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THE SCUANTON TRIBUNE-SATURDAY, JULY 27, 1901,
INDUSTRIAL
AND LABOR
RICHES OF WEST VIRGINIA
WERE LITTLE KNOWN.
Production of Soft Coal During Re
cent Years Has Reached Astonish
ingly High Flguros -What the
July Letter of the Anthracite Oper
ators Association Has to Say Ab
out the Coal Trado Visit of
Offlcors of the 0. R. R. of N.
to the City Board for Today.
J.
For a Iouk time the tlminiint rlclies
of West Virginia In eonl wpip little
known. The production of the west
ern Pennsylvania fields then absolute
ly controlled by the market, and their
output was ndequute to the demand
for bituminous coal. When the pres
ent industrial boom set In the devel
opment of other coal Holds rightly
begun, nnd of these In West Virginia
fields have ntado the most remarkable
strides. In 1S90 "Wol-a VliKlnlu pro
duced 8,S9l,0:.l torn of coal valued at
J!J,20R,12S. Klvf years later Its produc
tion was 11,6J7."t"7 tons valued at $S,
706.K0S. The Mate produced 1S,SSfi,!ilO
Kins of coal durliiR the year lPnn and
the output for the present year will
bo considerable In excess of last year's
production.
The northern coal fields of West
Virginia, of which Fairmont and Mor
Kantouu arc the ccntcts. arc piolmhly
the oldest In point of working In the
slate. This Hold runs through the
entire northern tier of counties and
extends eastward to Maryland. That
part of the Held lying In Monongalia,
Marlon and adjoining counties, really
belongs to the coal Holds, anil the
coal varies but little In chemical com
position from the famous Monongahchi
ynn and steam coal of the Pittsburg
district. The Pittsburg vein in this
field has a. thickness of about eight
feet and there are seven other veins
ranging In thickness from two nnd
one-half to Ave or six feet. The mining
opciatlons In this Held are In many
ways favored by nature, slope and
drift mines being hugely operated.
There are forty-nine mines In opera
tion In the Fairmont Held proper, and
they have a total dally capacity of ''0.
000 tons. Thousands of acres of now
i onl lands have been pin chased within
the past few mouths and millions of
dollars of capital arc still socking
entry Into the Holds. New mines are
being opened, new companies are be
ing formed and new inking establish
ments are being Installed.
In the eastern part of the state the
Pocahontas Hold has long held front
lank. The coal of this Held has gain
ed a decided point over foreign coal In
lli.it It has boon preferred for use In
coaling vessels In the Orient and can
be delivered at a lower price than can
Cardiff coal. The Hiiuth western Vir
ginia Development (association has
been operating a plant of Sri by-product
ovens In tills Hold for several yea is
and many bee-hive oven plants aie In
operation. The Held is rapidly widen
ing and many new coal concerns aie
opening mines and coking establish
ments. Ultchle county is also the seat of
remarkable coal iievelopments, some
giganltlc deals having Just recently
been completed. Just south of the main
Falmont Held, In Harrison county, the
(""minion syndicate Is operating a
number of big mines and coking es
tablishments. Among the other con
cerns In this Held may be mentioned
the Klvertlalo t'oke ... the Hilar Hill
t'oke and t'oal Co. and the Him of
Holon & Lowrey. The Braxton Coal
Co., recently formed, controls nearly
half a million acres of coal lands in
Uraxton, Olliner and Lewis counties.
This company also controls the Little
Kanawha railroad, which will be made
the nucleus of u great network of coal
loads. Stephen B. Klklus and his as
sociates have just concluded negotia
tions whereby they will at once estab
lish giva. civ.i and coke plants on the
line of the Morgantown and Klngwood
load. A new concern to be known as
the New York and West Virginia Coal
Co, has acquired l-.aoo acres of coal
lands In Preston county and the Mer
chants Coal and Coke Co. has secured
it tract of 7,noo acres In the same coun
ty. Pittsburg capitalists are interest
ed In the development of a n.oon-acro
tract near Manulngton, and a syndi
cate has purchased 11,000 acres in lp
bhur and Harbour counties.
Those are only a few of the many
gteat. transactions In coal and coko
which are destined to place the moun
tain state close to the front rank in
the production of these fuels. Al
ready considerable foreign capital has
been Invested In the different coal
Helds of the state and other negotia
tions are now pending. In all of these
coal and coke Helds competition is al
ready keen and constantly becoming
more so. The coal Holds of West Vir
ginia lying along tile Ohio possess
many advantages so far as concerns
southern trade. The railroad rates are
now' quite favorable to the coal Holds
of the state, and the nearness of the
Upper Holds to Baltimore gives thorn
advantages for the export trade.
Anthracite and Market.
The July letter of the Anthracite
Coal Operators' association says of the
market:
"Dining the pa-n month there has
bf.cn n fair degree of activity In tho
anthracite market. Dealers havo od
vltcd their customers to lay In .supplies
nt current prices and have them
selves taken la all they can carry in
stock. Throughout the Fast, nt tide
points and along the lino, practically
nil needs for tho early fall are covered
nnd the only business to be expected
between now and October Is the cur
rent demand for Immediate consump
tion and the AWMlern movement.
Whether these will absorb dining the
next three months as large a toniutEo,
proportionately, ns has been produced
during the first half of the year Is
yet to be learned,
'The firm stand taken In establish
ing a monthly scale of prices has
changed the ordca- of thO( buying
movement, and how this will result in
the fall is uncertain. Consumers
Vhoso storngo bins nro full will not
"begin to como into tho market until
their stock la nearly exhausted, as no
. dJlntaEo will bo gained In prices,
riiore In a possibility, of course, that
the ''entire situation may ho nffectul
by the labor disturbance -which, If it
should occur, will find tho market,
excepting that for tho steam sizes,
exceptionally well ablo to sjand a
short period of Idleness among the
producers.
