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Heated and lighted throughout with natural gas, bathrooms, hot and cold water, etc The comforts ol guests never neglected. CENTRAL HOUSF., .t U KKOW .V OK ROW Proprietor. Tionsela, Pa. This is the most centrally located hotel ill the pi hoc, and lias all the modern Improvements. No pains will be spared to make it a pleasant stopping place for the traveling public. First class Livery In connection. piIIU KMERT FANCY HOOT A SHOEMAKER. Shop in Walters building, Cor. Klin and al n lit streets, Is prepared to do all Kinds of custom work Irom the finest to the coarsest and guarantors his work to give perfect satisfaction. Prompt atten tion given to mending, and prices rea sonable. At TUB IAKPUI IVSlItiil WlVZkllTr, rrn, fa. tr aost practical, up-to-date Bue Imii Training Sct.uol in Ptnnir ivtuiia. ;! oar ftiudant "braaa- Inn 104 ducation- our till M (lid to Mil rull par tloulara to anr ajdr-aa, upon raoatpf of application for aano. Our craluaiaa aro UoUlnf poat tloni of Honor ara trust la all part f lb Unll4 Iiataa. for fujl Fartir?uiari( anraa, TH1 tHftMU U81Hk.l UNlVnilTT. PRESIDENT'S VERDICT. Decision Rendered In Sampson-Schley Dispute. Terrible Lou of Life by a Hotel Fire In New York Twenty Killed and Many Injured Soldiers Not Cruel. Prince Henry Country Produce High Manila School Teacher. President Roosevelt has Issued his decision In the Schley caso. He ap proves the findings of the court and in -undue ink an extunsivo review of the uisputa says: "In bhort, the question as to which of tlio two men, Admiral Sampduu or Admiral Schley, was at the time in command. Is of merely nominal charac ter. Technically, Sampson command ed the licet, and Schley, as usual, the western division. The actual fact, the important luct, is that after the bat tle was joined not a helm was shifted, not a gun was fired, not a pound of Bteam was put on In the engine room aboard any ship actively engaged iu obedience to the order of either Samp son or Schley, save on their own ves sels. It was a captain's fight. "Thercfoie. the rredit to which each of the two is entitled rests on mutter apart from the claim of nominal com mand over the sqimdrun; for so far as the actual fmht was concerned neither one nor the other, In fact, ex ercised any command. Sampson hard ly was nioro than technically In the fit; lit. His real claim for credit rests upon his work as commander-in-chief; upon the excellence of the blockade; liisiil the preparedness of the squad ron; upon the arrangement of the ships' head-on In a semicircle around the harbor, and the standing orders In accordance with which they In stantly moved to the attack of the Spaniards when the latter appeared. For all theio things the credit Is his. "Admiral Schley Is rightly entitled as Is Captain Cook to the credit of what the Brooklyn did In the fight. On the whole Bhe did well; but I agree with the unanimous finding of the three admirals who composed the court of inquiry as to the 'loop.' It seriously marred the Brooklyn's other wise excellent record, being In fact the one gravo mistake made by any Ameri can ship that day. Had the Brooklyn turned to the westward, that Is, In the same direction that the Spanish ships werO Ruing, instead of in the con trary illrci tlon. she would undoubtedly have bocu in more 'dangerous prox imity' to them. But It would have ben more dangerous for them as well as for her! This kind of danger must not be too nicely weighed by those whose trade it is to dare greatly for the honor of the flag. "But alter the loop had once been tak n Admiral Schley handled the Bnxiklyn manfully and well. She and the Oreson were thenceforth the head most of the American vessels. Though the Iowa certainly, and seem ingly the Texas also, did as much In hammering to a standstill the Vizcaya, Oquendo and Teresa; while the Indi ana did all her eastward position and crlpiled machinery permitted. In the chase of the Colon the Brooklyn and Oregon share the credit between thein. "Cnder such circumstances It seems to me that the recommendations of President McKinley were eminently proper uml that so far as Admiral Sampson and Schley were concerned It would have been unjust for hlin to have made oilier recommendations. Personally. I feel that In view of Cap tain Clark's long voyage In the Oregon and the condition In which he brought her to the scene of service, as well as the way In which he actually man aged her before and during the fight. It would have been well to