12 THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE- SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1899. LIVE NEWS OF THE INDUSTRIAL WORLD JTEW CODE OF SIGNALS FOB. THE LACKAWANNA BOAD. Telephones Have Been Placed in the Stations Along the Lino of the D., L. & W. Railroad Change In tho Manner of Making Up Delaware nnd Hudson Trains Westlnghouse Company Is to Extend Its Great Pittsburg Plant Improvement of Erie Canal Proposed. A now order has been Issued by Gen eral Superintendent 10. tl. misaoll, of the Delaware, lcknwnnnu and West ern railroad, which will affect train masters, train despatches yard mas teis. assistant 'urd masters, depot masters, engineers, llrrmen, conduc tors, train foaKKaRcmen, brakemen. drill masters, drlllmen, toweimen, hIs nal foremen, station agents, teleRinph opi-rators, engine foremen, hostlers, roundhouse foremen, draw brldgemen, bridge and building foremen, road mas ters and section foremen along the Lackawanna line. The order takes ef fect on November 1, and relates to the present whistle signals, which will be abolished, and the following code of signals become operative. SOtW'D AND INDICATION. (A) Approaching station, rail road crossings and Junctions. (II) Stop. Apply brakes. (C) Release brakes. (D) Answer to nny signal not otherwise provided for. (K) When run ning, train patted; to lie repeated until answered by signal. (F) When train Is standing, back. Answer to signal to back. (G) Rear flagman return from west or north. Hear flagman return from east or south. (I) Call for signals. (J) Flagman go back nnd protect tear of train. (K) To call attention to signals displayed for a following sec tion. To be answered by two short blasts. (1). Should any train on single track fall to answer whistle Mgnal as above, the train displaying the signals will stop at once and not proceed until the signals are acknowledged. (2). Trains on double track will not call attention to signals except when passing trains going In same direction, to be answered as required by Rule K, and in case of failure be governed by Utile K, (1). (I,) Approaching public highway crossings at grade. The air whistles or bell-cord signals nre as follows: (A) One. When train is standing, start. (B) Two. When train is tunning, stop at once. (C) Two. When train is standing, call in flagman. (D) Three. When train Is running, stop at next station. (K) Three. When train is standing, back the train. (D Four. When train is running, re duce speed. (G) Four. When train N standing, and brakes not applied, englneman apply brakes. (11) Four. When train is standing and brakes applied, englneman release brakes. (I) Five. When running, air brakes sticking, wheels sliding. When signal (A) One Is heard while train is running, the englneman must immediately ascertain whether the train Is parted. Signals of the same number of sounds shall have the same significance when given by other appliances than air whistles and signal-bells. A succession of short sounds of the whistle Is an alarm for persons or stock on the tinck and calls attention of trainmen to danger ahead. New Telephone System. One of the Innovations introduced In the working system of the Lackawanna load is the use of telephones at tho various stations along the different branches of the road. The headquarters of the system is in this city, with the chief operator stationed In the tele graph office at the Lackawanna ave nue station. Miss Kale Niland, for merly of the Scranton exchange, holds that responsible position. The present local .system includes all stations on the southern division art far as Stroudsburg, and on the noith- ern division as far ns Ulnghamton. ' Wires have alro ben strung along the Dloomsburg division as far as Wnss- ton, and eventually the lon distance plan will be in.operaton over the en tiro system. Telejlfiones have also been placed in the" offices of the various heads of de partments, and have ptoven a great convenience to the secretaries and clerks. The work is being done by the Scranton Telephon company. ' Westlnghouse Branching Out. One of the largest and most complete steel foundry and steel forging plants In the country