Central Officers Here,
Superintendent IV. AV. '.Ventz, Assist
ant Superintendent William Dodds and
OF SPECIAL INTEREST
To Hay Fever Sufferers.
Sufferers from hay fever and sum
mer catarrh will be Interested to learn
that there Is a now, simple Inexpensive
but effective home ticatnieiit for this
obstinate and baffling disease, and
that ii llttlo booklet fully describing
the treatment will bo mailed free to
anyone by addressing tho F. A. Stuart
Co., Marshall, Mich.
Doubtless this statement of. n cure
and positive preventative of hay fever
will be received with skepticism by the
thousands who have found the only re
lief every year was a change of climate
during the summer months.
But whether skeptical or not It will
cost nothing to Investigate this new
treatment. Simply send name nnd ad
dress on a postal card to F. A. Stuart
Co.. Marshall, Mich., for the booklet
which besides describing the treatment
contains a concise treatise on the cause
and character of this peculiar disease.
(icnernl Freight Agent T. B. Coons, of
the Ceutial Itallroad of New Jul soy,
held it conference with tleiioral Passen
ger Agent J. C. Anderson, Superintend
ent It. B, Williams nnd Traveling Pas
senger Agent .1. K. Welsh, of the On
tario nnd 'Weslern railroad, at the hit
ter's olllce, yesterday afternoon.
The visiting officials returned to their
homes last evening.
D., L. & W. Board for Today.
Following Is the make-up of the D
L. & W. board for today:
Seranton, Jul 27, 1'1.
niiPAV. .iri.v si.
Wild !. l'at-8 p. in., V.. M. llalhlt
p. in., P. Woll.li e.
10
SATtim.VV. .11 I.Y 27.
Wllil I.il4 i:,it t2.:a n. in., I'. V. Sloven: 3
a. in., (' W, Ilium; 6 .1. 111., A. P. Mullrn; S
11 in., 1'. C,i.'iii.iiikIi; It) u. in., M. 1'inm-ity;
11 a. 111., II. Iliuinic; 1 ). lil., I". Villi Wound-;
2 p. 111.. P. 1.. II men; 4 p. in., T. ritpjtli k;
6 p. 111 , W. . Latum tl p. in., .1. II. .Mauler.
Summit. I'll'. 11. in.. ra.l. .1. fanlKK; 8
a. 111.. wil, (i. I'lonnfeikei'; 0 p. in., cit. V.
McDonnell; S p. 111., cut, V. II. Mi-hoN;
7 p. in., CiyiiRn, Mi Lane.
I'u.hti S n. 111, llmixr; in a. 111., S. Kin
rertj : 1130 a .111., Mnr.ni; 7 p. in.. Murphy;
ti p." 111., Lamping; HI P. m., A. MTiliui.
liniffrr Knglncs -7 a, in., OafTney; 7 a. m,,
Sinscr; 0 a. in., Sccerj 5.30 p. in., Manion;
7 p. in., Niiiiinnn.
WiM ON Wot -S .1. m.. T. Iliiinlii.111: in a.
in.. P. Mall; II .1. m.. It. L'a-lncr; I p. 111.,
M. (annod) ; fi p. 111., O. 0.e.
NO'IILT.
lliakeiuin IPIe Cro-cin will CO on villi V
II.
Nuhol until further nntlic. .
Ilrakeniin William Pink will K" on with ll.wnli
ran nil II tuither noll.o.
Ilriikriiian Mlllam Leader uj.oil for (icorpo
Krouufelker.
nrakemati Lansau rriw.ru for T
Ilrakeniin I". Mctiroiie lepnit fnr 1
1'itpihi' '?.
I. "ok r-.
THIRTEENTH
BROKE CAMP
('..minded fioin Page 1 1
from 11 man's hat, woe to the unlucky
offender.
Very frequently too the general and
his slaff made gracious remarks, and
lit terms of general praise compli
mented the captains on the appearance
of their command.
When hulf way down the lino, they
wore Joined by (Inventor YV. A. Stone,
Major Ceneral Charles .Miller, Brigadier
(ieneral J. P. S. (.iohln and Deputy
Attorney (Ieneral F. W. Pleitz,
end Lieutenant Colonel l'lliott, all
of whom save (ieneral (JoWli
accompanied thorn during the re
mainder of their trip of Inspec
tion. Governor Stone declared that the
condition In which he found the
Thirteenth's streets was excellent.
Following the Inspection, which in
itself took about 1111 hour, came a regi
mental drill executed in well nigh
faultless stylo. The line of battle
manoeuvors so Industriously practiced
during the week wero gone through.
the boys charging through the Held,
falling prone and firing, throwing out
scouts and out-posts, and sweltering
through a very realistic sham battle.
It was almost noon when the com
mand retired from the Hold, very waim,
very tired, and very sure that they
had enough work to last until the re
view, at least.
Newspapers to Blame.
Concerning the trouble between (len
erals .Miller and Onbln, Deputy Attor
ney Oenerol F. V. Fleltz said to a Tri
bune man, regarding the matter: "(Sov
crnor Stone Isn't taking the least notice
of the stories In tho air regarding (Jen-
oral (iobln's attitude towards (ieneral
.Miller. Sensational newspaper stories
ate at the foundation of the entire mat
ter." The leview of the brigade took place
at fi.30 o'clock and was an Inspiring as
well us magnificent spectacle. The live
regiments, Battery C and tho gover
nor's troop wore all in lino fettle and
swept past the headquarters of the
state's chief executive with celerity and
vigor, to tho martial music of their
si'vctal bands. The Ninth was the (Irst
regiment to pass In leview before tlov
ernor Stone and his staff, nnd the
Thirteenth was the second.
NOTES OF THE ENCAMPMENT.