have given him the same advancement that was given Wainwright. But waiving tills, it is evident that Wainwright was entitled to receive more than any of the other commanders; and that It was just to Admiral Sampson that he Bhould receive a greater advance In numbers than Admiral Schley. There was nothing done in the battle that warranted any unusual reward for cither. In short, as regards Admirals Sampson and Schley, I find that Pres ident McKinley did substantial Justice and that there would be no warrant .or reversing his action." Reception of Prince Henry. Prince Henry of Prussia, representa tive of the German emperor at he launching of the lattcr's American 'will yacht, reached heie on Sunday nd was cordially welcomed as a guest of the nation. The land batteries that guard the outer harbor sounded the first greeting of a salute of 21 guns, the ri'le.' of a special naval squadron assembled In his honor re-echoed the sentiment, there were verbal greetings from the representatives' of President Kismcvclt, the army, the navy and the lily of New York and a great crowd lined the way into the city to see and cheer the sailor prince of Ger many. New York and Its surroundings have rarely shown to greater advant age than in tli. sunlight with the add ed brightness that came from the glistening coating of snow, and the royal visitor did not leave the bridge during tho run up the bay. He said that he was at last gratifying an old ambition in visiting New York and askid that the points of interest be thown him and the geographical bear ings explained. Ho knew the Statu.? of Liberty, the Brooklyn bridge and tho Buttery and had heard of tho famed tall buildings. Prince Henry disembarked at 1I:5S p. m.. at that moment walking down the decorated gangway from the Kroo prinz Wllhelm onto the elaborately decorated pier. He then passed upon sort of a landing down a flight ol stairs to the pier floor through an or liamental gangway and arch to the gang plunk of the Hohenzollern which had been decorated in the German col ors and was covered half Its length. The prince was met at the foot of the gang plank by Admiral Von Baudlssin, commander of the Hohenzollern, and his officers. About an hour was spent by the prince in receiving his callers and In making an admiral's inspection of the troops and crew of the Hohenzollern. Then followed a lunch. The prince invited to this luncheon those of the Amei leans among his cal lers who represented the navy and besides these there were present the members of the prince's suite and members of the German embassy at Washington. On Prince Henry's right sat the highest representative of the emperor In this country. Ambassador Von Hollehen, and on his left Ad miral Kvaus. At midnight the prince and his party left for Washington. Many Killed In Hotel Fire. Fire Satunlay morning destroyed the Seventy-first regiment armory, between Thirty-third and Thirty-fourth streets and Kourth avenue, New York. Tho building occupied the entire block and was the headquarters for the Seventy-first regiment, N. G. S. N. Y., and headquarters of the Fifth brigade, Second battalion. The Park Avenue hotel caught fire on the third floor. It was not the same Ore. For there is more than plausible reason to believe that the flro In the Park Avenue hotel started Independently of the fire in the ar mory. There Is reason, too, for be lieving that the hotel was set on fire by robbers, who hoped to snatch pluu der amid death and torture. Death came to tho victims In ter rible guise. Most of those who were killed were burned to death. The main stairway of the hotel was In the front of tho building. There were two other stairways at the back, but a great many of the guests did not know of these and some of those who did know became frightened, panic stricken and forgot The hotel Is sev en stories high. Lp as far as the sixth floor the stairways are all iron. Between the sixth and seventh floor the stairways were all of wood. When the fire came It set fire to the wood. At the head of these wooden stairs on the seventh floor the firemen found charred bodies lying In heaps on the floor. On the third floor as they fought into the flames they found one body; on the fourth, two, on the fifth two dead and seven or eight unconscious, and on the sixth more bodies of dead, dying and stupelied than they had time to count, but on the seventh floor they found themselves floundering around in tho smoke, trampling on bodies dead and alive until It seemed as it there were