MESURING;RO(ES:'
UK nKKTIMjOX SYS f
1IKN TIKV1NU CKIMIl'S
French Idea Pnt Into r"
IhK New York Police l)rl
incut How, Slpnr
tiicnls Are Taker '
IT in estimatou" tlmt tho
1,500,000,0(10 pooplfl'O"
face of the earth n Irosont
t, time. It anyone k ,,C8I '
Ixtiil as to affirm, only ffBO.
4I... l n.ai1iln UITl StltMl
n description of nuv oii'"''v','ai,l
tlint lis could 1)0 ponitivC''"M
among nil these millio'" state
ment would have holm tw'lh
chip. To-day, however, "k" "
researches of (juetolct,'" l-lwinn
aciptitist, slid the subseq' labors of
Dr. Alpuonse lll.rtillou1'1,r"tll
French anthropologist, t
record moh detailed itription of
any given individual tlhis ideliti
tlcntioti Iccomos a mat of absolute
oortaint v.
Although it intrnetblmfcrHHon
Hrsteni of Antbropomrn Identifica
tion, ns it is failed, iirimarily in
tended for the revei" of crime,
this in only one of the'K'cts of tho
wvsteio. In every ohere tho es
tablishment of the id'ty of nu III
dividual ia desirable, ether for hi
own benefit or thnt his family, or
'he Htate, thin inner"1 ud highly
Kpimitillo syatem in l'i applied.
The victim of the '' oar or tho
railroad accident, thlin "Pu he
battlefield, the uno'nod bodies at
the rity morgue, nil "ent cases for
which Jicrtillou hniimdo full pro
vision ( and iu coehere tho body
has liven mntilpted Jud nil posi-i-liilitv
of rocognitl ly tho nsnal
niolhods of identiftion, tho system
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MEAIIIEMF.NT OF THE KIT.F.TCH AND THE LEFT FOOT.
would bo simplinvalnnblo. Further
instance of i poahible Ufolulness
would have bu the prevention of
frauds ou tho aitod Htatea 1'euNion
Bureau by parti who have osswnod
the name and edition of others, the
detection of fa claimants to estates,
the preventioi of the lauding of
Chinese who mo to thin country
bearing tho kne and papers of
others of theirountrymen who have
returned to Chn. It requires a long
acquaintance h this race to bo able
BIGHT
THUSK IIKAHTOEMEST.
to distinguistoje oolestial front an
other, and by he present methods of
identifioatiout ia almost impossible
for the Goveiment otlicials to detect
a fraud of tl kitd.
I'erbaps tore is no sphere in which
tbe benefits f the system would be
more immedUely felt than in the
army, wheret wonld net na a chock
upon desertia from the very day of
its introducion. In time of war,
moreover, it would serve as an in
fallible identScation of the killed and
wounded, an in, subsequent years, us
suggested ovo, it would prevent
fraud npon te Tension Bureau of the
country. Tk) question of its intro
duction intoihe army ia being actively
urged by Dij raal 13. Brown, United
States Armyjto whom we are indebted
for valuable itance in the prepara
tion of the nwveot article.
The liertilton synteiu for measuring
criminal ba reopived its most exten
sive trial in Frsiae, where it has been
oarried oat for er ten yean with tbe
thoroughness tie which the police of
that country is vinous, it is in gen
eral use alto inelgium, Switzerland,
Kuesia and sevetit Houth American re
publics, and is being tested in Eng
land. It was Introduced into the
United Htatea ly Major B. W. Mo
Clauehrv in 18s, and is now iu opera
tion in IllinoisiMiobigan, Wisconsin
and the State ofjUasssohusetts. It was
adopted by tbejpolioe department of
tbe City of N xork. ou iiareu o,
1H90. and in Mar of tbe same year its
use was made obligatory in all the
prisons and peijtcntiarie of the State
of New ora.