WYliifiiljy nlglit nn ol tlic lolorcil (.iiiip f.
lowers unci a Company I pnv.ite c.nc n ciktualk
In front of Culoncl WnttiV lirait'ju.n In . wliiib
j cn)onl by a cluwil of Mrnl IiuiuIipiI irr
(iins. rollowliic II I he 1).i4imi man ihc u my
clocr Mump uprccli.
Major Hihlluc 'HiuimIiv inlcitainrcl t lie of'
flcrn of Ills battalion nml tlie liuilirm.-ih Miff
uilh a tamp iloMns paity nt lil lent, i lie af
fair u.is one of tlio Ki'iicroiisly prepaid! and in
formal nHaiu bv ulikli the 'liilrd battalion iom
m.imlrr a rarncil an rntiablc reput.ulnii as a
lioM. The principal (eatuic of the iilgbt' ban
ipiet was a wonderful coiuoctiou of iliauipaitne,
il.uct mid oilier i.oolliln iiwedleiili ami lunch
aim wan .,'ncil. Lieutenant David J. Hjvln, ad
jutant of the batlnllou, acted .i to.i-.tuu.tcr of
tin- night and by a kcilei of rapid Ihe.-hoU kept
those at lie tabid in cointant merriment. The
attal r (.ame to an end atxiut midnight, cwrjoro
present Joining In the dioius of "Auld l.ant;
!uie."
'Iliilunil held lery liuprfiii.be uprrirri Tlairnlay
afternoon In inemoiy of PcnnU Hartnitl, the
baiiduian who died time the rezlinint leaihed
ramp, Captain Swift, the iru'iinental chaplain,
was In ihaitte and noke lulefly and toiiihiiisly
of tho deceased, who wa a member of the band
for twebc jean. William Prober, one of the
band men, flUo tpoke of hU (lead comrade Tho
band played "Nearer My flod to Thee" und tho
Colonel Seranton dead march. Mutkdan Mile J
founded taps, The inminltlee in ihaije comlMed
of tolerant It. .1. Pauer and lliulciam Itcoe and
(irlttitha.
When Company V icturnfil'lioiii, ilrfll Thur
day momlnir Captain tieoiue Miriiuun rrcrbed
what was Kieatly In the nature of a Miipilse,
The men lined up before hli lent ami Klrt t-rr-Crant
s. I: Snjclrr, In liehall ol Hie eoinpanv
pirventrd him with a kplemlhl uold hilled t.nord.
The preentatlou came rnllrrly In th naiuie of a
foipil-r and Dr. Meirlman was I lie pioudiit nun
in camp rtiirinpr thr rrmalndtr of Hie ill,
Tlic Inipecllon and rrriew drew njorr vUltora
to camp Trruntday (han hae been keen here any
day. Itcl of prrlty elrli roamed thimnjh tho
ce'.ipaiiy klrrrlt with canuT.n laklnsr fnap kholi,
afld many and wnndeiful weio the piiiurec taken.
l.eon Levy.
MUCH MONEY
IN FEATHERS
JACKSONVILLE AND ITS FAM
OUS OSTRICH FARM.
Birds That Are Worth More Than an
Automobile and That Can Full
Nearly as Much and Travel Even
Faster Very Entertaining Des
cription of tho Whole Process of
Ostrich Farming, with Data Much
of Which Is Now to Most Readers.
Written for The Tribune.
FltOM Savannah to Jacksonville,
"Florida's gate city," a distance
oflXInilles, wcngalntoko tho "New
Seaboard Air Line" for tho thirty miles
saved In distance, as well ns time, be
tween tho two cities, innko the nciiboard
"short cut," the favorite route. The
train speeds along through the heavily
wooded country, only ten to twenty
miles from tho Atlantic, past gioat
phosphate beds, whole negioes bend at
work, (for they aie better adapted for
this labor than the poor whites), at
times along tho very edge of cypress
swamps, wlthlnnnns reach, It seems, of
moss hung trees and wild cane-brakes,
suggesting the miIIMiiIp and luxuriance
of nil African Jungle. There Is no visi
ble life except at rare Intervals, a lonely
negro cabin and lone negro and hlrt
family at the cabin door. Here an mi
deiluablc loneliness creeps over us at
the thought of a human family living
In such a place, but sure enough, heio
and there stands a cabin without a
window, but with a stick chimney, near
by it llttlo corn Held, nnd a tobacco
patch, and n few hardy How em to smile
a welcome to you amid the surrounding
dreariness. Tlieic 1 nothing modern,
or made by man, In the way of civiliza
tion save our luxuriously appointed
train. Hashing over the substantial
draw-bridges, for which the "Senboaid"
Is noted.
PAI.M TI!Fi:S.
In thirty-six miles nfior leaving
Savannnah.wocrnsH the Altamba liver,
a broad navigable stream. At Fverott
cUV and also Bladen, we enter groves
of palm trees, and miles and miles of
palm fans one and two foot In height,
utilized In the making of tho almost In
dosponslblo luxury, the palm leaf fau
lt novel slghl. At Klngislnnd, wo cross
the St. Mar'H liver, a wide, deep
stream. From here Is a branch load
loading to Fernnndlna, some fourteen
miles eastward to the ocean, a very
important seaport. At .lulee, "I miles
Irom Jacksonville, vo again cross the
noble St. .Mary's and soon enter tho
"(iutc city" over an ami of the famous
St. John's, the largest liver In Florida,
dotted with steamers, sailing vessels,
yachts, steam launches. As we got the
Ilrst glimpse of the city, we open sash
nnd windows to quaff deep dtaughts
of the delicious sea air, and to enjoy
the beautiful expanse of river scenery
that opens up to view as the train
slackens speed on arrival.
JAC'KHOXVILl.K.
Of nil the cities of Florida, Jackson
ville, is, by every scale of measurement,
the most Important. It Is from Its
position the natural rntrcot of tile
state, and its metropolis In commerce
and Industry. Jacksonville, like New
Orleans, Is built upon the splendid
curve of tho mightiest river of the
state, and however tho great Creole
metropolis may surpass In scope and
giandcur, the young emporium of the
"Flowery State." theie Is nothing In
the whole length of the "Father of
Waters" to equal the broad arm at
the city's front and that long, broad
stretch of the St. John's to I'nlatl.a,
some fifty-six miles, and the twenty
live mile sweep to the Atlantic.