a score or more of corpses heaped there. The death Hot Is a long one, includ ing many prominent people. Some were killed by jumping from windows, but most were burned or suffocated. Twenty are known to have been killed and 50 or more injured. Soldiers Not Cruel. Responding to inquiry from Senator Lodge the secretary of war has sent him a number of papers bearing upira tho charges that cruelty is practiced by the American troops on the natives of the Philippines. Among the docu ments forwarded are the records of 13 Investigations of such charges and tho secretary says that "every report or charge of this description which has at any time been brought to tho notice of the war department has been made the subject of prompt investiga tion." He adds that in substantially every case inquired Into the report has proved to be either unfounded or grossly exaggerated. Country Produce High Bradstreets report fortheweek says: Midwinter weather conditions have ruled throughout a large area, with the natural e fleet of checking mercantile operations and hampering the move ment of general merchandise and of the products of Industry. Country pro duce, particularly eggs, butter and cheese, have continued their upward flight, the highest prices for three years being reached lu the first named, while the cereals have remained quite Itr-ady, due largely to better export In quiry for wheat, offsetting the natural growth of bearlshness Induced by the culmination of the late rise. School Teachers For Manila. The army transport McClellan has .it to sea on her long voyage to Ma nila by way of Gibraltar and the Suez canal. On bourd the McClellan arc 200 school teachers, most of whom come from the Middle states and the South and West. The vessel also car ries a quantity of supplies to the quartermaster's department at Ma nila. It is expected that the McClel lan. If she meets with favorable weather 011 the voyage, will reach the Philippines sonic time during tho sec ond week In April. 105 Miles In 102 Minutes. The Vccond "section" of the Buffaloex press on the Pennsylvania made a rec ord breaking run Wednesday from Harrlsburg i Philadelphia. The train left Harrishurg at 7:3ti p. ui.. arriving .t Lancaster at S: 12 and stopping three minutes. Philadelphia was reached at 9:21. the train thus making the run of ln'i miles In 1 '-"". minutes, including tho stop here, ur an actual ruiinlni; time of li2 minutes. The train con sisted of live Pullman coaches. Count Tolstoi Recovering. According to the St. Petersburg cor re.smiideiit of The Ixindon Daily Mail Count Tolstoi, who has recently been gravely ill, is now out of danger. REVOLT IS SPREADING. N;w Uprisings Reported In All Parts of the Country. Venezuelan Government Report ol Victories Denied Steamer Liber tador Landing Reinforcements, Sup plies and Arms Government Caus ing Numerous Arrests. Curacao, Feb. 25. In spite of the bulletins of victories over the insurg ents, published by the Venezuelan gov ernment, advices received hern from Caracas indicate that the revolution is gaining ground daily. New upris ings are reported In almost all parts of the country, notably in the Tachlrn district on the Colombian frontier, and In the vicinity of Barcelona, where the Insurgents are concentrating. It was also asserted that General M:itos' revolutionary steamer, Liber tador (formerly the Ranrigh), having landed arms, ammunition and rein forcements at Pedernales, in the gulf of Paria, the insurgents assembled at Mnturin, assumed the offensive and de feated the government troops at El Pilar, a village situated 50 kilometres from Carupano, state of Bermudez. The htter place Is said to be threat ened by Hie insurgents. The report that the insurgent Gen eral Rlera had been defeated by gov ernment troops at Sauca has not been confirmed. Tho Venezuelan government contin ues to cause numerous arrests here and there of persons believed to be hostile with the result that the popu lation generally is becoming exasper ated. LEADER HEADED OFF. Resolution Offered by Mr. Palmer Ob jected to by a Democrat Albany, Feb. 23. A peculiar devel opment in the assembly last night that caused much comment was the killing of a resolution offered by Minority Leader Palmer by an objection offered by Assemblyman M Keown (Dem.) of Kings. The Palmer resolution provid ing for an investigation of the state departments to ascertain If they could not be run more economically. Majority Leader Allds stated that the majority was ready to debate the preposition. After