Washington Officials Refuse
to Publish Message.
WHAT IT DOES NOT CONTAIN.
Anxlnust? Arnllcil Xpm From
hnfTre mil the Itpllef l:n-dllloii
Fnlls to Arrlvi Illfltrnlth'S In
Mar of KutvrlMH I'rMim.
WASHINGTON, Auk. 1.".. At thf
ihtve nf yt'stfiiluy nt tut' suite ili'piut
Mont the following iillirlal a muni iKftmtit
was tmllrliiit'd:
"Tho di'purtiiiiMit of statu iimiiiiinci's
thtit u iiwsxiiku from Minister ('iniurr lias
biMHi received, but of umi'ituin tliite ami
Dot iu reply to the trlcKi'iim Kent to liim
mi Auk. 8- It will not lie maile pulilie." .
Thin cuiue nt tlio rinirliisiim of a pe-
riod of intense i"XitH.ta!ny mid yet one
devoid of liny actual developments save
in the foretfoiiiK meaner iiniioiinoement.
Milliliter Connor's niesitac wan received
in WusliiiiKton Bhortly before noon, coin
ing first to the I'liim we legation by the
usual route through (.'binese oiliciuls. It
was in the Amoriuiu ripher, without
date and slimed with the minister's name.
It was at once transmitted to the state
department and conferences began lie- I
tween Acting Secretary Adee mid Secrc-
tnry Knot. Throughout the afternoon, I
however, the state department main- I
tallied nn unaccountable reticence con- j
ccrning the Hiiliject, declining to admit J
that the message was iu hand. The sus-
pense was cleared up nt -I o i Jock ly I lie
above announcement. It was stated nil
thorltutively that while the message was
of n confidential churai'ter and for that
reason could not n ml would not lie given I
out, yet ns a means of allaying possible j
misinterpretation it could be said that
the dispatch showed neither a better con
dition nor a worse condition on the part
of the legatloners nt Peking. It did not
indicate whether Minister Conger hat
or has not received any messages from
this government. Nothing was contained
in the message which will cause any
chango in the instructions to General
Clmff.e. In fact, it was stated in this
same authoritative quarter thut the only
additional instructions sent to General
Chaffee since he left Washington were
those of n more specific nnd explicit na
ture, which the developments In China
and the information received by the war
department necessitated.
Throughout the day word was anx
iously awaited from (Jeneral Chnffee a
to the development of the military sit
uation near Peking, but not n word
came, nor did Admiral Kemey send any
thing on the situation. The last heard
from Genernl Chaffee he was at Ho-si-wn,
and according to nil calculations he
must now be very near Peking unless
events have occurred to delay the ad
vance. The officials are tHking into ac
count that nu advance even up to Peking
leaves much to be accomplished in n mil
itary way. It wns stated yesterday by
an official who has lived in Peking that
nothing short of the heaviest artillery
could make any impression upon the
walls of the imperial city. lie said
light artillery would be of no avail, and
for this reason the advance of a flying
column even up to the walls of the city
could effect little if a stubborn defense
were determined upon. The walls are
some 50 feet high and wide enough on
top for two coaches to puss abreast.
From an offensive standpoint the walls
afford opportunity for planting guns,
while from a defensive standpoint they
could not be breached except by the use
of very heavy projectiles.
Although the situation admits of the
prospect of an assault upon Peking, yet
government otlicials were decidedly more
hopeful yesterday thnt a solution of the
Chinese problem would be found with
out recourse to such heroic measures.
The improved feeling is based largely on
tho belief thnt China, realising that her
sacred capital is about to be besieged by
the armies of the world, will yield ev
erything and thnt the legationers will be
delievered on the terms of the utiles.
N EARING PEKING.
Paris Dispatch Ilrlnus Allies Within
Sixteen Miles of the City.
LONDON, Aug. 15. The only news
which takes the advance upon Peking
further than Ho-si-wu comes from Par
is. The London morning papers contain
nothing to confirm the French report that
the allies are within 111 miles of Peking,
although a Chcfu dispatch is printed
faying that they were within 27 miles of
the goul on Saturday.
