end of
two or three weeks the Starkton-Motse
was In full operation, as was also home
three or four other collieries.
Met thus with defeat on every hand
and ci.ized at the ciies of their ehll
dien for bread, the stilkers thiew pru
dence to the winds and resorted to vio
lence. After one wild scene of blood
shed and murder the governor was ap
pealed to, and, as a consequence, the
militia pounced down upon the little
tow n to enforce order.
Sad nnd solemn were the few days
following the riot. Two of the strlk
eis weie killed in it, each leaving a
wife and some helpless little children.
Amid the walling of these they burled
the unfortunate fellows, and dividing
the orphans nmnngst themselves, who
had alicady too many mouths to feed,
they turned homeward with vengeance
In their hearts.
Tho picsence of tho militia tended
to keep them from forming mobs, or
trom approaching tho different col
lieries which were In operation, for
some days afterward, until rumors of
desertion from their ranks begnn to bo
heard. It was said that some seven
or eight, amongst whom was tho mis-
eily old Bill, had gone back to their
woik In the Starkton-Moise nt a still
moie reduced wage rate, t'pon learn
ing this -to bo tiue. their rage knew no
hounds, nor was it directed so much
against the poor fellows who were
driven to it by the cries of their starv
ing children, as nt the grasping old
miser, whom they believed to be able,
not only to nld the cause by remaining
Idle, but to lend a helping hand to
those In need.
Quietly the woid was passed about
amongst tho strikers to come on a cer
tain evening to a rendezvous about
one-half mile in tho rear of the'staik-ton-Morse,
known as Hunter's Olen,
prepaintory to a combined attack
upon the blacklegs.
Tho evening of the day specified
found a desperate anil determined
body of men gathered In the nien,
Some few weie armed with shotguns,
but the majority carried heavy cudg
els, which they had wtenched from
the surrounding trees, and now wero
brandishing them in the air waiting
Impatiently for tho word to advance.
Starvation had driven all vestige of
humanity from their hearts, leaving
tho brute Instinct uppermost, and they
were now ready and eager to dash out
the brains of those who stood between
them and food for their children.
After considerable winngllug, they
agreed to scatter about at the edge of
the wood In tho vicinity of the Stark-
ton-.Motse, and, as tho blacklegs left
the placo In a body for their sleeping
quartets at tho close of tho day's
work, as was their custom, pounco
down upon them, cut off retreat, and
wreak vengeance.
Tho unaggresslveness of the strik
ers for the past few weeks had thrown
tho operators off their guard so much
that they relaxed their characteristic
vigilance In protecting their Interests
to tho extent of removing the armed
guiiid from tho mouth of the mine.
Consequently, their employes, when
only a short distance away from the
colliery, found themselves surrounded
by a mob of Infuriated men. The en
suing scene was appalling. Hetreat
was Impossible, as was also (light, for
on nil sides wete the gaunt, starved
looking strikers nrmed nnd bearing
down upon them, night and left
swung tho death-dealing bludgeons
through the mass of stampeding
blacklegs, bearing down with them a
victim nt each blow.
The ciles of the wounded, mingled
with the exultant shouts of the others
us they ttamplcd In a frenzy of hatred
PICTURE
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There was an ol J woman tossed up in a basket,
Ninety times as high as the moon,
Find her two sons?
Solutions for Last
Mondir, July .'Hold th picture sideuaji
the policeman in between the two boj,
Tuesday, July 0 The fit t ! boy's face Is formed
directly in liont nt the liitlr ghl'n hip. Look
at the pictuie trom left-hand comer nd it is
ery plain.
Wednesdiy, July 10 There is one bird on the
on the bodies of the fallen, made the
r-ceno a horrifying one, Suddenly,
there was a loud bliout as the foim of
old Hill was scon endeavorlnfj ildly
to extricate himself from tho atriifr
BlliiK masti. A IiIb sturdy fellow,
whoso faco was spattered ilth blood,
swunfr his club hlRh In the air and
brought It down upon his Ktey head,
which eiaekled under the blow like an
CKRhhell.
A detachment of the militia, which
had been summoned, now ni rived, and
the stilkeis took to their heels.
The friends of the victims of the
riot removed the Injured ones, nnd tho
bodies of the dend were claimed and
carried off, as some sorrowing relative
came upon the .scene. Two fellows
htandlns by, whose hearts were
touched nt the rirIU of old 13111 lyliiK
filendless nnd staring fixedly up at
the evenlns sky, procured a stretcher
and phiclnff the limp form upon it,
carried it to his home.
