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T
OFMSOI
Some or the Features of tbe Buffalo Grand
Circuit Fortnight Meet.
NOTABLE EQDINES PARTICIPATE
Largest and Best Convention of
Trained Horseflesh in the History
of the American Turf The Track's
Records and the Prospect of New
Ones Gossip About Racing in
Which Numerous Scrantonians Are
Interested.
The two weeks' grand circuit meet
ing now on in liutl'alo is pronounced
by experts the llncst iisenilla,ne of
horse lltwli ever brought together at
one truck on the American continent.
Home of its features have been noted
from day to day in tlio telegraphic dis
patches; but it will interest all horse
men to know more of the history of
the 5ullalo truck. The track was
thrown open in lSiiii. Then the fastest
t rot tl I) i record was 2:l!)j, lield by the
little bob-tailed mare, l'lora Temple,
and during the liuilulo meeting that
year the spectators went wild over
teeing iK-xter trot a mile under saddle,
ridden by Budd Doble, in l!:18. The
fastest time iu harness during the
meeting was also made by Dexter, who
won the free-for-all, beating George M.
l'atchen, jr., and Holla Uolddust, the
fastest heat being iu
The next
year Dexter was attain the attraction
of the iiullulo meeting, for he had two
weeks previously reduced Fl ra
Temple's record of 2:VJ to 2:10, and
lie was to make an attempt to
lower that record. Old horsemen
said that the feat was beyond the
powers of the brown gelding, but un
der the guidance of lludd Doble, Dex
ter trotted a mile in 2.17J,and the
spectators believed they had seen a
feat performed that they would never
see equal led. Dexter's 2.17 remained
the fastest time niado over the Bufl'ulo
track until 1372, when it was just
equalled by American Girl in the free
for all, which wa finally won by Lucy.
In 1874 Goldsmith JI aid reduced the
track record to 2.1'. and placed herself
at the head of all trotters. The follow
ing year Lulu, driven by Charley
Green, reduced the trek record to 2.1"),
where it remained until 1S7S. when
Rarus, driven by John Splan, reduced
itto2.1.'i.f and at the same time cap
tured the world's trotting record. In
1S81 Maud S succeeded iu reducing the
track record to 2.10J, where it ren ained
until 1S(3 when Hulda placed it at
2.0SJ. Jsot much account was ta en
of pacing records until the last few
years, but iu 1M)2, w hen in the famous
race between Flying Jib and Robert J.
the track record for pacers was placed
at 2.0'JJ by Robert J, the enthusiasm
was unbounded. The day following
Robert J's performance Hal Pointer
reduced the track record to 2.0H, and
last year he again reduced it to 2.00.
The experiment of a two weeks'
meetimr had never been tried until
last year, but it then proved so suc
cessful that it will doubtless become a
llxed feature of future turf events.
There are numerous advantages in a
two-weeks' meet. One is the saving
in expenses and auother is the better
purses that can be ottered. For in
stance, at Buffalo this week, the en
tire purses list amounts to 570,000, and
among the pursee are six of f "i,(D0
each, fifteen of $2,000 each, seven of
$1,500 each, and six of $1,000 each.
These rich purses wotdd be extremely
attractive at any time, but this year,
when a dollar looks as large to the
average horsemen as two usually look,
it is hardly to be wondered at that
they have drawn an entry list which
in numbers runs well up toward .WO
and which coutains the names of the
fastest trotters and pacers of nearly
every state iu tho union.
The first two days ot the second
week will contain no sensational feat
ures. On the third day of the second
week, however, comes 'the special two
mile race between Nightingale and
Greenlander. This race has been
much talked about by horsemen iu all
parts of the country. On the same day
that the two mile race will be trotted
the free for all trot will be decided, and
as the Village Farm tllly, Fantasy, has
beeu entered against Alix, Ryland T,
Belle Vera and Phoebe Wilkes, the
race is lively to be one the equal of
which has never been witnessed over
the Buffalo track. Alix and Ryland
T will bo tho most fancied by betting
men, but if tho Chimes filly is all riglit
she will make a magnificent fight for
the money. The 2.1A trot on tho ninth
day of the meeting will bring Azote,
2.003; David B, 2.121, William Peiin,
2.12J; Egthorue, 2.121, Ellard, 2.1 lj,
and a score of other good ones together,
and on the same day Robert J, 2.0o;
Mascot, 2.04; Saladin, 2,053; Joe Patch
en, 2.10, and Online, 2.10. will do bat
tle in tho $,000 free for all pace. The
tenth and closing day of the meeting,
will be characterized by three good
races, one of- which the 2.12 pace
should be sensationally fast, and thus
make a brilliant closing to what from
E resent indications will be the greatest
aruess racing meeting ever hold.
Already predictions aro being freely
made that the present turf season wiil
be a tremendous record-breaker.' In
fact some phenomenal achievements
. are anticipated, before the snow flies.
Tliis general anticipation is the result
in part of the steady improvement in
breeding, in methods of training and
in the quality of vehicles and tracks;
and in part of the very pronounced re
cent rise in general Interest in the track.
We have seen abundant evidences of
this here in Scranton; where horses
and track performances have become
npproved themes of polite conversation
In the ultra-swell circles; aud this is
only typical of the widespread growth
In favor of racing among the ople.