I. Ike many other cities, .laeksonnille,
in Its human greed has encroached
upon, and "gobbled up" much land
from the big hearted and unsuspecting
river, Acick of piling and rubbish,
have changed acios of water to land,
on which waiehouses now stand and
over which railroads run; while long
wharvoH run far out into the stream
along the entire cityV front, making
the river hero narrower than at any
place between I'alatka anil the .oa, a
distance of over eighty miles. Sill!
the river here Is -too feet or, nearly a
half mile wide and as the city Is loca
ed on a curve of Its wide banks tho
water front is extensive, and the water
view superb, which ever way you look.
The tourist standing on Its banks or
sailing on Its broad area, can Justly
feel, th,at he is beholding one of the
noblest livers of this country and tho
four hundred mile winding sail up
(and southward,) to Its source the
Kverglados as was our great privilege,
Is an expei lence, and education, nnd
enjoyment, long to be icmcmbercd.
A THIIIVIXC! CITY.
Tho population of Jacksonville, ex
ceeds Sfi.OiKi, many of whom arc north
erners, who have greatly added to Its
material wealth and also given It an
nil- of enterprise and prosperity seldom
excelled. It has growing manufactur
ing Interests as well as commercial.
Thi city Is yearly becoming more cos
mopolitan ns such a place must be, that
is the "gateway" by which throngs
that visit Florida every winter, enter
the state. As the entering point from
the north, It Is, tho largest city on the
Seaboard, south of Savannah and the
place of first Importance In business,
trade, and commerce, nnd also n great
inllway and steamship center. It is as
before stated the great distributing
center from which hosts of travellers
pouring Into It, go out Into the num
berless places of Interest In every dl
lecllon. Jasksonville has enjoyed long es
tablished popuhully as a tourist lesort
and ample provision Is made for the
comfort of visitors. Doing the so-called
"gateway of the state," It has both
rail and water communications with
all parts of the country and world. It
irt the objective point of no less than
seven railroads nnd six regular steam
ship lines. Including Hver and ocean
companies. Her express and tele
graph lines connect with the whole
earth. All trains arrive and depart
from the Union Pacific depot, thus
avoiding transfers.
TUAVUla FACILITIF.S.
The three great railroads that "honey
comb" the Florida peninsula with
steamer connections, to Cuba and Nas
sau, arc the "Plant System" the
"Flagler System," and the "Seaboard
Air Line System." All connect here,
also the Clyde I.lnc of steamships run
to Charleston, New Yoik, and ilo'ston,
besides the Clyde's, St. John's river
Ptcamers ascend the liver to Sanfoid
iK miles, also an "Independent" Hue
runs, to (Irecn Cove Springs and Ock
lawaha. The Importance of these great trunk
lines through tho peninsula of Flotilla
as i' hlghwuy'of travel and trulllc be
AT THE
v
OUR SEVENTH RIBBON SALE
Has assumed monstrous proportions. Hundreds and thous- j
ands are taking advantage of this great opportunity. All 5J
at one price. ?
All-Silk Taffeta
Moire, Single and Double
Face Satin, Gros-Grains and
Beltings ; all colors, from one to
five inches wide.
310 Lackawanna JSL-sre. g
tween all parts of the t'nlted States
and the countries of Central and South
America, and the West India Islands,
Is a subject which far exceeds In in
terest today tho consideration of Its
local trulllc. Kach of the above men
tioned systems will bo fairly described
as each line Is traversed1 by the writer,
In the Journey through the "Flowery
State."
The commerce of the city Is exten
sive. There are several large saw mills
and some 75,000,000 feet of lumber and
100,000,000 oranges are shipped from tho
port every year, besides, cotton, sugar,
fruits, llsh and early vegetables In
enormous oiinntltles. are sent yearly to
northern nnd foreign ports.
ATTRACTIONS.
Jacksonville Is one of the most at
tractive, as well as cnterpilsing cities
of the South. It hus a most delightful
climate and is well provided with beau
tiful parks, broad avenues and churches
equal to any In tho state. It is a neatly
built and well .ordered city In all
respects. Its wide avenues and many
of tho streets running parallel with tho
liver aio shaded with grand live oaks,
flowers and the rank shrubbery of the
tropics adorn the grounds surrounding
the hotels and private residences nnd
the sweet perfume of buds and blos
soms permeate the air the entire year.
The city Is rich In suburban at
tractions. Tln drives along the St.
John's river and to Klvcrslde, aie es
pecially beautiful piescntlng ehnrmlng
vistas In every direction amid the
glmpses of water and woodland scenery
on ether side, while on the land side,
the wide boulevards and smooth shell
roads, combine to render them charm
ing In the oxtieme, especially, the
shell road drive to the beautiful F.ver-
grecn cemetery and Panama park, as
well as the P.rooklyn and Klvcrslde
shell roads, which are noted for the
gay and fashionable cqulppages with
their spirited high steppers and hand
some turnouts. The waters of the river
ami bay Invite boating, and yachting.
The wharves are extensive and cover
the city's frontage.
A CITY OF HOTHLS.
Jacksonville has been called the "city
of hotels'" and Justly so. They aro
numerous and really Its crowning glory
and the rates vary ftom Jl'.OO to JJ.00
per day. so that any one may live In
any style he may be Inclined to adopt.
Tlie St. jHiiirs and Windsor are the
leading ones. These superb hostelrles
aro the wonders of the tourist who
comes to Florida expecting to see an
undeveloped country especially the St.