The sight of poverty which met their
eyes upon pnterliiK In no way surprised
them, for they were acquainted enoiiRh
with his penurious ways to know that
he denied himself even some of the
necessities of life. As they laid the
body on a niKRod cot, which stnod In
tho corner of tho bare room, a letter
dropped from tho Inner pocket of his
coat to the floor. It was addressed to
him In a woman's handwriting, and
was still unopened. He had probably
got It sometime that day while nt
work, for It was the custom of tho
operator, since work began, to send to
the postofllco for the mall of his men
that they mlcht not expose themselves
to the Injury of the strlkeis,
Curiosity Retting the best of them,
one smeared his lingers with coal dirt,
to make It appear that Hill had opened
it, tore off the edge of the envelope,
and removed tho letter. It ran:
V College, June li, IS-.
Dear Father.
1 cannot find in my heart another nimc for you,
alibi ugh the good ih pilct. Father Wharton
haa told me all, whlih, bricrlv, i:
"My father, who Is nore otl.ei than the author
of tint anommous noiel, 'The It s,' which
took the public by stoim seme twelve ears since,
wa at that time llilng happily with liU wife
and ihlld in a Utile town In the vistnn pait
of l'l-nn-jhinn. Reing nitunlly ictictnt and
uncommunicative, although Rood at hi art, ho
made few lltciar) fr other filend, o, when my
pom mother wtoniiid him he had none to con
nolo him but his little luld, who wis then four
jcais old. His spirit biokm by the blow, and
hli ambition dead, he began a wandeiliiR life
thrnigb the stile, doing doggedly hire and there
some odd little lltciary Jobs In secure food ai.d
ilolliin,' for his child, who alone boui.d him to
life, and liquor to deaden hit memory of nippier
lavs.
"After jeir of this life he m"t a man who
had .uaincd tor knowledge In hla jomver clays,
which rlicumstaniM and his cmliiJiunent pfi
sislently denied him until he, too, I, id lome o
conidcr life a failuie.
"'Ihere sprung up betwem these two a mutual
frund.-hip that )atcd till ilealn put"! turn.
One drank In the learnlnr ho In I wuhid ft', us
It fell from the lips of the oth'r, nnl love I the
ger 'Ihe other found in hli lumpjulon Hie K
spoiuhe, romollnj, and friendly ni'imi that
lould'havo ledaimed him had not the same de
mon maateird both.
"I'pon tho ilr.it li of one, the othr seelmt the
ihlld would be taken fiom him, os he was not
Iti father, ami eipoted to the necessity of lecelv.
Ir.kr an education al Ihe hand of ilianty, lie de
cided to take the buidcn upon his own should mi
unaided. Accordingly one night he canted lh"
child to a (tlend, with Instructions to place It In
a icilaln institution, where it would be nuintalntd
at his cprne. At the end of four ,ean tho
child was removed, and enteied In a more pie
tentlotu school, to receive the education of a
lady, while the man who was moie than a fa
ther to her, toilrd amid the Jeers of his com
panions, raiulns only he appellation nf 'iiiUer.' "
!uih did tho old prltst tell me was my life.
'IV o nights ago he as ou came to his house
ai.d told him all, as you bared jou would meet
death at the hands of the itilkcu.
(Jod forgive me, it was my greedy call for
money that drove ou back to work In the face
of danger. You led me to believe, through your
Roodnesa of heart, that iny father was alive, but
I undeistand now why I was never taken home,
or why my father never came to visit mo. The
photograph jou sent me ears ago, Father Whar
ton lays, is a pkture ol my father.
I wept until I thought my heart would break
as ho told mo of the life ot sacrifice. )ou led
without a murmur tor my sake. Hut they rat
not all tears nf sorrow, top I im a woman row,
almost 17, and you thill work no more. There Is
a position ot assistant Instructor in one t! the
departments open which 1 will rrly lor.
1 beg o( )ou to qlie up )our present employ
ment. Knrloed ou will And a portion of the
money 0i sent mo lor my commencement deem.
Unfortunately 1 haie espendcel almost half.
floj will reward ou lor tho friendship you
hale shown to a friendless girl, who will never
he alio to fully repay you, nnd who signs her
self Your lcnlre duighter,
Mul.in Hayes.
They placed tho letter back In the
dead man's pocket and left the house,
with faces burning with shame, whlla
tho oncoming darkness slowly blotted
out the scene within.