the session It de veloped that Mr. McKeown's objection was for the purpose of preventing mi extended debate as Speaker Nixon and Leader Allds were prepared with num erous statistics to attempt to refute his (Palmer's) statements. Alter the session Mr. Allds gave out a statement In which his said: "Mr. Palmer has got his facts twisted. De spite Ihe Increase In population, etc., of the state, and consequently the In crease of the expenses of government. It is costing practically but one mil lion more to defray the expenses of government than under Governor Flower." Received Diplomatic Corps. One of the most brilliant functions o? the day was at 2 p. m., when Prince Henry received at the German embas sy the members of the diplomatic corps. It was the same brilliant as semblage that Is seen at the White House on New Year's day to give greetings to the president. Turks In red fez, Russians in tall shakos, Chi nese in rich Orientul silks. But there was added the brilliancy In the uni forms of the Imperial receiving party. Lord Pauncefote was the first to be ushered before the prince, followed by the French, Russian, Italian and Mexican ambassadors. In the meantime the foreign minis ters and the staffs of both the am bassadors and ministers had assem bled in the ball room to await the con clusion of the prince's personal con ference with the ambassadors. When these were over the prince enter?d the ball room and was presented to the ministers and then to the members of the various staffs. Supreme Court Denies Motion. Washlrgton, Feb. 25. In the case In which the state of Minnesota mud-i an effort to secure the intervention of the supreme court to prevent the merging of the Northern Pacific and the Great Northern companies by In junction, Justice Shiras summed up tho Judgment of the court as follows: "As the Great Northern and the North ern Pacific Railway companies are In ilRpensabln parties without whose presence the court acting as a court of equity cannot proceed, and our con stltutlsnal jurisdiction would not ex tend to the rase if these companies were made parties defendant, the mo tion for leave to file the proposed bill must be and Is denied. Has Not Reached Constantinople. Constantinople. Feb. 25. A dispatch was received here announcing that Miss Stone and Mine. Tsllka are now at Struiiiit.n, five hours ride on horso back from the nenrest station of the Salonika Vskub railroad. Miss Stone Is suffering from the strain of the past six months and Is unable to take the horseback trip. Miss Stone and Mine. Tsllka will probably be compelled to rest at Strumitza for a few days and then it is hoped to bring them from Salonlca to Constantinople. Strike at Colliery. Wilkes-Itarre. Pa., Feb. 25. Six fire men who refused to accept the nine hour shift at Ihe Piltston colliery of tho Latkawanna Coal company were discharged Satunlay. A committee of United Mine Workers asked that they be reinstated, but the officials refused. The ImO miners then quit work and the mine was idle yesterday. 6ENATE PASSES PHILIPPINE BILL. On the Vote Nares of South Caro lii a Sc .' tor: A-e Passed. Vasi-.:.:--. :i, Ft-';. 25. After eight heuia ct uur.i:li;:.tH debate the sen ate rnssd the Philippine tariff bill by a veto of 1G to 20 a strictly party vote. Wa-MnMor. !'. 25.-Four o'clock bavin.; a::l?d "r. Lodge offered the amenmeM- Ci v,l:!cj he had given notice an himr befcre and both were ad'p'rd. Tiio amendments were: to provide fer the rights of appealing to the bourd of general appraisers and to fix July 1, 19'4, as the time when the r.avig:t!cn lnws of the United States shcrld be extended absolutely to the Philippines. M,. rattertion (D. Col.) then offered his amendment providing for the re peal cf the sedition acts passed by the Philippine commission and a vote was taUc.i on it. Whan the name of Mcl.p.urln was passed, Mr. Patterson asked why. but was drowned In a chorus from the republican side de maurtir.g the "regular order''. When the roll call was completed, Mr, Tur ner, ID, Wash.) demanded to kno why the name of the senator from South Carolina had not been called. The names of both senators from South Carolina" replied Mr. Frye, the president protem, "were omitted by the clerk by direction of the chair." At this point the guest of the nation. Prince Henry of Germany, was escort ed into the chamber to a seat by the side of the president pro tern, Frye. As the prince ascended the president's platform the senate rose as a body and hearty applause swept over the floor