James, conducted on the American
plan, but provided with an excellent
cafe, to accomodate those who desire
to patronize It. It can care for ."00
guests and offers exceptionable attrac
tions with every modern convenience
under the sun, while, the cuisine and
table service is kept up to the high
stand. ml that hits marked Its history
for a quarter of a centiuy. The table
l abundantly supplied with, the very
best of every thing found In the north
ern markets'. Including the delicately
flavored llsh, fresh from southern
waters, anil every variety of t topical
fru I Is.
The water used for drinking purposes
Is artesian and rnin water tillered and
tho ice Is maiiufactuied from distilled
water, so as to Insure Its absolute
purity. Tho hotel Is located on the
highest ground of -the city facing the
beautiful St. James Park which Is
aglow with all the semi-tropical and
tropical flowers and shrubbery and live
oaks, and from its broad promenade of
I ..I.. a ...... t,Bik.l.mt tfVlltt tltll alli
piazzas, of seven hundred feet, the out
look from the hotel Is charming, lleie
are gathered the wealth and refinement
from all over tin. country and travellers
of the world. Klght heio one may sit
for hours In the balmiest atmosphere
and perchance read of heavy snows and
storms of sleet In tho winter-ridden
north, or ho may stroll among tho
shude-einbowered walks of tho park
with the mercury nt seventy degrees
or more In the shade.
Sl'K TROPICA!.. KX1I1IUTION.
Among the Interesting and permanent
routines of the city, is the "Sub Tropi
cal Kxposltion," Tho extensive nnd
handsome gtounds nnd buildings oc
cupy an eligible site within the cor
pnrnto limits. The display Is designed
to cover all the tropical products of
tho t'nlted States the West Indies
the Hahamas, and Mexico. Tho ex
hibition is open during the season and
the varied productions of tho tropics
nrtlstlcally exposed to view.
FLORIDA OSTRICH FARM.
Another feature of Interest to tho
tourist und one not to be overlooked,
"The Florida Ostrich Farm,'' which Is
well stocked with handsome ostriches
of every ngu and color, and value, also
birds native and foreign, gathered fioin
all over tho globe.
Here are the Florida pelican, tho
alligator, the fox, squirrel, tho Ameri
can eagle, the red deer, etc., besides the
African ostrich, tho Cuban panotl, tho
mandaiian ducks, the Australian black
swan and the African monkey, tho
Chinese fou fo and others too numerous
to mention. This farm Is located about
seven miles from tho city and is reach
cd by electric railway and a lino shell
boulevard drive. .
Its special features is the raising of
ostrich and the production of ostrich
feathers which Is becoming a great In
dustry and Is giving to Ihe American
people the finest feathered goods found
in the market today. Oattkii cultui'i
NEW 4 c STORE 1
: .
4 S n Gauze Ribbons it
i.
Jd
may hero bo studied In all stages from
tho glnnt eggs to the plucked pinnies.
Visitors to tho farm can see all these
birds roam about, proudly decked with
handsome plumes nnd In the store, on
the ground have opportunity to pur
chase boas, plumes, tips, pompous, fans,
nnd other feathered goods made right
there. It Is n unique shopping place
for ladles and well worth a visit to sec.
This Industry was one of the surprises
of our trip and Is worthy of special and
extended description.
OSTRICH FARMING.
The best feathered birds are paired
off for brooding purposes In separate
corals, CO by 150 feet In size, with a
passage way of six feet wide between
each corral to prevent the males from
fighting for the males dining the lay
ing season, become very llerco and can
dangerously wound a pel son with one
blow of the foot, they kick forwnrd
with a downward scratching movement
and their one shnrp claw Is .sometimes
fatal. They can only kick dangerously
nt a height of about three feet. They
will charge a man on horseback, but
a llttlo fox terrier will drive them
frightened from the field. Should any
one be so unfortunate ns to find him
self near a savage bird his only safety
Is found by lying Hut on the ground.
The ostrich stands from seven to ten
foot high and weighs- from 2.'0 to 400
pounds. They are fed on clover, hay,
corn, oats, barley, but will eat stones,
leather, oranges, even any thing from
lighted pipes to candy. The hard sub
stances are used to grind to food In
tho stomach. They are given gravel,
same as llsh bones are given to can
aries. The younger birds roam in
troops In larger litclosures and running
with their wings outspread alarmed at
somo unusual sight Is a most beautiful
spectacle.
KAISINC. A FKATHKRF.U FAMILY.
Shortly after pairing off, a pair will
begin to build a nest, or rather, to dig
one out of the ground. Tho male bird
rests his breast bone on the ground
and kicks the sand behind; when one
Is Miniclently deep, he turns around
and operates In like manner until a
round hole about four root in diameter
and one foot deep is tho result of his
exertions; occasionally ho intimates to
the female bird that help Is requited
and they take ttiins. The hen, forth
with begins to lay an egg every other
day In tho ground; they scatter a little
sand over the tups of the eggs to pro
tect thoin from the tierce rays of the
sun; this habit has doubtless led to
the supposition printed In many ancient
natural histories, that the eggs of the
ostrich are hatched by the sun unaided
by the birds. As soon as the full num
ber or eggs are laid, the couple share
the labor or hatching, the male blu!
sitting on the eggs from about four
o'clock in. the afternoon until nine
o'clock the following morning. At !
o'clock tho female bird takes his place
silting the rest or the day.