Confirming the it-port of the nrrlval oi
the international forces at Ilo-si-wu, The
Daily Mail's correspondent adds:
"The Chinese offered little real opposi
tion. The arrival of the allies frustrated
a determined attempt to divert the course
of the river. The heat is intense, hut the
health of the troops is good."
A Port Arthur special announces that
the women uud children have been olli
ciully notified to leave that place.
A special dispatch from Shanghai, dat
ed Aug. 13, suys numerous reports from
Peking dated Aug. 8 have arrived there
describing the situation nt the Chinese
capital. It appears the Chinese are again
desierutely uttauking the Icgutions,
which had very few defenders left. It Is
also alleged thut Prince Tuun nnd 100
olficiuls have left Peking and that the
news of the capture of Vnng-tsun caused
a heavy exodus of the residents.
Flnully, it Is said that the execution
of Cheng Yin Huun, the Cnutonese who
was special embussudor of China to
Queen Victoria's jubilee, has created
widespread terror, und ir is believed to be
a fact that Yu-Lu, the former viceroy of
Chi-H, was kilbsi in buttle nt Yiiug-tsun.
Klre at (ileus Knlls, N, Y.
GLENS FALLS, N. Y.. Aug. lU.-The
most destructive fire since the burning
of the (ilens Falls Portland Cement com-
puiiy n year uuu tins luouiu rcNuncu in a
loss of over $100,000, partly covered by
insurance. The lire originated in the
workroom of Heffron & Linehaii, shirt
manufacturers, occupying the third lloor
of the A. K. Itugge collar anil cuff fac-
lory, and spreud from there to the build- t
Ing occupied by the Glens Falls Klectrie
uud lias company and D. Hobertsou &
Co., manufacturers of shirts and ladies'
waists. The Central House, thy Park,
hotel and the McGregor Park Music
hall were then attacked by the flumes.
" idly. The lute corn that survived the
lni.n.e Ileal In Clilouuro. ,(lBt Afy (m(.1, blg bt,on suriv,,ii118i HD(i tne
CHICAGO, Aug. 11. Nine deaths ( erop percentage has been considerably
and 15 prostrations resulted from the ex- ; decreased. The thermometer hns regis
cessiva beat here yesterday. Tho tain- : tered as high as 112 dgrees In the busl
perature was above UO the, greater part m.gg treet and has been obove 100 d
of the day and for one hour during the j tl-uvt u the khude.
afternoon touched 95 degrees, i
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
lfntnbla Ern of tha Wffk Briefly
find Trraelr Told,
Tho 1'aiis ex position jury bns fimde
42.7IM) awards to exhibitors.
Two rnllwny men were killed in a
Jreitfht collision near Hnltiniore. !
The French have pencenbly omiplej
the Tount oasis in North Africa. !
An Alaskan steamer rear lied Seattle
tvitll JlMKI.lHKJ worth of Kold dust.
Tho Koverntncnt leader nt l'nnnma xnid
Hip rebel casualties In recent battles had
been (KM.
Miss Helen .iiutnertiiaii of Cinelnnntl ,
denied that she was eiiKiiKed to the Duke
lf MaiiehesU'r.
Itids for the new San IMi'go iCiil.) li- 1
brniy, for which Andrew t'arneirle ftnvv
JCiO.lMMJ, exceeded that iiinoiint.
The linn ceo of It. 11. Terrell, the con
fessed murderer of Kxpress Messenirrr
Lane nenr Colntnliiis, O., visited him in
prison with her father. I
Tncmluj, A on. It. I
A ltritish-Aniericnti union has been or
ganized in San Frauelsco.
A Mississippi nejrro was lynched at
Corinth by n mob that took him from
JnU.
Three street railway strikers were ar
rested in St. Louis charged with dyna
miting. The fourth Zionist congress opened nt
London. Many American delegates were
present.
Honolulu's dentil rate lias grown until
n quarantine against consumption has
hern discussed.
Philippine war veterans gathered in
1 lenver to form the Society of the Army
t)f the Philippines.
Tnr,H, ,,, wpr), km,Ml nllll follr njur.
ed by the explosion of a pipe in the New-
York Steam company's building.
