—————- A SHRINKAGE IN VALUES. His Brain. The eager poet wrapped it up care the leading magazine editors sat in where he it to the to the city. At the hotel chose to lodge he passed the safe, where raluables were kept for security. “What value?” the clerk inquired, The poet's face flushed with pride, “It is, perhaps, scarcely possible to place a value upon it, but—" “Say two hundred?’ suggested the busy and practical clerk. “That is, perhaps, something of the sort they will place on it,” replied the poet, with a deprecatory curl of his lip. “Yes;” say two hundred,” and he sighed. The clerk checked it at two hun dred, and put it away in the safe. Next morning the poet arose, paid for his lodge, received it safely into his hands again, and went forth. The after noon was waning when the poet, look ing wan and weary, stood again at the hotel desk, with it (no longer with a large I) In his hand. “Ah!” said the clerk. “Care for it again? Same value, I suppose?’ “Well—er-—ah-—not exactly,” sald the poet, still eagerly, but of a dif ferent variety of eager. “I think—er —gh-—what I was going to say, was— er——as a matter of fact—er—could you let me have half a dollar on it?” The clerk said he couldn't hardly do it just then, and the poet took it and went back to his humble village, where he opened a tin shop and did quite well.—New York Times. REVIVAL OF THE Public Houses are Changed to Suit the Needs of the Day. While some reformers are beat oo ending the public house, others are busy at mending it. We need not decide for both; in many places there are too many public and of those that would in any case re main, many might well be bettered The annual report of the publio house trust shows that substantial progress is being made in this direc jon. The principal aim of the trust is the revival of the inn as a place of all-round refreshment and its tion ag a mere drinking bar man who asks for gets same smile as the man who asks for beer;"” that is the advertisement and the motto. Lord Grey's movement is a most hopeful one; it takes for granted that men will not be deprived of their beer; but it off: in ducement to the consumption of other cups than those which inebriate, and of eatables as well as drinkables, and it provides decent, wholesome, cheer ful surroundings. The movement i» peculiarly opportune in rural districts. It comes at a time when there is a congiderable revival in wayside inn as a place of ment. Hostelries which have been killed by the coming to life, thanks and the motor. At a time when 30 many people are thus taking to the road again, It is very appropriate that an effort should be made to im- prove the roadside inn.—London Chronicle. INN, houses, extine “The bovril the T'S every the refresh seemed to railway are to the bicycle Necessary Labor Men of Sault Ste. Marie Canada, at a meeting, decided to pe- tion the Govern nt to retaliate against ; Americans, who are stiri Fy i hg | FIBROID TUMORS CURED. Mrs. Hayes’ First Letter Appeal ing to Mrs. Pinkham for Help: “Dear Mus. PINKHAM :—] have been under Boston doctors’ treatment for a Jong time withont any relief. They tell me 1 have a fibroid tumor. 1 can- not sit down without great pain, and the soreness extends up my spine. I have bearing-down ov both back and front. My abdomen is swollen, and I have had flowing spells for three years. My appetite is not good. 1 ean- not walk or on my feet for any lengzth of time. ** The symptoms of Fibroid Tumor ven in your little book accurately escribe my case, 80 1 write to you for advice." — (Signed) Mns. E. F. Haves, 252 Dudley St. (Roxbury), Boston, Mass. Mrs. Hayes’ Second Letter: “ Dean Mas. PiRanAR Sometime agolw to you describing mys toms and asked your Ty “hy P fed, and I followed all r direc ns carefully, and to-day I am a well woman, “The use of Lydia E. Pinkham’'s Vv be Compound entirely ex- pelled the tumor and strengthened my whole system. 