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2 DR. TALMAGE'S SERMON Continued from first page. dreamed of massacres of Lis wife and Tmbe. "They must bo off, that night, right away. 31ary put up a few things hastily, and Jo seph brought the door the beast of bur den, and helped his wife and child to mount.

Why, those loavoa of bread are not enough, those bottles of water will not last for such a long way. But there is no time to get anything more. Out and on. Good by to the dear home they expect sever again to see. Their hearts break.

It does not need that ours be a big house in order to make us sorry to leave it. A TEEBI3LE WAT. Over the bills and down through the gorge they urge their way. By Hebron, by Gaza, through hot sand, under a blistering sun, the babo trying, the mother faint, the father exhausted. How slowly the days and weeks pass! Will the weary three ever reach the, banks of the Nile? "Will they ewer see Cairo? Will the desert ever end? When at last they cross the line beyond which old Herod has no right to pursue their joy is unbounded.

Free at last! Let them dismount and rest. Now tbey resume their way with less anxiety. vThey will find a place somewhere for shelter and the earning of their bread. Here ibey are at Cairo, Egypt. They wind through the crooked streets, which are about ten feet wide, and enter the humble house where I have been today.

But tha terminus of the journey of these three fugitives was not as humble as their starting point at Bethlehem. If that journey across the desert ended in a collar it started from a bam. Everything humble around that barn, but everything glorious overhead. Christ's advent was in the called the house of Chim Ham; rthe night with diamonded fingor pointing tdown to the place; the door of heaven set iwide open to look out; from orchestral ibatons of liaht dripping the oratorios of jthe Messiah; on lowest doorstep of hoaveu Itho minstrels of God discoursing of glory land good will. Soon after the white bearded astrologista kneel, and from leath iern pouch cbink, the shekels and from lopen sacks exhale the frankincense and rustle out the bundles of myrrh.

The iloosencd star; the escaped doxology of icelestiaJs; the chill Dacember night atlusli 'With May morn; our world a lost star, and another star raslring down the sky that night to beckon the wanderer home again, jBhall yet make all nations keep Christmas, i new roraACKXEyprD lessons. I Are there no new lessens from the story pot yet hackneyed by oft repeatal Oh, (yes! Know in the first place, it a side real appearance that led tho ray. Why not a black cloud in the shape of a hand or liinger pointing dow to the sacred birth place? A cloud mean trouble, and the world had had trouble enough. Why not a shaft of lightning quivering and flashing iand striking down to the sacred birth 'place? Lightning means destruction, a and consuming power, and the jworkl wanted no more destruction. But it was a star, and that means joy, ithat moans hope, that means good cheer, jthat means ascendency.

A star! That creative power, for didnot the morn ling stara sing together when the portfolio lof the worlds was opened? A star! That means defense, for did not the stars fight iin their courses against Sisera and for the iliord's people? A star! That means brill fjant continuance, for are not the righteous to shine as the stars forever and ever? A start That means the opening of eternal joy. The day star in tbe heart. The morning star of the IJedeemer. WHAT WAS THE STAR? The unusual appearance that night may havo been a strange conjunction of worlds. iAs the transit of Venus in our time was foretold muiiy ysars ago by astronomers, and astronomers can tell what will be the conjunction of worlds a thousand years from now, so they can calculate backward; and even infidel astronomers have been compelled to testify that about the year 1 there was a very unusual appearance in the heavens.

The Chinese record, of course entirely independent of the Word of God, gives as a matter of history thaj about the year 1 there was a strange anil unaccountable appearance in the heavens. But it may have been a meteor such as you and I have seen Cash to tbe horizon. I saw a few years ago in the northern sky a star shoot and fall with such brilliancy and precision that tf I had been on a hill as high as that of Bethlehem, on which the Bhepbcrds stood, I could have marked within a short distance tho place of the alight Tho University of Iowa and the British museum have specimens of Meteoric stones picked up the fields, fragments flung oil from other worlds, leaving a fiery trail on the sky. Sa that it is not to me at all improbable the stellar or the meteoric appearance on that night of which we speak. I only care to know that it was bright, that it was sMvory, that it flashed and swavci and swnng and baited with joy celestial, as though Christ in haste to save our world had rushed down without bis coronet, and the angels of God had hurled it after bun! dTCISTIAKITr A STAR OF HOPE.

Not a black clondof threat, but a gleam ins sum of hope, is our glorious Christianity. One glim'ise of that stellar appearance kindled up tho soul of tho sick and drV? college student until the words flashed from hU paio fingers and tho star pecmed to pour its light from his white lips as Kirko White wrote these immortal words: When marshaled on the nightly plain Tbe giittorlng hosts bestud tie sky, One star alone of all tha train Can fix tho sinner's wandering eye. Haric, hark to God 1 the chorus breaks From every host, frorn every gem; But one the Sarioiir. speaks It is the Star of Bethlehem. Once on the ragtag seas I rodo.

The Btorm was load, Uie night was dank, And rudely blew the wind that tossed my foundering bark. Deep horror then my vitals froze, Death struck, I ceased tlio tide to stem, When suddenly a star arose It was the Star of Rilhlohem. Notice also in this scone that other worlds seemed to honor our Lord and master. Bright star of ttwi night, wheel on in thine orbit. "No," said the star, ''I must como nearer, and I must bend and I must watch and see what you do with my JetSi" Another world that night joined our world in worship.

That star mado bow of oljeisauce. I sometimes hear people talk of Christ's dominion as though it were to bo merely tho few thousand miles of the world's circumference; but I believe the millions mid the billions and tho quadrillions of worlds are all inhabited if not by such creatures as we are, still such creatures as God designed to mako, and that all these worlds are a part of Christ's dominion. Isaac Newton and Kepler and Ilerschel only wont on Columbus voyage to find these continents of onr king's domain. ALL IN HARMONY BUT EARTH. I think all worlds were loyal but this.

