SNAPSHOTS AT STATE NEWS All Pennsylvania Gleaned for Items of Interest. REPORTS ABOUT CROPS GOOD Farmers Busy in Every Locality— Churches Raising Funds for Many Worthy Objects—ltems of Busi ness and Pleasure that Interest. Berwick Odd Fellows dedicated their handsome new $i!2,000 home. The Salvation Army will erect $lO,- 000 barracks in Pen Argyl. A farm of 19 acres, five miles from Lancaster, sold at public Bale at $408.13 an aero. An unusual arrpunt of rag weed in Franklin county fa taken as a Bigu of a hard winter. John Clark, of Chester, caufht his hand in machinery at tho iiddystone Print Works, and several lingers were crushed. The authorities of Glenoiden are making war on peddlers and huck sters who are doing business without a license. Franklin's Mayor has called a ma»»- , meeting to protest against an increase ' in the price of milk, and the women j liave extended their boycott. Residents of Gulf Mills want the I Philadelphia & Western Railway to J adopt a five-cent fare to Norristown instead of 10 cents. Frank Klnzer and John Wetzel, found guilty of robbing their friend, j Roy Mellinger, were recommended to the mercy of Judge Uillan at Cliaw bersburg. Fresh air children from New York ■wept at. the railroad station at Cham bersburg because they could not re main longer with the families who had entertained them for two weeks. Farmers' Day at the Old Horn* "Week c lebration at Bangor was such a great success that a meeting was held at which it was decided to make the day a yearly event. Joseph F. Weaver, of Lancaster, a carpenter, was permanently injured as tho result of a scaffold breaking, and he has sued Contractor Herman Wohl- Ben for SIO,OOO damages. The managers of the Chester Coun ty Agricultural Association are con- Bide ring the matter of erecting an other large grand stand at a probable cost of $5,000, for the accommodation of visitors next year. Beginning the one hundred and sev enteenth year of its history, the Friends schoolhouse at Pennsdale, Ly coming county, was the scene of a happy gathering of past and present pupils. George Kalile, of Rogue Hill, near Oil City, escaped uninjured when lightning ripped open the roof of his home, shattered the bed on which he was sleeping and then passed to the lower floor and into the ground. The Chamber of Commerce of Johnstown is planning a municipal celebration of Hailowe'en. Merchants and prominent citizens in general fav- j or the idea, and declare it is the only ! effective method against individual depredations common to the season. In Sweden Valley, Potter county, is a cave which has a temperature in „ summer sufficiently cold to freeze wa , ter to a depth of four feet. It is re f. ported that with the approaching of winter the temperature rises until at Christmas time the ice is melted and a moderate summer temperature maln tains. ,T. R. Stranford, of Galeton, Potter : county, is 75 years of age, and has i t been a railway mail clerk on the old Allegheny Valley Railroad for 43 years. Despite his age he has just passfcd successfully an examination in letter reading, making only seven inis • takes in one thousand tests. He will be relieved from further examinations. k Y As treasurer of a picnic fund, Misa Florence Stevenson, of McVeytown, v Mifflin county, converted a pillow on a baby's cot into a temporary bank. A Bcore of merchants who by direction iof the treasurer called early next morning to receive their pay for sup plies had to wait five hours because • the mother of the baby would not al low its sleep to be disturbed. A ► The McCollom & Post °ilk Com pany, o4 Paterson, N. J., will build a plant at Nazareth »hii. vi!l give em ployment to 100 handr. J. • With caves on tvo sides and in , front of the public school at Cork Lane, Luzern.e County, the Board of Directors has ordered the building made safe for use, and sessions are being conducted pending the decision of coal company officials, who are con sidering the advisability of stopping operations in the immediate neighbor hood. OLD AND NEW WORLD BRIEFS FOR THE BUSY According to a statement from ths Department of Commerce and Labor, women's applications for licenses as wireless operators on ships will be dealt with the same as men's. Beloit College, in Beloit, Wis., an nounced plans for a time service by wireless telegraph to cities of the middle West and boats on the Great Lakes. Pledging support to Wilson and Marshall, ex-Senator James Smith, Jr., filed his petition as candidate for United States Senator from New Jer sey in the Democratic primaries. William J. Flynn, head of the New York branch of the secret service, re signed his position to take part in the graft investigation in New York. MARKETS. (New York Wholesale Prices.) MILK.