and the thronged galleries. Mr. Bailey (D. Texas) expressed the opinion that senators could not be prevented from exercising their right to vote even though they were under actual arrest. While Mr. Bailey was speaking. Prince Henry who had occupied his seat beside Senator Frye for 20 minutes, withdrew from the chamber, accompanied by his escort, amid applause from both the floor and galleries. Proceeding Mr. Bailey said that any senator would have been likely under the same circumstances to do what the senators from South Carolina hail done on Saturday and he declared that he did not consider their offense so serious as the deprivation of a state of Its representation on the floor of the senate. Finally tho chair recognized Mr. Aldrlch and he made the point that as the senate waB proceeding under an unanimous agreement to vote on the Philippine bill, no decision was In order on any subject. He asked that this point be subiritted to the senate, which was done, with the result that the discussion was declared out of order by a vote of 46 to 25. On this question, Senator Wellington voted with the republicans to sustain the point of order, while Senator Jones (Nev.) and Senator Mason voted with the democrats. Mr. Turner then sought to secure recognition, In order to have spread on the records a protest of Mr. Till man, but the privilege was denied at the time and the senate proceeded to the consideration of amendments to the Philippine bill. FIGHT OVER SEATS. Canadian Legislative Assembly Also Had a Scene Victoria, B. C, Feb. 25. There was a disgraceful scene In the provincial legislature Monday afternoon, Rich ard McHrlde, leader of the opposition; Joseph Ma: tin, leader of the party formerly the opposition, but which vot ed with the government last session, and Smith Curtis, formerly Martin's first lieutenant, enga7d In what nar rowly averted being a fist fijht. It was over the seat In the house usually allotted to the leader of the opposi tion. Mclirlde tcok it when he entered the chamber and when Mr. Martin arrived there was a wordy war. McBrlde held the seat until the chaplain arose to read the prayer. The new leader of the opposition rose also and Mr. Mar tin slipped into the chair. Smith Curtis threw him back and Martin's followers sprang forward. It came within an ace of being a fist fight but resulted In a war of words, the discussion lasting all afternoon. Finally by motion the members were ordered to take their old seats and the house adjourned. Commemorative Service. New Yoik, Feb. 24. Tho annual service commemorative of the birth of George Washington by the Sons of the Revolution of the State of New York was held Sunday afternoon In St. Paul's chapel. The service was conducted by the Rev. Morgan Dlx, rector of Trinity church, assisted by 13 clergymen. Dr. Dix delivered an address upon George Washington . State Y. M. C. A. Kliulia, Feb. 25. The general sec retaries, physical directors and other ollicers of the state Y. M. C. A. held postconveiitlon conferences in the Park church. One hundred men were In attendance at the morning session which was presided over by General Secretary Irving W. Street of I'tlca. Tho meeting was divided into four conferences, that of general secre taries, railroad secretaries, physical directors ai d boys secretaries. Governor's First Veto. Albuny. Feb. 25. Governor Odell's first veto message of the season wai received In the assembly last night. It disapproved of a bill extending the time of complying with conditions im posed by letters patent granted In 1SS3 tu William y. Pet pro and now held by William T. Byrnes. POINTED PARAGRAPHS. Summary of th Week's News of the World. Cream of the News Culled From Long Dispatches and Put In Proper Shape For the Hurried Reader Who it Too Busy to Read the Longer Reports and Desires to Keep Posted. The worst snow storm In years Is be ing experienced in New York city. The bill to repeal the war revenue taxes passed the house unanimously, in motion of Mr. Richardson, the min ority leader. Gertrude Shea, the 2-year-old child severely burned at Worcester, Mass., Saturday night in the fire resulting from her mother's act In throwing a lighted lamp at her father, is dead. Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt was re elected president of the National American Woman Suffrage associa tion for the ensuing year. Two thousand pc: pie are reported killed by an carthqual e in tho Trans Caucasia province of Russia. Thursday. Four hundred patients had a narrow escape at the burning of the Kellogg sanitarium at Battle Creek, Mich. Loss JP1O.011O. Two thousand Invitations have been Issued for the launching of Emperor William's yacht at Shooters Island on Feb. 25. Great strike is In progress at Bar celona, Spanl. 