will be built earlv next spring by the Westlnghouse Machine company, at Pittsburg, at a cost of about $1,230,000. The plant will have a capacity of about SO tons of steel castings and forging? n day, and will make the Westlnghouse company the only concern In the United States which manufactures everything for Its engine., from pig iron to finished product. The step is considered nn Immense stride forward for Pittsburg In engine building. The stockholders nre expected to ratify the plans of the officials by Increasing the company's indebtedness at a speclnl meeting to be held In December. The new steel plant nnd forging shop 77 99 Will "break up a Cold from the flrtst touch to tho most stubborn case of GRIP It's all very well for people of leisure to "lay up" with a Cold to keep In doors to fro Bouth but work-a-day. active pooplo can not spare tho time. To this vast majority "Sevcntyeven" appeals; It Is a small vial of pleasant pollets; fits the vest-pocket, a ladles' portmonnalo, card case or child's school box. Tho prompt use of "77" will "break up" a Cold from tho first touch to the moat stubborn pate of Grip. for eale by nil druggists, or sent on re ttlpt of price, 25c. and Jl.tti. Humphreys' Homeopathic Medicine Co., or.-vWUJSam & 'John Sts., New York, will be erected to the west of the pres ent Immense shops of the machine company, at Kant Pittsburg, and be tween tho shops and Hraddock avenue. The steel foundry plant wilt be a steel frame building about 400 feet loni? and 200 feet wide. Two modern 40-ton basic open-hearth steel furnaces will be erected, nnd a complete modern steel casting plant arranged for. The plant will have n, dally capacity of about "5 or SO tons of steel castings and Ingots to be used In the forging shop. Mr. Acker Has Resigned. Charles It Acker, of Fatrvlow avenue, who has been a clerk to Genetal Su perintendent K (. Russell, of tho Delaware, Lackawanna and Wpfctern company, has tendered his resigna tion, to take effect this evening. Mr. Acker has been employed by the Lacka wanna company In various capacltleH ever since he was thirteen years of age. On Monday Mr. Acker will assume charge of tho Carbon Coal company's business In this city, which Is fiulto extensive. lie Is one of the best known railroad men In tho employ of tho com pany, and his promotion to such n re sponsible position Is a worthy recogni tion of his ability. Making Up Freight Trains. A change on the Delaware nnd Hud son will bring several railroad men to Iilnghnmton as residents. On Tuesday Sunerlntendent Ham mond was In the city arranging for a change In switching, which went Into effect on that day. Heretofore It has been the custom of the company to have all of the switching necessary for the making up of through freight trains, particularly those for Doston and other New England points, done In tho Oneonta yard. Hereafter all of this switching will be done In the yard here. This will necessitate the employment In this city of two extra switching crews, one for night and the other for. days. Each crew will consist of five men. In ad dition to -the employment of these crews, this change will necessitate In creased trackage facilities In tUe yard here, and to arrange that will give em ployment to quite a force of men, for some time. Blnghamton Leader. All Middlemen Eliminated. A dispatch from Cleveland, O., Is as follows: "Tho Carneglc-Ollvcr Inter ests will soon be able to take ore from their own mines In their own vessels to their own railroads, which will car ry It to their steel and Iron mills. They have the mines and the railroad, and today they placed a contract with the American Shipbuilding company for five fine steel, streamers. "The boats will be as large as anv on the great lakes 47fi feet long, f0 feet beam and 29 feet molded deDth. They will be made almost entirely of steel, and be thoroughly equipped with electrical appliances. The cost will be $3S5,000 each. All of the steamers are to be finished by tho opening of navi gation next spring, which Is made pos sible by the fact that the Carnegie company will furnish the steel as fast as it can be used. "Owing to this transaction tho deal