Tbe aoeomkoying . illustrations
how tbe praoeal operation of tbe
SertiJlon systei at poitee ueaainar
EAR AY
tor in'tuis'oily. It varies in no' es
sential particulars from that of the
countries and Htntea above mentioned,
only such alight modification aa were
IIEAll T.HNrlT.f MBRIUIFtl.NT.
suggested by local conditions hav
ing I'ocn mucin in minor details. The
system is tuado up of three distinct
parts. First, the measurement of
certain unehangealilo "bony lengths"
of the body; second, n ciiroful Jdc
seriiition of the features of the face ;
third, a careful localization of nil the
soars and marks upon the body. Of
tln.-so three the first records nro by fur
the most important, because tho most
permanent and unalterable. llertil
ion stater 'hat the experience of the
last ten ji .irs has shown the "almost
absolute immutability" of the human
trnmo after tho twentieth yenr is
passed. The great diversity nt diiuen
sum which the skeleton shows in dif
lereut subjects, .and tho facility and
precision wit h which it may be meas
ured, render this means of idontilloa
tion by far tho most, reliable that
could bo adopted. Increasing ago
and mutilation will produce changca
in the features, but they cannot nfleet
thu measurements of the frame. The
analysis or tho features of the fuce,
and tho description and localization of
senrs upon tbo body, add their accum
nlatod testimony to tbe unchanging
record of tho measuring apparatus.
Thu bony or Hkeletou lengths
adopted by the l'olico Department as
admitting of easy mcasuri-mont ami
description areas follows i The length
aud width of the bend; tbe cheek width ;
tho Icnctha of the loot, tho middle
linger, the little linger aud the cubit,
that is, from the elbow to tho tip of
middle nnger ; the height standing, tho
height seated ; and the stretch i aud in
addition to these the right ear length,
which, while not a skeleton measure
ment, remains virtually tbe same
through lite.
The measurements of the bend are
taken while the subject is still seated,
and aro read off on a pair of calipers
provided with a graduated arc. In
taking the length the left point of the
calipers ia beld nt tbe root of the noso
and the right point is brought down
over tbe baok of the bead. The thumb
screw is then tightened and the mens
uremont cbeoked by passing the iu
sirument again over the bead. The
width of the bead over ttfe cheeks is
taken in the same way.
1 he measurement of the foot is taken
with aeutiper rule somewhat similur
to that used by a shoemaker. Tho
subject is pluced on the stool, standing
on hia loft foot and steadying himself
aa shown in the illustration. The
graduated stem is placod against the
inside of the foot with tbe fixed arm
in contract with the heel, and the
sliding arm is then brought in tightly
against the toe. Care is taken as before
to check tbe reading.
in measuring tbe left middle and
little fingers, tbe baok of tbe caliper
rule is used, two small projections
being provided on tbe fixed and slidiug
arms. Tbe finger to be measured is
bent .t right angles to tbe baok of tbe
band, and tbe measurement ia taken
from tbe tip of tbe linger to the
knuokle, as shown.
' The measurements being all taken,
tbe next analysis is that of tbe feat
ures of tbe faoe. As these '-re liable
tit ebange with age or disfigurement,
no measurements are taken, but, iu-
tiEFT Minbr.B FIS MEABITHEMKNU
stead, nn elaborate and exhaustive do
eription Is (riven.
Tho third atop In registering n
oriminnl ia to make nn exact record of
nil scars, mark or deformities. To as
sist in locating these on the body,
certain anatomical points, known na
"guiding points," are employed, nnd
tho particular mark is described as be
ing such a dislauce from ono of those
points.
Finally, the subject Is placed be
fore tho camera, two negatives, a full
face nnd profile, boin'i taken, and the
photographs are mounted in the cen
tre of tho blent ment ion card.
1u addition to the data recorded on
the face of tho identification card,
there is provision on the revcro aido
for recording the particulars of the
name, aliases, crime, date of sentence,
leculiarities of habit, criminal his
tory,' etc., and there are six ruled
spaces lor inserting tioiuiia regarding
tho marks, scars, etc., upon tho body.
