T!1 JT :r J 1 ,- f ij - r r cp & T A. GOOD CHARACTER j The LiTing Impress of the Almighty's Image Upon Mankind BY WHICH GOD REVEALS HIMSELF. A Mental and Spiritual Quality That is Easily Becognized. 'THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION'S MISSION tmuxrrx toe the Disr.wcH.1 "So God created man in His own image: in the imge of God created He him." And so there is something divine in man. Man, made in body in the image of the ani mals, is in mind and sonl an image of the Omniscient and Omnipotent God. It is a revelation -of the dignitj and nobility of man. Here is the ground of all aspiration and tope for man. It is a pledge of progress. It is the best encouragement of all efforts to better the condition of men; to uplift, civil ize, culture and Christianize men. To this being, fashioned thus in likeness to the most bigh God, what shall be impossible? Here is one, say of him what yon will weak, miserable, the slave of his lower nature, lar, far removed from "original righteous ness," almost more of an animal than of a man and yet, in spite of all (we have God's word for it) in spite of all, created in the divine image, possessing heavenlypossibili ties. ,ln every man, from the saint to the sot; in every man, though he lie mud-bespattered in the lowest gutter; in every man, born anywhere from the palace to the tene ment, wise or unwise, good or bad,is a spark of the divine nature. Somewhat godlike resides within him. Upon his heart is stamped, however blurred and broken, the image of God. How plain that was to Christ! to Him how evident the divine image of manl Something good He saw, some possibility "of better things even in people whom the religions world of that time despised and nbhored. He won to Himself the publicans and the sinners by His long recognition of possibilities in them. That is the first step toward helping men. Seek out what is ex cellent in them; recognize that. Show them that higher things are possible to them. Pan the spark oi divine nature into flames that will BUEN UP THE TAKES. Here is the ground of all aspiration and hope for onr own selves. All efforts after self-culture, growth, making the most of ourselves, rest upon this truth: that we have semething in us which is worth making the most of. I am made in the image of God. God is my father. I am His child. "Why not grow like Him more and more? "Why content myself with the life of an animal? "Why fill my mind quite full of thoughts of what I shall eat or drink or wear, when higher thoughts are possible to me? I be long to a divine family. "Why not live as be comes my position? I am made in the im age of God. Somewhat of His nature is Within me. "Why not try to live up to that. This divine element within us we name character, the word means a stamp or seal, the impress of a design or image. In one place our Lord is called the "char acter" of God. That is the word in the Greek, and it is translated "the express im age," the exact likeness, as an impression in wax is the likeness of the seal. He is the ideal of character. He is the model by which character must be measured and. compared, because He is the clearest image of God. He, as man, was most like God of any man who erer lived. He is thus the embodiment of all that is highest in charac ter. Character eludes definition. "We know what it is, until you ask us. "We can no more define it, one has said, than we can . paint the lightnign with charcoal. But we Jopproached a definition when we say that .character is likeness to God. Character is the stamp of God's image on the heart and mind of man. "We all have character in some degree, and we all have the possibility of attaining character in a very high degree. because we are all made in the image of God. To attain the highest character is to become MOST MKE GOD. "We observe of character that it is a quality, mental and spiritual. It in no wise de pends upon greatness of stature nor stout ness of muscle. The image o! God is not in our body,but in our mind and souL In the posses sion of the power of tnousht; in the longing which we have, and which no animal has, for growth, lor higher attainments, for per fection, in the impulse to self-sacrifice; in the power to look into the distance and to see the invisible in such faculties we discern onr likeness to God. These go to make character. "We observe further that character does not depend upon circumstances. Like great ness, it is not in the circumstances, bnt in the man. Indeed character and greatness are the same thing. A great man is a man -of character. He is one in whom that side of human nature is emphasized which is nearest heaven. That is what we mean when we say of such an one, not that he is a great orator, or a great financier, or a great general, but a great man. Some men have been great generals, poets, painters, work ers, but not great men. They have lacked character. God alone is great, and men are great in proportion as they are in His image, like Him. Character, then, is greatness-not of achievement, but of mind or souL It is remarked by some eminent persons in his tory that all the doings and sayings which are recorded of them do not equal their fame. The men were greater than their deeds. Emerson illustrates this by a quota tion about Hercules. " How did you know," some one questions, "that Hercules was a god?" "Because," is the answer, "I was content the moment mv eyes fell on him. "When I beheld Thesus I desired that I might see him offer battle, or, at least, guide his horses in the chariot-race ; but Hercules did not wait ibr a contest, he conquered ' whether he stood, or walked, or sat, or whatever thing he did." IT IS 2.0T -EKOTJQH to say that character is in the man, that character is what the man is, we observe ' still further that it depends upon the man. Every man, we say, without a possible ex ception, is made in the image of God; has it in him, that is. to be In a measure like God. Now all awaits the action of the man. Shall the likeness of God'Jn him be blurred or clear? That depends upon him. The highest character, the closest human likeness to God, lies within the attainment of every human sonl. Xou can be of such a charac ter, .you can be so divine a man or woman, that we will be helped raly by entering 'ijour presence when you speak, better thoughts shall come into our hearts, base ness and meanness, even foolishness shall beimpossible while we are beholding you; you trill uplift us, bring out all that is best 'in us, drive out ajl that is unworthy, make us honest and earnest, just -by looking at us. "When we see you or even hear your name we will begin to think of higher things: we will think of God. Ton will be to us, in a way, a Revelation of God. "We will draw closer to Him as we approach you, the image and likeness of Him. God is jileased to reveal not only His will but Himself to men, through other men. Everything may be a indow through which to loofinto the infinite; but man by far the widest window. Through Jesus Christ we see God almost face to face: through holjr people of all times we catch glimpses of the divine nature. Abraham and Moses, the coodiv fellowshin of the prophets, St. Paul. St tioun, tne gionoua-vumauv ui me apostles, the