The great orjpui of the universe, its pedaJs, and its pipes, uud its keys all one grout save ouo injured pedal, save ono broken nto the vox baiuuna of tho human raon, tho disloyal world. Now you know that however grand the instrument may be, if there be one koy out of order it spoils tho harmony. And Christ must mend this key. Ho must restore this broken stop. You know with what bleeding liand, and with what pierced side, and with what crushed foot he did the work.

But tho world shall be attuned and all worlds will yet be accordant. Mo of Wight, larger in comparison with tha British empire than our island of a world ok compared with Christ's vast domain. If net. JP hi JAw csctartt Jf not, why that sentinel witn blazing badge above the caravansary? If not, why that midnight watchman in tbe balcony of heaven! Astronomy surrendered that night to Christ. This planet for Christ Tho solar system for Christ.

Worlds ablaze and worlds burnt out all worlds for Christ. Intensest microscope cannot see the one side of that domain. Farthest reaching telescope cannot find the other side of that domain. But I will tell you how the universe is bounded. It is bounded on the north and south and cast and west and above and beneath by God, and that God is Christ, and that Christ is God, and that God is ours.

Oh, does it not enlarge yonr ideas of a Saviour's dominion when 1 tell you that all the worlds are only sparks struck from his anvil? that all tbe worlds are only the fleecy flocks following the one shepherd? that all the islands of light in immensity ore one great archipelago belonging to our king? THEY WERE WISE MEN OF "TOE EAST. But this scene also impresses me with the fact that tho wise men of tho east came to Christ. They wero not fools, they were not imbeciles. The record distinctly says that the wise men came to Christ. We say they were tbe magi, or they were tho alchemists, or they were the astrologists, and we say it with depreciating accentuation.

Why, they were tho most splendid and magnificent men of the century. They were the naturalists and the scientists. They knew all that was known. You must remember that astrology was the mother of astronomy, and that alchemy was the mother of chemistry, and because children are brighter than tho mother you do not despise the mother. It was the lifelong business of these astrologers to study tho stare.

Twenty two hundred and fifty years before Christ was born the wise men knew the precession of the equinoxes, and they had calculated tbe orbit and the return of the comets. Professor Smith declares that be thinks they understood the distauce of the sun from the earth. We find in the book of Job that the men of olden titno did not suppose the world was flat, as some havo said, but that ho knew, and tho men of his time knew, the world was globular. Tbe pyramids were buiit for astrological and astronomical study. Then, tho alchemists spent their lives in the stndy of metals and gases and liquids and solids, and in filling the world's library with their wonderful discoveries.

They were vastly wise men who came from the east, and tradition suys the three wisest came Caspar, a young man; Balthazar, a man in midlife, and Melchior, an octogenarian. The three wisest men of all the century. They came to the manger. THE WISE MEN OP THE WEST. So it has always been the wisest men come to Christ, the brainiest men come to the manger.

Who was the greatest metaphysician thiseountry ever has produced? Jonathan Edwards, the Christian. Who was the greatest astronomer of the world? Herschci, the Christian. Who was tha greatest poet ever produced? Jobn Milton, the Christian. Who was the wisest writer on law? Blackstono, tbe Christian, Why Is it that every collece and university in the land Has a chapel? They mast have a plaoe lor tbe wise men to worship. Come now, let us understand in ounces and by inches this whole matter.

In post mortem examination the brain of distinguished men has been examined, and I will find the largest, the heaviest, the mightiest brain ever produced in America, and I will ask what that brain thought of Christ. Here it is, the brain weighing sixty three ounces, tbe largest brain ev produced in America. Now let me find what that brain thought of Christ. In tho dying moment that man said: "Lord, I believe, help thou mine unbelic. Whatever elsoI do, Almighty God, receiva me to thyself for Christ's sake.

This night I shall be in the light and joy and blessedness." So Daniel Webster came to the manger. The wise men of the east followed by the wise men of the west. Know oiso in this scene that it was a winter month that God chose for his Son's nativity. Had it been the month of May that is the season of blossoms. Had he been born in tho month of June that is tho season of roses.

Had ha been born in the month of July that is the season of great harvests. Had he bean born in the month of September that is the season of ripe orchards. Had be been born in the month of October that is tho season of upholstered forests. But he was born in a winter month. Cnni3T VTLL HELP Vt STOrOTT TIMES.

It wis in closing December that he was born to show that this is a Christ of people in sharp blast, for people under clouded sky, for people with frosted hopes, for people with thermometer below zero. That is the reason bo is so often found among tho destitute. You can find him on any niijht coming off the moors. You can see him any night coming through the dark lanes of the city. You can see him putting his hand under the fainting bead in the pauper's cabin.

Ho remembers how tbe wind whistled around the caravansary in Bethlehem that December nifibt, and he Is In sympathy with all those who in their poverty hear the abutters clatter on a cold night. It was this December Christ that Washington and his army worshiped at Valley Forge, when without blapkets they lay (Iowd in tho December snow. It was this Christ tat tho Pilgrim Fathers appealed 1 ii. ar p.j i ti w) wneii ine iuaynuwer wuunea at i iy mouth Rock, nud in the years that went by the graves digged were more in number than the houses built. Oh, I tell you, we want a December Christ, not Christ for fair weather, but a Christ for dark days clouded with sickness, and chilling with disappointment, and suffocating with bereavement, and terrific with wide open graves.

