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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-19
AVOCA.

A very pretty home wedding was So
lemniZed at the residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Brown, of MoOsic, on We'd
nesday evening, the contracting par
ties being their daughter, Miss Anna,
and Ahmed Wilson, of Plymouth. Rev.
l.. A. Lindermuth performed the cere-
mony. The bride was beautifully at
tired In Il white satin gown, trimmed
with jewel edging. Miss Margaret Bry-
den, Of Pittston, acted as bridesmaid,
and wore white organdie over blue
silk. Arthur Wilson, brother Of the
groom, waited upon his brother The
maids of honor We're Misses Berthe Lee.
of Tunkhannock: Edith Softley, Of
Scranton, and Blanche Tregallis. Of
Moosic. John Green, Harry Brown
and William Gilbraith, Of Moosic, act
ed as ushers. After the ceremony an
elaborate wedding supper was served.
The presents were numerous and cost
ly.
An evenings entertainment entitled
christmas Jewels" will be presented
in the Primitive Methodist church on
Christmas night.
st. Mary's choir Is rehearslng Hay
dn's mass for Christmas Day. The
sanctuary will be beautifully decorat-
ed for the occasion.
Miss Bertha Lee, of Tunkhannock,
is visiting at the residence OF Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Ferrell.-
Miss Agnes Gibbons. of bloomsbury
State Normal school, Is spending vaca-
ton at the residence of her parents.
Misses Mary MalOney, Mary Kear-
ney, Jennie Young, Jennie Whyte, Ag-
nes Morahan and Kate Campbell at
tended the Shakespearean lectule de-
livered by DIR. Robinson at Pittston
on Thursday evening.
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MUSICAL GOSSIP.

The Song Journal speaks as follows
of the great Dutch pianist, Martinus
Sieveking, whom 1t terms the "Mephis-
to of the piano."
LET us take a good look at Sieve
- king, that we may discover his Me-
phistophelian characteristics: Six feet
tall. broad-shouldered. erect; promi-
nent cheek bones; thin lips: a chin
that has determination and tenacity"
written in its lines; slight mustache
of brown; clear, searching, gray-blue
eyes: high intellectual forehead; very
dark hair that stands out from the
head in picturesque unkemptness;
great muscular hands that look as If
they could crush anything that they
envelop in their grasp. That is not the
picture of Mephisto. IS it?
Wait; we will converse with him.
Perhaps his speech will betray him.
Why. he does not talk like cynic. His
utterances are those of a young man
Of healthy mind, full Of honest ambi-
tion and hopeful for success.
stop a bit! He Is seated at the
piano now, and Is going to play.
A great technic! And what tone!
Those iron fingers Of his can caress as
we'll as crush. you perceive. A brill
liant octave passage, that Heavens!
He is playing tenths as brilliantly as
he did octaves! Bravo! That sweep
ing climax was irresistible! 1t was
electrifying! Such fire! Such an over
whelming bigness of tone! Is not that
power superhuman?
I'VE have discovered our MephistO.
1t is Mephisto, the sorcerer the master
of electric forces, however-not Satan,
the cynic.
Your hand, Mr.. sieveking! You're
not bad sort of devil!"
ii
Mr.. Reeve Jones' fourth recital will be
given at his studio at 302 Adams avenue
on Monday afternoon. On this occasion
Mr.. Jones will be assisted by Mrs. Geo.
du B. Dimmick. soprano, and Miss Flor
ence Richmond accompanist.
Miss Carolyne V. Dorsey. the elocu-
ZIONIST Is also q musician, and COM
bines both music and Delsarte in her
teaching, which doubtless accounts for
her remarkable success as an instruc-
tor.
The Sieveking concert will take place
at the rockingham on Tuesday even
ing next, Dec. 22.
Christmas services will be observed
at the Penn Avenue Baptist church
one week from tomorrow. Prepara-
tions indicate an elaborate all-day mu-
steal service.
H \ \ 80
Joshua John, formerly solo tenor
singer of st. Stephens Episcopal
church, Wilkes-Barre, has been added
to the choir Of the Penn Avenue Bap-
tist church.
Miss Katherine Timberman, the emf
nent contralto. will sing at the Penn
Avenue Baptist church tomorrow even
ing.
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Chicago Grain and Provision Market