Major Itnssell H. Harrison's claim of
$077 for extra pay in the volunteer ar
my was refused by the treasury depart
ment. Two Asbnry Park (N. J.) hotels allow
ed their men guests to sit in the dining
room at breakfast and lunch yesterday
in shirt waists.
The ameer of Afghanistan bus begun
mobilizing forces, and it was reported in
Lahore, India, that he would cross the
ltussian frontier.
Monday, Ann. l!t.
Mrs. P-oolh-Tucker is reported serious
ly ill at her suinmur home in Spring
Lake. N. J.
One boy was killed and several per
sons injured iu a train wreck near St.
Charles, La.
Tho iuteuse heat prevailing for a week
in the United Stutes was broken by
heavy rainstorms.
Twelve people were killed and 40 in
jured in a railway accident between
Koine and Florence.
A movement is on foot among many in
fluential citizens of Chicago to Insist on
a new federal census of the city.
Three lines of electric omnibuses in
tended to compete with the street cars
for putronugc in ull parts of Chicago are
projected.
At Norfolk Miss Mary Mathins, a girl
of 18 years, whose home is at Fall lliv
er, Mass., saved from drowning Frank
Brown, aged 10, of ltlrniingham, Aln.
Nine persous in Grenter New York lost
their lives in the terrific storm which
put an end to the hot weather, and nine
others were terribly hurt. Five of them,
it is thought, will die.
Suturduy. Auk. 11.
The npple crop in western New York
has beeu damaged by the hot weather.
Between 5,000 and 10,000 people were
reported us facing sturvutiou lit Cape
Nome.
An Italian crank tried to present a big
brass projectile to the president at the
White House.
The Kansas wheat crop this year has
been olliciully put at "8,081,000 bushels,
breaking the record.
Lord ltussell of Killoweu, chief justice
of Knglund, died iu London after an
operation for gastric catarrh.
Lieutenant Governor Woodruff was
brought to the front again us u possible
nominee for governor of New York.
Washington Turner jumped from a
train near Anniston, Alu., with his wife
uud child. He had never ridden on a
railway before.
Treasury statistics showed a 50 pet
cent increase iu Porto Kicuu trade with
the United Stutes since the new tariff
uct was pussed.
Friday, Auit. 10.
Cape Nome gold to the value of $545,
000 urrived nt Seattle.
President McKluley has arranged to re
turn to Washington next Thursday.
A Tcxus muu wus sentenced to life im
prisonment for leading a lynching party.
Severe cases of yellow fever buvo been
cured ut Vera Cruz, Mexico, by u scrum.
The English cricket matches set for
Philadelphia next month have beeu de
clared off.
The Turkish commandant at Bitlis bus
massacred 2'HI more Armenian men, wo-
I men and children.
Johnny Heiff, the little Americun jock
ey, won two firsts und one second out of
five races ut Dublin.
Comptroller Coler refused to pay bills
of certain experts iu the Moliueux case
because they were so high.
Thursday, Auk. U.
The Peruvian cubiuet has resigned.
The bursting of u Boston water uiuiu
caused $75,1100 damage.
King Victor Emmuuuel uud Queen Hel
cne urrived iu Home.
Evidence accumulated that several ac
complices aiib-d Humbert's murderer.
The population of Providence inc reased
SS per cent iu ten years, being now 173,
000. The British parliament ndjoiirned. The
queen's speech mentioned both South Al'
ricn and China:
The court ordered the telegraph compa
nies to send Chicago board of trude quo
tations to Kuusus City firms.
Embassador Choutc bus been mudc- ar
bitrutor between the British and C'jinese
governments iu the Kow-Slilug cast .
Judge Lucumbe, lu the United Stitts
circuit court, rendered a decision Indi
cating thut he will sign an order for th.:
extrudition of C. F. W. Neely, accused of
embezzling Cuban postal funds.
Hent Shrivels Crops.
SAUNA, Kan., Aug. 14. An Intense
ly hot wind has beeu blowing over central
Kansas, und vegetation has withered rap-
THE COLUMBIAN,
Heavy Amerioan Losses Last
Month In Panay.
GARRISONS CONTINUALLY HARASSED.