Not a springtime Christ, not a summer Christ, not an autumnal Christ, but a winter Christ. Oh, this suffering and struggling world needs to be hushed and soothed and rocked and luilabicd in the arms of sympathetic Omnipotence! No mother ever with mora tenderness put her foot on tho rocker of the era lie of a sick child than Christ comes down to us, to this invalid world, and ho rocks it into placidity and quietness as ho saya, "My peace I give unto you; not as the world givctii give I unto you." WilT HE WAS BOUH IN A MANGEB. Notice also a fact which no one seems to notice that this Christ was born among the sheop, and the cattle, and the horses, and the camels in ordor that ho might he an alleviating influence to the whole animal creation. It means mercy for overdriven, underfed, poorly sheltered, galled and maltreated animal creation. Hath the Christ who compared himself to a dove no euro for tho cruelties of tho pigeon shooting? Hath tho Christ who compared himself to a lamb no care for tho sheep that are tied and contorted, and with nock over tho sharp cdo of the butcher's cart, or tho cuttio train in hot weather from Omaha to Now York, with no water fifteen hundred miles of agony? tho Christ whose tax was paid by a fish, the coin taken from its mouth, no cure for the tossing fins in the fish market? Hath the Christ who strung with his own hand tbe nerves of dog and cat no indignation for the horrors of vivisection? Hath the Christ who said "Go to the ant" no watchfulness for the transGxed insects? Hath the Christ who said "Behold the fowls of tbe air" himself never beheld the outrages heaped upon tbo brute creation which cannot articulate its griof? This Christ cumo not only to lift the human race out of its trouble, bnt to lift out of pang and hardship the animal creation.

In the glorious milennial timo the child iihall load tho lion Mnd play with tha cockatrice only because brute and reptile shall Jiavjs nomorj! wjutujs jjj To alle THE SCBAtfTON UEPUBLICA.N. MONDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 29, 1890. viate lie" condition or tne brute creation Christ was born in the cattle pen. The first bleat of tbe Lamb of God heard amid tho tired flocks of the Bethlehem shepherds. The white horse of eternal victory stabled in a barn.

ALL THE WORLD IS HIS. But notice also in this account the three Christmas presents that are brought to the manger gold, frankincense and myrrh. Gold to Christ Chat means all the afKti ence of the world surrendered to him. For lack of money no more asylums limping on their way like the cripples whom they helped, feeling their slow way like the blind people whom they sheltered. Millions of dollars far Christ where there are now thousands for Christ.

Railroads owned by Christian stockholders, and governed by O.ristmn directors, and carrying passengers and freight at Christian prices. George Pabodys and Abbott Lawrences and Jamtjs Lenoxes no rarity. Bank of England, Bourse of France, United States treasury, all the moneyed institutions of the world for Christ. The gold for Christ. Gold not merely paid the way of Joseph and Mary and tha divine fugitive into Egypt, but it was typical of the fact that Christ's way shall be paid all around the world.

The gold for Christ, the silver for Christ, the jewels for Christ. Australia, Nevada and Golconda for Christ. The bright, ronnd, beautiful jewel of a world set like a solitaire on the bosom of Christ. But I notice that these wise men also shook out from the sacks the myrrh. The cattle came and they snuffed at it.

They did not eat it because it was bitter. The pungent gnm resin of Abyssinia called myrrh brought to the feet of Christ, 'i hat means bitterness. Bitter betrayal, bitter persecution, bitter days of suffering, bitter nights of woe. Myrrh. That is what they pnt into his enp when he was dying.

Myrrh. That is what they put under his head in the wilderness. Myrrh, That is what they strewed bis path with all the way from the cattle pen in Bethlehem to tho mausoleum at Joseph's country seat. Myrrh. Yea, says the Psalmist, "All thy garments smell of myrrh." That is what the wise men wrapped in the swaddling clothes of the babe.

That is what the Marys twisted in the shroud of a crucified Christ. The myrrh. Oh, the height, the depth, the length, tho breadth of the Saviour's sorrow! Well might the wise men shake out the myrrh. FRANKINCENSE MEANS WORSHIP. But I notice also from another sack they shake out the frankincense.

Clear up to the rafters of the barn the air is filled with perfume, and the hoeajers and the camel drivers in the farthest part of the building inhale it, and it floats out upon the air until passersby wonder who in that rough place could have by acdident dropped a box of alabaster. Frankincense. That is what they bucned in the censer in the ancient temple. Frankincense. That means worship.

Frankincense. That is to fill all tbe homes, and all tbe churches, and all the capitals, and all the nations from cellar of stoJactited cave clear upto tbe silvery rafters of the starlit dome. Frankincense. That is what we ahakoou.fi from our hearts today, so that the nostriis of Christ once crimsoned with the hemorrhage of the cross shall be flooded with the perfume of a world's adoration. Frankincense.

Frankincense in song and sermon and offertory and handshaking and decoration. Praise him, mountains and hills, valleys and seas, and skies and earth and heaven cyclone with yonr trumpets, northern lights with your flaming ensign, morning with your castles of ci ood, and evening with yonr billowing clouds of sunset. Do you know how tbey used to hold the censer in the olden time, and what it was made of? Here is a metal pan and the handle by which i was held. In the inside of this metal pan were put living coals, on the top of them a perforated cover. In a square box the frankincense was brought to the temples.

This frankincense was taken out and sprinkled over the living coals, and then tho perforated cower was pat on, and when they wero ull ready for worship, then the cover was lifted from the censer and from all the other censers, and the perfumed smoke arose until it hun amid all the folds and dropped amid all the altars, and then rose in great columns of praise outfekle or above tbe temple, rising clear up towatrd tbe throne of God, So we have two censers today of Christmas frankincense. Here is the one censer of earthly frankincense. On that wo put our thanks for the mercies of the past year, toe mercies of all our lives, individual mercies, family mercies, social mercies, national mercies, and hearts burning with gratitude send ttloft tho incense of praise toward the tAirono of Christ. Bring on more incense, aikd higher and higher let the columns of praise ascend. Let them wreathe all these 'pillars and hover amkl all these arches, and then soar to the throne, rtut here is the other censer of heavenly thanksgiving and worship.

Let them bring all their franltincense tho cherubim bring theirs, and the seraphim theirs, and the one bundled and forty four thousand theirs, and all tho eternities theirs, awl let them smoke vlth perfume on this heavenly censer until the cloud canopies the throne of God. Then I take these two censers the censer of earthly fran kin cense an the censer of heavenly frankincense and I swing them before the throne, and then I clash them together in one great hallelujah unto him to whom the wise men of the east brought the gold and tho myrrh and the fi'fjnkinccnse. Blessed bo his glorious name lioreverl AMERICAN PORK AND LARD. It is Thought That Italy Will Remove (he lUmriction. Home.