Then, too, this year lias witnessjd
numerous exciting turf events. Since
the opening of the grand circuit in
Saginaw on July 0, there has been a
series of sensations. Erratic' Flying
Jim paced a sensational heat iu 2:07
on the fourth day of the Saginaw
meeting, and Fantasy (2:0SJ), which
the Buffalo Express pronounces
the most formidable aspirant for the
world's trotting record, lowered the
track record of 2:11 to 29 with speed
to spare. At Detroit the following
week Iiord Clinton created a sensa
tion by equalling the Buffalo mare's
performance, establishing a new re
cord for gelding trotters. As August
approaches and the mercury rises the
sensations thicken. Lord Clinton only
held his honors a few days, for at
Cleveland the following week Ryland
T lowered the mark for geldings to
2:07 j; and Hamlin's Robert J gaye
PREMIER
EVEN
the track a now record of 2:05, at
the same time covering the mile in
the fastest time of the season. All
these tilings Incline the prophets to
be on the qui vive for additional
sensations; and they are keeping their
peucils sharpened accordingly.
Some first class entries have been
booked for the August circuit races at
tho Rochester, N. Y., Driving park.
This four day meeting will begin one
week from Slonday, and the purses
will aggregate more than $;50,000. Only
three classes have not beeu wholly ar
ranged for as yet, the 2.11 trotting, the
2.11 pacing, aud tho free-fornll trot
ting race on t lie final day. Eli Ager
is largely represented in the entry list.
On Aug. 14, in the 2.20 pace, his black
stallion McClay will compete for part
of the $2,000 purse offered for that
event. The day following, in the 2.19
trotting class, his bay gelding, Day
light, will appear: followed in the next
event tho 2.21 four-year old class by
Judson II. Clark's well known gray
mare, Lady Potter, from Elmira. Mr.
Ager's Scranton Belle conies iu the
2.21 trot on Thursday, and King Har-
rey iu tiie 2.2o class on the concluding
day. Ko other Scranton horses are
represented.
One cannot alwavs tell the merits of
a thoroughbred by Ids outward ap
pearance. This is shown conspicu
ously m the case of Ryland T, 2:0!),
the new holder of tho trotting record
for geldings. In appearance, Ryland
T, is anything but typical of the
model light-harness horse of today,
lie has an over-large head, which, the
Buffalo Kx press says, looks still worse
on account of the Roman nose, his
neck is so slim as to look as though it
was put on wrong Hide up, his back is
badly rouched and lie has au extreme
ly slooping rump. II is feet and legs
are, however, excellent and he has an
astonishing amount of speed wrapped
up in his plain looking anatomy, ilia
record of 2:07j is not only the best on
record for trotting geldings, hut it also
equals the trotting race-records for
marcs, which is held by Alix. As the
"Broncho trotter" as RhylandT. is
called will meet Alix in the free-for-all
during the Buffalo meeting, an
other reduction in either the race
record for marcs or the one for geld
ings may be expected.
SPRIGS OF TUHF GOSSIP.
June Bug by Alnionarch, has re
duced his record to 2:10.
The 4-year-old colt, the Conqueror,
reduced his record to 2:15J at Jaues
ville, Wis., recently.
Mary Best, 2:12, by Guy Wilkes,
now holds the trotting race record of
the year for 4-year-olds.
Eli Ager's three lleet equincs, Scran
ton Bell, 2:2.'!t, Mackey, 2:22j, and
King Harry, 2:;i0, reached the Buffalo
track one week oiro yesterday.
It is reported that au ellbrt will be
made to light up the track at Maspcth,
L. 1., with electricity, ami ruuning
races at night will be inaugurated
there.
Phil Smith of Pittsburg, has bought
of (ins Straus, of Lexington, Kv., for
$1,000, the 2-year-old lilly Applause,
by Imp. The Ill-Used out of Imp.
Encore.
Horse owners are growling at being
compelled to race for their own money
in the stake events at Saratoga. Sev
eral big owners have scratched their
horses on that account.
The Jewett Farm stable aud W. J.
Andrews' stable were shipped to Terre
Haute, Ind., week before last. Both
have engagements for the Terre Haute
meeting which begius on Aug. 13.
Directum, 2.0d, was not barred
from the Buffalo free for-all, and the
fact that he is not entered indicates
that the black stallion is not yet iu
racing form. The fastest mile he has
trotted this year so far was the one lie
stepped last week at Cleveland iu 2.13.
John Dickeson is doing , all of the
driving for the Doble, stable this year.
Few drivers have ever driven in four
faster races in one afternoon than
Dickeson did at Cleveland with Pix
ley, Ballona, Ellard and T. N. B., and
he was either first or second in every
race.
The grand circuit visitors who take a
run out to Village Farm during tho
race meeting will see Belle Hamlin,
2.12:, suckling a 5-weeks old filly by
Mambrino King. This is the first
time since Belle Hamlin entered the
2.:i0 list that she has not been present
at the Buffalo grind circuit meeting.
ziiiuaio express.