Amnesty I'roclnnintlnn 1'alls to Ac
(-ainpllsh What Wns Ijipcetcd.
The Filipino Are I slow
Smokeless I'owilrr.
MANILA, Aug. 15. Reports from the
Vlsnyns islands show that there has been
Increased activity among the insurgents
during the last six weeks.
The American losses iu the island of
Panay lust mouth were greater than In
any month since February last.
General Mojica ill Lcytc and (Jeneral
Lucbnn in Saniar are harassing the garri
sons, shooting Into the towns during the
night uud ambushing small parties, firing
uud then retreating upon the larger
bodies. The rcU-ls possess ull ample
supply of ammunition and arc organized
to a considerable degree.
The Americans have garrisoned three
towns on Siimur island, two of which
belter a tenth of the original Inhnbit
unts, who suffer from the continual
"sniping" of the rebels from the sur
rounding hills. The third is without any
native inhabitants, the rehel outposts, a
mile away, preventing their return to
their homes. General 1. urban punishes
the islanders who have any relations
With the Americans. Ccbu is likewise j
disturbed.
Barring those who have taken the
oath of allegiance to the United States
the rebels are imprisoned iu Manila,
When amnesty was proclaimed, It prac
tically was without effect, und the ex
pectation that the proclamation would
accomplish much iu the unexpired time
is dully diminishing.
Severul minor engagements occurred
lust week in Luzon. The rebels used
smokeless powder, which they must nec
essarily have obtained by filibustering.
Aarnlnnldo nestles.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14. Copies of
Manila papers received nt the wnr de
partment contain a letter purporting to
be from n personal friend of Aguiuuldo,
which states that the Filipino chief does
not take advantage of the amnesty proc
lamation because some time ago be gave
oruers io nis louowcrs to urenK up into
guerrilla bauds. Tho amnesty order ex
cepts those who violated the luws of
war, ami it is stated that Aguiuuldo fenrs
thut he would be In the excepted class
should he undertake to surrender under
the amnesty proclamation. The letter is
doted nt Bluch-No-Bato, which is said to
be the present provisional headquarters
of Aguiuuldo. It is stated, however,
thnt Aguiuuldo never stays more than
one night in n place and only a few
hours in any one locality. lie allows no
oue to come near except his most inti
mate personal friends.
BASEBALL SCORES.
Itesalls of Yesterday's Games In the
National l.enuue.
At nttsburg
PlttsburK 00012020 S
rnew orK 000 0 0 0 000 0
Hits i'itlsburg, 8: New York. 4. Kr
rors PltlsburK. 2; New York. 1. Hutter-
les Lieuver una Bchrlver; 1 Mercer und
Grady.
Second same
Plttsburu 01030300 7
New York 0000001001
nits y ittHijurg 7: New York, 3. Er
rors Pittsburg, i; New Y'ork, 6. Hatter
les Chesbro und O'Connor; Huwley and
Uowerman.
At St. Lrfiuls
St. Louis 01220100 8
Philadelphia .' 00000001 12
Hits St. Louis, 10; Philadelphia, 11. Er
rorsSt. Louis, 1; Philadelphia, 4. Put
terles Young and Crlger; Oilh und Mur
phy. At Chicago
Boston 00020021027
Chicago 022000001 16
nits Hoston. 12: Chicago, 12. Errors
Boston, 2; Chicago, 3. liutteries Cuppy
and Sullivan; Tuylur und Chunee.
Second gume
Boston 0 0 0 1 3 37
Chicago o 1 3 0 0 26
Hits Boston, 8; Chlcugo, 9. Errors
Boston. 2; Chicago, 3. Butteries Lewis
und Uineen; Menel'ee and Dexter.
Tuble of I'ercen tuues.
, , W. L. P.C.