—The wholesale milk price la J'ic. ii quart, in the 26c. zone, or $1.71 per 40-quart can. i Butter. Creamery, extras 28%®28H Firsts ( Seconds 25 26 Thirds 23 W24 I State, dairy, finest 26 (u 27 Good to prime 24 @2l Common to 2l 2l $221 1 State, Pa., and near\?y, hennery white, fancy and new 1aid....32 @33 1 State, Pa., and nearby, selected , white, fair to good 29 @3l State. Pa., and nearby, selected whites, common to lair 25 @2B Brown, hennery fancy 27 @.. Gathered, brown, mixed c010r5.23 @26 Western, gathered, white....25 ®2B Fresh Killed Poultry. Chickens—Barrels. ] Phlla. & other nearby squab broilers, per pair 43 (950 Phlla. A- L. 1., fancy, per lb 24 <325 ( Penn. broilers, fancy 20 s Niagara 50® 85 Cranberries, bbls.— C. Cod 5.50p6.7S C. Cod, N. Y. Crt 1.50® 2.00 Blackberries, per qt.— Up river 10® 16 Huckleberries, per qt.— Pa 6® 12 N. J 5@ 10 N. S 14@ 20 i Peaches, per crt.—- Stat.) 1.75® 2.25 ' I'p 11. bskt 60"® 1.00 IS". .) 1.50@2.50 Del. 1.25@2.00 Md 1.25@2.00 I Muskmelons, per crt.— N. J 50®1.00 Del. 60®1.00 Md. 45s I.oo® 1.60 I Md. 36s 75@1.25 Potatoes. Jersey, round, per bbl. or bag.. 1.75®2.00 Jersey, long, per bbl. or bag 1.40(91.69 I Bong Island, per bbl. or bag....2.00@2.35 ] Sweets, Jersey, per basket 1.00W1.25 Sw'ts, southern, yellow, per bbl. 1.75®2.25 Vegetables. Beans, W. N. Y., wax, per bskt. 35® 75 Western N. Y.. green, per bskt 60® 85 Jersey, per basket 35® 85 Lont, Isl. and Jersey, per bag 35® 85 Beets, per barrel 1.25®1..5» Per 100 bunches 1.00@1.25 Carrots— Per barrel or bag 1.00®1.25 112 Per basket 30® 50 Per 100 bunches ~ 75®1.00 Cabbages— Per ton 8.00@10.00 Per 100 1.60(93.00 ; Per bbl 50® 75 | Cauliflowers, Long Island, per bag 1.00®2.50 I State, per bbl 2.00®2.75 j Celery, per doz 10® 35 I Corn, per 100 ears 50®1.50 ! Cucumbers, pickles, per bbl 1.00®4.00 I ! Eggplants, per bbl I.oo® 1.50 ! i Per basket 40®) 60 ! Lettuce, per basket or crate 50®2.00 Lima benns, per basket 50® 1.25 I Mushrooms, per basket 1.60®3.00 I Okra, per basket 50®1.25 j Onions — Ct. Valley, yellow, 100-lb. bag. 1.50® .. ; Orange Co. 100-lb. bag 1.00(91.50 i L. 1., yellow, per bbl 2.00®2.25 Jersey, per basket 60®1.00 Va. and Md., per bbl 1.50®2.00 Peas, per basket or bag 50(®1.25 Peppers, bbls., boxes or carrier.. 50®2.00 Pumpkins, per bbl 50® 65 Roniaine, per basket 50®1.00 Radishes, per 100 bunches @I.OO Squash— Hubbard, per bbl 7E®1.00 Marrow, per bbl 75®1.00 White, per bbl 60® 75 Crooked neck, bbl 50® 75 Tomatoes, per box 25®1.00 I Per carrier 25® 50 Hothouse, per lb 4® 5 Turnips, rutabaga, per bbl 75®1.00 Turnips, white, per bbl 1.00®1.20 Turnips, per 100 bunches 1.00@2.00 Watercress, per 100 bunches 1.00@1.50 Live Stock. BEEVES. —Common to prime steers sold at $7®9.25 per 100 lbs., oxen at s4®B, bulls at $4®5.50, cows at $2.65@5.50, tail ends at J2.50; native sides, 11@16c.; Texas beef, B®lie. CALVES.—Common to choice veals sold at $8.50@12 per 100 lbs., culls at s6®B, frassers at $4@5.75, buttermilks at $5.50® .50; city dressed veals, 13V4@18c.; coun try dressed, UM:@l6c.; dressed grassers and bu4termllks at BV4@llc. SHEEP AND LAMBS—Common to prime sheep sold at $2.50®4 per 100 lbs., culls at $1.50@2, ordinary to choice lambs at $6.60@7.85. culls at $4.50®5 50. Dressed mutton at 6%@8%c.; dressed lambs at lOVfift'lSc. HOGS.—Heavy to light state and Penn sylvania hogs at $9@9.20; roughs, $7.60@ 8; stags, s3@s. HAI AND STRAW.—New hay. large bales, timothy, No. 3 to No. 1, 100 lbs., $1@1.25: shipping, 90@95c.; old hay, timothy. No. 3 to No. 1. $1@1.35: ship ping. 95c.; clover, mixed, light, sl.lo@l 20; heavy, 90c.ff151.05.. Straw, long rye, Buit 90c.; oat, 45@50c. Spot Market* at a Glance. Wheat, No. 2 red, to ar 1.06 Oats, new, stand 39% Flour, spring patent, new, bbl.. ..5.00 Export corn, to arrive Sl^o Lard, Ref , Cont., cwt 11.95 c Tallow, city hhds 06H« Pork, mess, bbl 20,00 Cottonseed oil, lb 6.34 c Coffee. Rio No. 7, lb 14%« Ten, Formosa, lb 14 Sugar, fine, gran., lb 5.20 c Butter, extras 28% Cheese, specials IH% Eggs, extra firsts 25 Cotton 1180 a i Tobacco— favana, R. D. 50 Conn wrapper 60 HIGH SCHOOL KIDS' RECORDS They Begin as Leaders in High er Scientific Courses. GIRLS ANO BOYS VYING Teachers Who Grasp the Young Idea and Teach It Early Just How to Shoot —Res.ding Has 14,000 at Work. Reading.