Chicago, Dec. 1S.-The leading futures
nc, 76Ac.; May, 797sc., 79iac.; July. 7ilsc.,
74c. Corn-December, 22a,c, 22ssc.; Janu-
airy, 223.c., 22.c.; May, 259sc.. 25i4c. Oats
December. 16%c.. 16&c:; May. 2oc.. zoe.
Mess pork-January, N.5Ils $3.50; May,
May, $4.O2is. $4O2ia. Short ribs-January,
$3S2lh, S3S5; May, "a. s4.02ls. Cash quota
tions were as follows: Flour. quiet and
easy, prices unchanged; No. 2 spring
wheat, 76I4a77Iac.; No. 3 do. 76a.c.; No. 9
red, SS1saS9ssc.; No. 2 corn, 22a4a2Sisc.; No.
oats. l7al7Ac.; No. rye, 3Sc.: No. 2 bar
ley, 25a36c.; No. 1 flax seed, 74a76c. prime
timothy seed, 2.55: mess pork, $6.75a6.s0;
lard, So 372lRa3.75; short ribs, sides. $375a4.
shoulders, A.25a4.50; short clear sides, Sia
4.i2Ia; whiskey and sugars, unchanged.
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DECEMBER 49, 1885,
MARKETS AND STOCKS
Wall Street Review.

New York, Dec. 1S.-The day opened
quietly enough In Wall street. but before
the end of the session 1t proved to be one
of the most eventful at the Stock Ex.
change for a long time past. The market
started OF without any special activity.
but weak. An advance In the posted rates
of sterling exchange and talk of shipments
of from S2,0OO.0O0 to $3.OO0.OOO gold to Ger
many by the steamers sailing on Tuesday.
After a moderate decline the usual rally
ensued, but operators regarded 1t as sig
niicant that a prominent brokerage con-
cern with close Washington connections
promptly supplied all bids. The reason
for this was made apparent later when
the news came from the capitol that the
senate committe on foreign relations mad
decided to report favOrably the Cameron
resolution to recognize the independence
street to reach a conclusion as to the Inn
portance of this action and the dullness
was almost Immediately supplanted by
active and excited dealings at steadily de-
clining prices. Round amounts Of stocks
We're offered for local account and later
orders to sell IN considerable number were
received by telegraph from Philadelphia.
Boston, Chicago and elsew here, and severe
losses were sustained by the leading
stocks. The execution of stop orders ac-
celerated the downward movement which
was equal to ,,a6ia per cent. Several at
but each recovery was met with q Hood
Of offerings, and the result was at the
close many stocks were at lowest point
of the day. The only marked rally was
In Sugar, Reading. General Electric and
Tennessee Coal and Iron, which closed Ia
lis per cent. above the lowest. Total sales
were $4,000 shares.
Furnished by WILLIAM LINN. AL
LEN CO.. stock brokers, Mears build
Ing rOOmS 701-T0e
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RuffalO 1.-Two Stock.

Buffalo, N. Y, Dec. 1S.-Cattle-Quiet
steady; good mixed butchers steers and
heifers, 50. 60a365; fair butchers bulls, $2.65a
8; heavy exports, $3.20a350. Veals-Good,
$5.25a5.75: common to fair, $4a4.75. Hogs
Very dull; Workers. good to choice, $3.45a
$50; light, $3.50: mixed packers, $40; light
to fair mediums, $40: pigs, $3.7Oa3. 75.
Sheep and lambs-Steady for good native
iambe: sheep actlve; scarce scarce and l5a2oc.
535; fair to good, N.75a5.15; mixed sheep,
good to choice. $3.50a. 10; common to fair.
$2.90a3.36.
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Ifthc BABY Is Cutting Teeth.

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for over fifty years by mil
lions of mothers for their children
while teething. with perfect success. It
soothes the child, softens the gums,
allays all pain. cures wind collie and is
by druggists in every part Of the world.
Re sure and call for Mrs. Winslow's
Soothing Syrup" and take no other
kind, Twenty-Five cents a bottle. ~
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

HOME MADE MINCE NEAT. WHEN
II you make those mince pies, do not 70 to
the trouble Of making mince meat but buy
some OF I. 4. Carr q Son, at Washington
Market opp. tn, Court House.
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CHIROPODIsT AND MANICURE.

CoRNs. BUNioNs AND INGRow,No
nails cured without the least pain or
free. Z. N. HETsEL,. Chiropodist. 40 iscSS
awanna avenue. Ladies' attended at thei,
residence II desired. Charges moderate,
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PHILADELPHIA Provision Market.