Dee. 28. The Italian government spvcrtil yecrs ago prohibited the importation of American pork Bnd lard, and soon after extended the prohibition to all countries. It bus JuM tnben a step, however, which it is bellovud, will result In the rumoval of the restriction against the United Btntes. The Minister of the Interior has iseued a decree reciting that Italy is FaMi lled that Germany is taking every safeguard to insure the health of its home products, nud that Italy has decided asjniu to allow the importation of Germnn forthwith.

A certificate from a bnnllh officer Is to accompany eueh shipment. Inasmuch ns the Inspection laws of Germany are nn more riirid than those existing in ttm United It Is believed tliat Itiily.wbcse trade relations the United States liuve been rapidly growing, until now they huve rewbed figures exceeded only by three nations, will be willing to remove tha embargo upon American por! and lard upon similar assurances from tlie United (States of thorough inspection. It Is known the government is highly pleased with the increasing trade with tlio United States, which has been less nffeetod by the new tariff than that of tho other niition. It is believed that the matter bus beou taken up by Secretary Dltilne, and that negotiations are pending. The agents of a nua.ber of American shippers are now in tills country.

They sny thut the removal of tho restriction nguiust the United States would prove of tbe greatest benefit, and thut they are satisfied a lurge market is awaiting euch action. Bankers Allien. Greeley, Deo. 27. Hunter and West, bankers, have aligned their personal property as well the banks assets.

The hanks assets are 90 000. Mr. Humor's and Mr. West's 14,300. Bank liabiJitie W2.300.

Air. West's private liabilities $30,000. If time is given it is hoped no oue will luse anything. Mow Ranchmen am Beurfittxd, Pieube, 8. Dee.

28. Seotty riillllps, a well known ranchman living on tbe reservation, enme here yesterday to make at range ments to protect his own and Governor Mel lotte's catllo, which are running near the Bad Lands. He says the host lies hays hundreds of range cuttle In the Bad Lauas which they are quietly eating while the troops stay around in camps on the outskirts guarding thm while they eat. That's how ranchmen are being benefitted by the troops, ne says, and adds that tbe troops are afraid to go into the Bad Lands for fear of ambushed. He proposes to receive sanction muster a regular company of cowboys which will go through the hostile country and regain the stolen cattle or make some 'good Indians." A BiG LAND SLIDE.

Northern Phcific Tracks Hidden Under Tan of Earth, Uock and Tree. Tacoma, Deo. 28. A big slide occurred on Friday night on the Pacific division of the Northern Pacific Bailroad at Olequa Canon, near Winlock, where the Union Paci llo Jias been grading to cross the tracks of the Northern. Au immense bank of earth i uns up almost perpendicularly from the racks.

The recent rdns and the excavations made by the Union Pacific workmen weakenod the embankment, and caused the accident. About nine o'clock in the evening many tons of earth, rocks and trees fell from the upper portion of the bank. The railroad tracks were bidden from sight for several hundred yards. A gang of workmen were secured for the purpose of cleurtng the track, but it was found that the temporary rucks could bo laid around Ihe obstruction much sooner than it could be removed. This truek was lnld ia a few hours.

Tbe overland train from die east was delayed at place about eight hours, and the east uound traiu delayed about two hours. As soon as the temporary tracks bad been Inid the workmen begao clearing the old ones. The Columbia" Exposition. Washington, Dec 2i3 President Haarri on has received a letter from George B. Davis, director general of Columbian exposition, reporting that the officers of the army and navy be defiled for service as commissioners of the Colu.mbian Exposi ion to the several republics afd colonies of Aiexico, Central and Kouth Anerica: To Lieut.

A C. Uaker, S. navy; Outatemnla, Nicaragua, Salvador hud Costa ilica, Lieutenant George P. bcriveii, U. 8.

tinny; Honduras and the British colony ot Honduws, Captain G. P. Cotton, IJ. 8. urmv; Venezuela, and of the Guiuna colonies, B'Jger Wells, U.

S. Navy Club, Lieut. Charles H. Howler. U.

8. Navy Argentine itepublio and the Republics of Uruguay and Parnguuy, Surgeon, D. N. Uer teilett, U. S.

Navy; Brazil. Capt. Alexander Kodgers, U. 8. Army and Lieut.

Frauk 8. Kogers, U. 8. Navy. The director general uiso requests that these uffloers be instructed cam to the presidents and governors of ihe different nations, invitations to participate in the commemtuoratiou of the four Hundredth anniversary of the discovery America.

Tim New Tin Discovery. Antonio, Dec. 28. Louis Giraud, a prominent civil engineer, has just come in from Llano, with specimens from the new tin discovery just made. He brings the ore hero to be sampled.

It has been found in workable quantities on the Colorado river iu Llano oounty, one hundred miles northwest of here, south of tbe famous Ballluger hill. The specimens are cassurtite and the depost covers a large extent. Prof. Corn stock, assistant State geologist, recently made the discovery of the ores and their valuo. New discoveries have been made daily and sixty deposits have been located.

Theatre Burned. Minneapolis, Dec. 28. The Bijott Theatre of this city was burned this morning, involving a loss of from $30,000 to $40,000. Tho building was owned by Lambert Hayes of this city, and leased by Jacob Lttt.

The origin of the fire is not known. The melodrama "The Great Metropolis," which wus to have opened for a week there to night, is playing iu the Lyceum theatre instead. Mr. Lilt Is now in Uticu, N. Y.

The insurance on the burned building was 439.000. Only the walls of the bouse are left standing. Every Lady Her Own Physician. A lady who for many years suffered from Uterine troubles falling, displacements, leucotrhoei and irregularities finally found remedies which completely enred her. Any lady cim take the remedies and thus cure herself without the aid of a physician.