ABOUT THE CUCUMBER.
Hardest Worked of Vegetables nnd
Sometimes tho Best,
from the New Voik Sun.
The cucumber Is the hnrdest worked
member of the vegetable kingdom. At
least It Is If we may Judge by the
ar!ety of Its uses. From America to
Asia Minor It appeals as an article of
food on dinner tables and supper
PUZZLE.
Week's Puzzles:
tree, one on the coat cleeves and one under the
table.
Ihursdiv, July 11 The bag is In the tree
branche.
Friday, July 12 Hold picture upside down; the
father's faie is in bibj'a lap.
Mturday, July H Hold picture sidewajs; the
other faie U in plajer's shirt.
tables, nil over the civilized world. Hut
that does not exhaust Its possibilities
by any means. In Egypt it Is made to
yield a pleasant cooling drink by In
genious ti eminent. A hole Is cut in
the cucumber, the pulp is broken nnd
stlrted with a stick, and the hole closed
w ltli wax, Tho cucumber, still fasten
ed to Us stem, Is loweicd Into a pit.
After a few dnjs the juice lermentx,
and tho Egyptian draw'ng It off has
p. liquor exactly suited to his taste,
"When my lady wis-ht-s to allay sun
burn or to soften nnd whiten her skin,
on general prlimplrp she calls for
cucumber soap or cucumber cream.
The very name makes her think that
the preparation must be ha-inless as
well as eiricacious and the Beau Hrum
mels of toduy use cucumber pomade
with tho Mime sense of security.
Then pickles what Is moie univer
sally popular than the pickle, nnd what
new fnnglcd Invention can bear com
parison with the old-fashioned time
honored cucumber pickle? From the
days of kilts and pinafores when hos
and girls ate a huge pnny plckh
with surreptitious bites, to the days
of formal dlnneis, when baby cucum
bers appear as gherkins, wnat relish
sharpens hunger like a pickle.'
For the cucumber In Its natural
state Is at once the temptation nnd tho
menace of tho eating wot Id. Plump,
green and Inviting as It Is, doctors
who have delicate digestions In charge
taboo It. Tho aveiage man eats It
cheerfully, but with a sneaking fear of
consequences. Mental science should
turn Its attention to cucumbers for a
while. If it should convince tho uni
versal mind that cucumbers were in
reality digestible and could Issue a
guarantee with every cucumber sold,
the dlgchtivo woe nf humanity would
be wonderfully lightened.
SUNDAY GAMES.
National League.
At Cincinnati R. If. E.
Cincinnati 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 3 x 7 13 0
Drookijn o o o n o n o o n o 3 3
Ratteries Hahn and Dergeni Kitson and Mc
Cuire. I'mplie Nash. Attendance 5,200.
At Chicago R. j. E.
Chliago 0 0 0 0 ft 0 0 0 1 1 7 i
HtUhurK 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 10-3 0 i
Batteries Eason and Kline; Tannehlll and
Znnmer. L'mplie O'Pay, Attendance t.OOu.
At St. Louis n, ji, E,
St. I.ouli .,..2 0 0 0 0 t 1 0 0 J 0 16 it 2
.ew York ...10100020010 05 6 0
Hattfries Haipcr and Ran; Tajlor and War.
ner. Umpire Dwjrr. Attendance 10,000.
American League.
At Chicago n. H. E.
Chicago 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 x l j i
Milwaukee. 0 0 0 0 0 fl 0 ft 0 ft 7 j
Ilitteilcs-fJrlfHth and Sullivan; Reidy and
Connor. Umpire Cantillon. Attendance 3,000.
At Detroit Ji, ut j;,
Cleveland 0 0 0 ft 0 0 0 0 0-fl 5 i
Detroit 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 x 5 3 o
Ratteries Dowllng and Wnnd; Veager and
Rutlow, Umpire Haskell. Attendance t.OOO,
f Eastern Leagur
Providence, 5j Buffalo, 4.
Montreal, 10; Syracuse, 2,
A FISHING SONG.
Fur off from the city
From the dualy townj
Green bank ef a river
An' the coilt a-goln' down!
Fish, fl.h, fish.
An' the line a-goln' "iwlihl"
An' tho perch Is slch a beauty
When lie's fried an' In the dish I
Tur off from the city
Cheeks adannln' brown;
Ripple on the river
An1 the coik a-foin' dovvnl
Fish, tlsh,. flih,
An' jou reallie yer wish;
An' aln' the perch a beauty
When he'a fried an' In the dish!