1 can walk miles now, “Lydia EB. Pinkham’s V table Compound is worth five dol« lars a drop. 1 advise all women who are afflicted with tumors or female trouble of any kind to give [ta faithful trial.” — (Signed) Mes, E. F. Hares, 252 Dudley St. (Roxbury). Boston, Mass. = §5000 forfeit If original cf above letters proving ineness cannot hen “dused Welker dias Thompson's Eye Water THE KEYSTONE. STATE Short Order. Many pear trees in are dying from the "fire blight” Charles W. Bell was appointed postmaster for Millstone. The Shenandoah School Board has cleeted Luther B. Edwards principal of the High School and Miss Eliza: th O'Connel first assistant, n Hewitt, the g-vear-old d John Hewit of Hu 3 oy i . om blood poisoning ca Berks County augh- gdon, sed by about usa a piece of zinc WOeKs ago Congressman MH. W. Palmer has notified (that the Post Office De it has granted free delivery to m and Dorranceton, on the of Wilkes-Barre and Ashley op south. While returning to her home in Robinsons at night, Mrs. Mary Frye, an aged woman, straved from the path “and fell nto a deep mine Rescuers descended 1 h by means of a rope and to out the woman She is badly hur An tree | iate darkness breach mio he brea the landmark, iy he 150 stands in front of C. H. Crowthers’ property 1 Morton, obstructs a giant oak years id, Ww hick School Director on Walnut ’ the gutter and the Highway Committee of Coun- 11 wants it cut down. A number sitizens, however will vetition C by borin ancitnt said te street, 3 vi Kens, ; A ieged Dre 1 alleges that fiage as IN t i marry her refused J MW the La: eist, the veteran editor of caster “New Era” completed SIXly years as an cditor, a re which it is believed 18 unparalleled ir the State. His first venture the “Reformer,” started in iy, 1844, and sequently he had editorial charge a number of journals in Philadel Te is Was Mentz, of Wilkes-Barre, ap in Alderman Brown's cour! badly battered face. He if s0 full of patriotism sted the Russian flag. An chunis ordered him to take n and when Mentz refused Bal 1s, it 1s alleged, beat him unt Was unconscy Balchunis was fined and held for court. The first public playground for chil dren to be established in Reading was pened Tuesday, The project was maugurated and carried forward by the Civic Division of the Woman's Club, under whose auspices the grounds will be conducted. More than 300 children were on the grounds at the opening. An attempt to blow up part of the Shamokin & Mt. Carmel trolley line was made at the Coal Run switch i ang 1s is line is not used except when the crowds at Maysville are very large and for the early morning cars be. tween Mt. Carmel and Shamokin When the first car went suddenly began ; sills. It was found that a charge of dynamite had been placed directly under a rail and the rail was blown out, For some weeks past Rankin borough has been terrorized by two negroes who attacked women and committed many robberies on both «exes. George Logan, dressed as a woman, acte two negroes were trapped and taken to Pittsburg for safety, as the towns. people threatened violence. The excrcises commemocrative of the Wyoming Massacre took place at the foot of the monument at Wyom- ing. The grounds were crowded with the descendants of the wictims and friends. The address of the day was by Major George G. Croff. The supposed discovery of a vein of fine iron ore near a coal vein on the property of Sylvester Hogan, in the sastern section of Pottsvilie, proves to be a meteor. The peculiar qual ity of the iron when examined by ex: perts showed it to be of meteoric ori gin and very valuable. | ¥ COMMERCIAL REVIEW. Although the new fiscal year opened an extended holiday there is much cncouragement in the evidence of returning conhdence, and statistics for the last six months indicate that there is no little reason for anticipat- ing better things in the last halt oi the year. Halt yearly returns of in- solvencies show that liabilities have steadily decreased. Railway earnings that earlier months showed losses of § per cent. or MOre IN Comparison increase