The entries for the Terre Haute free-for-all
trot are: Alix, 2.07; Pridley,
2.0S1; Belle Vara, 2.08?, and Rhylaud,
2.07J. Directum is not entered,' being
out of condition. The revised purses
and stakes for this mouth's meeting is
now $01,000, the largest amount in the
history 'of the harness horse. The
Terre Ifauto Trotting association has
just secured the $22,0.10 Clark's Horse
Review stake for its September meet
ing, bidding 2,050 for it. The stake is
for the beststalliou 3-ycar-old trotters
and will be trotted for Sept. 11, with a
consolation on Sept. 14.
. I'liMicccssful Couching.
Mrs. HayscsJ (in !i.el dining room)
What a bright light those lamps give!
Mr. Hayseed (whispering; Say gas jets,
Maricr; them ain't lamps.
Mrs. Hayseed (loudly)-Yes, as I was
saying, what a- bright light the gas jets
give; guess they're fresh trimmed. Good
News.
TO A SEA VOYAGER.
Thn star that low on tho horizon prlcnms,
Mny bo tho stnr that for tho sailor shinofl,
That lights thy pathway ill) its golden joacrui,
Touching with macio Oro tho ship's dark
lines.
Mingling with sen Rpraytill oaoh small drop
throws
A dazzling point. Wrapping In mystery
Tho t?ray sen fog which, as tho night wind
blows.
Moves restlessly across tho stretch of sea.
On either sldo the waste of water llos .
Enfolding thco. The land sliutsout my sight:
But that bright star within tho eastern skies
Sends downward to us both a ray of light,
tho distance fades; love covers endless spaoe;
Thought speods on wings across the golden
track;
Two gleaming pathways through the night we
trnco:
' Our souls havo met, and brought the answer
back. ,
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liver, dizziness, sick head
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drugstores,or.vvsitc B.F.Allen
Co.,365 Canal St., New York.
GENERAL NEWS
OF
Oa May 15, 1891, a dlswtroni fire
visited No. 2 ih-.fi of the Hillside Coal
and Iron company In Forest City, clrs
troylng tba englu house, fan bouse
and boiler room and machinery. Slnoe
that time a large number of tusn have
been busily engaged in the rebuilding
of tbe plant which will be completed
noon. The new plant consists of four
separate buildings, uawely, hoisting
engine room, fan house, boiler room
and n building for tbe electrical appa
ratus The boisring engine room is in
siz.', 27 ft. by 31 ft., and contains a
second motion engine from the Vulcan
Iron Works, of Wilkos-Bare; iz, 18
by 24, capable of hoisting a ear of coal
in 13 seconds from the bottom of th
shaft to th surface,-a-distance of 8D0
ft. W. X, Re8 is tbe capabl
engineer. Tbe fan house contains
u isc-llont engine aud fan and
i compute in every detail.
Tbe lollor room contains a nest of ten
large boilers wblcb supply tbe steam
for tbe outside machinery aud the
itunui pumps iu the mine. The size of
tbis building U 33 by 99. Tbe sledd
ed building will eontata three eleetrlo
KHneraturs and two bigh speed euglnes
which will furnish the electricity for
haulage purposes in No. 2 shaft and
the Forest City slope, aud also for an
electric pump in thesbitft. At present
hut one enyine and generator ore in
position, tbe engine being of 200-borsr
power and makes 175 revolutions per
minute. The generator is of 85-horse
power. Tbe two other generators and
engine are ezpseted in short time.
I'liia building is forty-live feet square
Jauies Jennings has charge of tbe ma
chinery la tbe building. All of th
xbove buildings are ceiled and have
matched fi.iois.and are well lighted an I
I'liilt. Tbe roof of each building has
te-u covered wUh a preparation culled
rock rift, and are fire-proof from any
sparks. Tbe fan bouse is also covered
with galvanized sheet iron.
Each building is reaeiving a coat of
white, una presents a neat appearance.
Tbe shift tower is one of atreugtb and
durability. Tbe grounds around tee
building have beeu graded which adds
greatly to tbe general appearance. J.
F. Gnll.igor, tbe outside foreman, is of
an Inventive lorn of mind, and bss in
troduced a device which is very simple
and automatic iu its workings for tbe
throwing out of position tbe "dogs" on
i lie carriage ns it reachts the top of tbe
abaft, thus peimittiug tbe car to leave
i be carriagw without any assistance. It
is a great labor-auving contrivance for
tho lie-Urn m. The ''dogs" on the car
riage are also of Mr. Qallager's inven
tion. Two cars of coal were hoisted
o Saturday, and yesterday hoisting
was done all day. So commences a
plant as modal and substantial and
perhaps more so than any plant in tbe
anthracite coal regions of tbis section
Great credit bolougs to J. D. Caryl,
who bus superintended the work so
faithfully aud well. J. F. Gallagor has
been nssisting the work in a thorough
mariner. John E Free is tbe electri
cian and James Mayer chief machinist.