It may be Imagined with what skill
this Is performed, when L'.'O to 100
pounds of ostrich Is beating down upon
fourteen eggs. Tho male bird with le
markable Intelligence relieves the fe-
for an hour In the middle of tho day,
while she rock in search of necessary
nourishment. A pair will follow this
regime with tho greatest regularity for
forty-two days, when the chicks can be
heard telephoning, as It were, and soon
make their appearance Into tho glorious
climate of sunny Florida. In the wild
slate this ends the animal piocess, but
the ostrich farmer not unlike the or
dinary chicken raiser, carefully re
pecially beautiful, presenting charming
vistas In every direction amid the
moves the young chicks to a covered
wat tit shod and attends to their support
himself, leaving tho pair of older birds
to proceed with another sitting, which
they do with unwearied rogulailty; tho
consequence is that Instead of fourteen
eggs annually from a pair of birds, tho
skillful "ostiicultuiist." if wo may
orin him, often produces eighty eggs,
most of which will hatch. Tho llttlo
chicks on tho third day, will begin to
devour small stones and bioKen bone;
on the fourth day they eat bran, cab
bage, and grass, which Is the Ideal food
for the young. With this, Its mortality
Is small and growth remarkably fast,
and up to tho age of six mouths, It
grows at tho rate or one foot a month.
OSTRICH VALCF.S.
An ostrich egg weighs about three
and one-half pounds and Is equal to
thirty hens eggs. An omelet of ostrich
eggs Is nearly the same flavor and ap
pearance as an omelet of ordinary eggs,
Tim unfertile eggs are blown und some
decorated and flint ready sale as sou
yenlrs at one dollar each.
Kadi bird is worth from $20 to 60
per annum In feathers and most of
them live In Africa to the good old ago
of seventy years. Their value varies
from I'JOO a pair for chicks to $500 nnd
$1000 a pair for full grown breeding
birds four years old and upwards.
Fitch and every ostrich Is named and
tho following are the names of soum
of tho pahs of breeding birds: Presi
dent MeKlnley, and Oueon Victoria,
Mark llaunu and wife, Joe Wheeler ami
Alabama, (Ieneral Fltzhiigh Lee. and
Virginia. Admiral Schley and Little
Cuba. Napoleon and Josephine, (Irovcr
Cleveland nnd Frances, Admiral Dewey
and wife, Teddy Roosevelt and wile,
and Rcudlgo and Little Kgypl, t African
b'lrds SO years old) clc. The average
age or tho male Is sevcnty-ilvo cars
and the female seventy )cars,
Thu l'cuthcis of thu ostrich uic of
1U
Beautiful stripes and plaids,
five and six inches wide. Also
Persian Ribbons for neck and
sash, the most up-to-date of all
various shades and several colors ac
cording to the ago and sex of the bird;
those of tho young are a mixture of
white and yellow. At eighteen months
of ago, they turn to dark drab on the
female, and black and white on the
male. The most valuable feathers aie
those of tho male adults; those of the
femulo and of the young aie of In
ferior quality the winged feathers are
the largest and most flexible and many
are more or less white; those of t lit
tall are Inferior both In quality and
color. Tho "white feathers," so-called,
being hi most cases tho color of Ivory,
aro the most valuable and beautiful.
Kvery eight months, the birds nie ex
amined and tho ripe foathcis plucked.
This requires a certain nmount of ex
perience and skill. Careless plucking
will Injure the growth or future
feathers a feather root Injured, or a
socket when pulled out. can never grow
again. Tho short feathers are pulled
out without apparent pain to the
ostrich, n they nro ripe nnd would
Tall off In the course of nature, If not
extracted by the skilled operator: the
heavy wing feathers are cut off with
short scissors, tho stump being left
on tho skin; these are ripe for ox
traction about three months after a
plucking takes place.
Three crops of feathers are yielded at
the ostrich farm In two yea is. though
plucking takes place more frequently.
One of the sights of tho faun is the
plucking operation. A few arc driven
Into a small coral where they aie hood
winked and held and an operator skill
fully clips nnd pulls all tho feathers
that are ripe, nfterwards, when the
hood Is taken off, the hint runs away
with extended wings quite relieved. The
society for the "Suppression of Cruelty
to Hlrciis," of which King Kdward, was
president expressly excepted the ostrich
from the list of tho unfortunates. The
ostrich Is very fleet. The groat pacing
ostrich Oliver W. Is hitched up eveiy
day to n road wagon during the winter
tourlct season. He has a record of
'-'.IK.'.
I am Indebted to Prof. H. S. Lewis
or the Florida oMrlch rami ror tho
memoranda, upon which the ubove des
cription is founded and ror polite at
tention. J. H. Richmond.
RAILROAD TIME TABLES.
Lehigh Valley Railroad.
In Kficct Juno 'J. KU.
'1'uins f.cave Seranton:
fnr Phllailclphl.1 and .New Vork i& P. k II
It It., at c. ' an Vt" " '" i"1
(I'lUci. llMinoiii' KiriM), anil ll.su i,
.1... n k II. It. It.. 1.J3. 6.27 11. in.
anil 2.15, 1.27
m. Sun-
I'nr White Haven, U.lzlcU'n ami prim im!
tminti In the coal regions, U tl. k II. It. H..
11.45, 2.1S ami '-7 !' '" '"or I'ottwllle, (1.15 a.
m '2.1S p. i'i.
I'or ncthlciiMii. Kulon, llr.n1in, IIaiiihiii;
111.I ntlnilpal intcimciltatc fUtlnm la I), k II,
1! not'. . '": '-'1S- 4-7 (11,a,li "i
inoncl"r.M'ifiO t'-30 c. m. tuncl.ijw, J), k II.
It It., tt.as a. 111-S 1.3". S.- P- I".
Tor TiinVlianiiniW, Towanila. I'.linlia, Itlnca,
flcnca ani pilin.-ip.il Intinnciliatp Nations, u
p I, k W. It. It'. !-ll) '" ""'' '", 1
Per Ccnr.i. Hoihfilcr, HulTalo. Xl.ii.-au lill,
Clitcw. ami all point;. wcM. jU I). II. It It.,
7 18 1155 a. 111., I -Is. f."; (lll-iik nUnimiil l.v
p'liw), 7.l. 10.11. U.W P. i. Miii'lJJ. 1. k II.
It. It.. 11.55. (-.'I' p. m.