Atlanta Constitution.
THE TRIBUNE'S "WANT"
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More Than Four Lines, 3 Cent. for Each Gxtrn Line.
For Rent.
For Reeto
About 1200 feet offloorspace on
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su'table for light maufacturing. In
cluding heat, lirjht and power.
Enquire at office of
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roil Rr.ST Right ronnn, "35 Jefferson avenue;
all modern cnmcnlences. '
033 OREEN RIDC.n STRKHT. ten room, modern
Improvements; itcam heat furnished; dcir
desirable.
For Sale.
CARI.OiD OF IIORs-F.S, (rom ten to fourteen
Imnriicd, at CJJ-J-'t OaMonl court. J. M.
Field.
FOR SALE Very large uddle home: thoroughly
sound and cry gentle. Address V. C, Trib
une Office.
FOR SALE The most attractive lots In city,
Prescott atrnue, block boe new school
home. Double" lot, IfKlTn. Raj, water, seuer
pipe lilrl; only f 1,500. Take PetrrburR cir
and see thee splendid tots. Apply 11. A.
KaufnM, 635 Trecott aicnue, or Thomas Russell,
CMi Ihrrison avenue.
FOR SI,EA Cottrell to Son rjllndrr press,
33x3rt, In good condition, new rollom, $300.
Apply Wilkes.Barre Times Office, Wllkes.Rarrc,
ra.
Furnished Rooms.
FOR RENT One large furnlhed front room;
also one side room. 637 Adams avenue.
Lost.
LOST Sunday evening, between Deacon street
and 1t WahinRton avenue, a smill, black
silk umbrella; finder please return to above
address. D. 11. Jones k Son.
LOST A black milch cow; finder will be re
warded by calling at SOU Irvine avenue,
South Scranton.
LOST Ledger book around tnun. Return to C.
F.. Hone, S21 Adams avenue.
LOrT On July 1, porkcibook containing I,ehlgh
Vallry pa. other papers s.nd currency. Re
ward of $10 will be paid for its return to Tem
ple Iron conipmy, Board of Trade building.
THE MARKETS.
SATURDAY STOCK QUOTATIONS.
The following quotations are tiirnthcd Tht
tribune by M. S Jo.vlan k Co., rooms 70S 7M
Wears building, Scranton, Pt. Telephone 50O.1:
Oprn- High- Low. Clos
ing. et. t.t. ing
American Sugar IS7 lT'i 1W 1Mi
Amcr. Tobacco 121 130 17 120'i
Atchion 71'i 7.i" 70'i Tl'i
Atchison. Pr "J rm4 !' fll'i
Hionk. Traction "n : 7v, 7W,
Rilr. k Ohio 9l'i na. 0l2 P
Cont. Toharco hi, 01 Pl'j tni
Che. k Ohio 4 4.11. i 4V3
("Tile, k Ox. West 22'i 2J'a 20 21
it. faiil ISO l.M l.V, l.'.it
Rock Iland IV) Ilia, IM 111'i
Kan. k Tex, Pr ,M .VI SP M'j
Louis, k Nash lain WVt lull, mi
Han. Klriated llflli 117 11S Ufi'i
Met. Trietinn IMS 17H Iwi lfifl
Mio. I'aiifle 101 10", 101 'J. 10V
Southern Paiifie SO'i 52H S0 SW
Xoifnlk k Western.... I73s 17', 47' 47'd
K. Y. Central 1.S0 13' 150 HI
Dnt k Western 31 31 31 .U'i
Pnna. R. R 1I2U 111 142H 111
Heading Kv tT2 3'1'j 31Vi 39'i
Reading Kv., Pr 74 7.V2 71 7l'f
Southern R R s'J 2.'l' 2i2 21",,
South. R. R., Pr SO, Sl'J ?', s-j
Tenn. Coil k Iron SVi iA hi )W
1". S. Lrither k 1,1 12U 1'ij
I' S Leather, Pr 7i2 7fi!s 7H'S 76a4
V. S. Rubber 2ft 20 20 20
Union Pacific 04 nyt; 0114 flit.
Union Panfic, I'r sa S7' S
wihioh, Pr s'l .Wi .1Hj .W'i
Wstcrn Union W, DOU si 00
Crd. Fuel k Iron I7i2 rriij o;i2 01
Amal. Copper lli'j 1li, 112 11 1
Teople's fias 112l2 ll'i Ut, f.