of the Carnegie-Oliver Interests for the purchase of 10 whalcback steamers and 20 schooners from the American Darge company has been declared off, and tho boats will be bought by the Rocke feller interests." Rivalry to Pittsburg. At the state commerce convention at Ithaca, N, Y.. Tuesday, G. II. Ray mond, of Buffalo, spoke upon "The possible commercial future for the state of New York In the iron and steel traffic from a proper Improve ment of the. Erie canal". He contend ed that if the canal should be improved so as to admit boats 125 feet long, a beam of 23 feet and 8 feet draft of water, the boats would bring down the vnst Iron ore tonnage of the lakes to Buffalo, which would take the place of Pittsburg as the great center for the manufacture of Iron and steel. "As surelv as the sun shines," said Mr Hammond, "It Is absolutely im possible for Pittsburg to do anything at any cost that will enable her to compete with the state of New York in the Iron and steel traffic if the canals nre properly improved." Mr. Hammond argued that $3 a ton could be saved on transportation by the canal. "It Is only necessary," he said, "to recall a speech made by Andrew" Carnegie at a banquet In Pittsburg last November. He contended that Pittsburg was then , , , , I 7 V .V V.u ' , u ' the peer of the country In the Iron and to the whole matter lies In cheap trans portatlon. As he said, 10 cents per ton on the output of the Carnegie ulant, which Is 2,500,000 tons yearly, Is $250, 000. "A- saving in freights of $1 per ton would be $2,500,000 on Carnegie's out put alone. This would pay close to u per cent, on all the iron and steel In dustries centered at Pittsburg. What then could the state of New York ex pect in the way of commercial growth if $3 per ton could be saved?" SOME WEDDING SUPERSTITIONS They Will Interest the Coming Au tumn Brides. From the Kansas City Journal. Tho bride who tlnds a spider on her wedding dtess mny consider herself blessed. The bride who dreams of fairies the night before her marriage will be thrice blessed. If the bridegroom carries a miniature horseshoe in his pocket he will always have good luck. Ship marriages aro considered any thing but lucky. Get mnrried on land, or don't get married at all. No bride or groom should be given a telegram while on tho way to churih. It Is postlvely u sign of evil. If tho wedding ring is dropped during the ceremony tho brldo may as well wish herself unborn, for she will al ways have 111 luck. Kiss a bride after the ceremony, and before the newly 'made husband nas a chance to do so, and you will have ex cellent luck throughout the year. Maidens eager to wed should give dishwater heated to the boiling point a wide berth. It means that they will not marrv for n long time If the;' at tempt to cleanse dishes In the watur to hot. Should a bride perchance see a coffin while being driven to the rallwoy sta tion prior to departing upon her homy moon nhe should order mo driver in turn back and start over o?aln, or e'ee she will surely meet with bad luck. STRICTLY PROSAIC. A Plain Tale as to How lie Made His Wealth. From tho Detroit Free Press. "Yes," 'said tho man with a large, protruding moustache, "I was out Went in the early fifties." "Oh," said tho girl, .with a UtU shriek of delight, "then you know something about mining?'' "Not a great deal." "Oh,' I know how shy men llko you nre, when It comes to talking about yourselves. Now I want you to tell mo about Klondike. I've been reading so many descriptions of It and I am Just crazy to go there." "You mean you woutd bo." "I would bo what?" "Crazy to go there." Her Indignant expression brought a blush to his bronzed countenance. "I beg your pardon," he exclaimed, "but I got In tho habit of saylnt? things In the quickest way, und I don't always mean 'em exactly as they sound." "You 'made your pile at the mines, didn't you'" she Inquired, and hastily added, "That Is the way they say It, isn't It? ' "Yes, miss, I made my pile, such ns it Is, at tho mines." "I wish you would tell me lust what you did when you got theie. Start at the very beginning Tito very first thing was to stake a claim, wasn't It " "Not exactly. I'll never forget how hungry I was for fresh meat. The first thing I did was to hunt an eating house and claim a steak, and after that I set up a sawmill, and that's what I've stuck to ever since." Encouraging Her. "Ah, no," she sighed, "I shall never marry." "Oh, I wouldn't tako such a gloomy view of It," he replied. "You may get Into a plnco some time whers women are scarce." Chicago Times-Herald. 