Pullman parlor ami tlcrplnz or l.rliicli Valley
nailor earn in " train- I'dwecn VIIf.HriB
ami Vcw VorV, Philadelphia, TliifTjlo ami s'm-
St(M'i?Klu!dWll.ntin, (lent. Supt., SO Cnrllaml
strTt, Ncv York.
CHAItl.KS S. I.l'.K. Ifrn. I'a-J. Ast., i'fi Cortlaml
street. New York.
A. W. NOSST.MAt IIKIl, Hlv. Pa-J. 5t South
Ilotlilehem. 1M.
For tleket ami Pullirun rr-rnatlnna apply to
l.Oll Lackawanna ufiio, Seranton, P.i.
Central Railroad of New Jersey.
St.itloin in New Yolk I'oot of I.loctty ettcct,
X II , am! uth Ken).
iimi; T.uii.i: ix 1:1 ti:ct .11 xt: m, 1101.
Tuiin leave Nrantnii for Sew York, Xewail;,
rilribelli, Philadelphia, Kailnn. Ilelhleheiu, Al
1,'ntonn. Muiili Clini'k ami White Haven, at N.3.5
a 111.; fxpi'M. 1-Wi "I'"'. l-W p. in. Sun
i1j 2.15 P- "
Vvt PilMoti ami WilU-.i-liane, S.55 a. m.j 1.J0
and IU) P- '" unilJ, 2.15 p. in.
Por llallimcic ami Maaliinsiton and polnti
Siutli ami Went via llethlrliem, 8.55 a. m., J. la
and 1.00 p. in. bunuaji, -.-.u p, tn.
Por Lmitf Hiam.li, Ocean drove, etc., at S.55
a in (tliionsli coach) and 1.10 p. m.
I'or Itrailiwr. U'lunon ami llauNliiirB, la Al
Irntonn, S.55 a. in. and l.lu p, m, Sunday,
"rorVotUilllc, l"-M a. in., 1.10 p. m.
For Mountain I'aik, S.55 a. in., l.lu and I. no
TIuourIi tlckcta to all poind cast, louth and
weal at lovet rate at the tallon.
r. m, nnrr, c;m. p.i. akI,
J. II. OI.IIAf.i:., Cen. Supt.
Delaware nnd Hudson.
In KiTcd June 0, 1H0I,
TWn for Carlwndale leap Miranton at Olio,
R.J" S, 10:1.1 a. in.. 12iW, liifi. 2:11, 3:5:,
?:.' o-'l 7:57, 0:13. 11:20 p. m., l:lti a. m.
i-m iioiicstUI.' and Lake J odore, O.-.'O, 10.H a,
.oil anil 5.2! p. m.
miv,VllUJ-l'"'-U!l5' T!"' R:"' 10:11
am 12:01 1:2?. 2:lt, 3:3J, 4:27, 0:10, 7:1.
'Vo'l" ' "! rolnts-ti:.5. P:M a.m., Stl,
i..- oml 11:20 p. m.
j'orTeniiVlvanU II. It. pointa-!l3. 0:33, 2:18,
1.TI and 4:27 P. nl-
Por Alluriy and all poind noith-a:20 a. m.
and 3:52 P. 'usnAV TnAIX!.
I'or Caibnndalc-iMiO. 11:3.) a. ra., 2:11, 3:5.',
S!rir0Wllk";-iu!ren3:3S a. n,.. 12:0J, 1:55. 3:23,
6:32 and :42 P-,'"', , ., .....
I'or Alliany and polnln north-J:5J p. m,
Por llcii.e.ilJl" n'' l-'ko l-odom-8.il), 11:53
0. in. and 3-52 I'- ""
Erie Railroad, Wyoming Division.
Tialni for llawlev and Inleinieillatp point leavo
Kiaiilon ai l.ilKm.: No 2. 7.10 a in. : Xo. ,
8 Ml a. lil.: " " --'' '' '"' -s"- " 5'-" I'. I',
'.M " and ( tliini'B" Hlr" 'or S' nlk.
' xiiltal No. I. vl a. in.: Xo. :t, pl.::o a. m
Ni'., 5 il.15 I'- mi " "' !' '" 'I'M I iu .o,
5 anil'T aie llni.iisli train lioin .New Yolk.
J M'NII.W IIIAINS,
IKpailuiek-.So. 20, n a, lit. ; Xo, 2,'. 3 p, in,
Auial-.Xo. 21, 12,15 p, m.; .No, 2J, S.15 u. in,
FINLEY'S
HalfPrice
Parasol
Opportunity
Manufacturers' surplus stock or
Parasols purchased at hair regular
cost; same manufacturers, quality
and style as our regular stock
goods, These, together with our
own lines, have been merged Into
one grand assortment of Parasols.
Attractive styles and great values,
including plain and fancy Coaching
Parasols, Chiffon and Lace Trim
med Parasols, in white, black and
white, and the new colorings: of
fering an unusual opportunity to se
cure the best and newest in th
parasol line at
Onehalf the
Regular Price
Ladies; Plain and
Trimmed Parasols
At $1.00 Jusf half price from $2,00
At 1.50 " " ' 3.00
At 2.00 " 4.00
At 2.50 " ' 5.00
At 3.00 ' 6.00
At C.50 " " 7.00
Children's
Fancy Parasols
At 25c Just halt price from
At 50c " " "
At $1.00 " ' " "
At $1.50 ' " " "
iOC
$1.00
2.00
3.0c
510512
Lackawanna Ave
RAILROAD TIME TABLES.
PENNSYLVANIA RAILW
Schedule in Effect June 2, 1001.
Trains leave Seranton:
6.45 a. m., week clays, through ves
tibule train from Wllkes-Barre.
Pullman buffet parlor car and
coaches to Philadelphia, via
Pottsville; stops at principal in
termediate stations. Also con
nects for Sunbury, Harrlsburg,
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Wash
iiiRton and for Pittsburg nnd the
West.
0.38 a. m.. week days, for Sunbury,
Hnrrlsburp. Philadelphia, Balti
more, Washington and Pittsburg
and the West.