noble army of martyrs, Atha nasius, Augustine, Gregory of Kazianzas, Bernard, Francis of Assisi, Francis of Sales, Tauler, A'Kempis, and down to your brother or yonr sisterTrhose saintly life is lived daily in vour sight through these holy people, made in God's image, bearing His character or stamp, and showing it iclearly, "WE JJBA-W SEAS TO OOD. feWe learn better what His holiness, and i tove ana Jis tenderness mean, we see Him. Now whetberyou and I shall be such an one as these, having such a character, being close to God, and bringing others close to Him, depends upon us. We can be, by God's grace, if we wilL God, who has made-us in His, image, has thereby made it possible for us. Character,we sayyis likeness to God, or if that seems too vague or high, put it in this way: Characters likeness to Christ. In Him we behold a man like us, living the divine life. Following Hint we learn what it is for a man to be like God. All greatness,all worth, all high character is an approach, Whether conscious or not, to the life of Christ "Wherein any man is good, whether in his high purpose or his unstained hon esty or his love for his felIow,men 0 his f;entle courtesy therein the man is a little ike Christ The best that is in you is a faint reflection of the good that dwells in Christ And if you would have a high char acter, and make the most of yourself, and realize the possibilities of your nature, and be whst you may be and what God wants you to be, study the life of Christ. Head it over and over in the pages of the gospels till you get it by heart. See how He de ported Himself; see how He faced trial, met temptation, encountered difficulty; see how He used His life; listen to His words; ask vourself often how would Christ have acted, what would He have said in this case and in that, if He had stood here where I stand. It is the mission of the Christian religion to emphasize the pre-eminence of character. That I know, has been sometimes half-forgotten, but it has lain at the heart of Chris tianity all the way through, nevertheless, this truth of truths, that character is pre eminent above everything. Imagine a man reading the Bible for the first time even the Jewish part of .it a man with no prejudice, ith no previous knowledge, who had never even heard the names of Jew and Christ'an; he might miss some things which we account important, some AETICLES OP OUK FAITH he might not find; but this at least he would discover: That the'God of the Bible is a God of rightousness, and that He who has made man in His own image, wants us to L-e like Him. "Where will you open the Bible, at what page soever, and find any thing required ot man above character? "What doth the Lord require of thee but to do justly, and to love mercy and to walk humbly with thy God " so say all the prophets. "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and thy neighbor a's thyself." so savs the Master: so sav all who walk in His steps. The Scriptures, old and new, are ethical to the heart. God insists upon a right life. "Nothing can take the place ot it, the creeds are but reasons for right living; the sacraments are but helps toward character; the test of the whole matter of religion is the fruit which it yields. And as a tree is for the fruit, and not the fruit for the tree, so is all religion for good living, and valuable and true only as it makes men good and brings out the image of God which is in them. This cannot be emphasized too strongly this Christian truth of the supremacy of character. It cannot be said too often that no man can be a good Christian without be ing a good man. Ko adherence to church formularies, no attendance upon church services," no participation in sacraments, no amount of theological faith is going to avail the man who is not daily striving after character, who is not to his utmost living honestly, honorably and helpfully among his fellow men. "Little children, let no man deceive you. He that doeth righteous is righteous, even as He is righteous. He that committeth sin is of the deril." There is the clear mark of division. Every good man is, sofar, a Christian. "Why call ye me Lord, iord, and do not the things which I say." "If thou wilt enter into life" listen: "What is the great essential condi tion? "What is required of a man who would enter into life? "If thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments." What an emphatic declaration of the supremacy of character! George Hodges. LATE tfEWS m BRIEF. The Boston Stock Exchange has voted to close Wednesday. May L Richards. Albert has purchased theMt "Vernon Hotel property and furniture for S100. 000. The King of Holland will go abroad on May 2, with the hope of effecting a complete cure of his disease. The strike of the employes of the Vienna r Tramway Companv has entirely ended, and the directors of the company have resigned. The Secretarv of the jfavy has directed that all navy yards he closed on the 80th Inst Studies and work at the naval academy will be suspended. Messrs. Kasson, Phelps and Bates, tha American delegates to the Samoan conference, made a social call upon Prince Bismarck at 2.30 o'clock yesterday afternoon, in Berlin. Rev. Messrs. Taylor, Edward es and Hooper, who were captured by Bushirl, the chief of the insurgents, and held by him for a ransom of 1,000, were released on the payment of the sum demanded and have arrived at ZanzIbar.I I The large flve-story building of tne Lowell Manufacturing Company, on Market street Lowell, Mass., known as the Carpet Mill, was gutted byflre early yesterday mornlns. causin" a loss of $200,000, as roughly estimated by Agent Lyons. The Quebec Government has served a pro test on the Federal Government against any settlement of the northern and northwestern boundary question with Ontario without its consent and without the question being settled with Quebec at the same time. The .New York Stock Exchange, the Con. solidated Stock and Petroleum Exchange and the CoSee Exchange will be closed on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. The Produce Exchange and the Cotton Exchange will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday. An international antl-s'lavery Congress will be held at Lucerne in July next The Papal delegate will preside, and Dr. Wind thorst and Count De Mun, the well known Ger man and French Catholic leaders respectively and other prominent papists will atttend. Tho Duke of Edinburgh reached Ports mouth yesterday. His condition is better, though he Is suffering from extreme weakness and is confined to his bed. The Duchess of Edinburgh was at Portsmouth, awaiting his arrival. TTheDuke went direct to Portsmouth traveling plght and day and made no stop on his journey. While a -gang of Sew York pole choppers under Foreman Hess, of the Department of Public Works, was engaged yesterday in lower ing a 25-foot pole, it suddenly fell without warn ing, carrying with it Lineman Patrick Mullane, who was engaged in cutting the wires at the top of the pole. He sustained a compound fracture of the left leg and ankle joint S. J. Ritchie, of Akron, O., had an interview with Sir John Macdonald Friday night relative to the proposed visit to Canada of the inter State Commission. The object of the