After each card has been made out in
luplieato nnd tiled, tho f lamination
a complete, nnd the department la In
possession of n menus of Intnre iden
tification which may bo said to bo ab
solutely infallible.
Our sketches wore made nt tho
Idoiitillcation Hureaii of tho New York
Police Department throngh the
courtesy of Commissioner Andrews,
Scientific American.
MDDKU.N JIMHUMMIS.
I'lio Itpst Arclilteetural lilena May lie
Itiuupil by the Kiirnlshings.
In tho great majority of cases the
furnishing of bedrooms ia left to
ohnnce. That is, tho different articles
of chamber furniture nro arranged in '
tbo separnto room, as conveuieuoo
iliutatea, with snoh regard for oongrn-
itv as is tmssiblo i or perhaps complete
chamber suites are purchased from tho
lenler nnd little attempt is made to go
beyond this. If either of thoso
courses is followed, Itio result may bo
comfortable, but will scarcely prove
satisfying or nrtistio iu tho icsthotio
sense.
Ono fact shoulil never bo lost sight
of in any scheme of furnishing that
tu tho bedroom one spends a third ot
his entire lifctimo, and occupies it
under peculiar conditions. Most of
thn time he ia unconscious, under tho
inline IHIO OI Hi CO!), and he cannot
adapt himself to changing conditions
of tcmporuturo and ventilation, as ho
cnn when a wulio. His muscloH, too,
are relaxed, nnd hia power of resistanco
lowered ; nothing then should tend to
vitiate tho air or should afford a lurk-
ng place for dnat or disease germs.
Hudden changes of tcmporatnro should
bu prevented, if possible, and there
should bo monna for obtaining a non
stunt supply of frosh cir. In tho main
thcHo things nro attended to by the
architect, but hia work goes for
naught if tho doors vnd windows are
covered with heavy hangings, or it
thcro nro inaccossiblo corners and
nook behind ponderous furnituro to
servo ns catch-alls for dust.
F.very bedroom should bo pleasant,
light, cheerful, and tho ntmost ele
gance provoil, so long a it does not
utorfero with tbo truest sanitary con
ditions; lint very often tho best of-
feolH aro obtained Irora the elegance
that is alliod to simplicity.
A hard wood tloor, or ono covered
witti matting, on whicn is laid rugs
that can bo frequently taken up and
HOUSE HEATED BY HOT AIB,
shaken, may be readily cleaned,
Papered or smoothly painted walls are
tbe best for all tbe main essentials.
Stationary wash stands, with their
possibility of leaking sewer gas, havo
come into disfavor for the bedroom ;
a fine bard wood and marble stand,
with pretty china, and a decorated
splasher to save the walls, may well
take tbe place of tbe plumber a bandi-
crait.
Nothing more beautiful, convenient
and comfortable in the way of a bed
stead baa ever been devised than those
made ot brass. These are remarkably
oneap at the present time, but if be
youd one's means, those of iron in
wmto enamel with brifos trimming
are almost as effective. One advan
tage of this style of bed is that it goes
equally well witb any kind of furnish'
ing that is in good taste. Mahogany
is juh a desirable lor bedroom furni
ture as for the parlor or dining-room,
but the choice of wood has a wide
range,
One r.' ho most satisfactory woods
tor tbe bedroom, and it is very fash'
iouable just at present, is tbe curled
or bird's-eye maple. This has strength
and lightness and take a fine finish.
Better than silks and laoes for hang'
ings and decorations are the neat fig'
nred chintzes that can be had in be'
wildering variety at tbe present time,
It the rest of tbe furnishiugs will
harmonize, the blue and white colonial
drapery is the beat of all. All ot the
coloring should be bright, aud the
pioture most suitable are colonial
prints in gilt frames, if one caunot
afford oils or water colors.
i Tbe bouse designed in this artiole.is
heated by hot air, wbiob, though oon
denined by this association of archi
tects for the heating of oity houses,
for suburban use, in small houses,
costing tip to 85000 to bnild, is-very
acceptable, though hot water is prefer1
able iu any case.