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252 Soutn Tenth street, Philadelphia, Pa. (Name this paper.) STOCKS AND BONDS. New York. Dec. 27.

The stock sales to dny reached only 47.817 shares ot liutcd and 12, 500 shares of unlisted. 'i he first sales were m.ide at small gains and while the nirrowness and dullness were most pronounced, the active stocks, including St. Paul, Atchison. Union Pacific, Lake Shore, Lackawanna and SiA ar certificates, all showed considerable streninh and rose further small fractions. The dividend on tlie pre! erred Bock helped Tennessee dial 'I he rest of the lie however, were almost entirely devoid of feature and the market closed dull but firm at about Hubert prices of the day.

Sugar Hhowa a gain oi 2e and Tennessee coal 1 per cent, the exports oi specie from this port hint week amounted to 1182,801. Tho Imports amounted to $3,030,5 Oti, of which $3,0 17,437 was gold. The lollowmg are closing quotations. Bur. N.

Y. W. pr. 24 Canadian Sour 4H North 21 Canadian Pacific 7114 North 62 Central 2HH Northwestern 10.1'.' C. C.

4 StL. 58 Northwestern 34 C.C.C.& St L.pr.. HO Ont W'eat 149' Del. and Ohio 1KH DeL Lackifc OrejrouNav 78 Erie 18U Pacific Mall aijr, Fort Wayne 148 Pullman PaLCarl 80 Illinois Keadine no ii 12 Kens.ara 170 I.akeK. W.

Kock Island 08)4 Lake Shore San Fran. 1st pr 71 Lonir 84H btPaul 4t4 Louis 72 St Paul Manhattan (5 JI 0U Mich. 00' St. Paul 20 Missouri Pacific St. P.

O. 78 Nash. 1)2 St. P. Hi UuL 21 N.J.

Cen M) St 80 N. V. Cen f)() Tel. in N. tfsN.Eui;..

3194 Union 4ii N. S. OH tin 74)4 COMMERCIAL. Oil Markets. On.

ClTT, Dec. 27 M1 opened at 70M: high est at 7 lowest at 7 0)6; closed at 7 lift. Tn'edn Market. Tm.KOO, Dec. 27.

WHEAT Dull and weak Lower at COKN Active at 52c. OATS tjuiet at45c Chicago Cattle Market. CntCAflO. Dec 27. CATTLE Receipts to day head; market wits steady: stackers and feeders at 75: steeis at $3 40i4 5.00.

11008 Heceipts to day 23.000 head; market was lower; common to good heavy at fnncy at Ht'lit at heavy at J.403.0U. 811h KP Receipts to day 3 000 head; market was weak and slow; westerns at natives at $3.7594.50. BnfTHlo Cnttla Market. Hcftai Dec. 2 7.

CATTLE Receipts to day 2,100 bead; market was steady. ISHIiEP AND LAMMS Receipts to day 2,000 head; market wis firm; sheep, choice to extra, at Itood to choice at common to lair at Iambs, choice to extia, at KOud to choice at $0.00 (3025; common to tivir at 05. 1IOUS Receipts to day 10,040 lie id; market was dull and 1 wer; mediums, heavy and mixed at lieavy Yorkers at piitsat CllietiEo 1'rciduee. Cmono, Dee. 27.

Wheat was quiet and opened jije blither; Ueollnod about l)4c and only slightly recovered. Corn was quiet; opened yju hiKhor and closed V4o lower. Oats were quiet and declined in the last half hour, llog products closed weak and lower. The leading tutu res closed as follows: WHEAT December at January at 88k'1" May at COltN December at 47)3i January at 47Hc; May at SOK'C OATS Decent berat3tje; January at Ulic; May at 43c. MESS POUli December at January at I8.H7M; Aluy 10.82H.

LAUD January February at Ma.v at H.3?Hj. StioKT UIi Jauuaiy at $4 1)5; February at $5. IB; May at $5.50. Cash quotations were as follows; Flour steady unchanged: spring patentsat winter patents at bakers' at 4.00; No. 2 spring wheat nt SSVjc; No.

2 rod at, 9lc; No. 2 corn at No. 2 oats at mess pork at $8. 1 OW 8. 1 2U: lard at jO 14; short ribs sides at $5, dry salted shoulders at abort clear Bides at wtusKy at $1.14: No.

3 barley nominal; No. 3 f. o. at 58(001. New Ifork Prmlueo.

NftW Yo, Deo. 27. COTTON Market for spots was dull and unchanged; Uplands at 0 3 1 6c; Gulf at 9Hc; market futures wak dull and easy. 1 point down to 1 point up; sales of 34.200 hales; December at $8.81: January at $8.82: Febuary at March at April at May at June at $0 50; July at August at SB.59: September at $0.43. FLOUK Heceipts 34,206 packaaes; market dull and unchange; emeu of 13,750 barrels: low extras at 00: city mills at f5.10C35.3fi; city mills patents winter wheat, low grades at fair to fancy 005.00; patents 40ii5.40; Minnesota clear at stralgbts at $4 do.

patents ut rye mixtures at $4 0004.60; superfine at 3.75. KYB FLOUK Dull at S4.00(s$4..r0. BUCKWHEAT FLOUR At COUN MKAL yuiet and unchanged nt WHKAT Receipts 68,600 busbel; exports pone; sales ot 584,000 bushels futures; none on spot; market for soot was firmer and dull; No. 2 red at fl.O4M0l.O4M 111 elevator: at fl.OGki1.06!4 anoau 07 f. o.

No. Northern at No. 1 bard at tl.12; market for options was dull and irregu'ar, near months V6H 'ate mouths unchanged to a up; No. 2 red for December at January at February at March at May at July atonic; Decern be at 09c. HYK Dull at 7( 80c.