Brooklyn 55 33 . 625
PltlsburK 61 42 .548
Philadelphia 47 42 .528
Chicago 4ii 47 ,4H5
Boston 45 47 .4S7
St. Louis 40 47 .4."K
Cincinnuti 40 50 .444
New York 33 51 ,4o7
Senator IokuIU Dying:,
ATCHISON, Kan., Aug. 15. A num
ber of the friends of ex-United States
Senator John J. Ingalls have been noti
fied that Mr. Ingalls is dying at Las
Vcgus, N. M. His son has left for his
bedside. Ellsworth Ingalls, the eldest
son, who is ut Sioux Fulls, has beeu noti
fied and will start immediately for New
Mexico. Italph Ingalls, unother sou, is
now serving iu the Philippine as a reg
imental commissary. Mr. Ingulls bus
suffered from throat trouble siuce March,
18iK), when, ou the udvice of pbysieiuus,
he gave up his work at Wushingtou ami
removed to Atchison with his family.
He placed himself under the care of a
specialist, but grew no better und wus
udvised to go south. He traveled through
Arizona und New Mexico. Two mouths
ago he prepared to return home. Pbysi
eiuus were consulted aud advised against
his leaving Lus Vegus. Soon thereafter
Mrs. Ingulls Joined her hushund and bus
remained constantly ut his side. From
time to time In the past year reports that
Senator Ingalls was seriously ill were
circulated, but they were invariably de
liied both by the patient and his fu hil
ly. Mr, Ingalls is 417 years old.
New Steel I. like SleiinierH.
t'LKVJCI.ANI), Aur. C. (iil-
chrlst, the well known vessel owner, has
contracted with the American Shipbuild
ing company for tin- construction or live
steel Hteuint;rs, to be completed by tho
opcuinu of iiavlxutlmi next sciikou. L'uch
will have the capacity of r,(Hlil jjross
toi;s nnd will cost $j:tr,00li, making the
total of the contract moro than (M.ooo,
000. Crop romllt Ions,
WAS'IIXOTON. Aiib. 11. -Tho A11
!us. it port of the st at 1st U lan of the de-purt.-ni-ut
of agrii-iiltiirc shows the fol
Inwius averut'es of condition on Auif. 1:
Corn, 87.S; sprltiK wheat, ritl.4; oats, 85.0;
burley, 71.(1; sprint; rye, 71.0; buckwheat,
87.0; potatoes, HH;J; timothy bay, 7!.'J.
Jury KxuneruteN Unlilwlit,
NEW VOUK,,Auk. ir.-The corom-r's
jury in tho case of Italph Miller, who
wus killed iu a box! 111; bout with Victor
Baldwin, both of Kichmond Hill,
Queens boroiiKh, about a week ao, has
rendered a verdict exonerating Uuldwii
from all bluuie.
BLOOMSBUROPA.
Mar Name Woodruff.
ALBANY. Aug. 15. Congressman
James S. Sherman of the Oneida district,
passing through Here, said that mention
of his name ns a candidate for governor
was without nnthorirntlon. He said
Lieutenant Governor Timothy L. Wood
ruff will probably be the choice nnd Is
entitled to the nomination. This state
ment has much significance In view of
the fnct thut the newspaper controlled
by William Barnes, chairman of tho ex
ecutive committee of the Hopubllcau
state committee, prints n column ed
itorial in which It says, "If the conven
tion should deem It wise to select Tim
othy L, Woodruff as its candidate for
governor, it will make no mistake."
Kins Hnmherl'n Knncrnl.
ROME, Aug. 10. With as much sim
plicity us the last rites to a king would
permit the remains of the late King
Humbert of Italy received their lust hon
ors and tributes from his loving country
yesterday. The ensket containing bis
body, borue on n gun carriage, preceded
by his general nid-dc-cump carrying his
sword, followed by his favorite war
horse nnd surrounded by those who were
closest to him in the councils of state,
was deposited nftrr nn imposing cere
mony In the Pantheon. The city wns a
mass of somber decoration, giving Koine
the appearance of being weighted down
by deep grief and sorrow.
Worrylnn Alton! Sew York.
LONDON. Aug. 14. In the course of
its financial article this morning The Dai
ly Mail suys: "Strange to say, the pivot
of the international money market is now
New York. The export of gold to Eu
rope, which New Yorkers tulk about so
condescendingly, amounted Inst week to
fully $5,0tsl,UH0, As much more is like
ly to be shipped this week, nnd the New
York reserves are likely to be depleted
to the extent of $50,0(10,000 by the end
of August. It is a question if New York
enn stand it safely."