—Among the Reading's 14,000 school children none seem hap pier than Ihoee who attend the boys' and girls' high schools for the flrst time. For some years past these youngsters have been making won derful records in grammar grades, which admitted them to high schools at tender ages, and never before have ; bo many of them won such promotions between the ages of 12 and 13 years | as this year lor there are thirty such, j This happy condition was not reached simply because the scholars were 1 naturally bright or because learning j Was a gift among ihe fortunate ones, i but is due largely to the efficiency which the lower grade schools have developed in this city during the last half-dozen years as well as by the en- I ergetic co-operation of the pupils. One of the hardest workers among those now enrolled in the freshman class of tha girls' high school is Miss Eleanor 1., daughter of a former school con troller, W. Irwin Renninger. She is not quite 13 years old and yet she ranked sixth in her class of forty j scholars with an average of 86.3 for j the term, though she was the young- ! est pupil in the room. She has en- 1 rolled herself for the Latin-scientific course and promises to be one of the ! best workers among the newcomers. . Among the boys of tender years now j marching to the boys' high school 1 every morning are Henry Haller, Fred j M. Christman, Elliott H. Hollenback, Harry S. Zimmerman and Robert Morgan Homan. Young Haller has not reached his thirteenth year. He ; began school life when but six years old, finished two grades the first year and since that time through all the other grades has stood between first and fifth in rank all the time, being fifth In the last year of the grammar grade in a class of thirty-three, with an average of 89.6, though he was the youngest in the school. In his last year's work he won three prizes for debating, one of which was a chal lenge debate. For Shooting Weil-Bred Dog. Doylestown.—Dog owners and sportsmen crowded the office of Jus tice of the Peace C. R. Nightingale, when testimony was given in the civil suit brought by Howard C. Vaux, of Doylestown, to recover S3OO damages from Harry MacNair, a Buckingham farmer, for the shooting of his regis tered English setter, Vaux Rhoda, about a month ago. MacNair made no attempt to deny the shooting, but claimed it was done because the ten or twelve farmers and farm hands present believed the dog was afflicted with hydrophobia. Mr. Vaux claimed that Rhoda was a thoroughbred and worth $l5O a year to him. As evi d?nce of her breeding it was testified that her grandfather sold for SIO,OOO. . Rhoda's market value was estimated a". S3OO. CPropa a Proxy Fiancee. Franklin.—A capias was issuei here for the arrest of Nicholas Sper- Ides, an Oil City confectioner, who has been sued by Miss Stella Your nakl, of Sunbury, for $5,000 damages for breach of promise. The girl al leges that more than a year ago Sper | ides went to John Dusckas, of Titus ' vllle, and asked him to get him a wife. 1 Dusckas suggested Miss Vournaki and brought her on from Sunbury, with the result that she and Sperides became engaged. They were to be married last May, but after one post ponement Sperides called off the en gagement. Sperides has a large store in Oil City, and will give the required $1,500 bail. Make School Fire Test Real. South Bethlehem. —In a fire test to show County Superintendent G. A. Grim the efficiency of the local public schools, the 500 pupils of the central building lert the building in two min utes after the alarm was sounded. To make the test the more real City Su perintendent Owen Wilt had had built and lighted a big bonfire on the out side of the school. When the scholars saw the smoke there was no sem blance of panic, but, still of the belief that there was a fire, they helped two teachers, Mtss Florence Boone and Miss Nellie Kelly, to get ready to fight the flames with chemical extin guishers. Half a Crop of Grapes. Erle.—The increased price of grapes this year will add to the high cost of living. A vlneyardist in the Lake Erie grape belt says that on ac count of the severe winter and the hall in August the crop will be only one-half of normal. This in itself would bo insufficient to increase the price; but the fact that the large grape juice manufacturers are buying In bulk twice as much as usual adds to the discouraging situation. The basket shipment is expected to b« tha I mallest for many yoara. 