HAKLHY CJuietand easy; No.2 Milwaukee at 8082c; uusraded western at Canada No. 1 at 05c: No. 2 at 87c: No. a extra at 90c BARLEY MALT Dull and weak; Canada, country made, at city do. at 1.20 COUN Receipts HU.300 bushels; exports 8,292 bushels; sates of '24, 000 bushels futures; 37.000 bushelson spot; market lor spot was dull; ungraded mixed at 5tiH(S5D)4c; market for options was dull and unchanged to )4c lower; Deoember at 58'4c; January at 68c; May at 58c.

OATS Receipts 94,000 bushels; sales of 85.000 bushels lutures; 51.000 burbots on spot; miirnet lor spot was dull and unchanged market for options was dull and firmer; January at 48)4: February at May at 4J4c; spot No. a at 48c; mixed western at 4650c; white do. at SOoASoC FBED Branat middlings atf 1.20 1.25;ryo feedat UAY y.uiet and weak at 50(fS60c. HOPS luiet and linn; common to choice at 30C440C COFFliE Dull; lair at l())4o. SUOAU (Juiet and unchanged; Standard at 5 15 lfic; cut loat at fic; crushed at 6c; powdered at 6M; granulated at 0c.

MOLASSES Dull ut 33 40c. RlCh Quiet at 5k(6H. PETROLEUM yuiet; crude at refined TALLOW Quiet; city ($2 for packages) at 4i asked: country tpackaces free) at 4 as to quality. POTATOES Strong at 3.25. KGU Dull and firm at 29c POKiv Dull; old mess at $10 001 100; new mes at prime at $i) 50 10.00.

BEEF Inaulivi laiuily at 10.50; plate at $7.007.60. OUT MEATS Dull; pickled bellies at oc; do. Hhoulders at 4H( do. bains at 7MjC. JUDDLES Easy! short clear at $5,110.

LARD Depressed and hi moderate demand: western steam nt $(i. 07 II UTTER Quiet: State dairy at do. creamery at 20(26c. CUEKSJt Quiet: State al 7 fancy at 9c; light skims at skima at 22ac; Ohio lints at 69J.4c. THE INSTITUTE Lecture Course.

MONDAY EVE. JAN. 5 George Kenuan; subject, "Camp Life in Kamchatka. TUESDAY EVE. JAN.

6 Frederick Villers; the famous war correspondent of the London Graphic subject, War on a White Sheet." WEDNESDAY EVE. JAN. 7. Superinten dent Henry Houck; subject, "Tbe Old and tbe New." THURSDAY EVE. JAN.

8. The Ollie Tor bett Concert Company. Miss Ollie Torbett Violinist Mies Mary Cherry Dialect Reader Mr. Gustavo Thalberg The Swedish Tenor Mr. Frank V.

Downey Pianist Mr. Fred. Emerson Brooks. Supt. Houck will lecture in the Court house.

The other entertainments will be in the Academy of Music. Course tickets for the four entertainments with reserved seat, single admission with reserved seat, 75 cents; single admituon, 50 cents. Diagram opens at Powell's Monday, January 5th. Remember that all the evening entertainments will be held at the Academy of Music except that of Wednesday evening by Superintendent Houck, which will ooeur in the Courthouse. Seats may be reserved for all entertainments except that at tbe Court house whore seats will bo freo.

GOLDSMITH BROS. PopularShoeHouse 304 LACKAWANNA AVE. FIVE FLOOKS Used exclus'Toly for the wholesale trade. Now ia the time for retail dealers to make their selections. We want your trade.

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Thee too Worth Fourth St. The most roliaiiln ami Buccennfiit iH'ctulUl for all disease! of both Special Poison Ut.CEKS, niotcliri. rimplcl. Sort Moulll, Throat, ftcnld Ipga, lnfluniiaatlonl, BlaiMf LoK i I oUlj, Weak back DrBDCPBla. Plica, MelaDclloly Wtalnoii nobility, Impirerl Mnarry nnncenT.

Strlctiirei, all diaeaaoa resalting from youlhtul crrora or Iroai orcrwora. Old, Young Kiddle Aged don'tauffer an? loneer. eureiaevruiu, no experiment. I CTeryttitnar known to medical and satirical science, obitinate and old caaca colleitefl, no matter who tailed relief at onco. 'rosli eat cured iu 4 to 10 dava.

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For Kefcrencca see Wednesday and Saturday rh.la. Tirana. J.D.Williams 314 Laokawanna avenuft, Manufacturers ot Gandyandlco Cream enlors and Jobbers in Toys, Wagons, Carts, Vslocipetlas, Gir('8Trloyle8, Baby Carriages, Groquot, Lawn Tennis, Case Ball, Etc Agent for A. G. Spalding 4 Bro's SPORTING GOODS f311 I.ackAw iinnn ftrA, 1CB CREAM 1 115 WymntiiK av.nii" 11 I'ARLOKS: VKM Wwminitton avi.

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SNATCHED FROM THE GRAVE The Terrible Situation from Which Miss Carry Holley whs Rescued by Dr.Hacker. SINs Carry Holley, ot 1821 t'rice street, wlio, as she ex presses it.has saved her lire beyond a doubt. I wets a BUI. ferer for yea' 8 from flBll disease that bat tue skill of the tors of Scrantou. nd while under their treatment and losely ioIIowiuk their directions, was failing daily when I called on Dr.

Hacker. I was iu such a run down condition that it was with the greatest persuasion on the part of friends, for 1 1 ad lost all tvnfldenue in doctors. My nervous systrtn was completely run down; my heart troubled me so as to mnke the Blit'ht. est exertion impossible, and was as ulotxlless and colorless as a corpse. But to day I am the picture of health, strong, soundi atitl wnll.

In seven wee kH' treatment I have been restored to perlect, health. MISS CAUHT HOLLEY. 1821 Price street Dr. W. U.

Hacker, Specialist In Kidney, Bladder, llectal and Nervous Diseases, 4,27 Spruce stroet, Kcrautou. Ohlce hours from a. m. to 8 p. in.

daily. JSUSINESSJRJ Cards will be published In this column oue year for Four Dollars per line; advertisement of this class not tiikon lor less than a year. AKCiilTliC'i'S. bpKKD. J.