40,000 workmen being Involved and a number of people hare been killed or injured in encounters with troops. The bodies of 800 victims of the earthquake in Southern Russia have thus lar been recovered. M. Cavaignac and M. Renoult fought a duel in Paris. Two shots were exchanged without result. The minority report on the Pacific cable bill dissents from the view that the government should build the cable. Friday. Great scarcity of oysters and fish Is reported In New York on account of the recent heavy storm. What Is believed to have been tho largest existing band of insurgents In Batangas province surrendered to Lieutenant Charles D. Rhodes of the Sixth cavalry at Banan , Riots continue in Barcelona. Rioters erected barricades and troops carried them at the point of the bayonet. Numbers hue been killed.. General Funston has been released from Scarrett hospital, Kansas City, having recovered from the effects of the second operation for development of appendicitis. Abner Case of Bath N. Y., Is Blip posed to have been lost in the sani tarium Are at Battle Creek, Mich. Ira D. Sankey, the evangelist, got out by fire escape. Saturday. President Roosevelt has made public his decision in the Schley case, cred iting Sampson with the command at the battle of Santiago. The president has given instructions to the attorney general to test the lo gality of the formation of the Northern Securities company. The strikers at Barcelona murdered three workmen who wished to resume work. The proprietor of a bakery who raised the price of bread was also killed. A detachment of the Scots Greys was overpowered by Roers at Kllp datn, two men being killed, six wound ed and 4f taken prisoners. Premier Sagasta Is preparing a de-' cree establishing martial law through out Spain. The signature of the de cree, It Is believed, will be followed by an extreme national crisis. Monday. Charles F. Jones testified In the New York minder trial that Mr. Rice and Patrick had never met and that Pat rick induced him to murder the old man. As a result of a duel at I-awrence-Vurg, Ky Alfred Witherspoon, banker, was seriously wounded, and Judge Porter Walker is under arrest await ing the result of the Injuries. The number of killed by the seismic disturbances at Shamaka in Trans Caucasia is now estimated at 5.000. Forty persons have been killed since the disturbances broke out In Bar celona. The strikers attacked the jail but they were repulsed by the troops, after a number of rioters bad been killed or wounded. Harry Welcher, a student at the brockport state normal school died as a result of injuries sustained while ex ercising In the gymnasium. Tuesday. Twenty people lost their lives and many were injured in a fire which de stroyed the Seventy-first regiment ar mory and the Park Avenue hotel la New York early Saturday morning. Wu Ting Fang and former Mayor Phelan of San Francisco had an ex citing colloquy on the subject of Chi nese exclusion in a New York hotel. Senators Tillman and Mclurin of South Carolina were suspended by the senate in consequence of their (1st fight in the senate chamber. Prince Henry of Prussia arrived lu New York at noon Sunday and left for Washington at midnight A dispatch from Constantinople states Miss Stone and her companion, Mrs. B. Tsllka, have been released and have arrived at Struiuniia. Id Mace donia . . GODS FOR PLAYTHINCS. Tlie Strancr siicnlflpaare of Dolls Anions; the Moqol Indiana. It is a curious online of the religion of the Moqui I mlmim, the "snake dancers" of New .Mexico, that during oue of their famous (lances dolls representing knt cinns or puis ore distributed to all the vlllnge children. In the lYalsxIj museum at Harvard uuiversity there Is a collec tion of nearly lmi of the grotesque idols which were once the playthings of children, but now form un exhibit of peculiar Interest to the student of eth nology. Tlie dolls, although they appear to be of all sorta aud sizes, are nevertheless slnipiil and painted ncconliui; to nil un varying rule applicable to that particular oue of tlie GO or 70 katcinas which each Iv intended to represent. On I In in are depicted a great variety of arbitrary signs iliiliciitiui;. for example, the lightning or the thundercloud or the hail or the rain Btorm or some