Philadelphia, Dec. 1S.-PrOvisions were
In moderate jobbing demand and steady.
We quote: Beef hams, $lSals.5O. as to age
and brand; pork, family, $1Oal05O; hams,
.. p. cured, in tierces, Sa9c. do. smoked,
94al1c., as to average and brand; sides,
ribbed. in salt, 41aa4s.c.; do. do. smoked,
bha5ia shoulders. pickle cured. 5Aa5l.c
=. cured, 5Aa5a4c.: do. do. smoked. S1;a
64c.; bellies, in pickle, according to aver
age. loose, 512a6c.: breakfast bacon, Ease,
as to brand and average; lard, pure, CITY
refined. In tierces, 5a5hc.: do. do. do, in
city tallow, in hogsheads, &c.: country do
2laa3c., as to quality, and cakes, 34c.
Oil Market,
Oil City. Pa, Dec. 1S.-Option oil not
quoted; Credit balances, 95c.
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CITY SCAVENGER

A 3. BRIGGS CLEANS PRIvY VAULTS
pump. a:. poS,'b bRiaes IL eGsos siopr.soy anRsorsd
Leave orders 100 North Main avenue, or
Erckes' drug store. corner Adams and 4ul.
berry. Telephone lSS6
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FOR RENT.

TOR RENT-HALF OF DOUBLE HOUSE;
Il modern improvements; rent reasonable;
corner Of Pine and Blakely streets, Dunmore
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Oil M arl;p,
FINANCIAL.

~'>"N>"~>-'>~-">>~>-~>o~>-~
Il0 Certified check for ten times the
PER amount will he given fo onv ono
CENT who can truthfSiiv saw hs bns bas
PAID lost any money throuGh invaSt
SINCE vesting in our Syndicates Cbocr.
oCr; 3D. mailed every Saturday. Highest
1885, bank References
Write for particulars,
SAN KELLER d Co.
Bankers aud Rrokera.
"A Broadway, New York.
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Roos. 2a2 Adams asvnue. Office hours.
I tc p. m.
W. G. ROOK, VETERINARY SUR.
geon. Horses, Cattle and Dogs treated.
Hospital. 1A Linden street. Scranton.
Telephone. 267a 2lf s,l s;.lv
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FOR SALE OR RENT,

T UMBER YARD, CENTRALLY LOCAT.
II ed g oOd business established. Terms
reasonable. Address Box 232 Scranton.
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WESTMINSTER HOTEL,
Cor. Sixteenth st. and Irving Place.
New York.
Rates, $3.50 per day and upwards. (Ameri.
can plan.) GEO. MURRAY,
Proprietor.
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MEGARaED BROTHERS. PRINTERS
supplies, envelopes, paper bags, twine.
warehouse. $50 Washington ave-. Scran.
ton, Pa.
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Hotels and Restaurants.

THE ELK CAFE. 125 and 1T FRANK
lin avenue. Rates reasonable.
p ZEIGLEB. PronriAtoI.
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Wire Screens.

JOS. KUETTEL, REAR 611 LACKA-
wanna avenue, Scranton. Pa. manufas-
turer Of Wire Screens.
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Miscellaneous.

BAUERs ORCHEsTRA-MUs1C FOR
balls. picnics. parties. receptions, wed.
terms address r. ]. Bauer. conductor.
III Wyoming avenue. over Hulbert'6
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SCRANTON HOUSE. NEAR D.. L. 4 W.
passenger depot, Conducted on the
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-01-14

the liquor traffic in the United States.
According to the report of Internal
Revenue Commissioner Mills, for the
year 1892, the patrons of the saloons
paid 5000 900, 900 for whiskey and $617,-
258, 400 for beer, a total of 81. 226 $780,
400, the interest of which for one min
ute at six per cent. per annum is 49,
SO 68 This would more than pay off
the national debt, and would feed and
clothe all the poor of the country.
When we look abroad over the world
and take a birds eye view of the evil
effects of intemperance in it's various
aspects, it's production of disease and
death, the destruction of happiness and
home, pauperism and crimes innumer
able, with general Generalization, we
are astoniehed that any thinking man,
much less a physician. should come to
the conclusion that drinking men and
drunkards Ell " greater longevity
than total ~a0atainers The Medical
Progress.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-01-14