44 A Word to the Wise is Sufficient tf 'But some stubborn people wait until "down sick " be fore trying to ward off illness or cure it. The wise recog nize in the word "Hood's" assurance of health. For til blood troubles, scrofuU, pimples, as wett as diseases of the Mdneys, liver And bowels, Hood's Sa.rsaps.rilU is the effective And f&ultlcss cure. Rheumatism " tvas prActictEy helpless from rhewnAtism in my shmildtr. Hood's SarstpirittA cured me And ever since is a household fAvorite." Sirs. M. E. 'Powers, 4612 St. LAwrince (Ave., ChieAgo, HI. llood'i fills curt lWr Ills; th non-lrriutlne and oply othartlr. to Uk with rfood'SarimtuUla. gnrnnummnnnrniBiHiniiuni 5 Mi W THIRD NATIONAL BANK OF SCRANTON. DEPOSITARY OF THE UNITED STATE3. Capital S2QO.OOO SURPLUS 42B.000 WM. CONNELL, President. HENRY BELIN' Jr., VlccPrei. WILLIAM II. PECK, Cashier HllIUIIllllimilllllHIIIIIlIIIMIUIllUS Men's and UR REPUTATION for selling Fine Foot wear lower than other houses has gone abroad throughout the land, and we propose to maintain the reputation b.y sparing no pains, trouble or expense, to give unprecedented values. We sell shoes cheaper than any other house in the city, and are proving it every day, every hour. It is proven by the immense business we are doing. We offer special values 6o pairs of Ladies' Fashionable Shoes, dongola kid, button, turn soles, kid or pat ent tip, all sizes, worth $2.50, at $1.69. 76 pairs Ladies' Fine Shoes, button and lace, worth $1.75 at $1.29. 145 pairs Ladies' Shoes, odds and ends, at pairs worth from $1.25 to $2, at 79c. 36 pairs Men's Three-Sole Calf Shoes, worth $3.00, at $1.98. 24 pairs Men's Enamel and Patent Leather Shoes, sizes 6 and y4, worth $3 aud $4, at $1,96. Remember, There MYER DAVIDOW The Cheapest Shoe Store, 307 Lacka. Ave. (gticu riakcs the Hair grow. Clear the Complexion. Softens and whitens the Hands. Preserves and beautifies the skin of In fants and Children. - Abtntiittlr pur,, ditleiMf raedleitt 4, ofjrlilnnlr o!,ctlTe, UcTirum HiAr U notonlr the mt efneirloot of kln purtfttr, tnd txiulifltr., but Iho purfit int iwctt tit of toilet, btth, and babj Bntpi Eold T.rTwli-. Stltlih derail NwtT, London. Portin D. ash C. Cosr., Solo ror . Boiton, U. 8. A. BEAUTY, H CONQUEROR BELLAVITA Arsenlo Beauty Tablsts and Pills. A per fectly safe nnd Rtiarnntced treatment for all Kkla dlsonlors. Restores the bloom ol youth to laded lace. 10 days' treatment 50c ; 80 days' $1.00, by mail Snnd for circular. Addroea, MCKVITA MEDICAL CO., Cllol.o & Jickton Sll., Chlatf Bold by MtGnrrjh & Thomas, Drug gists,, ;ro Lackawanra ave., Scranton, Pa, Machinery of the verv latent puttern Is used for cleaning the wheat of which "Snow Flour Is made. It Is wonderful machinery, too Takes every particle of dirt off the wheat and makes It ab clean as If each kernel wore scoured by hand Got "Snow White" if ycu want CLEAN flour. All grocers sell It "Weonly wholesale!! " THE WESTON HILL CO. Scranton, Carbondale, Olyphant. TAKE TIME BY THE FORELOCK." Car load Just arrived. All styles, and prices the lowest. Workmanship guaranteed evca on THE CHEAPER GRDES. Keep us In mind and you won't re gret giving us your patronage you will get goods as represented giving you our easy terms of payment or very lowest prices for cash. Immense stock of Household Goods gtoves, Carpets, Iron Beds. etc. Flva largo floors full to tho celling at Thos. Kelly's Stom, p n minna 133 Avenuj Cleaning "a drdv nnnnmncc nun nnnnntv g unui unmiiNULO nuu uiromuo Women s Is No Trouble to Show Goods, and You Will Surely Save Honey by It. ConnolhjSdW Linen Cloths, Napkins to Match We are showing a particularly strong line of Linen Sets cloths and napkins to match in the various sizes. Cloths from 2 yards to 5 yards long, and from 70 inches to 90 