The Reading's coal tonrmsre, lust
week. 275. C81 tons, was 40,005 tons
greater than for tbe same weeu of last
year. Tbe total for tbe four weeks
ended July 28 was 878,615 tons Tbis
is equal to an average of 31,379 tons
daily, and if tbe same average suould
bold good for tbe three days not
yet reported, the shipments for the
month of July should have aggregated
971,7-17 tous, a decrease us com
pared with the preoedine; month, when
they amounted to 1,247,997 tons, the
beaviest movement In the history of
the compmy, of 275.550 tons. For the
year to July 23, inclusive, the Read
log's tonnage hM amounted to 7, 003,938
tone, agtinst 8,513,507 tons for tho cor
responding, period last year, a decrease
of 909,629 tons. The reoent increase
reported by tbe company is proof to
the; Stockholder's mind that President
Harris means that it shall have tbe
percentage of production due it
The Bnck mountain slope of tbe
Girurd Mammoth colliery, formerly
known as the Cuyler colliery at Rveu
Run, is to be worked again. Tbe place'
was formerly owued by the Ileaton
Bros , but is now the property of the
Heuding Coal und Iron company. Ic
baa been filled with water tor a number
of years, but orders have been issued to
have tbe water pumped out as soon as
possible.
The re-ennstructod Draper colliery
is now suid by those who know to be
onn of tho lest equipped breakers
in Schuylkill county, Uue screens of
the breuknr are urrauged in terrace fa
shion commencing with the steam
boat screen and continuing down to
tbe broken, egg, store, chestnut, pea
aud buckwheat d iwu to rice coal.
'1 here is an additional sereen for (lie
dirt, bony, etc. The coal being thus
prepared looks like so many gems when
in tbe ours. The breaker is aso pro
vided with four tubular boilers of the
Reading company make and a
hirgo pair of engines are being
erected to heist out ' of tbe new
Primrose slope, en the third
lift. The slope is one of tbe finest in
the country. Tbe timber is ef the best
pine and Id perfeet position, every leg,
collar and lagging showing skilled
workmanship. The vein of coal la ot
tbe finest quality, averaging ten feet.
While the breaker was idle ptadiug re
pairs work wrs pushed in the fifth lift
of the mine, and there is a 40-foot vein
of the finest quality of coal waiting to
bt mined in tuut lift.
In view of tbe feet that a blast ou
Tuesday cracked tbe coal in tbe bot
tom ot the Maxwell shaft through to
tbeR'd Asb vein, tbe Wilkrs-Barre
TinifS prints the following intenstlug
facts: Tbe Luhigh and Vilke-Brr
Coal company began the aiuking o' t'
Maxwell shaft in September, 1893
Evans & Williams, of Pottsvllle, wr
the firel contractors. Ttiey Irove tea
snnft to the depth or 11)0 feet, th I
diipth being reached In January, 1893
when tbey threw up the contract, aud
iiwustheu giveu by the Lshlgb and
Wilkes-Burre Coil company to Davey
& VVasley, who took up tbe work and
ttiey have been soccsiful in sinking it
to the basin. Ia July 25, 1803. th.
work was stopped by the col com
pany but resumed again oa Oj . 20, of
the same year. Si no tbat time tho
work has been pushed vigorously. Tin
work was divided into three eighi
hour shifts of fifteen men each, includ
ing the tnpinen and engineer. The
shaft is now sunk to the depth of 600
feet and h'is raaobed the basin. It is
timbered 505 feet and will be timbered
tbe full depth with heavy Georgia
pine. The dimensions of the sbaff are
57 by 14 feet, aud two sets or four
cages will be need to hoist, which two
engines, one for the Red Ash and the
otber for the Baltimore veins, will be
employed, ,
The engineers who did the hoisting
ID
during the sinking of tbe shaft were
Ross Bodicomb. aud Thomas Jenkins.
Tbe inside foreman of tbe new works
is Samuel Morgan and tbe outside D.
C. Tiff jny, wUo for many years had
charge ot the outside works of the No.
9 colliery of the Lehigh and Wilkes
Barre Coal company at Sugar Notob.
He Is considered a verv able man in his
position aud well liked by botu officials
and tbe workmen under bim. Mr.
Morgan is also one of tbe most experi
enced of miners and what bo du sn't
know in tbe line isn't worth knowing.
The building- of tbe breaker was begun
on Jan. 2, 1893 and what little remains
is to be done to complete It can be fin
ished in three months. The height of
immense structure Is 170 feet, the front
is 49 feet wide and has a depth of 80
feet. The rear part is 150 wide by 120
feet long, and the roof covering the
whole slopes back to the rear, which is
74 feet high. The breaker, when in
gunning order, will euiulov three bun
dred men und boys, and tbe additional
new workings opened at. tbe bottom of
the abaft will employ 700 more,m:iking
a total of 1,000. The breaker has been
freguently vnlled the twin of the one
built by the Lshigh and Wilkes Barre
Coal company at South Wilkts-Barre
several years ago. It is certainly a fine
structure and reflects credit upon Con
tractor Ty roll. Tbe shaft is the largest
in tbe world.
Says the Record: Tbe Jersey Central
flyer, whieb leaves Wllkee-Barre daily
at 1.25 fir New York.Pbiludelphia.Lonu
Branch and Ocean Grove, was unusu
ally filled with passangers yesterday
afternoon. The parlor car was filled
with Scrantonians, and many of the
Central's Wilkts-Burre patrons could
not And seats and were forced in tho
regular day curs. Peter Carroll, th.
baggage agent, checked ninety-threo
pieces of buggage for Ocanu Grove and
Spring Lake alone. It required a
special baggage oar to curry the tons
of trunks. From Pbilliosburg to New
York the famous World's fair ongine,
'450," with its 6 feet, 8 inch drive
wiieels, snatches the traio at an eiisv
sixty mile guit across the state ot New
J-rsey. Tbe run from Wilkes-Barre to
Oaean Grove is made in five hours and
fifty miuntes.