through the skin, then picked round
with a pin until he extracted the end
of the thread. With my own fingers
L then pulled out through the skin of
that boy about three feet of thread.
Then I asked the fakir to pull out the
rest of it, and he did pull out about
twenty seven feet more of it. Before
he made the incision in the boys side
/ examined the place carefully and
there was no lump or other Indication
of anything being under the skin.
When the thread was withdrawn there
was 40 sign of the place it came from.
'Some people have tried to explain
the seats of the conjurers, or yogis, of
India by saying that the witnesses
were hypnotiz7d and believed they
saw things which never we're done,
and | confess l was once inclined to
this theory, but I am convinced that it
is not correct. 1t might be possible to
hypnotize n or two persons in q
crowd of onlOokers, but not all. More
over, I have found that the Oriental
conjurer knows less of hypnotism than
French and American scientists do"
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HOW TO FREsaEN PILLOWS

l send you my experience in clean
ing feather pillows, also some recipes
for removing spots and stains from
dress fabrics. If the pillow tick is to
be washed, the best plan is to empty
the feathers into a strong pillow case.
To avoid waste aud untidiness caused
by flying down, insert the pillow in
the case as if preparing it for use, but
only to the depth of the hem on the
case, and with a strong thread haste
the hem to the ticking, commencing
six inches from the corner of the pill
low and sewing all around to within
six inches of the same corner on the
other side. Then having shaken the
feathers we'll into the end of the tick,
carefully rip the latter all the way
across with a pair of sharp scissors, the
the hands sufi cient room to work.
When the opening is completed, sew
the remaining twelve inches of the hem
to the ticking. Now grasp the free
end Of the tick, turn the case down
ward, and empty the feathers into the
case, shaking the tick vigorously to
make sure no feathers adhere to it,
tie the case with a strong cord, thus
making a simple bag of feathers, and
rip the tick from the case. This method
is certainly superior to the old nj of
taking out the feathers a handful at a
time. When the ticking has been
washed the feathers can be returned
in the same manner they were re-
moved.
Pillows should never be placed il the
sun. Feathers always contain more
or less oil, no matter what their age,
and the heat of the sun will bring this
oil out, giving the feathers a strong,
offensive odor.
When ink or n similar fluid has
been spilled on a carpet or garment,
Immediately cover the spot to the
depth of a quarter of an inch with a
tick paste made of ordinary starch
and cold water, and allow the paste
to dry.
Ink stains may be removed from
bingham By wetting the spots with
milk and then covering them with
common salt.
Grease may be removed from silk by
laying a piece of soft blotting paper
over the spots and passinga warn iron
over the paper.-BzoRA D in Ameri-
can Farmer.
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THIS AND THAT.

Little Ella, hearing her father speak
of putting something aside for a rainy
day, broke out with the remark: "Oh,
papa! I've got an umbrella laid aside
for that"
'D5ar Papa" wrote the little girl, IT
sent you a kiss last week by the ex-
press man. I hope he gave it to you
ali right. Hereafter I'll serd 'em by
mail, because the express man is very
homely and I don't like giving them
to him, and neither mama nor nurse
will do it for me. wallpapers Bazaar.
Vassar girls coast on barrel slaves.
The custom was introduced a dozen
years ago, when barrel slaves we're the
only toboggans available. The &C,
casion endeared them and no other
form of sled has taken their place. At
another college the girls are said to
use the dustpans for coasting purposes.
A little practice is needed for their
management.-New York Post.
Twelve hundred men and boys left
Chicago December 2 for their native
homes in Norway, Sweden and Den
mark. For twenty-five years this an
nual home-going for the Christmas and
New Years holidays has grown in pop.
ularity. Many of the young men go
to get the girls they left behind them
when they came to America to seek
new homes, and will bring their brides
with them when they come back in
two or three months.
The tall iron and terra Gotta build
ings of Chicago r practically fire
proof-yet it is we'll to be prepared for
any emergency, hence on Thanksgiv,
ing day a test Of the fire departments
ability to get water to the top of the
tall buildings wa given in a trial to
send a stream to the top of the twenty
story Masonic Temple. The test was a
SUCCESS; with 24O pounds pressure,
water was carried to the top of the
building and thrown 1875 feet from the
nozzle of the hose.
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TABLE MANNERS OF CHILDREN.
ELIZABETH RACE GALP1N.