inches in width. Napkins from 21 inches to 27 inches square. l,nw Medium and High-Grade D J Are shown in the assortment, and at prices very much under the regular. Lovers of fine linens will do well to look this line over. Connolly 127 and 311 Sprue J S:. Temple Court BullJuj, Scranloj, Pa. AH acute and clnonlc diseases of men, women and children. CHHONIC. NERV OUS, BRAIN AND WASTING DISEAS ES A SPECIALTY. All diseases of tha Liver, Kidneys, Bladder, Skin, Blood, Nerves, Womb, Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat, nnd Lungs, Cancers, Tumours, Piles Rupture Goitre, Rheumatism, Asthma, Catarrh, Varlococcle. Lost Manhood, Nightly Emissions, all Female Diseases, Leucorrhoea, etc. Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Blood Poison, Indiscretion and youthful habits obliterated. Surscry, Fits, Epl lepsy Tape nnd Stomach Worms. CA TARRHOZONE. Specific for Catarrh. Three months' treatment only $5.00, Trial free In office. Consultation and exami nations free. Ofllco hours daily and Sunday, 8 a. m. to D p. m. D.R. DENSTEN for today. ami 76 pairs Men's Shoes at 98c, $1.29 and $1.49. 76 pairs Misses' Fine School Shoes, lace, worth $1.0. at 98c. Boys' Shoes at 98c. Youths' Shoes at 79c and 98c. Children's Shoes at all prices. STWe invite you to call and examine our regular line of Fine Shoes for men and women at $2, $3 and $4. In all styles aud all leathers, aud all widths. j SCRANTON'S SHOPPING CENTER: 129 Washino:ton Fall Carpets WILLIAMS & M'ANULTY. Interior Decorators. 129 Wyoming Avenue, SPECIAL SALE This Week o? s, Now 19 the timo to got a bargain at those prices. You cannot ob tain them in tho future. Call and seo them. Flno Diamond Hlncs at $5.00, worth $10.50. Solid Gold Band nines at $1.25, worth $3.50. Solid Gold Band Rlncs at $1.00, worth $2.25. Gold Filled Cuff Buttons. BOc, worth $1.25. Cult Buttons, previous prices $1.00, now 37c Gent's Solid Silver Watch. Klgln move, ment, $3 50. Ladies' Sterling Silver Watches, worth $5.60, now $3.75. Gent'fi Nickel Watches. S. W., prico $3.50, now $1.75. IloRers Bros'. Spoons, warranted, 50c. Ilogcrs Bros'. Butler Knives, Sugar Spoons, I'Icltle Forks, 37c. previous prico 75c. Ladles' Solid Gold Watch, Klsln move ment. $14.60. Ladles' Oold Filled Watches at $C50, worth $15.00. We also have about threo hundred La dies' Solid Silver RlnRS, worth 60c. and 75c., will close them at 10c. each. Special pole now boIob on at Davldow Bros. Attend as wo aro offerlne goods at one-fourth their orlKlnnl value. Extra Heavy Solid Silver Thimbles at 19c. Davidow Bros 227 Lackawaim Ava. MADE ME A MkV AJAX TAULETS POSITIVELY LVl cry,Irapoteucy, HIec)lessaMB,etc. c&: Lj Abuio or othfr Exctwoa ana Inw . JHLi vrvituu .iiwww1 mh( rosiaro ixmi vuaiur iuoiuoriounr.ua is. IttTer tnpnf cUt aa liATins ths cennlne Anx TtMoti. Tic httTe Cured toouinaai sua wiuccioyou. wjnve a;' mrowr'tteucaarrinte tooifoctacuro Kfl P'fC i cachccwor rttuud tLo money. 1'rlooOV U I Uirt packteei or lis pkges (full treatment! for f2.B3. Ji mall.InlJaln wrapper, upon receipt of price, ( Irculu "AJAX REftidDYCo., vi,;,V."f.'- For imls in Saranteri, Fa., by Matthew firms, and II. O. EatuUrcon, driucclits. rffj&r iuti allacf amasks Avenue. Jam w & rl &fo iSk ib We offer better inducements to the carpet buyer this season thau ever before. Paying less for your carpets than we ask is getting thread bare spots and dissatisfaction that you do uot bargain for. Everything in Wilton, Ax minster, Velvet, Brussels, Savonerrie, Ingrain. faSUIllIl!IBl!UI!3IIIIUiIIIlllIlinnilQ n I Hunting season for 1 I Wild Turkey, Quail, Grouse, Pheasant E Partridge, Woodcock 5 or Squirrel, opens. E You will want a Igioraimiw I mm tm E You will find a most S I complete line at FL0REY & BROOKS E an Washington Avenus. S mm m 2 Opposite Court House. illBUnilBHEilillHIUIIHIIIillUIIIIUlH THE !C POWDER CO, Rooms 1 nnir2,Coin'Uli UTd'g. SCRANTON, PA. Tlining and Blasting POWDER JUde ut Moolo ami Hush 'ala Worm I.AFLIN & UANIJ POWOBK CO 'S ORANGE GUN POWDER Kl ctrlo HutterUi. i;iectrlnExplodor, lor explodlne blutti. rtafety l'"ua aui Reoauno Ghsmlcal Go's kxiSvb on i-
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