Superintendent .Robert Pitcairn, of
tbe Pennsylvania company, at Pitts
burg, thus disposes of the stories con
stantly sent out regarding proposed ex
tensions of the Beech Creek railroad to
Pittsburg, giving the Vanderbllts an
other tbrouirh line to the west: "Why
should tbe Vaoderbiit kill tbe goose
tbat is laying them golden egga? The
Pittsburg, McEeesport and Youghlo
eheny is tbe best paying road in the
Vauderbilt system. Tbe Pennsylvania
railroad has a contract with tbe Beech
Creek which is more profitable to its
management than au extension of its
line to Pittsburg or to tbe L ikes would
be, and I guess those conditions will
shut out that particular paper rail
road." o ej e
The statements of shipments of an
thracite eoal (approxiuiuted), as pre
pared by the bureau of anthracite coil
statistics, for the week ended July 23,
shows an increase over th- correspond
ing week last year of 131,475 tons. For
the seomci week ia euuoessioa tho
Schuylkill region leads, with an in
crease of 60,700 tous, while tbe increase
from the Wyoming region was 53,322
tons, and from the Lehigb region 17, -410
tous. The aggregate shtpnv-nte for
t nw week were -933,220 tons, against
881.073 tons tbe preceding week, 085 097
tons tbe second week of July, and 627,
099 tons the first week; tiie total for
tiie four weeks wns, therefore, 3,427,
085, A there were two days more
(not reported) iu tbe month in which
the collieries could be worked, the pro
dnetion will be abont the allotment
3.500.000 tons, The question which
disturbs the minds ot coal men, ac
cording to the Stockholder, is, Where
.lid all this coal go? It was not sold,
certainly; in fact, it ii estimated that
ouly one qaarter of the total was dis
posed of, uud at the present tiin9 the
tidewater markets are reported bare of
orders. If the storage yards were
"over-running" with stocks at the be
ginning of July, as was reported at tba
time, they must present a much more
crowded condition at present, as there
are few loaded coal trains staudiug idle
on sidings, iu tbis vicinity, at tidewa
ter or in tue mining regions. Consid
erable coal has, however, been sent to
the west, nad it is not improbable tbat
last month's supply went in that direc
tion, The statement for the week is
appended:
July '23, July 29,
im. Diffor
Regions. Tons. Tons. enco.
Wyoming 4K.0CO 4:iN,7'4 Ino SH.:2
Lehigh 151.5.". l:l4.(ltH Ino 17.417
Schuylkill 2isl,(i3j HUICJ Ino 80,701)
Total -li),21!II 601,751 In13U73
Totnl for vear
todate 22,578,123 21,184,007 Decl,6Sfl,114
HiNOR Industrial Notes:
The waahory at Honey Brook is under
going repairs.
The Reading Coal and Iron company has
issued an order closing all its culleries un
til next Monday.
Philadelphia brokers report a steady
movement of Reading stork from New
Y.irk to tbat city, and blocks of varying
dimensions are transferred there daily.
The Mores colliery which has been idle
for some time ou account (if tbe heavy
floods caumd by the rnin, win, it is
thought, start regular operatious during
tbe first of uext week.
The Northwest Coal company bai sold a
tract of HS'i acres of land in Wvoinmg
borough to William Grifllth for' 2i)(i,0tKJ.
Mr. Uriflith iu turn sold the same trait to
the Wyoming Coal and l.nnd company, n
newly organized corporation, for j;)jo,(ioo.
The pruprty is coal land which has not
yet been developed.
The railrond companies now refuse to
pay any of the costs of tbe injunction suits
brought against tbe striker to prevent tbe
Interference with the trnins. Tho com
pauics were charged with the cost of print
ing the copies of the injunctions that were
pouted about the railroad yards. Tho
compaDioi say the proceedings wet'n for
the benefit and proteotiou of the Uuited
States.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad company
has beguu a rate war with the electric road
people around Allontown. The electric
cars have been carrying a gr-at many of
the passengers who used to ride ou the
Valley, because tbe fare is chenper. Ttie
Valley now issues commutation tickets be
tween Alleutown mid the surrounding
towns down ns far as Bothlehom at rates
that make tbe fare cheat er than the trol
ley's. The cost of a round trip rido from
Allentown to Cata:.nuqtia will be bo but
5 ceuts on the railroad, while the electric
company charges n dime for the same ride.
LARGEST
DIVIDENDS on RECORD
Average dividends first six mouths, 189(,of the
AMKMCAN hYNDlCATK
Over SI 1'er Cent, each Month.
Onr income is derived from rarettil specu
lation and judicious investments. Idviuends
d dared monthly. Established 1KK5. Con
servative management. Bank reference. Our
expert thinks there is a big deal brewing,
which should materializ during August. If
It does we hope to pay one ot our old-time
dividends of 100 per cent, or more.