of 2.0 per cent. for June. Reports from leading branches of trade for thk past week testify to a quiet condition, scarcely more so than is custo- at this time of the year, while nguiries in several manufacturing ines promise a better distribution in he near future, Failures this week in the United States are 240, against 227 last we 157 the preceeding week and :orresponding week last year, Bradstreet's says Slack demand and overpre n some lines have spurred manufacturers to seek a foreig fet. Detailed foreign trade for May show that nakers have found it iran generally are movin etter as to indicate year will the manufactured goods history. Wheat, week BRzg See including ended bushels, 2.0006 682 1,127, ast week, Year, nn 1001 ‘they aggregate against 223,106,373 154.473 In 1002 1901. Corn exports gregate 536,07 bushels, 2 last week, 127,000 in WHOLESALE MARKETS. altimore, FLOUR 3 4 5 g.~ 1,420,172 1902 and 2,240,013 1" *" Ww io Quiet and receipts, 1.841 barrels Dull; spot tr ¥ r i" AT ft ofa: spot No. 2 11.01%; June, 1.00 asked: August, R34 No. 2 red, RyaRsis: bust Southern, by 1.01; Southern, on grade. CORN Dull, spot, nerds; July, June, x1? xed, steamer m 2.050 buchels: coin sh: Se OATS ft 1.01 ed W 1.0% asked; July, Ri3'% asked, steamer receipts. O10 els: sample Ron 1 ithern vellow Steady: N 7: No. 2 mixed, 44 RoS> bushels. RYE iil: No. 2 sweets, basket, f.258%7a PEANUTS va 6! fancy hand s: Othe iomestic, 3'i@ sicked, { CABBAGES--Easy: Long lsland per 100, 1.0001 3.50; barrel crate, 1.0041 Southern, Live Steck. New York, —-BEEVES- Receipts 1.067; bulls and cows, quiet and un changed; steers, 4406.25; bulls, 32% @ 4.50; cows, 2.400 4.25 CALVES-—~Receipts, 318; veals, firm to 25¢. higher; buttermilks, higher, all sold; veals, 400625; butiermiiks 316214; fed calves, 400; city dressed veals firm, at 6G ogc per pound; extra, g¥%e: country dressed, 6G 8c SHEEP AND LAMBS--Receipts $.838;g00d handy sheep, steady; others sasier; choice lambs, 25¢ to 315¢ higher good to prime, firmer; common, un changed. Sheep, 275m 4.63; choice $785.00; culls, 200@2%0; lambs 5007.55; one car choice, 7.70; culls, 3.0000 4.50, HOGS—Receipts, 087; feeling weak; top price for State hogs, 87% Chicago, ~CATTIL E— Receipts, 1.- poo, including 150 Texans; market, steady; good to prime steers, $507 6.50; poor to medium, 430A 5.50 stockers and feeders, 2. 2004.50; cows 1.5Q00'4.25; heifers, 2.00(@4.75; canners, 1.508 2.60; bulls, 2000 4.25; calves, 2.50 @6.00; Texas fed steers, 3.250 3.65. HOGS—Receipts, to-day, 12,000; to- morrow, 10,000; market, sa 1oc higher: mixed aod butchers, $2008.40; good choice, heavy, $33@s4s; rough heavy, S.1s@s.30; light, $.20@5.35; bulk of sales, 5.25(3%.38. SHEEP — Receipts, 35000; shee lower; good to choice wethers, 4.50@ WORLD OF LABOR Every member of the New Haven (Conn.) Trades Council has pledged himself that hereafter he will purchase A new international union is to be The International Brotherhood of bers and oo local unions. The an- nual convention meets in Cincinnati in August, Chicago Stereotypers’ Union, No, 4, has succeeded in unionizing all offices in Chicago, with a scale of $3.50 per day and an increase next April of 25 cents a day. More than 8000000 of the 13.500, 200 people of Mexico do not work, and of those who do work 1.488.024 in domestic service and 116000 are salary earners. House Decorators’ and Painters’ Union of London, England, has sent 4 strike donation to the officers of the International Union of Flour and Ce teal Mill Employes. THE POET'S RAPTURE, "Tis sure exalted rapture That makes his features glow, That could so fully capture nd fix expression 80! An epic or a lyric His mind has just possessed, Or say a panegyric Is stirring ‘neath his vest! What ig the annotation He makes, alive It is an inspiration Anent a certain scap! —New ‘ with hope’ Orleans LATEST you read ONLY HIS Scribbler—Have novel? Cynicug— Record. last my 1 hb ope BURGLAR REMINISCENCE Young Durglar-—-What did you firget haul? Burglar—Five > Press. got on Old Free your years. Detroit AT IT AGAIN. Miss Elderieigh, "iove's No." flame has never « 3 “Indeed!” exclaimed Miss Younger ut 1 suppose you ise fireproot t."