Erie it 37I4 3d,a ,(;
Erie, 1st M fifiTs M M
Coi. So 12i 13 UY 13
NEW YORK GRAIN MARKET.
Open. High- Low. Clos.
WHEAT. ing. est. est. inc.
September 7SIS 73s, 7JIJ 72;
December 71T 74', 74'i 7lf,
CORN.
September H'i ,W ,VI fttj
December fATj 5.1, 5I', 5ifc
Scrnnton Board of Trade Exchange
Quotations All Quotations Based
on Par of 100.
STOCKS. Bid. Asked.
First National Bank UOft
Scranton Savings Bank 350 ...
Ihlld National Bank 40
I)imi Deposit and Discount Bank.. 273
Eccnomv Light. II. k V. Co
Lacks. Tni3t Safe Deposit Co M)
Clark & Snover Co., Pr I2i
Scranton hon Fence k Mis. Co
Scranton Axle Works
Laekjwanni Dilrv Co., Tr hft
Countv Savings Bank & Trut Co.. S60
First National Bank (Carhondale)
Standard Drilling Co
Traders' Nitionil Bank 175
Scranton Bolt k Nut Co 101
People's Bank 130
New Mexico Ry. k C Co
BONDS.
Scranton I'asenger Railway, first
Mortgage, due 1120 hj
People's Street Railway, first mort
gage, due HIS 115
Pecple's Street Rillway, Oeneral
mortgage, due 1021 HJ
Dickson Manufacturing Co
Lacks Townhlp School 3 per cent. ,,,
City of fcranlon St. Imp. 8 per
cent
Scranton Traction 0 per cent HJ
4H
UK)
32?
30
0ft
102
102
Scranton Wholesale Market.
(Crrrrcted by II. O. Dale, 27 Lackunanna Av )
Butter-Fresh, 20',ia:tc.j dairy, fresh, 10'M
20'-c.
Cheese Full cream, new, 10l,allc.
Eggs Westein fresh, 13',8alc. ; nearby state
15al32c.
Bcans-rer bushel, choice marrow, f: B0a2 flj
Tea Beans Per bushel, choice marrow, S2.53a
$2. CO.
Medium Beans rer biuhela. 2.40a$2 15,
Oieen Peas Per bushclea, $1.40al 4
Flour Beet patent, per barrel, $1 j.
R(d Kidney Beam Per bushel, 2.IJa2.M,
Potatoes Per bushel, i-SadOc
J35LXUJI UOJSJAOIJ UJUdiapDU'Id
Philadelphia, July 14. Live tock Receipts
for the week Catti!,517; sheep, 3.645; hogs,
3,120. Cattle Receipts onlv moderate and mar
ket luled firm! bet. 3.7afl: choice. $ fl2iS TV;
gond, M3iw5,62; medium, ?S.37aS..V); common,
3 2i3 3T.
Sheep and lambs Market active with prices
high; desirable gmdes and stn k well diposnl
nt; rolls, dull and n'gleited heep, extra,
I'ial'.je. ; e holre, 3Milc 1 gond. 3'ji3S;p ;
medium, 3'iall.c , common, I'jaJc. Lambs,
spring lambs, S'JaTUc
Hogs Prices a shade firmer on the best offer
ings, receipts being cleaned up early under a
strong market; viestern, S'iss'Jc I (at rows,
not plentiful, readily bringing 3ia14C ; thin
cons in seasonable request at 2lia2'sc ; veil
calves, fair, higher at RjAlic: eitra choice, 7e. ;
common, HvaS'ic. j milch cows, of the better
selections, $,5; dressed steers, S?i9He. ;
dressed cows held at e?a7'a'.
Buffalo Live Stock.
East Buffalo, July H.-RecelpUt Cattle. S3
cars; sheep and lambs, 13 cars; hogs, 15 cars.
Shipments! Cattle, 70 cars; sheep and lambs,
12 cars; hogs, 8 cars.
Cattle Demand light; calves, choice to extra,
$.2Ja8o0j srrina; Ismbs, choice to extra, $5.75a
fl; sheep, mixed, $l.25al !0 hogs, heavy, $A35a
(5.15; mixed jorkers and pigs, J3.50.
SITUATIONS
WANTED
FREE.
Wanted.
WASir.n-An Intelligent (Catholic) lady or gen
tleman to fill a light, pleasant position;
goed pay, It lultable. Address V. 0. Hox JO,
Pcranlon, I'a.