Tbe house is 4(1 fret i inches wide,
I by 40 feet tiinehe in depth, Inoludipg
front veranda. Inside it Is finished
throughout in three-ooat plaster the
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flooring boing of North Carolina pino
tho trimming in white wood, with
main staircase ash.
The laundry is in tho cellar tiuder
the kitchen,
Tho cost to bnild this honso in tho
vicinity of Now York in about $120(1,
though in many sections of the oouu-
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Bed R
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Sccop3 TLoor
try, where labor or material is cheaper.
the coat shon:d bo muoh less.
Copyright 18!I7.
riiarnctpr In Children.
Farenta somotimes ' congratnlato
themsclvo npon the faot that ono
hild is never solf-willod, never nm
eionato or angry, nlway aroiablo, can
entod and calm, seeming 'to-need nu
disoiplmo and no restraint. And they
mourn over tho fact that another
hild i eager, impetuous, willfnl.
tronblosorao. Yot not infrequently
the mourning nud tho rejoicing ought
to chango places, if tho future life
and character bo taken into aooount,
The tranquility of tho ono may bo
only the outcome of a feeble character,
which loan against tho noarost prop
because it cannot stand alone, while
tho otbor, who is so dilllcult to man
ago. mnv aontain the elements or
powerful nature, which needs only to
bo guided aright to becouio a valuable
and a noble man. Thu Ledger.
A KKNTUCKI UIAST.
Boss Skagga Is Seven Feet Tall
and
Weighs fl.'JO l'ounds.
Lawrenco County, Kentucky, line
for a citizen ono of tho largest men in
tho world. The Louisville Courier
Journal says his namo is Boss Skaggf,
and bis normal weight is 0io pounds,
lie is seven feet tall and is thirty-fivo
years ot age. He measures five and
one-half feet around tho waist, two
feet around the arm and throe foot
around tho thigh. Ho wo born and
reared on a farm in a remote section
of this county, and all the weoks he
has ever spent on oi tnai larm coma
be counted on' the fingers ot one hand.
Notwithstanding this narrow and
secluded lifo, he is above the avorage
in intelligence, and is quite a jony
fellow. Boss was always large for his
age, but did not begin to get fat until
he was eighteen. About this time bu
was first married. He has been mar
ried twice, the last time to a woman
nosa ejuaaa.
who weigh only 125 pounds. Bost
owns 400 sores of mountain land, upon
whiob he hoes corn aud does all kind
ol farm labor, jutt as industriously a
bis neighbors.
'. American brooms are exported in
large number to many countries.
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KEYSTONE STATE NEWS OONDENSEa
FOURTEEN BUILDINGS BURNED.
Firs k( Wtst Midalssss 1)1 it
Dsmsg
Aggregating $80,000.
West Middlnssx, Ave miles smith of Hharon
was w sited by one of the worst (ires In lis
history. Fourteen triune buildings on the
south sliln of the mnln street wxrn liurned,
while s nuiiilmr of buildings no thn oioltn
lln n( thn street wm bsilly ilamngnd. The
mitlro Inns will amount to about tW,IHlO and
was Insured.
Fabulous tirlens are linlna nlTerml for
farms In llmlmlnlnter township, llueks coun
ty, In the vitality of the A linn Htenpy prop
irty, whnrn gold nald to. assay t ill a tun Is
reported to hsvn hewn discovered. Hninitnl
H. Frnta wsnts to dnvnlop thn Held, being
eonvlncnd that It will pay. For a t'J.'HN)
farm A,000 has bnnn nfTrnct; but It Is held
fur tw.000: for a il.Msl tarm, fi,(KK, or
other slmllsr nffnr. Thn farmer arn only
linked In snll thn mining privilege, and arn
permitted to keep their houins and snll thn
crops from thn lnnd.