Fltsslmmons Whips Ilnhlln.
NEW YORK, Aug. 11. Bob Fitzsim
mons of Australia, but now an American
citizen, met (Sus Itnhliii, the Akron giant,
of Akron, O., last night before the Twen
tieth Century club at Madison Square
Garden, nnd Fltzsitnmons won by knock
ing the Ohioan down and out iu the sixth
round.
T liny t'nlted Plates Cars.
SANTIAGO UK CHILE. Aug. 14.
The Chilean congress has voted $:J,500,
000, Chilean currency, for a curgo of
cars, the greater portion of which will
be purchased in the United States. Ten
ders have been invited for building the
great iron bridge over the river Mulpu.
Colonel Honre's Column Snfe.
LONDON, Aug. 15. The Pretoria cor
respondent of The Daily Xews, wiring
yesterduy, uunonnces the safety of Colo
nel Hourc's column and the convoy re
ported to have been captured by the
Boers at Eland's river.
Committee on lievlslon Meets.
SARATOGA. Aug. 15.-Tue Presbyte
rian genernl assembly committee on re
vision bus met and organized. Rev. Dr.
Charles A. Dickey, moderator of the as
sembly, is chairman of the committee.
Kits and Sharkey to Klulit.
NEW YORK, Aug. 15. Bob Fitzsim-
mons and Tom Sharkey have agreed to
fight ou Aug. 25 before the Coney Island
Sporting club for u purse of $25,000.
Charley White is to be the referee.
Immense Apple Crop,
SYRACUSE, Aug. 15. Oswego coun
ty's fruit crop promises to break ull rec
ards. Growers expect 150,000 barrels of
tipples, larger than the banner crop of
1S0U
New York Markets.
FLOUR State and western, although
unchanged, was a trine stcmller; Minne
sota uiiLonts. M.HOi'M.SS; winter strslxhts.
$3 i'Kil 3 t6 ; winter extras, U WqS; winter
patents, $3 95 ij 4. 35.
WHEAT Opened easy on disappointing
cables, but recovered 011 tho slruutfth of
corn; September, TPsiSW.ic.; October,
8OV4O.
RYE Steady; state. R2flG3c.. c. 1. f.,
New York, car lots; No. Z western, Sti'ic,
. ,i l, mtlnat
CORN Strong and higher on reports of
hot winds Iu Kansas and a scare of
shorts; September, 4Jfl4;ic. ; December,
ilTfl nnlAt hut utenriU.t-. trunk wKlla
state, 26433c. ; 'truck, white, western, 26
3,ic.
LARD Steady; prime western steam,
6.9ta.
BUTTER Steady; state dairy, leWVic. ;
creamery, li-viisic.
CHEESE Steady; large white, 10!;c;
small white. PUjo.
TI'UPKNTINE TMill n 4?'iu..
EGOS Steady; state nnd Pennsylvania,
at mark. 14 d 17c. : western, loss off. liiUu.
8UOAR Row firm: fair refining, 4i.o.;
centrlfugul, tttf test. 4'to. ; refined steady;
crushed, i.:oo. ; powdei-u. ti.ifiK.'.
RICK Firm; domestic, 4Hit tiije. ; Japan,
VlJuu-
TALLOW Dull; city, 4 7-lCii4So.; coun
trv. 4Wil ic.
HAY Dull; shipping, 72',y!j75c.; good to
noice, AU'ua-'yiu.
Mllltarr Halifax.
There ara lust three cities in North
America that have a foreign atmos
phere. They are New Orleans, with Its
French quarter; Quebec, with its f rower
inff fortifications, reminding one of
khrenbreiUteln, and its wonderful pa
toia, and Halifax, with its British par
rlson, which gives n dash of red to the
streets, the public parks, the theutera
nntl other places of ainusejiient.
Tommy Atkins is R-rcatly in evidence in
Halifax. The hlffh privates, corporals
and sergeants stroll with the nurse
makls in the public gardens. The offV
cers are conspicuous at the clubs, at
dances a.nd other social affairs.