visit is to hold a conference with the Government on rail way matters. The Premier said the Dominion Government would be perfectly willing to re ceive the commission, and suegested the end of May or early in June as a desirable time. Peter J. Nansett has been a prisoner on hoard the schooner Carolina, at New Bedford, Mass from Capo Verde Islands, for the past week. He is not allowed to land nnder the pauper law, because last fall, being ill, he asked aid as a State pauper to send him to his native land, from which he is now returned. He has a wife anaUve children, and has him self lived in New Bedford for 40 years. He was a whaler for 20 years. Nansett claims that rather than go back to the Islands he will com mit suicide. This year beeins the enforcement of the new license law in Boston, which limits the number of licensed places in that city to "SO, and as there "were over 2,000 applicants there are 1.600 drinking places that must close by MayL The list of rejected applications In eludes some of. the most prominent dealers within the city limits. There is not a single sporting house in town except Councilman Billy Mahoney's place, on LaGrange street that has been granted a license. Among the noted sporting resorts that, will have to close are those of ex-Oarsman Thomas Bntler and Sculler George Hosmer. Judge a woman's refinement by her Per fumery whether a loud disagreeable scent, or the refined fragrance of Atkinson's Ex tracts or Sachets. su The celebrated X. 2C X 1855 Pure Eye "Whisky, the finest in the United States, can always be had at G. W. Schmidt's, 95 and 97 Fifth Ave., City. Don't BiWtfae Special Sale Of velvet carpets and Smyrna rugs at Ed ward Groetzinge'f'BI"&i'jf and 629 Penn ave nue, this week. FniE-watch repairing, lowest prices, at Hauch's, No. 295 Fifth ave. "R-.FSU THE TIKE A LONG BEST. The Pittsburg Exchange Adjourns Until Thursday Morning. . BROKERS LIKE' PIGS IN CLOVER. Permits Granted for Forty-Four Houses to Help Supply a Great Want MONET, MORTGAGES ASD EEAL ESTATE At a members' meeting held on the floor of the Exchange at 11 o'clock yesterday it was agreed to adjourn until 10 o'clock Thursday. New York, Oil City and Brad ford took the same action. Some of the oil men voted in the negative on account of the critical-condition of the market, and the risk the long interest would incur, but the stock brokers almost unanimously favored the proposition, as it would enable them to swap ideas and probably bring holder and buyer into closer relations. Business in stocks has been so unsatisfactory for several days that any kind of a change would be wel come. The prospect is good for a stronger and more active market when the traders face each other again. , A Fonrth street real estato dealer was asked yesterday what effect the completion of the Government building would have on property in that part of the city. He replied: "1 think prices will go up. Tbey are already higher than before the building was commenced. There is good reason for this. Business will bo drawn that way, and this is sufficient to en hance values. A good class of buildings will be erected, and those already up will be greatly improved. All this means higher prices for property. I would not be surprised to see an advance of $500 to $1,000 a foot on Smithfleld, below Fourth, within a year after the Govern ment building is completed, and a correspond ing increase on adjacent streets. It will have the effect, also, of relieving Fifth avenne of the crowds that hang around the postoffice every evening, to the great annoyance of pedestrians and obstruction to business. Fifth avenue would be a better street if it were less crowded." The building industry keeps well to the fore, despite holidays and rainy weather. This Is of especial importance to Pittsburg, as every house pnt up supplies a want and adds to the population. Forty-four permits were taken out last week; the largest by the Allegheny Or phan Asylum, for ten three and two-story brick houses in the Twelfth ward. Tho next largest was by J. B. Phillips, for six two-story brick houses in the Twenty-hfth ward. The cost of the U buildings is estimated at 5108.6S7. Building and loan associations had their origin in Philadelphia, where the earliest one was organized in January, 1831, and they aro said to have been the means of making 80,000 people owners of real estate. There are, about SO in Pittsburg and vicinity, and their opera tions have been very beneficial to the working people. The number of associations in Penn sylvania at present is estimated at 900, the ag gregate capital at 65,000,000, and the total savings paid into the associations in a year at over $17,000,000. The total number of these as sociations In the United States is estimated at about 4,000, the accumulations held by them at about $300,000,000, and the amount which will be paid in the form of dues during tho current year at about $65,000,000. The superior attractions of Shadyside as a place of residence have drawn unusual atten tion to that pretty suburb, and considerable property there has changed hands within the last two or three weeks, the ageregate of the sales being not much under $200,000. As might be expected prices are pretty steep for fancy properties, bnt they are quite moderate for others, the former Eelling as high as $500 a front foot Those less eligibly situated are from $50 to $250. This difference affords sufficient mar gin to suit rich and poor, and to enaole almost anyone to secure a home in one of, the most de sirable places near the city. A Pittsburg iron manufacturer, in a brief in terview yesterday, attributed the nnsatisfac; tory state ot the market to the demoralized condition of the American merchant marine. That trade is active in England, he said, was due to the fact that the markets of Uje world were open to that country, while the United. States had to depend almost entirely upon the' home demand, being practically shut out even .from Mexico and South Amerioa. He added that as President Harrison was known to be in favor of improving onr trade relations abroad, by opening up new markets, it was, probable that some measure of relief would soon be adopted. This is a subject in which Pittsburg has peculiar interest. The demand for mortgages keeps up and there is not likely to be an abatement so long as money continues plenty and cheap. Real estate affords the best security for the surplus capital of our citizens, and the fact seems to have struck homo at last The number of mortgages recorded during the week was 267, aggregating $418,543. The largest were for $21, 000, $20,000, $18,000, two for $15,000 each, $11,700, $10,000, and U for sums ranging from $5,000 to $9,000 each. The usual rates were 4f5per cent, but in a few cases 6 was accepted. PHILADELPHIA WEAK. Stock Broken Think the Recess Will Im prove the market. There was no special movement in any of the local stocks yesterday. The leading features were increased strength in Wheeling Gas and weakness in Philadelphia, the former advanc ing to 33 and closing strong at that figure, and the latter falling off to 41K- It was afterward offered at 4l without purchasers. The pros pective extension of the Philadelphia mains tp the Bellevernon gas field may have had a de pressing effect upon the stock, as, if carried out it vt ould absorb about all the cash in the treasury.hesides indicating a decreased amount of gas from the present sources of supply. Chartiers was dull and quiet Electric was un changed and entirely neglected. The Tractions were steady and quiet the only transactions in them being a sale of 100 shares of Central at 33. Nothing was done in Switch and Signal, which hung around tho old figure, while the mining shares were about as fiat as a boarding-houso pancake. Bank stocks were in good demand, but, as usual, onlv one or two were offered. Brokers were hopeful that the recess would result in stimulating business. There were orders for most of the specialties, but thev are below the market Bids, offers and sales follow: .. . v. . Bid. Asked. AlfeRheny National Bank.,,,,.,...,.... 