Help Wanted Male.
W'ANTi:f V rcghtrnl phnrmiclt. AiMic",
with reference, I)niK, rare ot Tribune Office.
D0V WANTF.P To do Rcntral work. Apply at
SIS Mnden street.
Agcnts.Wnnted.
WANTF.D Ten etperleneed rana!ns agents,
with good reference! Hrlte today, John
Wammaker, Oept. 182 A, New Yoik.
BRANCH WANT OFFICES.
Want Advertisements Will Be
Received at Any of tho Follow
ing Drug Stores Until 10 P. M.
Central City
ALRERT SCHLUTZ. comer Mulberry
rtreet and Webster avenue.
CUSTAV FICHBI., 630 Adama avenue.
West Side
GEORGE W. JENKIS3, 101 South Main
avenue.
South Scranton
FRED L. TERrPE, 720 Cedar avenue.
North Scranton
GEO. W. DAVIS, corner North Mala
avenue and Market ctrcct.
Green Ridge)
CHARLES P.. JONES, 1337 Dickson
avenue.
F. J. JOHNS, 020 Green Ridge street.
C. LORES, corner Washington ave
nue and Marlon street.
Petersburg;
W. II. KNEPFEL, 1017 Irving avenue.
TJunmore
j. 0. iio.sn k SON.
Boarders Wanted.
WANTED Table boarderi. Mrs. Tompkins,
Washington avenue.
S31
Rooms and Board.
A n.EAAT ROOM, with board, In best lo
cation in city. 327 Monroe avenue.
Money to Loan.
$3.')0,U00 TO LOAN Lowest rates; straight or
monthly pajments. Stark k Co.,Traders' bldi?.
ANY AMOUNT OF MONEY TO LOAN -Quick,
straight Icons or Building and Loan. At
from 4 to 6 rcr cent. Call on N. V. Walker,
311-315 Connell building.
Strayed.
STRAYhD To the pirmi'cs of the Jloosic Moun
tain Coal compsnv, Mnishwond, Pa , a large
gray horse about three veais old. Owner can
have w bv pacing costs. Moosle Mountain
Coal company.
Situations Wanted.
SITI VTIOS' WNTKIv-Experlemeil cvpert ac
lountaut would likn lo mike .1 few engage
ments to cpen, cloe, audit, post and balance
books. Addrc-a 1, 23V Iribunu OttUe.
Sril'ATUH NAMED -Coachman wants a situi
lion with 1 pinate fanulv ; understands the
business thoroughly; sober and tellable and a
careful driver, with good city references. Ad
dress t'oiihman, 314 Prnn avenue.
SITI'VTION WAMKD s clerk in grocery, three
jears expcrieme and referenced. Address,
R. V. B., 023 Cedar avenue.
Mll'ATlON UVMT.D By a man Riading or
laving sidewalk', or fencinir, or cutting
lawns' 01 any kind of work. 1116 Llojd street,
second flooi.
SITUATION WAMKD By an exreit laundress
on ladies' or gentlemen's fine clothes Ladies
eiopplng at hotels can have their laundrv dona
on hvt noti. e. Addies 111 Llojd street, ec
ond floor.
fell! VTIOS WAVIKD-To go out washing and
Ironing. Washing and ironing taken homo
also. Call or addrcs- 334 North Sumner avenue.
SITI VTION WASTED A wnmm wants wash
ing to take home. Address Mrs. A. K. Evans,
338 Kvsns court,
SITI ATIOS WANTED Uy a respectable girl to
do cooking; can furnifh best references,
riease call at 531 Rebecca avenue, Hjdc Tark.
SITUATION WANTED By a good girl to do gin
eial housework; can give best references.
Please call at 514 Rebecca avenue, Hide Park.
SITUATION WXNTED By strong, active, young
man, willing to do nny honest work; onu
vesr's experience in hipping; good references.
Address, B. I.., cire of Tribune Olflce.
O)
SITUATION W.MED- By a young man, as a
first-class stenographer Address "Steno,"
care Tribune.
SITUATION t AM Ell -By a young man; well
recommended; willing to work at anj-thing;
cheap, with board. Address K M., 511 Meridian
street,
SITUATION WASTKD-Hv 1 middle-aged woman
os hou-ekeeper in widower's family; can glvo
reference. Call on or addios M. II., 115 South
Rebecca avenue, Scranton, Pa.