I SVNOICATK Bl'KCl'LAHON J
assures the largest returns oompattblo with
safety. Do not sey it is impossible to cay
Buch large dividends until you (lava read our
manual of Information Free on application
to A. O. HAMILT. K & CO., Mauager. 8
Faoiflo. avenue, lliluaao, lib .. , ,
The South Baltimore Car works has con
tracted with the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road company for repairing 1,020 freight
cars belonging to tbe Utter.
The Pennsylvania railroad la having a
wall map 115 feet long and fifteen feat
high, showing the Pennsylvania system's
lines and connections, prepared for the
waiting room in the Philadelphia station.
Notwithstanding tbe general dopre-wlon
1 fl,DI,"ciul circles the passenger business
of the Pennsylvania and Reading Railroad
companies is exceptionally good. This Is
particularly so us applied to the local
travel, which is better than it was lust
year. The through travel Is also heavy,
but not as great at last year, when tbe
World's fair was open.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL,
Etocke and Bonds.
New YonK. Aug. 8 The selling move
ment in American Sugar, which was such
a conspicuous feature of yesterday's clos
ing at the Stock exchange, was not con
tinued at the opening this morning. In
fact there was a decided turn for tbe bet
tor in this specialty and the stock opened
at iU3alu4, against M'2 IflBt night, 1,500
shares being taken at tbe advauce. Alter
rising to 104 there was a recession to
103,, but in the closing hours of business
the stock suddenly jumped to 10. The
market closed Arm and 4 tVA per cent,
higher on the day, American Sugar leading.
New York Ceutial lost ana Pullmun
Palace . In the inactive issues, Consoli
dated Gas rose 'i to 110,'v Total sales were
118,053 shares.
Tue following complete table showing tbe
day's fluctuations in active stocks is supplied
aud revixed daily by La Bar & duller, stock
brokere, 121 Wyoming avenue:
Open- Hlih- Low Clos
ing, est. . est iug.
Am, Cot. Oil
Aui Sugar. 103 105U 103 105W
A.T.&S. F 4 4Vfi 4 4t
Can. So. 4HJs 48 4S,4i
Con. N. J 108 108 108 108
Chic & N. W 102U io:im io:w; 10Mi
O., B. Q 724 72M VI Ti
Clilc. Uas. T liik K 71W
C, C. C. I Ht. Li
Col., Uock.Val. & T
D. &H 134 134V4 lit 134
D.. L. W HUU 103 UI2W U3
D. A O. F 18!,1 10 18 188
rirl 13VJ IM4 IStf 13M,
O. E. Co IM Wi 30 S0V
Lake Shore 121114 121 V-H WH
L. ft N 4114 47 409B 'M
Manhattan 113 113 113 113
MIks. rtic 24U 2u? U
Nat. Lert 88W 311 88 811
N.Y.AN. E
N. Y. central 7Wi W 97 W
N. V..O. W 14V6 WA 14J,fi
N.Y..H. &W 141J 14t4 141 HU
C. S. C. Co '21!4 tVA 21W
North Pao 3g Hit m H
North Pao. pf
Omaha
Pac. Mail
Beading 17M 18 17 17ft
Rock Island 3W Mt iJ 04
R.T Ui 14741 HM W.i
St. Paul 574 68 B7Ht 6Vij
T., C. & 1 1714 172 KM 174
Texas & Pac 84 M Wi Hs
Union Paid tic 8 8 8 8
Wabash pf 13H 131 V6 UK
Western Union M;a (-5)4 H74
W.& L. E 10 10 10 10
w.&l. e. ptd m MSs
Chicago Grain and Prcrtslons.
ScnANTOlt, Auif. 3. The following Quota
tions are supplied and oorraotud daily by La
Bur & Fuller, stock brokore,Ul Wyoming ave
uuo. WHEAT. Sept. Deo. May.
Oremnif 64! 6746 tl2Vj
Hi(fUest 64! i1U 62'-4
Lowest 6:;.i i'H sjl 94
Cloning U (114
CO UN.
Opening 49'4 4H 46
Highest 50 454 40M
Lowest 4K!4 VM 45J4,
Closing 40! io
OATS.
Opeuintt 20 841$
Hhjhest mi .... 34Vi
LoweBt .... 3351
Closinir 80 .... 34
POKK.
Open tiff K9 ....
Highest 1315
Lowest 1'25
Closinir 1310
LARD.
Opening T0"
HiKhest 715
Lowest 05
Hosing: , 715 .... ....
HHORT RIBS.
Opening 670
Highest 8
Lowest. 070
Closing 077
Scranton Vt holesale Marktt
Scranton, Aug. 8. Fruit ano Produce
Dried apples per pound, oalc. : evap
orated apples, llaUo. per pound; Turkish
prunes, 6a5o.: English currants, 2a2c.;
layer raisins, (l.?5al.80; muscatels, 1 1.00
1.40 per box; new Valencias, 6a7c. per
pound.
Beans Marrow-fats. t2.O5a3.0O per
uusnei; meaiums, fi.ssal.uu.
f IAS Green, fl.lfial.20 per bushel;spllt,
I2.50a2.60: lentels, S lo 8c. per pound.
Potatoes New, per barrel, I2.60n2.73.
Onions Bushel, IKIc.
Butter 17c, to 21c. per lb.
C'bekbe Ba'Jo. per lo.
Egos Fresh. nalSo.