63j Bank of Pittsburg :. 7S ,. Citizens National Bank...... 63 .., Diamond .National Bank ISO ;i, Farmers' Deposit National Bank 400 ... First National Bank, Pittsburg 170 .... Fourth National Bank 126 .... Freehold Bank 62 .... German National Bank 325 .... Mechanics1 National Bank 10S .... iler. and Manufacturers' Nat Bank... 60 Metropolitan .National Bank 94 .... Odd Fellows' Savlnps Bank 65 70 Pittsburg National Bank Commerc....230 .... People's National Bank. 150 .... Third National Bank 162 .... Tradesmen's National Bank ,225 .... Second National Bank, Allegheny.. ...ISO .... Boatman's Insurance...... 35 German Insurance SS Union Insurance GO Allegheny Gas Company (lit) 33 .... Pittsbnrg Gas Company (111.) ,.... 62 .... Southslde Gas Company (111.) 28 Brldgewatcr Gas Co 40 Chartiers Valley Gas Co 63 S4H Manufacturers' Gas Co 25 .... Natural Gas Co. of V. Va 68 62 Ohio Valley Ua , 43 PennsTlvanla Gas , 22 Philadelphia Co 41 4l!f Pine Kufi Gas Go.: 83 90 Westmoreland and Cambria ... 39 Wheeling UasCo 33 34 Tuna Oil Co ,. 67 Washington Oil Co ;. 75 Central Traction 29J( 30 Pittsbnrg Traction M MX Pleasant Valley , 175 Allegheny Valley. 2 Pittsburg Junction K.B. Co 25 Pitts., McK. & Yough. B. It Co 56 .... Pitts., On. &3t Louis 16 1..,. Pitts. 4 Western, preferred J83( 19 Pittsburg and Birmingham 75 ...1 buspenslon Bridge Co 70 .... TjiSorla-SIlnlng Co ,.. IK SUverton Mining Co 1 ft estingbouse Electric. SS K Union Switch and bignal Co 25 2SH Westlnghouse Air Brake Co 1V3X 120 Westlnghouse Brake Co., Llm..i...... 64 Tho sales were 100 shares of Wheeling Gas, at S3, to Jfnnaaeipnia at 41$, w Plttsbi Traction at 5 and 100 Central Traction at Belore call vu shares 01 Pittsburg and Wern preferred sold at 19 and 260 Wheeling GM at 32K- k The total sales of stocks at New YorUiester day were 47,020 shares, Including: .RiisOD, PITTSBITRGI - .DISPATCH, 2,400: Erie, 1,050; LaTce Shore, 1,000; Louisville and Nashville, 5,030; Northwestern, 2,930; North ern Paclfla preferred, 2,200: Oregon Trans continental, 1,310: Beading.6.GO0; Richmond and West Point, 1,225; St Paul, 2,863; Union Pa cific, 3,900. 80J1ETHIKG GOING ON. Facts and Figures Thnt; Tell a Story of Wonderful Activity. Last week's business at the banks was suffl clently large to show that there is something going on in Pittsburg besides sitting around and complaining that "the times are awfully dnll " While industrial and commercial activ ity is no?so pronounced, to jndge merely from surface indications, as in some former seasons, there is a largo movement constantly going for ward in all departments of trade that piles up a huge aggregate or cash and keens everybody busy to keep up with engagements. There has never been a time in the history of the city when business was in a healthier condition or rested on a more satisfactory basis than it does-to-day. To establish this statement beyond cavil a few figures may be quoted. Here they are: Exchanges 'SleS Balances ....( ,. ? S? Exchanges for the week... ' '"'S$ U Balances for the week...." "!&"?' J5 Exchanges, dally average "S-SS m Exchanges week of 188?. !""""" 59 Balances week of 1888 ?-'5"5 Exchanges last week "JS&SX S2 Balances last week...., 35S"S2"S Total exchanges to date, 1839 "S'JS'SS S? Total exchanges to date? 1888 """ISpSX Si Increase, 1889 over 1883 to date 22,325,660 03 Money on call at New York yesterday was easy at 1U per cent Prime mercantile paper, 3?i5 Sterling exchange dull but steady at 51 7 for60rday bills and $188 for demand. Tha weekly statment of the NewYork banks, Issued yesterday, shows the following changes: Reserve, increase, $1,340,800: loans, decrease, $982,000; specie, decrease, $819,800: legal ten ders, increase, $2,201,800; deposits, .increase. $16,800; circulation, " decrease, $7,000. The banks now hold $13,426,950 in excess of the 25 per Cent rule. The exports of specie from the port ofNew York during the week amounted to 31,794,208, of which 11.140.875 was in gold and $053,423 silver. Of the total exports $1,024,299 in gold and S650. 423 in silver went to Europe, and $116,576 in gold and $3,000 in silver to South America. The im ports of specie for the week amounted to $167, 208, of which $110,619 was gold and $58,559 silver. Government Bonds. U.S.4K8. rcg 108 3ip8 V. S. 4S4S. coup 108 gipjg U.S.4i?rcg...., Esmwji V. S. 45, coups. 12S129 j5ia. Currency, 6 per cent 1895 reg 12",, Currency, 6 per cent 1896 reg.. 123$ Currency, 6 per cent, 1897 reg utfJa Currency, 6 per cent, 1898 reg 130 Currency, 6 per cent, lS99reg 132 Government and State bonds are steady and unchanged. New York Clearings to-day, $127,170,541; balances. $6,327,411. For tho week Clearings, $636,036,373; balances, $37,301,329. Boston Clearings to-day, $15,096,027; bal ances. $8,733,726. For the week, five days Clear ings, $S0,012,292; balances, $733,726. PHTtAUELPniA Clearings to-day, $12,379,110; balances. $2,012,419. For the week Clearings, $68,528,295: balances, $9,722,432. ' Baltimore Clearings to-day, $1,833,833; bal ances, tZD,Ili Chicago Money onx call easy at65per cent; time loans, 67. Bank clearings, $10,333, 000. St. Louis Clearings to-day, ?2572,436: bal ances. $431,318. For the week Clearings, $15,608, 456; balances, $2,260,602. London The amount of bullion gone into the bank ot England on balance to-day is 30,000. Paris Three per cent rentes, 87f for ac count STILL AT SEA. Tho Lons Adjournment Throws the Oil Mar ket Into a Chaotic Condition. The oil market was in a chaotic condition yesterday, and while there was no particular excitement the anxiety growing out of the long adjournment from yesterday noon until Thursday was very pronounced. With tha bearish outlook in the field and other uncer tainties, and with the market on the decline, the main risk growing out of the recess, It was thought was mainly against the longs, who did not take advantage of selling at the top. On the other hand, the shorts hajl no special difficulty In getting all tho oil they wanted at flat to 25 cents, showing abont the same condi tion as prevailed on the decline from 90 to 80, part of which time the longs had to pay from 25 to40 cents for carrying. Taking all, things into consideration, it was the.opimon of some of the most experienced brokers that tbe sus pension would work no particular harm to tho Bhort interest and might improve it Many of the brokers opposed tbe adjournment but the Governor ot New York having declared on Friday that Wednesday wonld be a legal holi day in that State, it was forced on Pittsburg, it being too late for the other exchanges to re consider their action and leave the exchanges open on Monday. As anticipated, the market opened off from fc to Kc all along tho line. The first price here was 85c. but it was almost immediately hammered down to 84c, and fluctuated be iween inab point auu coc umu near ino close, when It weakened to 81Kc. JJc below the open ing, where it stood at the finish. Trading in puts and calls indicated considerable doubt as to which side of the market would profit by the shutdown, both being apprehensive of a snake 1 1.A HaO Put, irftn,- t Q07j? onrl Antic n. ,85c "There was considerable trading, but no T,i,onf,11w HrffO Mnpl'l war. nntnn. rZATUBIg OF THE 2IABKET. Opened.,, ,...85 Lowest..,, , U Highest. .