AMSDiSN, Architect, 102 and Washington avenue, comer ave. L1 Arch Architect, Second tional Bank building, Boranton. EL. WAL'i'KK, Architect, Library building, a Wyoming avenue, Scranlon. UK.

ALTit.N, Architect, LiO lio' Wasmumou nveuue, bcranton. ilooin 12. iSAUli KKS. LCJL11S A. WJibKU, 111 Wyoming avenue.

CAIU'ET CAKPET JiAVLNU All kinds oi Carpets mado to order, business promptly attended to. Jacob Walter, iSi WjomiUK avej UAittlUlAJ i. tLAlUVOYA 1 Al UlUAi, A.N a Ol.i Jloa, can be conscitud on all subjects of busiues or matrimony; also oiagueiic ueatmentgiveuo lHdim. Airs, i'1. hanuorn, 12 bpruce streel liUTKLo.

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Way, Proprietor. 'I ME14NK Y'S HOTEL, NO. 620 LAUliAW AiSNA avenue, itates 1.50: transient custom su icited. p. Jt'.

TIKKiNflY. Proprietor. CitANTON HOUSE, near L. AS VV. passon ger depoti conducted on the Kuropean plan VICTOK KOCH.

Proprietor. UK (iONTAKl) KEYKOLUS, Iti'i Lack avenu A. E. KOUKHS, Watchmaker, etc, '15 Lackave LAW l'EKS. VTILLAKD WAKHEN, ATTOKN h.YS AND VV Counselors at Law, Kbpublican building, Waaliiujton aventie, Scranton.

EDWAKD N. WILLAKD. Aplyl EVEKETT WAKKEN JLSSljPS HAND, Attorneys and Counselors at Law, Commonwealth building, Washing lon tivtmue. W. liSSUP, HOHACE E.

HAND, W. ii. JKSSUP, Ju. PP. SMITH, COUNSELOK AT LAW flee, aw Wyoming avenue, Odd Fellow new building.

CI EO. U. DAVIDSON, Attorney at LawandMo tary, u2 Spruce street, opposite Courthouse. EO. M.WATSON, Attorney at Waah IIlKHn aVO, pp.

COUri IlOUPQ, nv tcmivm, ra. MILTON W. LOWKY,) Attorneys, Washing C. H. VON STOUCU, ton Court house OPTICIAN.

S. TANiJAUSHIt, 125 Penn avenuo. PllOTOUltAPHElC W. II. OWEN, 80S) and 311 Lackawanna ave.

PHYSICIANS AND SUKGEONS. DK. C. L. FltEY Practice limited to diseases of the Eye, Ear, Nope and Throat.

122 Wyoming avenue; residence. 52i) Vine stroet. Li. F. J).

UKKWSTEK, Homoeopathiti School, ail Wyoming avenue, 'ielepnone lii i. K. (i. E. D1CAN, Eye.

Nose, Throat and Bar. 504 Sprure st. Office hours, to 12 and 2 K. F. W.LANOK, HOMOEOPATHIC PIIl'SI clan arid Surgeon.

42!) Lackawanna ave. R. MAKY A. SHEPHEKD. Homeopathlst, 2027 N.

Scranton. Telephone 'ili A. J. OONNKLL Ti sldence 33 Wyo. mlng aveiiue.

Office 2il Waslilngton corner Spruce over Francke's drug store. Hours, 1 to 4 and to 8 p. m. hk.aI, ks'I'at a. Uti.

SCIIOONMAKKK, Elmiiurst, and a Lake Helm, Florida; lots for sal Scrau Inn office, 22' qvcnn'. SEKDS. H. CI.AUK Seedsman, Florists aal Nurserymen; store, Uti Washington avenue, green house, 136U North Main avenue; store tleohoue STORAGE. fpilE HCKANTON PACKINO COMPANY Cold storage am freezing rooms, 70b to 712 Wyoming avenue; storage for general merchandise.

Franklin avenue. For terms and full particulars apply at office, 118 Franklin ave oct28 F. KILLAM, Attornoy at Law, rooms 1 and a KJermyn Inillrtintr, Wyoming avenue. OS WELL 11. PATTERSON, Attwneyat Law.

Library building, Wyoming avenue LKltEM HAND, WILLIAM J. 1IANO, Attorn ev nd Counselors, Commonwealth Hulld'g. II EN'KY A. KNAPP, ATTORNEY AT LAW, 211 Wyoming avenue, Scranton, Pa. Diyt CHARLES L.

HAWLKYt Kail way, Mine and Corporation Law, Wyoming avenue. JAM ES W. OA ttorney at Law, OdJ Fellows' building. Wyoming avonue. rTwiuS.

F. WEU.S, ATTORNEY AND COUN 1 selor at Law. 201 Wyoming avenue. A. WATUES, Attorney at Law, 424 Laoka jm wanna aventie.

Scranton, Pa. B. PRICE, Attorney at Law, Ut Wyoming avenue. Scranton, Pa. J.

M. C. KANCE, Attorney at Law, 817 Sprues street W.M. I.EVI' KKTT. Att'y.

225 Wnsliincton aventie A. 1). DEAN. Attorney and Notary. MO Spruce st V.

C. ST I KS. Franklin street, Wilkes Barre. OF.tiRUE I). TAYLOR, N.

Washington ave. O. 11. PA RTU1IXIK. 421 Lacktiwannn avHntie.

M. WILSON. 41tl Lackawanna avenue. W. W.

WATSON, ii and 7 Coal Exclmmre. II. N. PATRICK, VW Spmo itroet. TEAS.

HI'ATXItlARTERH FOR TEAS Jonea Rroa. LIVERY AND EXCHANOE STABLE. TIVERY AND HOARDINO STABLE, SWFOR. veMtpalley, in roar of L. Ii.

Powell's. Speolai attention given to boarders. Telephone 1S42. .1. WARNEIt.