SITUATION WANTF.D filrl wants situation at
gcnfral housework ffood steady girl. Ad
diess M. Rochford, C.cncial Deliver, West bida
Poftoffue.
Sill VTIOS M AM ED-A first class coachman cle
lies a eituitlon with a private family.
Capable, siber and reliable and understands Ihe
business thoroughly, with references. Addiers
Coachman No, 311 Pcnn avenue
Personal.
Ot R SEW BOOK sent dee, fully Illustrated,
ticats of all conditions of men, tells how to
attain "Perfect Manhood." Should he in the
bands of everv male adult. Address Erie Medical
Co , "Book Dept.," Buffalo, S. V.
LEGAL.
ESTTF. OF ABRAHAM H VVSDLISG, late nf
lilt c'liv ! rciauiun, cuum.v u, j,.unw.iiiiia,
and Mate of l'ennvlvama, deceased,
Letters testamcnlaiy upon Ihe ohovn nimed
Cftato having been slanted to the undersigned,
all persons having c la una Or demands agaimt
the said estate will pieent them for pajrnent,
and those indebted thrieto aio requested lo make
immediate pajment to
ELLIS VASDLISG, Siinbury, Ta ,
C C. KOE, scranton, I'a ,
F.xecutor9.
WEI.I.I.s & TORRF.Y, Attorney).
SEALF.I, PF.s'iPOIM.S will be received at the
office nf Ihe seeretaiv ol the nrnnton Board
of Control until 7.30 u'clock Friday evening,
July 1'J, I1) I, for plating galvanlred iron ducts
in Ihe attics of the following public school
buildings, vii., Sos, i, 3, 10, IV 10, 21 and Js,
the same to be done In accordance with plans
and specifications prepared by John J. Hairls,
engineer of the hoard, who can be seen from 8
to 10 a, m. and 2 to 3 p in, dally, at his
office in the Williams building, corner ot Wash
ington avenue and Linden street. The sum or
$200 In cash or certified check shall be en
closed with each bid, which sum shall be for
feited to the school district in case of refusal
or omission on the part of the successful bidder
to execute contract within ten days after the
awarding of the same So hid will be teid or
considered which falls to comply with this re
qulicmenl. A deposit of five dollars Is to be
left with the engineer for each set of plans
and specifications given out bv him, which sum
will be retained until slid plana and specifies.
tlons shall be returned to the engineer. The
board reserves the right to reject any or all bids,
EUGENE D. FELLOWS, Secretary.
DIRECTORY.
3 Insertions 25 Cents
More Than Pour Lines, 6 Cents tor Each Extra Line.
PROFESSIONAL.
Certified Public Accountant.
KI)WRD C. S)tAUM)lKa, 23 TRADERS DANU
nuiitiinir.
Architects
r.mVARD It. DAVIS, ARCHITECT, CONNELL
building.
rncnnnicK i nnowN arch, n, reau
Palate Kxchango Illdg., 120 Wajhlngton ave.
Civil and Mining Engineers.
II. U IIARDINfl. yi CONNELL BUILDING.
Dentists.
DR. O. E. EILENREItOER," i'AULI BUILDING,
Spruco street, Scranton.
DR. O. O. LAUDACH, US WVOMINQ AVENUE.
Lawyers.
FRANK E. IIOYLK, ATTORSEY-AT-LAW.
Room3 12, H, la and 18 Burr building.
I'. K. TRACV.ATTV.COMMONWEALTH BLDol
D- B. REPLOOLE. ATTOn.NKY-LOANS NEGO
tlateil nn real estate security. Mears building,
corner Washington avenue and Spiuce street.
WILLARD, WARREN k KNAPP, ATTORNEYS
and counsellors at-law. Republican building,
Washington avenue.
JLSSUP k JESSU1', ATTORNEYS AND COWS,
eellors-at-law. Commonwealth building, Rootru
IP, 20 and 21,
EDWARD W, THAYER, ATTORNEY. ROOMS
P03-P0I, nth floor, Meara bulldin.
Jj. A. WATRES. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, BOARD
of Trade building, Scranton, Ta.
PATTERSON k WILCOX, TRADERS' NATIONAL
Rank building.
C COMEOVS. 013 REPUBLICAN BUILDING. "
A. W. BFRTHOLF, OFFICE MOVED TO NO
211 Wyoming avenue.
Physicians and Sugeons.
DR. W. E. ALLEN, 613 NORTH WASHINGTON
avenue.