-.!.. .65 closed.....t,.... SI,1 . Barrels. Buns - ,..., 62.153 Average :.. 47,004 bhlpments, , -. 81,194 Average , 73,625 Charters 5 , 67,500 Average 34,069 Clearances .-. 2,191,000 lteflned. New York, 6J(, New York closed S4J. Bradford closed 84H. Oil City closed SIM. THOUSANDS IN IT. Valuable Properly on Penn Avenne Chances Bands Other Deals. Black 4 Baird, No. 95 Fourth avenue, sold for the Bos3 estate the property No. 932 Penn avenue, being a three story brick dwelling with lot 24x110 feet through to Exchange alley, for $30,000. Geo. T. McConnell sold for the Collins heirs, to A McQuillan, lot 20x100 on Harrison street, near Forty-ninth, with frame dwelling of five rooms, -for $1,525 cash. Alles Bailey, 104 Fourth avenue, placed a mortgage on property in the Thirteenth ward for $2,800, for three years, at 6 per cent Ewing & Byors, No. 107 Federal street sold for J. K. Ewing to Mrs. Jones, a lot on Fleming avenue, Eleventh ward, Allegheny, for $200 cash. h. O. Frazier sold for William H. Elder, Twentieth ward, two-story and mansard frame dwelling of seven rooms, lot 12UxllO. to alley, to Josephine P. Sheridan, for $2.u00 cash; also placed a $1,100 mortgage on Sixteenth ward property .for three years, at 6 por cent Samuel W. Black fcCo., 99 Fourth avenue, sold to William S. Da is, for $5,800, a new two story and mansard eight room brick dwelling, with lot 24x124 feet on tbe west side of Atwood street second dwelling south of Bates street, Fourteenth ward. John F. Baxter sold to Gustave A Dath lots Nos. 33 and 34, Bank of Commerce addition, frontage of 80 feet on Grazier street by 185 to a 20 foot alley, for fl.SOO: also lots Nos. 31, 65 and 66, Bank of Commence addition, ex tended, Brushton station, triangular shaped, fronting on Baxter street for $1,300. SUPPLYING A WANT. Tho Building Industry Keeps Fully Abreast of tho Times. Fourty-four building permits were taken out last week, mainly for dwellings, the estimated cost ot which Is $108,687. This is rapidly sup "plying a want that is one of the-greatest draw backs to the city a scarcity of dwelling houses. The following is the list; W. H. Wilson, one brick three-story addi tion, 14x16 feet, on Grandview avenue, near Eearsargo street, Thirty-second ward. John Echment one frame one storied 16x32 feet on Grandview avenue, near Republic street Thirty-fifth ward. Simon Munro, one frame one-story addition, 8x12 feet on Carnegie street, between McCand less avenue and Fif ty-thlra street Eighteenth ward. Geor'ce Smith, one frame one-story addition, 8x12 feet on Carnegie street between McCand less avenne and Fitty-thlrd street, Eighteenth ward. J, B. Phillips, six brick two-story houses. 123x30 feet and 84x15 feet on comerof Twenty third and Sidney streets, Twenty-fifth ward. John Lyad, ten brick two-story 160x3 feet and 10x12 feet on Smallman street between Thirty sixth and Thlrty-Seventh streets, Fif teenth ward. Roger Williams. M.TJ,, two stone and brick two-story houses, 23x20 teet and 15x30 feet, on Emerson street between Pennsylvania Rail road and Adler street Twentieth ward. John Lange, one frame one-story addition, 14x18 feet, on lot No. 121 Nineteenth street be tween. Jane and Sarah streets, Twenty-sixth wardr " ' Charles Wayne, oae frame mansard. 39x38 SUNDAY, APPJL 28, feet, ou Sarah street betwecn-Twenty-second andTwenty-thlrd streets. Twenty-fifth ward. Elizabeth Beltzsomer, one framo two-story, 22x44 feet on Stanwix street, between Syca more "and Virginia avenues. Thirty-second ward. Peter Sullivan, one frame two-story, 19x23 feet on Bangor Btreet, between Prospect and Watches street Thirty-sec3nd"ward. R. L. McCready, one frame two-story, 20x31 feet and 12x12 feet, on 4550 Penn avenue, Six teenth (ward. James Whitten, one frame two-story, 16x82 feet, on Harmar avenue, near Wayne, Thir teenth ward. Carbon Iron Company, one frame one-story addition on Smallman street, corner of Thirty second, Fifteenth ward. H. O. Waddle, ona brick three-story. 25x40 feet on corner Walnut Street and Filbert, Twenty -first ward. M. F. Bailey, one frame two-story, 38.3x36.6 on Euclid street near Banm, Twentieth ward. Edward Wind, one "brick two-story, 23x40 feet and 16x13 feet, on corner of Larimer and Carver, Twenty-first ward. Mrs. Nevergold, one brick two-story and Mansard, 20x30 feet on Cabot way, between Fourth and Fifth streets. Thirtieth ward. Mcintosh, Hemphill & Co., limited, one iron clad, two-story front building, 50x150 feet, rear building 50x150 feet on River street, between Eleventh and Twelfth streets. Ninth ward. Mcintosh. Hemphill & Co.. limited, one brick one-story building. 48x206 feet on Alle gheny river bank, between Twelfth and Thir teenth streets, Ninth ward. Henry Whitman, one frame two-story, 17x17 feet, and 12x12 feet on Keystone street, near Carnegie street Eighteenth ward. A. CvHayer.ionebrlck two-story, 21x34 feet, and 15x18 feet pn Fortieth street betweenPenn avenue and Davison street Seventeenth ward. Peter Heilman, one brick two-story, 22x32 feet, and 16x16 feet, on Auburn street, between Larimer and Ashley streets. Twenty-first ward. Peter Harnick, one frame two-story, 17.6x48 feet, on Huron street Twenty-seventh ward. Clara B. Hundellng, one frame two-story, 20x 32 feet, on Plymouth street Thirty-fifth ward. G. C. Qlnhansen, one briok two-story and mansard front building, 18 6x18 feet, back building 12x18. feet, on No. 2015 Sarah street between Twentieth and Twenty-first streets, Twenty-sixth ward. Mrs. Mary Bushell, one brick two-front build ing, 19x36 feet, and rear buildings, 14.6x15 feet, on lot 38 Second avenue. First ward. J. E. Blackmore.ono Ironclad two-story front 40x40 feot and rear 40x60 feet on lots 2ljS7, 39, 41 Smallman street Twelfth ward. Allegheny Orphan Asylum, five brick three story front buildings, 92x58 feet, rear build ing 40x11 feet on corner Twenty-fourth street and Penn avenue. Twelfth ward. Allegheny Orphan Asylum, five brick two story, 70x29 feot, on Mulberry alley, near Twenty-fourth street Twelfth ward. Mr. John McCaflerty, one frame one-story addition, 10x12 feet, on Hiland avenue, near Walnut street Twentieth ward. A, Pew, one frame two-story, 40.6x42 feet on Evahn street near Liberty avenue. Twentieth ward. James" Hugus, one frame two-story front building, 16x20 feet back buildings 16x25 feet, on Wabash avenue, near Main street Thirty