=~Chicago News, said prehed mi Yin 801 PRECOCITY. mean “What Is “We give & siss-boom-ah, 3 erals. Puck. NOT AN AGREEABLE PROSPECT Skinflint—1f anything she hap ¢ all STANDARD iT mMLESery N ight Ethel Algy-Jove, Own cigawells £ DOW, ye JUST AN AVERAGE Guest (at summ Johnny is a vigorous boy able to oat anyihin? Praprietor—1've that be seems to be able to eat everything. ~~ Chicago Tribune BOY. resort j-—-Yes He seems to be SOME SOUND “Music ie sald 0 jcine ii “That's all right: often fee] the after hearing some kinds of music.” Cinecinnad Commercial-Tribune, be good as a med: and then again we need of medicine HER MISSION Mrs. Homer—1 supprwe your daugh. ter is attending cooking sciaool so zhe will be able her own cooking after her marriaga? Mrs. Pipson—Oh, my, no! She is going to write a couk book.~~Chicago News, to do OVER THE WATER. Harold—You shouldn't wait something to turn up, old chap: for YOu youreelf, Rupert-—-But it's my rich toes, old chap, that I'm waiting for. TitBits. AN AWFUL MISTAKE. “You say the thoughtless act of Mrs. Stingyleigh caused her husband a serious relapse? What 1id she do, in heaven's name?” “Why, she came right Into the sick room arrayed in a very expensive hat and dress,’-<-New Orleans Times Democrat. PRECISELY. ‘And how did you acquire such 8 good education?” asks the tourist of the cultivated Indian. “1 was {ll In the hospital for two years, and while under treatment | read every book in the library,” ex plains the .saplent savage. “Ah! [I see, When you bogame a well red man you were a well read man."-Chicagp Journal, The center of the country's cotion growing is near Jackson, Misa No Narcotics, It can be Resigns from Brown Faculty. Archibald Delaney, for nearly twen ty years steward of Brown university bas resigned, his resignation to taks effect Aug. 1. since 1885 and is well known to Browr men throughout the country. He wil be succeeded by E. A Burlingame, # civil engineer of Providence Long Term of Faithful Service. Koetl completed his fiftieth organist of Ot. Mary's Catholic church in Ottumwa, Iowa bas always been small bas never omitted a mass, benediction at which he had promised to play. He is now €9 years of age. FITR permanently sured. No fitesrnervous. ness after first day's use of Dr. Kline's Great NervaRestorer #irial bottle and treatise {roe Dr. B.H EKuixe, 144. #8] Arch St. Phila. Pa There are lea of each 100 of ares seven mo Ladies Can Wear Shees One size smaller after using Allen's Foot. Ease, a powder, It makes tight or new shoes easy, Cures swollen, bot, sweating, aching feet ingrowing nalls, corns and bunions, Af all druggists and shoe stores, 280, Don't ace cept any substitute, Trial package Free by mail. Address, Alien 8. Olmsted, LeRoy, X.Y m $5, The modern locomotive costs fr 000 to 818.000 Mrs Winslow's Bo teething, soften the i tion, allays pain cures wind The 80.046 polre of nearly £7000 000 Piso’s Care fort medicine for Saver, Oosan neu pli coughs and Grove N.J offers prizes {for wind Paris w gardening. Down East Doings, Fifteen murders were New March wn out Engiand durin just passed, mo apparent motive Cases Were arrests mad ive persons, F of i murders were women Fow's This? We offer On» Hundred D any case of Cutarth that canne Hall's Cataarh Care, F.J. Caexzey & Co., Toledo, 0. We, the undersigned, have known F.J Cheney for the last 16 years and believe him eriectly honorable in all business transac. tions and Spancially able to carry out any obligations made Ly their rm, West & Tavax, Wholesale Druggists, To- edo, J, Waroixo, Kixxax & Masvix, Druggists, Toledo, O, Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act- ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur. faces of the system. Testimonials sent froe. 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