1p 1 " 1 ""] r~i Advertising |si \\ Talks pI J Jo DOOOOOOOOOOOC oj B TRIES NEW ADVERTISING PLAN Young Man with Ingenuity "Puts It Over" on Manager of a Chicago Hotel. A novel advertising scheme based on the psychology of the contentment of the average man following a good meal has been discovered by the man ager of one of Chicago's most exclu sive and fashionable hostelries. The plan which the manager unearthed has been worked for some time by a faultlessly clothed, urbane young man in spite of the strict house rules that no advertising or soliciting schemes ! of auy kind would be tolerated with ! In the hotel. "Cost seemed to be no object to ! the young man who was interested In i promoting the sale of a certain brand of cigarettes," said the hotel mana- I ger. "Our young salesman, for such he Is In effect, would enter the main dining room of the hotel and order his dinner. As he waa eating he would note the progress of a meal at an adjoining table, preferably where a young man was dining with a young i woman. Just at the proper moment after he had finished his own meal and paid his check he would recall 1 tho waiter, hand him a generous tip i and in an apparently careless tone | say, "Take this over to my friend there j | who is eating at that table in the j ! corner." Whereupon he would hand j j the waiter a neat box done up In a heavy glazed paper and with it a handsomely engraved card. These the waiter would carry without ques tion to the diner indicated by the j clever young advertiser. The box and the card would reach their destination Just as the waiter was bringing tho finger bowls and the young diner was perhaps preparing to order an after dinner smoke. The waiter would Inform the young j man that a friend had requested him j |to give him a package and the ac- j 1 companying card. Of course, the ob- i Ject of the gift would be surprised, j When he peeled off the wrapper he would discover the box of cigarettes j and turning to his companion would ; laugh heartily at the clever manner of j presenting the gift and, thereby call- ! i Ing attention to a particular brand of j smokes. Still chuckling and in the i proper good humor, following a good ; meal, he would open the box, extract j a cigarette and puff away in evident enjoyment. Then, of course, the Joke i was too good to keep and he would I | tell many of his friends, thereby con- j stantly widening the circle of adver- j j tising.' TWO HINTS TO ADVERTISERS Stories of Two Clothing Merchants and Two Bootblacks That Carry Good Suggestions. A writer on advertising subjects tells tills story: A man advertised fur lined overcoats, reduced from SSO :to S3O. No reason for the cut was | given. He sold very few. The lease of another dealer In the same line expired, and he was or dered to vacate In two weeks. He nd j vertlsed this fact, and announced that ! i his fur lined coats would be reduced j I from SSO to S4O. He sold all he had. This incident illustrates the analyt- ! leal scrutiny with which the public I analyzes advertising to see If it Is rea j sonable. Still hnot.her hint from the same I writer: A boot black was noticed one day shouting, "Shines, five cents." He was not very busy. Not far off J was another stand occupied by a boy whose outfit and location were in no ; way different. It was Saturday after -1 noon. "Get your Sunday shine, five ' ! cents,'• he shouted, and he was hust ling all the time. This boy succeeded because he made i the public realize that the service he had to sell was one of which they felt the immediate need. His appeal had timeliness, and It showed Instinct for the news element In advertising. These Incidents are full of suggestions to seekers for publicity. j "Advertising Is publicity," Mr. Demeter said, "and the master painter should try to keep his name before the public as much as possible, and he will find the local newspapers best adapted. The papers will be willing to give him and his business a boost If he will furnish them with correct facts that do not reflect on or Injure his competitor's business. He should not be slow In Informing the local edi tor about his movements and ask him to make mention of It in his newspa per. For that reason, especially, he should spend the larger amount of money for advertising with the local papers and turn down tho many freaks > and schemes for advertising Imposed on him by out-of-town fakes. Remem , ber all his advertisements should bear . the stamp of truth. Misrepresentation , of any kind will not succeed." ' OOOGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOQ x "When you won't pay for wool X Q —you must expect to get shod- O | 2 dy." 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