sixth ward. ' Robert Erskin, one framo two-story, 16x32 feet and 14x12 feet, on Bigelow street Twenty third ward. Mrs. C. Harriets, one brick, three-story, 20x160 feet, 5158 Butler street Eighteenth ward. William McCue, one frame two-story, 16x32 feet, on Natronia street, between McCandless and Flftv-second streets. Eighteenth ward. G. H. Scbanroeker, one frame one-story ad dition, 12x12 feet, on lot 4010 North street be tween Fortieth and Forty-first streets, Seven teenth ward. Ll L. Duva, one brick two-story, 14x16 feet, on Forty-fourth street near North street Seventeenth ward. Wm. McAllester. three brick two-story, 40x29 feet on Locust alley, between Fortieth and Forty-flrtt streets, Seventeenth ward. James O'Neill, one frame two-story, 20x28 feet on Forbes avenue, near Brady street, Fourteenth ward. "' George H. Gledhlll, four brick two-story, 19.9x32.6, on Bluff street, near Magee street Sixth ward. Beaty Bros., one frame two-story front build ing, 20x29 feet, back building 18x25 feet on Grazier street near Dill as avenue. Twenty-first ward. E. S. Webb, one stono four-story dwelling, on No. 716 Fifth avenne. Fourteenth ward. HOLIDAY HEDGING. Liquidations on Both Sides of tho Stock Market Completed for tbe Holla days AtFirm ToneWltb n Close) at tho Best Prices. New Yor; April 27. The trading on the stock market was the smallest for any Satur day for a long time; and the changes in quota tions were on a similar scale, although a stroug tone was! developed and most stocks traded in were left fractionally higher than last evening. The advance, at the board -was small and the holidays seemed already to have begun, as the Interest In the speculation was reduced to tbe smallest limits and the liquidations on both sides of the account seemed to have been com pleted. The heaviness of last evening, however, was carried over to this morning, and first prices were from to per cent lower than last night's figures. The subsequent dealings devel oped a little business in Atchison, Union Pa cific and Reading, but the fluctuations were confined to per cent,and sbowed no tendency in cither direction, and the market settled down to utter stagnation. Toward the close, however, there was a renewal of tho buying apparently for foreign accountand Pullman and Xoulsville and Nash ville showed marked strengtb, tho former movinsr ud about 2 per cent and tbe latter 1 per cent, from its lowest point The movement exieuucu w u purnuua ui tuo usk,uuncvci, and though tbe trains wore confined to .small fractions, the market closed firm though dull at about tno oest prices reacneu. The dealings in railroad bonds were on a somewhat more liberal scale than those in shares, bnt the total transactions were only $890,000.; The tono of the dealings, however, was rather mixed, and important changes are few in number and principally among tbe In active issue. Tbe Wabash Issues were the strong point in the list. Among these which are hizher. Keokuk and Des Moines flrst3 rose 2, to 105: Jersey Central convertibles, 3, to 12Si; Wabash seconds, 4, to 100, and the con- vertiDie xoceipts, z, 10 iuu. xue iinaea luciuut; Denver and Rio Grande Western assented, SU, to 85. The sales of bonds for the week were materi ally larger than those of last week, being $12, 761,000 against $5,036,000. The following table snows the prices of active stocks on tho" New York Stock Exchange. Corrected daily for, The Dispatch by Whit ney & Stephenson, members of liew York Stock Exchange, 57 Fonrth avenue: Cloi- Open- High- Low- Ing ins. est est Bids. Am. Cotton Oil 5S ... .... MM Atch.. lop. & S. F.... J m 5 Canaaian Tacific 61X 62A Bl SIX Canada Southern 52M HH Ha S2K Central of New Jersey. 86?5 CentralJfaeiac 36 36 83 38J, Chesaneake & Ohio.... 1JK 17H 17M 17 C, Bur.&Qulncy..... 91 94H 94. Si Cm Mil. Bt. Paul.. ..613? 65)4 e4j C3J4 C, Mll.&St. P.. pr. .... .. 105 C, KocKL&B S3 S3 S3 93 C, St. L. b fltts 16V C, St. Ii. &Pitts. pf.. .... 33 C.. St. P.. M. & 0 33 C, St.P.,M. &0., pf. 93 83 93 93 '0. Northwestern.. ..1C6M lOflJS VXH 106 U.& Northwestern, pf. 139!i C.O.C.&I S'M Ool. Coal 4 Iron 21), 24Jf 24tf 24 Col. & Hocking Yal 19 Del.. L. &W ISI'A 137K 137f 137 Del. Hudson 136g Denver &KloG 17 Denver & Bio U pr... S5 4S)i 4SX W& E.T., Va. &Oa 9 E.T.,Va. &Ga., lstpr ra E. T Va. & Ga. 2d pf. 22 Illinois Ceniral 1131 U3V 113 113 Lato Erie ft Western.. 18H li'A 18H 1854 Lake Erie ftTfest pr.. 59J4 58, 8SH 58H Late Shore &M.S 103 103H 103 van Louisville & Nashville. 673 C3 67JJ 68)j Michigan Central- 87 Mobile Ohio 9K Mo., K. 4Texas 12 12 12 11 Missouri l'acinc 70!? 71M 701 71 New York Central 107K 107H 107M 107X N. Y.. L. E. & W 2SW 29k 283, 29 N.r.rL. .&W.oreno 7q" 7ia 70?f N. Y., C. &SUV Kii N. Y., O. t St L. pf. 72 N.Y., C. 8t.L.2dnf i 41(4 N.YAN..E Hi'A 43X 43K 43)4 N. Y..O. ft W J7 Norfolk ft Western IS Norfolk; Western, pj.627 63J, B2,' MX Northern l'acinc. .i 2SX Nortnern Bacl&c pref. 61 61 61 61 Ohio ft Mississippi... 22V Oregon Improvement; 49 4 41 4BJJ Oregon Transcon W J2 82 PacincMall f , .... S65f Feo. Dec. ft Evans.... 23)j l'hlladel. ft Beading.. 44V -45K 44 43 Pullman Palace Car. ..192 M 192 191H Bichmond ft W. V. T.. 28 28JJ 2654 20S KichmondftW.P.T.pf .... - 80 St. Paul ft Dulutb 31 St. Paul ft Duluth pr.. 85 85 83 85 St P., Minn.ftMan...l00K 1003 10CK 100 St. L. ft San-Fran 23S 23ft 23SJ 23K St. L. ft San Fran pf.. 602 BOH 6JK 601 St. L. ft San F.lst pr. - 111 Texas Pacific 2t 21 i21 21 Union Paclflc 60M 60!" 89 605, Wabash 14 UH UK Wi Wabash preferred 23 . 2SM 28 28 Western Union i 83f 85 85)4 85 Wheeling ft L.E 68K 66 65fc 65?S National Lead Trust.. UK 21K 21H 21ft Boston Stocks. Atch.ftToc..lst7s. 116 A. AT. LandOr't7s.l08 Atch. ft Top. H. Jt. ., 42 Boston ft Albany.. .217 B., II. ft Erie 7s. i... 1 C B. ftU Sl.!i Old Colony. 172 itntland preferred.. 33 Wis. Central, com... J8H MlonezUtgCo(new) 1 Calumet ft Hecla...a203 Franklin d unn. Ban. ft uieve. 24 Eastern B. K 81 Eastern It It 6s...125 Flint iPereM. pro. 97 Mexican Cetu com.. 12! N. Y. ANewEng... 43! N. Y.ftNewfiftg 7I.126J Osceola. ....--. 9 UQincy 40 Bell lelephone 253 Boston Land 6K Water Power 6 Tamarack , ,, , ,,r.l05JS 1889 HYJi STOCK KAEZETS. i Condition of tho Market at tha Enst Liberty Stock Yards. Office of Pixtsbtteo Dispatch, SATUBDAY. April 27, 1889 J Cattle Receipts. 660 head; shipments. 520 head; mafket steady at unchanged prices; no cattle shipped to New York to-day. hogs Receipts.. 