hABAAb1 ELI RAUL 0Ab11Ns
Mothers, above all, do not neglect
the manners of your children at the
table.
Teach them as soon as they are old
enough how to hold their knife and
fork, how to handle a spoon and drink
quietly, how to masticate their food
with closed lips, aud lastly not to
smack the lips and make disagreeable
noises. Teach the children that it is
very rude and offensive to touch the
hair, blow the nose, or scratch the
head at the table; that it is very i'm.
polite to talk upon subjects painful and
likely to end in a dispute, it is often
sive to eat with the knife, and to try
and talk with the mouth full. It is de
serving of severe punishment to take
up a plate or saucer containing soup,
milk Or other liquid and ''gulp" it
down hurriedly. Avoid hurry and
excitement at the table, take plenty Of
time and check all greed and misde.
meanOrs.
Parents should themselves guard
against any rude breach of table ETH
quette as children learn by observing
and initiating those with whom they
live and receive their training.
Children have an unpleasant habit
of trjfing with knife or fork, drumming
on the table, etc, while waiting to be
served. This fault should be immedi-
ately corrected by the mother and all
undue haste should be kindly but
firmly dealt with.
Teach the boys to come to the table
with hair combed, hands clean, face
clean and coat on.
Teach the girls to remove soiled
aprons, curl papers and that it is un-
becoming to a girl of breeding and re-
inement to appear at breakfast with
tousled hair and other than q clean,
natty appearance. Do not allow the
girls and boys to refrain from saying
81 thank you" and IF you please" at
the home table.
One of the prettiest sights I over
witnessed was a little child of two just
lisping say ''fan you, mamma" whom
she had helped him to a dainty bic Of
cake, and that child I am proud to sey
is my own.-Womankind.
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nice for me. I sometimes hide the pa
per so that I can read first. D)n't
think me selfish, dear readers. I trust
your Christmas was a merry one.
Mine was, excepting a little disappoint.
ment, but that didn't last long. Oh, I
like the Xmas story so much, it is
quite touching. I would be glad to
have n to read each week. We did
Mt hear from Aunt Fannie last week.
I imagine she was busy preparing for
Xmas. I would like 80 much to hear
from Mrs. Parmele Raade. I like to
read after her very much. If this is
worthy of publication, you will likely
hear from me again.
AUGUSTA,
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THEY BUY SHOES TOGETHER

The Monroe Journal says: Rather a
novel incident occurred here yester-
day. MI. Frank Morgan, of the New
York Racket, was called upon to wait
upon two men who wanted to buy one
pair of shoes having only two feet be,
tween them. The deficiency was made
up by what are known as ''peg legs"
The two men had lived neighbors when
boys and volunteered together in 1851.
They pledged mutual faith, slept I'M
the same blanket, ate at the same
mess, and fought side by side. Thus
they went through the wal and had
nearly reached the end before any
harm happened to either. But on July
10Th, 1864. one of them lost his right
leg IN battle. Tnree months later, Oc
to0er 19, the other lost his left leg.
Since they came out of the hospital
each has been using a wooden leg, the
one right, the other left. One of them
now lives in Monroa township. the
other in jackson. Yesterday thew met
On the street, and as they had done
several times before, decided to buy a
pair of shoes between them, n taking
she right and the other the left. They
wore the same number.
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FROM ROWAN N

ORGAN CHURCH, N. @.
Mr.. EDIToR:-Will you allow a
school girl to write to your paper2 Ny
father takes your paper and 1 like to
read it, and especially the poultry and
young peoples column. Before I close I
will answer a few questions, Ethan Al
len in a voica of thunder ordered a
sentinel to surrender. America was
named in honor of Americans Yes
purions, a Florentine, and a con-
temporary Of Columbus. I will ask a
few questions. Who gave General T.
J. jackson the name, "Stonewall
Jackson9" What was the direct cause
of the Revolutionary war2 I wish
your good paper in every home.
Respectfully,
Made BARGER.
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TWO SCHOOL GIRLS WRITE.

UNION RIDGE, N. G.
Mr.. EDITOR:-Will you please allow
two school girls to write to your good
paper9 We have been thinking about
writing to your paper for some time,
but have neglected to do so until now.
We will try and answer Carlyle Ware
and Lizzie Jackson's question. Who
on the battle field said: "Disperse ye
rebels! Lay down your arms and dis
perse!" Major Pitcairn.
We will ask a few questions. Where
is the largest spring in the world, what
is the nameG Which of the Apostles
was crucifed with his head downward
What chapter, verse and book Of the
Bible has all the letters of the alpha
bet except "A"9
We will close for this time and If
this escapes the waste basket we will
write again.
Your friends,
OLLIE WALKER and ZADEE WATSON.