It I BI.I RU EONS. R7TACOTi HKLMER, Veterinary Surgeon, (New York College). Olllce Pholp's Druj Store; telophoue 1 night call 2rtl. GUERNSEY BROTHERS, Manufacturers of first class PIANOS! Wnrorooms. 417 Lackawnnnn avenue, I Faclry, 150" to 1511 Von Storcb aveiiiio, I SCRANTON, PA PAINTING CHBAP, CHEAP.

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tar Entlmates furnished for all kinds of work. 8. V. HALLOt K. HO'Z JelTerHOii HVenue.

NOW IS THE TIME TO PUT XflZESTHER STRIPS on your Doors and Windows. FP KCI I flfifi puts ou the bost. Ad. Oi NtLLUUU dress blm at SlwtilMW 1814 North Maln Avenno. a i.I VVf CJtN T) vm i soranton, Mass WA 4 Specialist.Dr.

Hack 7r DH. SMITH OFFICE. OVER POSTOFFICE. Permanently Established for tha Special Treatment of Chronio, Nervous, Skin and Blood Diseases. DISEASES 0PTHB NERVOUS SYSTEM.

NEltVOTJS DEBILITY. Those suffering from Nervous Debility, the symptoms of which are a dull, distressed mind, which unfits them for performing the active duties of life, makes happiness impossible, distressing the action of the heart, causing flush ot heat, depression of spirits, evil forebodings, cowardice, lear. dreams, melancholy, tir easily of company, feeling as tired iu the morning as when retiring, ick of energy, nervousness, trembling, confusion of thoughts, depression, constipation, weakness of the limbs, should consult us immediatoly and be restored to perfect health. A Perlect restoration Guaranteed. EPILEPSY, Oil FITS, permanently cured.

DYSPEPSIA, With Its terrors, is a thing of the past Long n. perience lias demonstrated that this disease can be cured entirely when science and common, sense principles are applied. BLOOD AND S1UX DISEASES In all stages. Eruptions, Pimples, Pains, Ulcerations of Tongue. Throat and Mouth, Old Sores, Weak Back and Glandular Swellings, are eradicated lor life and no traces remain.

FKEK CONSULTATION. OFFICE HOURS: a. m. to 8 p. Sundays 30 to 12 a.

m. Call on or address with stamp, XIt. SMITH, Over Postoflice, Scranton, Pa. 6th ANNUAL TOUR. SEASON 89 90 A PERMANENT SUCCESS MUST HAVE MERIT' Academy of Music.

DECEMBER 31, 1890. For Benefit of Crystal Hose No. 4 CHARLESraRTHY'S 01 OF IHE BRAVEST BY K. E. PRICE, ESQ.

The versatile Character Actor and Comedian, CIIAKLF.S McCAUTHY, as Larry Howard, the Fireman, supported by a first class company of comedians, including the great Wa. Cbonim the only. Steam Fire Engine, Hose Carriage and three Mnguincent Horses are used on the stage. A car load of Special Scenery and Effects. The Most ltealistlc i'ire Scone Ever Produced.

Introducing all the latest inventions for Saving Humau Life. Tumping Blanket. Pompier Ladders and Life Saving Lines. New Songs. New Dances.

Produced at an enormous expense under the management of J. A. Heed. Reserved seats on sale at Powell's on Monday morning. December 2ih Academy of Music.

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL. MATINEE AND NIGHT, THURSDAY, JAN'Y 1. THE CHAKHINO COMEDIENNE, LIZZIE EVANS, In her two mo3t popular comedies, NEW YEAR'S MATINEE I Fogg's Ferry Newly revised and re written. Lizzie Evans in her famous character of "Chip." See the great torpedo explosion sensation NEW YEAR'S NIGHT The Buckeye A quaint comedy of Ohio life purchased from Dcnman Thompson. Lizzie Evans in her original character of "Mary Jane." New songs, dances, inedlys, etc.

Superb cast, special scenery. PHICES 25, 50 and 75c. Seats on sale at Powell's Tuesday morning. Music Hall. ONE WEEK, COMMENCING Monday Evening, Dec.

29, '90 America's Representative Versatile Actress, SUSS K1TTIE Kit PAPAS BEPEnTOIRK I MONDAY THE PLAN I EK'S WIPE 'IT KSDAT UNCLE DAN'L WEDNESDAY JESS THE HOMP THURSDAY POLLY FRIDAY INSIDE TRACK SATURDAY TOM SAWYER NEW YEAR'S MAT I NEK UNCLE DAN'L Saturday niutiuee to bo announced. Prices HI, 20 and 30 cent. Reserved seats 80 cents. Now on sale at llulbort's music store. I MUSEUM AND THEATRE New Assembly Building, Linden St.

Packed houses and onthuslastio patrons. Two great shows for ouo dime. New Year's week, oommonclng Deoember 89, INK), ovory attrao tiou In tho houso entirely different riiii ITn 1 1 Pharoah, tho human Jum llll HI 1LJ11I ho of tha world; Prof. Do Ver, Illusionist, who seemingly hums a young lndy to ashes at every pcrlorinanco and does a iiiHgnitlcent act In legerdemain; Christian and Nov i Zi'lcici, tlio onl)' two Amcricnu boru clr cassiaus, brother and sister. rri, Andrew Downie.

In original 1111 all 1L pantomime specialty: Loa Tona, In her marvelous changes ou the running globe; Brannigan and Wells, change artists; Prof. Bon Fronchman. ventriloquist; Jllsn Jennie Harris, the pleasing songstress; Goo. Egbortson, the club swinger and Juggler. Performances and woekly.

a Frequent lectures and performances afternoons and evenings. Open from 1 to 10 p. m. FINS Watch and Clock Repairing W. W.

ISKliKY, Jeweler, SPRUCE STREET, SCRANTON, PA. BLANK BOOKS MADE IN ANT STYLE AT Thi Republic All offlue. UsUnutlea) oher lull given.