animal. Often the rain bow is curved over their heads, und many of theui Ix-ur a curious headdress.) the form of a thin till. let of wood, which is cut lu an archaic but symmetrical pat tern of much elaboration and ornamented with engh-s' ami owls' feathers. Most of the special symbolism is to be looked for in the curving and making of the masked heads, while the bodies be long to more or less geuerul types. Some times they are painted 011 both sides alike and sometimes differently. Some of them are naked mid some of them wear blan kets or the dunce kilts. Most of them vary in height from six inches to a foot nnil 11 half. But there are several iu the Harvard collection which are nearer four feet. One of these latter is a com posite figure, one dull bearing another 011 its head, with a third above tlie second. Not only does the religion of the Moqui appear in the universal masking of the dolls, but also in the selection of the tree from which they are made, the Cotton wood being sacred since it grows along the water courses, the most precious pos session of the Indian. The dulls are carved from the root, which Is very light and so soft that it may be cut with the greatest ease. The dolls are now whit tled out with jackknives, but in the old days before the white man ciiuiv stone knives were used, nnil even now the smoothing und polishing of tlie dolls is mainly done witli a piece of sandstone. On account of their religious siimilicnnce they nre treated more respectfully than most dolls, und doubtless the little Moqui girl would often lie glad of a less solemn toy fur her plaything. M'hy We Yawn and Stretch. During sleep tlie respiration is shallow, and the expansion of tlie lungs is insutli cient for active movement. It is nece-i-snry, therefore, to fully expand the lungs on waking before or as soon as active movements commence. This is effected by a yawn, which is n deep inspiration assisted by the wide opening of the mouth. The depth of the inspiration is often assisted by raising the arms uttovc the head mid by throwimr forward the chest, mid thus yawning and strctchinj; are only parts of one inspiratory effort. Stretching also aids the return of the blood to the muscles. During sleep the circulation is feebler, anil the skin seems to be supplied with blood at the expense of the muscles, and on waking the limbs are stretched to insure their being in working order and to restore to tlicin their normal waking blood supply. To ward night it is not imcoiimioii for n similar reduction in tlie depth of the res pirution mid slowing of tlie circulation tn tuke place, ami this is corrected by a similar yawning nod stretching as on waking. MARKET REPORT. New York Provision Market New York, Feb. 24. WIIKAT No. 2 red. S6c f.o.b. afloat; No. 1 northern, Duluth, 84 'Ac f.o.b. afloat. CORN No. 2 corn, 66c f.o.b. afloat. OATS No. 2. 50c; No. 2 white, 51c; track mixed western, 60 61c; track white. 5r55tyc. PORK Mess, 16.0o 17.00; family, $17.0OJ17.50. HAY Shipping, 60065c; good to choice, 87V4(J?9"e. BUTTER Creamery, extras, 29c; factory, 20c; Imitation creamery, western fancy, 23c. CHEESE Fancy large white, 10c; mall white, 111H4c. EGGS Stale and Pennsylvania, 35c . POTATOES New York, sack, $2.00 2.25. Buffalo Provision Market. Buffalo, Feb. 24. WHEAT No. I northern, 80c; winter wheat. No. 2 red, 90c. CORN No. 2 corn, 63V4c; No. 3 corn, 63c. OAT No. 2 white, 48c; No. 3 ilxed, 45c. FLOUR- Spring wheat, best patent, per bbl., $4.25i5 4.50; low grades, $2.25 u 3.00. BUTTER Creamery, western, ex tra tubs, 30c; state and Pennsyl vania creamery, 27c; dairy, fair to good, 22(u24e. CHEESE Fancy full cream, Uif 12c; good to choice, 10llc; common to fair, 6S9c. EGOS State fresh fancy, 32c. POTATOES Fancy, per bushel, 76. East Buffalo Live Stock Market CATTLE Best steers on sale. $.25 66-50; good to choice shipping steers, $5.505.80; coarse, rough but fat steers, $5.15)1 5.65; cholc-! to smooth fat steers, $5.50&S 80; common to good heifers. $3 504.40; gisjd butcher bulls, $3 75l 4.00. SHEEP AND LAMBS Handy lambs, choice to fancy, $B.40'& 6.50; Common to good, $5.35 5.75; choice to handy wethers, $5.4otti 5.65. HOGS -Mixed packers' grades $6.306.40; medium hogs, $6.40fi6.5O; choice, 25Ulbs. and upwards, $6. 50b 6.60. Buffalo Hay Market HAY- Tiinoibv. loose. No. 1 per ton, $13 onro 1 1. mi; timothy prime loose, baled. $l3.5m 14 00; tiniottiv nr!:iie, tight baled, $13 n.r.c ; . mi;., r:;i. I tight baled, lc. J.
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