Few ofllcnrk have a slmlllnr nminrlenee to
that which occurred with Constnbln Thomas,
oi vtnyneeour. armeu Willi a warrant
upon the chargn of stenllng a buggy from
( linrlen 1'onzoo, he had uiutn Into l'erry
township to arrnst Joseph lliish. The Utter
had spent the forenoon plowing a garden,
and, after eating his dlunnr, he went to har
row It. Ills wife, looking from thn window,
aw her luishsnd lylnu on thn plowed
ground, and was crying for help when Con-
siania j noinns roue up. itusn nnti ruuen
dead. An nitamlniitloii, conilmdnd tin l. I,.
I 'on ley, netlng aa coroner, brought thn con
clusion that Hush had (Mod from heart affne.
lion. Thn stolen btiKgy was found upon tho
premises and restored to the owner.
John llatikln, burgess, nnd J. ('. Arb, con
stsbln, of K.ldnrton bnroiigh, worn arrnsted
uliarged with assault on John . Levy, a
inereiinnt of Apollo. Levy opened no a
clothing store at F.lderton and proceeded to
sell goods at amnion. Thin won against a
borouuli ordinance, anil I.hw was arrtnted
and hurrltMl.haliess nnd coatle,s before aiui.
lien. In thil serninldn Mr. Levy's poi'ket.
book, eoutiiliiliig about IU0 wsa lost. At thn
hearing lie wns discharged. Levy now brings
suit for assault against thn burgeu and con
stable to bn followed by n civil action for
dninages,
Sheriff Cbslfniit sold thn nersotml Kroner
of llrltigs A. Flint of 1'lttsburg, operators of
inu vnmuingtoii riiines at r ayettn liy, uts
poKing of miilen, rails, ears, tied, props and
all loosn property, reslhtlng HM. There arn
claims amounting to morn limn li.OfKi insued
on the real entain and towbont tleorgnllil.
morn will bn sold Inter to sntlnfy thei liidg-
tnents. '1 ho miners havn been filing labor
claims for the nant sis months aunliixt thn
coiicsru, levying on the property to enforce
inoir piiyment, nnu the costs luvurrod were
a pretty penny.
Anton Hhedrik. a Klav miner, nnd Ilnltih
Ktulth, a enlnred eoko worker, while going
through a small pleen of tlmlier Ihiii! near
llaiinlngs station, were caught in a henvy
rain storm. They took rufugo under a Inrxo
tree, which was ntruek liy IlKhlnlng. Until
men nere found iiiiconsnioun a nliort time
after the Mortn and conveyed to their homes
uear I'ort lloynl. Htnltli Is seriously and
pnrhnps fatally Injured. Hhedrik has re
vived miftb'leiitly to Indicate hie recovery.
A heavy storm did comdilnrnble damage at
a number of points In thn Llgonlor valley. A
number of buildings have benn damaged and
In the mountain section the dnmiigH to tim
ber lands in great. Many narrow escape
from death were mndn by persona pnaing
along thn mountain road. 'J lie heavy raiim,
however, checked Ihn destructive mountain
fire which hnve been raving for several
days on both the Laurel liill and Cheatnut
llidge raiiire.
Fire which broke nut In thn big store of
thn M. :. Kbbeekn Hardware Company at
Allentown did dmnngn to thn amount of
vM,n00 betorn It was eitliiiruishcd. On I'.b
bnekn'n etoro the loss was HO, 000, Insurance
tlli, 000. John K. l.ents's shon fnetory was
damaged to the extent of 10.(100. Thn flrn
Is supposed to havn originated from electric
light wire becoming crossed.
Onorgn Lawrence, nund 45. a foreman em'
ployed ou thn construction of the new I'ltts
burg, Ileemnr At Lskn Krln railroad, wns
shot and Instantly killed at l hexwlck. by one
oi a party oi turee negroea. the muriloret
and his companions ewuped after being fol
lowed for a distance by a crowd of workmen.
Earln Hunks, aged IH, Is now In Central sta
tion, rittsburg, ohnrgnd with being one of
the party with the murderer.