1.300 head: shipments, lsou head; market slow; all grades, WS51 9a; 5 cars of hogs shipped to New York to-day. Sheep Receipts, 1,000 bead: shipments, 200 head ; market slow at unchanged prices. Philadelphia Stocks. Closing quotations of Philadelphia stocks, fur nished by Whitney ft Stephenson, brokers. No. 57 Fonrth avenne. Members .New York Stock Ex change. ' Bid. Asked.' Pennsylvania Kallroad -...53 65H Beading Kallroad 22 9-18 23)4 lluflalo, Pittsburg and Western HX 12., Lehigh Valley 63H 53 Lehigh Navigation.., ii Philadelphia and Erie 30 Allegheny Valley bonds 113s .... Northern Pacific 25H 25J4 Northern PaclUc preferred 60H 61 Chlcngo Grain Market. Chicago Tradlnc in wheat to-day was spas modically active and the feeling unsettled, prices advanced sharply from yesterday's clos ing, but the advance was not sustained. July opened lie highor and advanced c more, then declined c and closed e higher than yester day. Tbe early strength was due to firmer cables. Reports of severe wind storms in Dakota and dry weather in the Northwest and that rain will be badly needed there within a week. together with reports that 14 boat loads of wheat had been taken in all at New York yes terday helped, to strengthen the market. The shorts trovered freely. At tho advance thfire was considerable realizing by NewTtork parties who bought at the lower flgnres,belng sufficient to cause a sharp reaction from top prices reachcd,af ter which the market ruled steadier. SITTINGS FROM JUSTICE. Little Bits of Litigation Found Afloat In Iieeal Quarters Yesterday. A chaster was granted yesterday for the Supreme Castle of tbe Ancient Order of the Knights of the Mystic Chain. W. A. Stone, Esa, yesterday confessed judgment for the Montour Railroad Company in favor of the Imperial Coal Company, for 04,911 50. The matter is a standing account between the two companies. The will of the late Gerhard Stratman, of Allegheny, bequeathes S100 to St. Mary's Ger man Catholic congregation of Allegheny. $200 to St. Joseph's German Catholic Orphan Asy lum, and $50 for masses. Tbe rest of his estate was left to his daughter, Fhilemina. In the suit of the executors fit Samuel Rey nolds against Matthew Cridge, an action grow ing out of the transfer of some bonds of the Evergreen Railroad, a verdict was rendered for the plaintiff yesterday for $7.21 32. Judge Ewing yesterday appointed Thomas C. Lazear, C. L. Fitzhugh and William W. Young as viewers in the matter of condemning the property of Jacob J. "Vandergrif t for the Purpose of building a lockhouse at the Herr's sland dam. A petition was filed yesterday for the disso lution of tho charter of the Mutual Building and Loan Association, of Banksville. The as sociation was formed in 1882, and the shares have matured, fulfilling the object for which the association was organized. Mits. Cathabine M. Neel yesterday sued for divorce from Jordan S. Neel. She alleges that for tho past ten years he has lived with Annie M. Clark at Coal Center. Washington county, and has neglected and dishonored his wife by shunning her, and parading Miss Clark as his wife. Amono the suits for divorce, ju'st entered, are Millie E. Gallagher against Patrick H. Gal lagher, for desertion; Anson P. Norton against Hannah Lucy Norton, for desertion: Andrew Seitz against Ann Seitz, for desertion; Mary Apn McFarland against John McFarland, for desertion; Anna Dullard against Ernest E. Bullara, infidelity; Edward Davis against Frances Davis, infidelity. An application was filed in court yesterday for the dissolution qt the Central Mutual Bene ficial Society of Saloon Keepers, a corporation. It was stated in the petition that at a meeting of tho association it was unanimously resolved by the members to apply to tho court for a de cree of dissolution. No reasons were assigned for this course of action. The application was signed by O. Heckmann, Secretary. The will of Elizabeth Donavan, of McKeesJ port, was filed for probata yesterday. Her estate is left to relatives with the exception of 81,000, bequeathed to tho Rev. James Nolan, Sastor of the St. Peter'a Roman Catholic burch, of McKeesport, of which the de ceased was a member, to bo used in paying off tho indebtedness of the church; also $300 for masses for the reposo ot her soul. The Moot Court yesterday afternoon partlcl pated in by thelaw students was held In Or phans' Court room No. 2. John C. Shoemaker acted as judge. The case heard was an action for damages Detween J. P. McKirdv and M. Silvey for damages to tho amount 'of $1,000. Tho plaintiff was supposed to have met with an accident on the promises of the respondent, Messrs. McKenna and Wright represented the plaintiff, and Mr. Went appeared for the re spondeat. The Court reserved its decision in the case. Judge Magee yesterday decided the case of the contest of election of Thomas Roach as Justice of the Peace of Bethel township. A petition had been filed by James Higbeo and others, asking that the election of Roach be declared illegal, null and void. The reason given was that Roach, while he was a candi date, also served as Inspector of Elections. He received a majority of 13 votes over his opponent, William woods. Judge Magee, in his opinion, states that while it was Illegal for a candidate for offico to serve on tbe Election Board, yet tbe election of Roach as Justice Of -the Peace was legal, and. he could not declare it void. Tbe petition was dismissed. Pnrchaso of Bonds to Date. Washesgtoit, April 27. Tho total amount of bonds purchased to date, under the circnlar of April 17, is 5133,673,950, of which $50,463,550 were i per cents and 32,210,200 were 4 per cents. The total cost of these bonds was S161, 550,125, of which $72,538,32 was paid for tbe 4 per cents and $89,011,293 was paid for tho i per cents. Excursion to Homestead via tho P. Si Ii. E. R.R. Sunday, April 22, to accommodate the members and friends of the Ancient Order of Hibernians who desire to attend the cere monies of the presentation of a banner to the Homestead Society, this company will run a special as follows: Leave Pittsburg at 120 P. sr., city time; stop at Thirteenth, Twenty-second and Twenty-sixth -streets; returning, leave Homestead at 6 P. M., city time. Round trip rate, 23 cents. Tickets will' bo on sale Saturday at J. J. McCor mick's, 401 Smithfleld St., and n Sunday at the depot and Twenty-second street. Don't Miss tbo Speclnl Snle Of velvet carpets and Smyrna rugs at Ed ward Groetzlnger's, 627 and G29 Eenn ave nue, this week. The family trade supplied with choice old wines and liquors at G. W. Schmidt's, 93 and 97 Fifth Ave., City. Feabsox leads them all in fine cabinet photos; try him; you are sure to be pleased. 96 Fifth ave. and 43 Federal st.. Allegheny. When baby was sick, we gave her Castoria, When she was a Child, She cried for Castoria, When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria, When she had Children.she gave them Castoria. -ap9-77-HWT3n BROKERS FINANCIAL. -TTTHTTNEY & STEPHENSON, CT FOURTH AVENUE, Issue travelers' credits through Messrs. Drexel, Morgan & Co., New York. Passports procured. ap2S-l COMMISSION, X - Railroad Mining mil I "Ti5i Stocks. I Stocks. J UisU I Q BOUGHT AND SOLD &$& ban flb rancisco, Philadelphia or Boston Ex- changes. Loans made at low rates of Interest. bllshedl876. 