MEATs-Hams, ld,j small hams, 13Vc;
skinned bams, 14c ; California bams,
OKc: shoulders, 9c; bellies, OJn'c; smoked
breakfast bacon, 12c.
smoked liEKF-Outsides, lSKc; Eets,
15c; iusides aud knuckles, lOjic. Acme
sliced smoked beef, 1 pound cans, $2.25
dozen.
Pork Mess at $15; short cut, $10.
Lard Leaf in tlerses at tic; ia tubs,
Oc.j in 10-pound pails, O'c: in 5-pound
pails, 9Jc; (-pound pails. 10s. per
ponnd; compound lard tierce, 7c; tubs,
7c; 10-pound pails, 7c per pound;
5-pound pni's, 7c per pound; 3-pound
pails, 8c. per pounu.
Flour Minnesota patent, per barrel.
t4.0Ha4.25; Ohio aud Indiana amber, at
13.25; Uraham at 13.50; rye hoar, at
$3.00.
Feed Mixed, per cwt., at $1.01).
Grain Kye, o5e. corn, 53 to 50a. oats,
53 tootle, per bushel
Rye Straw Per tou, $13al6.
UAY-$14.50alO.
New York Produce Market
New York, Aug. 3. Flour Less ac-
steady.
Whkat Dull, steady; c. lower; No. 2
ren siore ami elevator, osasuc; anoat,
uCifitijo.: r. o. b., CtiHc ; ungraded
red, bMtiXe. ; No. 1 northern, 64Kc; op
tions closed steudy at JfcaJic. under
yesterday, trading dull; September and
December most active; sales iucluded No.
2 red, dosing, August, 55;a'c; September,
57c. ; October, 5s)-8'c. ; December, 00c ;
May, tijc
corn Scarce, higher, dull: No. 2, SSJa
SuAfc; elevator; COaSTc. aflout; options
were moderately aoiive, closing steady at
.!. below yesterday; September and
December most active; August 54c;
September, 54c; October, 63)40.; Novem
ber, 63J4C. ; December, 50c ; May, 50t;o.
Oats Doll, rbmer, moderately active,
weaker: August, 84c; September,
34jc; October, 34Xc; spot prices, No. 2,
42c; No. 7,whitH, 44c: No. 2 Chicago, 43c:
No. H, 40c; No. i white. 4l)4ft2c.: mixed
western, 4(M34c.i white do., 40a55c;
white state, 4Ua55c.
Beef Quiet, iendyj family, $12u$l4
exira mes , fSn$s.50.
Bekf IlAMS-Quiet at $22.
Tierckd BKKF-Steady, dull; city extra
India tii'-ns. $l7al8
Cut Mbats-DuII, steady; pickled bel
lies, 12 pounds, 7c.j pickled should
ers, CVe,; pickled hams, llial2i:.
V iddi.fr - Nominal.
La rd Quie' , 11 rmer ; western steam closed
$7.45; city, 6;c; September, $7.45; re
tired, flrm-r; contineut, $7.75; South
America, $8.00; compound, OaOJic.
Pork Fairly aciive, firm; mesB, $14.25a
14.50: extra prime, nominal.
Butter Quiet, firm; state dairy,
15 21c; do. creamery, 17s23c; Pennsyl
vania; do., 17u23o.; western duiry,
12.1;?10c; do. creamer-, 14a28a; do.
factdry, 13al5c; elgtus, 23c; imita
tion creamery, 14al7c
Chekre Dull: state large, 7a8c; do.
fancy, 8o.; do. small, 7c; part skims,
3a5c; full skims, 2a2)4c.
Euos Quiet; steady; state and Penn
sylvania, 15c; western fresb, 12X
14c; do. per case, $la3.00
Philadelphia Tallow Harket.
Pbiladilpbia. Aug. 8. Tallow was
dull and prices were. In buyors' favor.
Prices wer: Prime city in hogsheads,
44c.; prime country, In barrels, 4c; do.
dark In barrels, 8a8c. ; cakes, 4c.;
grease, BJio. - ..
A SURGEON'S KNIFE
gives you a feeling of horror and
oread. I. here Is no longer necessity for
Its use lu moay diseases formerly re
garded aa uaouraulc without cutting.
Tki Triumph of ConsinrttlTt Jyrjiry
Is well illustrate by the fact that
RUPTURE " reach, is bow radC
nur lunt av cur without the
knife and without pala. Clumsy, ohaf
ing trusses can be thrown away I They
never cure but often Induce lnaau,
mstioB, strangulation and death.
Til Misfit Ovarian. Fibroid (Uterlnx)
uiiiutw and many others, are no r
removed without tho perils of cutting-
operations.
PILE TUMORS, FutTuTa "Yu8i
other diseases of the lower bowel, are
permanently oured without pain or
resort to tbe knife.
QTflfJF lu th Bladder, no matter
j I u is t now ijrg-e, crushed, pul
verized, washed out and perfectly re
moved without cutticr
STRICTURE ,f Urinary Passage Is
1 nlu unc ,!,, removed without
cutting In hundreds of cases. For
pamphlet, references and all particu
lars, send 10 cents (in stamps) to
World's Dispensary Medical Associa
tion, 003 Mud Et., Buffalo, N. Y.