"Oh, how I love you. Tommy Atkins,"
Is strictly true of Halifax. It would
seem a dull little place without the
military. At the same time it is be
lieved thnt Halifax would be of far
more commercial importance if less
time w ere given to society and more to
business. A commercial traveler once
told me thut Hallfux was bis bet noir.
The men whom lie wanted to "drum"
were difflcult to find in their business
plnces, because they hail engagement
with dipt, or Col. or MaJ. Ko-und-So at
the club. Oustav Kobbe, In Truth.
Filipino ( anuoo.
Three curious wuter plpo cannon,
which were uctuully used by the Fil
ipinos ngnlnst the Americans in the
lute ciuiipnign, have just been lent to
the museum of tho IJoyul United Serv
ice Institution. How primitive they
rcnlly are may bo judged from the
fact that tho exterior surfaces are
bound with hemp and galvanized wire
and telegrnph wire. London Chronicle.
Women Who Wear Well. It i astonish-
ing how great a thaitg;e a few yeais of mar
ri.l lif, will make in the appearance, and
disposition of many women. The freshness,
the charm, the brilliance vanish like the
bloom from n peach which is rudely han
dled The matron is otilv a dun shadow, a
faint echo of the ehartninc; maiden, There
ore two reasons for this change, icuoratice
and neglect. Yew young women appreciate
the shock to the system inrougo me mu;s
Maiiv nciilcct
Vtllilil 4.viii. nn "ri ' "
to deal with the unpleasant drains winch arc
often consequent on marriage and mother
hood, not understanding imu no ntuti
drain is robbing the cheek of its freshness
and the form of its fairness. As surely as
the general health sutlers when there is dc
ranciicm of the health of the delicate wo.
. ..1.. i,r1t u'tirti tliee orenns
are established in health the face nnd form
at once witness to the (act 111 renewed come
liness. Half a million women and more
have found health nnd happiness in the Use
of Dr. J'icrcc's Favorite Prescription. It
ui.iKCS weas women siiony ami siv-v
well.
You can save money on Pianos and Or
Rn. Vou m11 a viys find the la ri
stock, best makes and lowest prices.
PIANOS. From $175.00 and Upwards.
ORGANS. From $50.00 and Upwards
We sell on the installment plan. Tianos
$25.00 down and $10.00 per month. Or
pans, $10.00 down, $5.00 per month. Lib
eral discount for cash. Sheet music, at oue
half price. Musical merchandise of
kinds.
We handle Genuine Singer Hich Arm
SEWING MACHINES.
$5.00 down and f ,voo per month. We also
handle the Dcmorest Sowing Mac'ilne, from
151:9.50 and upwards. hewing Machine
Needles and Oil for all makes of Sewing
Machines. Best makes of
WASH MACHINES,
FROM $4.00 UP-TO $9.00.
J. SALTZER.
CiT Music Rooms No. 115 West Main
St., below Market, Woomsburg, Pa. 30111.3
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coaascTiD wiiilt. aiTurKICi
Butter per lb $
Kggs per dozen '
Lard per lb
Ham per pound " '
Pork, whole, per pound ' ?
lk-ef , quarter, per pound , . . , '
Wheat per busiiel
Oats
Rye " ' 'J
Wheat flour per bbl 4 O0 (o '
Hay per ton $
Potatoes per bushel, new,,
Turnips '
Onions "
Sweet potatoes per peck
Tallow per lb J
Shoulder " " ' J
Side meat""
Vinegar, per qt
Dried apples per lb '
Dried cherries, pitted
Raspberries "j
Cow Hides per lb ',1
Steer " '
CalfSkin 'jjj
Sheep pelts '
Shelled corn per bus J
Corn meal, cwt ,'
Bran,
Chop " Uo
Middlings " , Ifl
Chickens per lbnew
" " "old 7o
1 umcys 1
Geese " ,
Ducks " "0j
COAL.
No. 6, delivered , 5,
' 4 and 5 " , g,
" 6 at yard J.jj
" 4 and s at yard 30
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Allntiout proivinc Sinsll 1-ruits read and lrrn n -" ,
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All about l'onltrv : the best roultiy Book In rMa.
U-lls everything ;' withsj coloied life-like rciiro.Hiciiont
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All about Cows and the Dairy Business ; nnym s-;"
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