4S- Weekly Circular FREE. A. R. CHISHOLM & CO., 61 Broadway, N. mhl3-97-su WHY HE WILL TALK. A Good Reason for Making a Public ' Statement. TBE CASE OP A BOSTON MM. The Boston Traveller, under data of Jan uary 12, 1889, has the following: "Yes, I am perfectly well now, but I would not for anything be in the condition again I was in a short time ago." The speaker was Mr. S. Weisbrod, whom the writer found at his residence, No. 107 Warwick st. "At first," ha continued, "I noticed that I was constantly catching cold, but later I seemed to have a cold all the time. My nose wonld be stopped, and there was a con stant discharge from it. I could feel the mucus dropping back into my throat. JuV. 8. Weisbrod, 107 Warwick BL "I was continually hawking and spitting, especially the first three or fonr hours after gettinz up in the morning. Physicians told me my trouble was catarrh. My nose and throat got so bad, and the disease was so disagreeable, that I tried in every way to get rid of it, but got only slight temporary relief. - "I noticed that I had a heavy, racking congb, which kept gradually getting worse. It became hollow, and would be especially bad in the morning. Any change in the weather would cause my head and throat to stuff up and my cough to annoy me more. At night I had smothering spells, and wonld have to sit up in a chair for' hours in order to get my breath. There was a feeling as though something was bonnd so tightly around my chest that X could n6t breathe. I was afraid I had asthma. "I kept losing in flesh and growing thin ner. My cough became hollow and more persistent, and I could not walk even a short distance without getting out of breath. ''My friends have since told me that they thought I had consumption, and that they never expected me to recover. "A .short time ago, having read the state ment of an acquaintance in the papers, I de cided to place myself nnder tbe care of Dr. Blair and his associates. I will simply say that the result was at surprise to myself and my family, and that I now feel well and strong. All tbe disagreeable symptoms of my disease have left me, and Ihave gained in strength, and weight." i On handing the above notes of what he had said to Mr. Weisbrod, be remarked: 'It may sound like an exaggeration to soma who have not-been through what I have, but that is exactly how I felt, and I will willingly state so personally to any one. 1 make this statement because I am pleased with my re covery." A DANGEROUS WAT. . Trodden br many, Perhaps, Without Know ing It. When catarrh bas existed in the head and upper parts of the throat for any length of time, the, patient living in a district where people are subject to catarrhal affection, and the disease has been left uncured, the catarrh DANZKEE & . We are here to keep were not here to do this, who can tell where prices would go to? Judge from these prices for THIS I2"c Percales for 8yc yard. I2c Chambray Ginghams for 9c yard. Finest American Sateens for I2"cyard. Challis, light and "dark grounds, for 6c yard. Finest French Sateens for 20c yard. i2"c )ress Ginghams for 7c yard. 6oc Black Henrietta, 42 inches wide, for 49c yard. $1 00 Figured Shanghai Silks, 28 inches wide, for 59c. $2 25 Faille Francaise for $1 39 yard. $2.50 Black Gros Grain Silk for $1 63 yard. Loot for Bargain Box, 1,000 pairs Kid Gloves, $1 00 to $1 50 a pair, for 50c a pair, IT IS HOUSEKEEPERS' WEEK IN THE BASEMENT, Underselling everybody in ware, Ice Coolers, Cooking Mats. etc.. etc. Children, bring your mothers to our new Housefurmshing; Department (Basement), and get one of those pretty Japa nese Kites, Free 1 "a DANZIGEE . & -6TJCCESS0BS TO- IMZOIRIRIS HI. SIXTH STREET AND PENN AVENUE; IS, invariably, soaetimes slowly, extends dowil the windpipe and into the bronchial tnbaalf which tnbes convey the air into the di ffereat j parts of thelungs. The tubes become affected"! from the swelling and the mucus arisisgl from catarrh, and in some instances becoaa i Bluggednpso that the air'cannotgetiaasj freely as it should. Shortness of breath "1S lows, and the patient breathes with laDofj and difficulty. 1 In other cases there is a sound oi cracklBjt and wheezing inside the chest. At thfip staee of the disease the breathincr is usually more rapid than when in health. Tha paa tient has also hot flashes over his body. "3 The pain which accompanies this coadi tion is or a dull character, felt In the chet, behind the breast bone or nnder the shoulJ last a few days and then be absent for sev- eral others, -the cough that occurs in tnaq first stages of bronchial catarrh is dry,,'! comes at intervals, Is hacking in character A and usnally.most troublesome in the morn j ing on arising or on going to bed at nigljl ease extending in the lungs. JJ- At first there may be nothing brought tra by the cough; then there is a little tough, tenacious mucus, wnica ma paueiit ouua -great difficulty in bringing np. ' Sometimes there are fits of coughing in j duced by the tough mucus so violent as to j cause vomiting. Later on the mucus that is raised is found to contain some particles of'j yellow matter, which indicates that tha "4 small tubes in the lungs are now affected. j With this there are often streaks of blood mixed with the mucus. In, some cases tha s patient becomes very pale, Has fever and ex- pectorates before any cough appears. -m w In some cases small masses of cheesy sub stance are spit np, which, when pressed be I tween the fingers, emit a bad odor; in other - cases partrcles of a hard, chalky natnre are V spit up. The raising of cheesy or chalky lumps indicates serious mischief at work in ' the lungs. In some cases catarrh will extend into tha lungs in a few weeks; in other cases it may 1 be months, and even years, before the dis ease attacks the lungs sufficiently to causa serious interference with the general health. -When the disease has developed to such a , point the patient is said to have catarrhal J consumption. With bronchial catarrh there '3 -more or less fever, which differs with tha differ ent parts oi tne aay sngnt in tne morning, higher in the afternoon and evening. Sometimes during the day tha patient has a. creeping, chilly sensation, which may last from half an hour to an hour, the surface of tha body feeling dry and hot. During the night, near the morning; there may be sweats. Such, sweats are known as night sweats. The pulse is usually more rapid than normal, and the patient loses flesh and strength. A fresh cold is all that Is needed at thi3 point to develop rapid consumption. In some instance the natient loses strength and flesh slowly. ' The muscles gradually waste away. Then tha j patient gradually regains soma of the strength only to lose it again. I A weak stomach and a dislike for food, which; i seems to have lost its taste, cause tha patients to think that he nas a disease at the stomach I instead of thelungs. With these diarrhea uju allv occurs and there is the same disturbance of the kidneys. In bronchial catarrh the voice onen Decomes wea&, uus&y ana uoarrc. xiieru is a burning pain in tho throat, with difficulty in swallowing. DOCTORS ANMSLII Are located permanently at 66 SIXTH AVE., ; Office honrs 9toll A. :si.;2to5 P. JL; 7 to 9.3 f. ii. (Hunaay wciuaeaj. Specialties-CATARRH, and ALL EIS. EASES of tha EYE, EAR, THROAT S.u LUNGS. j ' ! Consultation, tl 00L Address all mail to . DRS.COPELAND& BLAIR,- ap28-TuSSa 66 Sixth ave., Pittsburg, Pa, j . .1 SMNBERG t prices down. If wej WEEK. 50c Mohair, 44 inches wide,3 lor 49c yard. 60c Cheviot, 40 inches wide, for 34c yard. .'4 22-inch Printed China Silks for5gcyard. 50c Henrietta Cloth for 340 yard. $1 50 Faille Francaise Silk for 89c yard. $1 00 Black GroS Grain' Dress Silk for 74c yard. $1 25 Fancy Striped Surah' Silk, in new effects, for 79c yard. 70c Black Henrietta Cloth1 for 59c yard. 50c Colored Satins for 25 yard. Center Ii Aisle. manufacturers' samples, worthy Glassware, Tinware, Grariitel Utehsiis, Woodenware, Rugs;! SHOENBEEi P ! U IDlSTZIG-IEIRr- 1 M