DR. S. W. L'AMOREAUX. OFFICE 339 WASH,
ington avenue. Residence, 1319 Mulberry.
Cli r on In disease, lungs, heart, kidneys and
genlto-urinary organs a specialty. Hours, 1
to 4 p. m.
Hotels and Resturants.
THE ELK CUT. 123 AND 127 FRANKLIN
avenue. Rates reasonable.
P. ZEIOLER, Proprietor.
SCRANTON HOUSE. NEAR D L, k W. PAS.
6enger depot. Conducted on the European
Plan. VICTOR KOCH, Proprietor.
Seeds.
O. R. CLARKE CO., SEEDSMEN AND NUR3
crymen, store 201 Washington avenue; green
houses, 1050 North Main avenue; store tele
phone, 7S2.
Scavenger.
A. B. BRIGGS CLEANS PRIVY VAULTS AND
cess pools; no odor; only Improved pumps u&ed.
A. B. Brlggs, proprietor. Leave orders 1100
North Main avenue, or F.icke'a drug store, cor
ner Adama and Mulberry. Both telephones.
Wiro Screens.
JOSEPH KUETTEL, REAR 511 LACKA. AVE.,
Scranton, Pa., manufacturer of Wire Screens.
Miscellaneous.
DRr.SMKINa FOR CHILDREN TO ORDER:
also ladles' waists. Louis Shoemaker, 213
Adama avenue.
MEOAROEE BROS., PRINTERS' SUPPLIES, EN
velopes, paper bags, twine. Warehouse, Lil
Washington avenue, Scranton. Pa.
THE WILKESBARRB RECORD CAN BR HAD
In Scranton at the news stands of Reisman
Bros, 400 Spruce and 503 Linden; M. Norton,
?22 Lackawanna avenue; I. S. Schutzer, 211
Spruce street.
LEGAL.
NOTICE is hereby given that a meeting ol the,
stockholders of the Title Guaranty and Tru3t
compeny of Scranton, Penna., will be held at the
office of the company, 51b Sprues street. Scran
ton, I'ciirn,, at 10 o'clock a, m., July 27, 1001,
to tale action on approval or disapproval of the
pre. posed increase of the capital 6tock Of said
company fiom $150,010 to WOO.ooo.
RALPH S. HULL, Secretary.
BOARD OF EXAMINERS. Candidates for the of
lice of mine inspectors In the First and Sec
ond inspection districts are hereby notified that
tho board ol examiners appointed by the court
of common pleas of Lackawanna county will meet
at the Board of control rooms, City Hall, in the
City of Scrinton, on Tuesday, July 16, 1001, at 2
o'clock p. m. for the examination of such candi
dates as may appear before them. Candidates
will please notice that section 8 of the mints
law requires them to produce satisfactory evj.
clence to the board of having had at leaat five
years practical experience in the anthracitu coal
mines of Pennsylvania.
JOHN I'. SNYDER.
VU'GHS RICHARDS,
JiMF.S YOUNG,
JAMES P.. MORRISON,
ALEX. RUHLAND,
Attest Board.
EMU. BOS'N, Clerk,
JfVUVCAflL.
OLDEST!
SAFEST!
BEST!
WALL STREET
Money Will Cam tile Monthly
Returns.
The Investor's Fund Pays Semi-monthly,
Th oldest established in America. No certificate
holder has ever lost cent. Paymrnta made to
all subscribers every 15 days. No trouble. No
delay. Money refunded on demand. Write to
day for particulars, free to any address.
C, E, Mackey k Co., Hudson Bld'g., New Yorfc.
OFFICE on
Pacific Anthracite ' Coal Co,
Capital, $6,000,000.
I. O. Box 10P0.
Seattle, TVa.h., July fl, 1001.
Wo have for sale ,1 block of stock In a new
find that we pionounre the richest prospect in
free gold quartz on earth, 1S7 lbs of this quartr
selected-actually sold for S3,Sno. The dlsenv.
iter has still 1)1 her chunks. Writo for particu
lar We alsn offer development stock in this
Coal company, the fbst anthiailte discovered on
this coast J. M DENNETT, President,
Pacific Anthracite Coal Co.
f
n
$55,000
Rocky Mount, N. C
5
Water, Sewer and
Electric Light
BONDS.
Yielding 4,40 Per Cont.
Write for special circular,
Rudolph Kleybolte & Co.
1 Nassau St, New York.