SUPERLATIVE AND GOLD MEDAL
Tbe above brands of flour can be bad at any of tbe following merchants,
wbo will acrept The Tkibunb floub coupon of 23 on tack one hundred pounds
of flour or 60 on each barrel of flour.
Bcranton-F. P. Price, Washington avenue I
Wold Uda Brand.
Dunmore-r. P. Price, Gold Uedal Brand.
iJunaiore-V. I). Mauley. Superlative Branl.
Hyde Park Carson ft Davis, Washburn St.
Gold Uedal Brand; i eeph A. Hears, Mala
avenue, Superlative Brand.
Green Ridge-A.Li.Speucer.Uold Uedal Brand,
J. T.lfcHale, Mupsriatlve.
1 lovldence Feuner A ChappelLN- Main ave
nue, Superlative brand;(J. J. Gillojpia, W.
Market street, Gold Medal Brand.
Olyphant James Jordan, Superlative Branl
Pec-kvllle Bhatfer He Klsar Superlative.
Jermyn-O, U. Winters & Co. Buperalatlve
Aroabald Jones, S mpson & Co.. Gold Medal.
Carbondale a S. Clark, Gold Modal Brand.
Honesdale-I. N. Foster A Co. Gold Medal.
Ulnooka-M. H. Lavolle
LOUIS B. SMITH
Dealer in Choice Confections and Fruits.
bread and cakes a specialty.
FINEST ICE CREAM
1437 Capouse Avenue.
IROJST and STEEL
NORWAY IRON
BLACK DIAMOND
SItVER
KXTRA SPECIAL
SANDERSON'S ENGLISH
JKUSOP'S KNGL1SH
CAST STK.EL
HORSE SHOES
TOG CALK
TIKE
MACHINERY
KPltlNG
KOKT STEEL
ANVILS
BhLLOWS
HORSE NAILS
WILEY & RUSSELL AND WELLS BROS.
WmSG MACHINERY.
Bitfen!eiider&Go.,Scraiitoti,
Wholesale and retail dealers' In Wagonmaker' and Blacksmiths' :
SUPPLIES.
YU ECSWW?
That we will GIVE you beautiful new pat
terns of Sterling SILVER SPOONS and
FORES for an equal weiht.ounne for. ounce,
of . your silver dollars. All elegantly en
graved free. ' A large variety of new pat
terns to select from at
ercereau
30? LACKAWANNA AVKNLri
I I j II t
A ' HAPPY
n.i' .-W-iriit ..! Y
"No star was ever, lost we once have seen,
We always may be what we might have been,"
THE IIGHAilDS LUMBER CO.
ii tmutm vlsiiohnlnital nw nv
I Ji:ll lUOTQ Odd?
Hqranton, Pa.
v i 'iit'in jHc.'i a
" 22 and! 23 Commonwealth Building
'nil s .vine
jvo Vfuliulv: '.isjuil i-:
TRY
Dueber-Hampden
17-Jewel
Watches
are known by rail
road men and othei
experts to be un.
equalled for weal
and accuracy.
The Dueber Watch Works, Canton, a
Ladles Who Value
A refined complexion must use Pozzonl's Pow
der. It produces a soft and beautiful akin,
rem Me X T. Tribune, AouJ.Iiai
The Flour
Awards
"Chicago, Oct 81. Fbs first official
announcement of World's Fair di
plomas on floor bas been made. A
medal bas been awarded by tbe
World's Fair judges to tbe flour manu
factured by tbe Wasbbnrn, Crosby Co,
in tbe great Wasbbnrn Flour Mills,
Minneapolis. Tbe committee reports
tbe floor strong and pnre, and entitles
it to rank as first-class patent flow for
family and bakers' use."
MEGARGEL
& CONNELL
WHOLESALE AGENTS.
Taylor-Judge ft Co., Gold Medal; Athertoj
ft Co., Superlative.
Duryea Lawrence Store Co.. Gold Medal
Mooiic John McPrindle, Gold Medal.
Pittston-M. W. O'Boyle, Gold Medal.
Clark's Green Frace ft Parker, Superlative,
Clark's buininlt - F. M. Youuv, Gold Medal.
Dsltou-8. . Finn ft Sou, Gold Medal Brand.
Nic holron-J. . Harding.
Waverly-M. W . Bliss ft Son, Gold MedaL
Factoryvllle Charles Gardner, Gold Medal
Hopboitoin-K M. Fluu ft Son, Gold Medal.
Tobvbanna Tobyhaunt ft Lehigh Lumber
Co., Gold Medal Brand.
Oonldsboro-S A. Adams, Gold Modal Brand,
Moscow Gaiee ft Clements, Gold Medal.
Lake Ariel Junius A. Bortree, Gold Medal
Forest City-J. L. Morgan ft Co., Gold JUeds
S
PARLORS OPEN FROM 7 A.M. TO 11 P.Jt
t-PECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO SfTPu
PLYINli FAMILIES WITH ICE CREAM. .
WAGON WHEELS
AXLES
SPRINGS
HUBS
SPOKES
RIMS
STEKL SKEINS ,
It. R, SPIKES
SCREW
& Oonnell
PATRON OP.
.4
4
r 17 3
f RUBY JEWELED I
Bltft ADJUSTED tjJf
JL WATCHES ArJf
US.