2.18 p. m., week days, (Sundays,
1.58 p. m.), for Sunbury, Harris
burg, Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Washington and Pittsburg and
the West.
3.33 p. m., week days, through ves
tibule train from Wilkes-Barre.
Pullman buffet parlor car and
coaches to Philadelphia viaPotts
ville. Stops at principal inter
mediate stations.
4.27 p. m week days, for Hnzleton,
Sunbury, Harrisburg, Philadel
phia and Pittsburg.
.1. II. Ill TflHNS-OV. Ocn. Mcr.
.1. H, WOOD, Cen. P.i. Ajt
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
In Direct July 21. JOul.
Siulh Leave Seranton for New York at 1 li
S.im, 5.55, 7..V) and Hum a. in.: 12. P. :l .ti, ft Ml
p. in. I'or Philadelphia at 7.50 and 10.115 , in i
12.lt! and ".3.1 p. in. I'or Tol.cli.inna at 1. 10 p.
in. Milk Hc.oiiiinoditloii al ::.in p. in. Arn
iu Hnlinkc n at ilJIO. 7.1. I.2. 12.(1. 3.15. I IS
7.111 p. in. irle In Philadelphia it MM. 3.23,
('..nil and 22 p. in. Anne fmin N. w X ork at
I. in. n.32 ami 10.21 a. in.: W. 1.52. 511. 0W
ami 11.30 p. tn. I'lmn TolHhaim it "' '' "i-
Vorili Ik-.ho Siaiili.ii f"t Ituflahi and in'-T-lii.-.Ihiti-
ht.iliuiii at I. n. "''I and 0.(MI a. tn.
1.55, 5.1 and 11.35 p. in. l'r (fces ami vr.
iu-.- at 1.15 a. in., i ...a a- in- ami I;-" 1'- ' J "'
l'liia at 1.1'.. 1.35 a. in. iiu.l 1.... p. in. .r
Montrnvp at li.n0 a. in.: I.Oi and 5.1 p. in. I
XlclioNon al 4.00 and rt.l p. in. I'or nirfaliaiii.
ton at lo-'O a. in, Anlco In S. lantnn from Rill
filn at I "5. 2.Vi. 5.1 and ln-ivi " " ' ''" an'l
S.IKI p. in. 1'iotii O-vceco and Ncraru-e at 5 a.
in : 12.32 and Mi" P. in. I'roin 1'lh-a at 2.,,5 a,
in '' l''":c' and 3.3n p. m- I'loin N'lchoNon ai . I'
a.' in. "ami iM p. -m- I'loin .Mi.iiln.M- at 10.00 a,
ni.: .1.20 and vim p. m.
lllniilll-lilllB Pivi-ii.ll -I.MIC1 Scl.llllnn ( .r
Noilhiiniheilan.l at 0.15. IHH5 a. in., 1 5 ami
i Id p, in. I'"' I'l.ciiii.utli at V10 a. in., -to
fi'sn p. in. Xnlie al N'oilhiiniheil.ind al ti :5 a.
ni ; I. in, 5.00 and M5 p. in. Arrlc at PliinuiiHi
at O.iil a. ni.: 1.32. 0.15 p. in. Viricc in . pin
ion lioni Norlliuinl.oil.ind at 11.12 a. in 1" 35,
4.50 ami ft. 45 P. in. I'loin KIliRifon at II 00 a.
ni. I'loin Pljinoiilli at 7.45 a, ni. ; 3.20 and 5.J5
''' '"' Sl'SllW TRAIN'S.
South I.e.ne Sciautoti at 1.10, 3.0U, ".65. 10 01
a. in.: 3.:i:i and 3.10 p. in.
North Ixace Siranton at 1.15, 6..15, on.) a m
l.l 55, 5.4 and 11.35 p. i.i.
HloniiKliiiric llillon Leave Sciantnn al 10 0
a. in. and 0.10 p. in.
Now York, Ontario aud Western.
Time Tabic in I'.lTfet Sundiy. June 23, 1001,
" NOItril'llOl'NIl.
.ue l-i-aie
Airlvo
( adoii
10) p. in,
h.iX) p ni.
6.46 p, m.
Tralna.
No. t
Is'o, 3
No. 7
Kianlon. (ail.on.lale.
J0.30 a. in. H I" a. ni.
'.'. 4.') P- '" I1' "'
' h 10 p in. Xr. I'nl oiidalc.
soL'-iiinoixn.
J.ICO I.M
1'adJt.ia. C.ii I innda If1.
7.(H a. m.
rriie
ft lanion,
' 10 a m.
11.10 a m.
No.
No. t
No. 3
'" K40 a. in. 10 01 a. in,
'"!.( li. Ill 1.00 I', III.
i) p. m.
M'NliVs ONLY. NOinilllOt'XI)
Leave . l-cjvc ,t.rmf
Seranton, ( aii.on.lalt, ( j(0J,a
No. 0
No. 5
b.;,U a, iu. ''i" in
" ;di ii. in. Ar. (ailiondale.
' soiilil.oi sii.
I.e.ne l.rao
C'acli'il. failiolidalc.
7.00 a. in,
10 15 a m.
I ia p, nt
Urn
Viainon
10 . ni
o I j p ni
No. 0
Xo. 10
i sri n m. ".w ii. iu.
Ymlin Xoii. 1. " "rrK "' a"" " n mi'
law make main lino iimnrcnoin rr New o,lc
(li), L'liia. t'W,lil',i t,',,K' J'l inleruicllate
'"i'lalin No'. 3 nml I imk Walton, Dolln, Ham.
cltn and l-lilm ie"iucll..n..
l-'cr luilhir liifi'iiiiatl'.ii iiuimiII ticket atentJ.
.1. C. N'Hi:ilMIN, (i. P. A., New uik.
J. t m:i.bll. T. I'. A,, Siranton.
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