Mrs. I.nura A. lirundage. a noted Hnirlt-
ualist and magnetio healer, died at Brad
ford. For forty-tlve days previous to her
death Mrs lirundage went without food.
Her stomach would retain food of no kind.
A post mortem examination revealed that
the stomach wns completely eucystcd. Home
time ago Mrs. lirundage predicted tho mun
ner of her death.
H. C. I.ensnnr. postmaster at Hnxonhurir.
Butler county, has sent his resignation to
the department to take effect as soon as his
succesHor Is appointed. His term does not
expire until June 1H, 1H99, but he states thai
ne aoes not aesite to aontinua longer, can
didate mentioned for the uppointmnnl
are J. E. Muder, I'blllp llurtner aud Francis
Andorion.
Dr. Lawrence M. CoKelt. present preacher
and professor of ethics at the Htate College
at Bellefonte, has received a call to become
pastor ot the North Avenue Congregational
uburob, In Cambridge, Una. 1'r. Colfnlt
but recently returned from lioton, where he
bad spent a month, and preached for tna
North Avenue congregation.
The Oil Well Hupplv com ran v. ot Pitts
burg, ha brought suit at Washington agulust
John W. Uonnan nnd Jonathan Allisou, a
trustees, for 10,400. John W. Urekelt, as
signee of Hurt Uros,, oil operators, who
failed in lSUl: tbe Citizens bank, of Wasblnir.
ton, and Our and Thomas Hart are also
named as defendants.
Tbe grand council of the Itoyal Arcanum
of Pennsylvania will meet Iu Leaver Falls,
May l'i and 13. There are 'JO members ol
tbe grand council, all of whom have signi
fied their Intention of being present, most ot
them accompanied by their wives. The local
committee bn planned some pleasant enter
tainment for tbelr guests.
Iba business part of New Millport wo
burned. The store of Philip Erbard and A.
J. Hrnltb, tbe former containing the post
office; tbe hotel of I. W. Cathcart, tbe
Methodist Episcopal church, tenement bouwi
of A. J. Hrnltb, and residence of Mrs. Mokel
were entirely denlroyed. Loss (15,000, with
small insurance. (
Floree Ores bars been ragtag about Wll
liamsport. On Hundsy the sawmill owned
by tbe Miller brothers, on Little Htate Hun,
with about 126,000 feet of sawed lumber, was
consumed. The lire bave destroyed a great
quantity of tlmlwr, many farm buildings and
considerable live stock.
The safe In tba Pittsburg and Lake Erie
II all road station at Monaoa was blown up by
burglars, but contained only i'J fit ts la
Die.
Harvey Rule, of Phsron, swallowed tout
drachms of arseulo Thursday bueause of do
mestic trouble. He will proLubly recover.
The Good Templars of New Brighton ooln
bratrd tbelr SOtb aunlversary with a public
meetlof Thursday uiuht. The principal ad.
dre was dellrerad by Iter. II. L. Hay, ol
tbe United rresbyteriao cburcb.
Frot A. U. Sradnn, tot U years prloolpsl
of thn school at Washington, 1'a., baa ro.
signed, to take effeet after the close of tbe
school In June. Ha will take up the prac
tice of law.
Tne commissioner ot Green eounty have
discovered that tbe aueuora neglected to
make record of S0.000 acres ot laud In tbe
eounty. The missing laud will bave to be
bunted en.
Judge Walling ha handed down hi opln
Inn declaring tba Knltahln Aid Union, In at
lis classe as a corporation, Insolvent, and
extends thn rncnlvershlp of ( hauncey F.
lingers to class II, of the order. The re
ceivership extends to the order In Ohio and
Michigan.
'I'bn body of an unknown man was found
fliiatlng-lnl'rnnch Creek, near Franklin.
Thn man was well drnssnd In a suit of blnek,
had light bair and find evnry appnaranen ol
being well-to-do. There was nothing on ths
body by which ho could be Idcntllled.
The Mnthndlst i:plHCnpnl congregation at
I.lgoiiler will erect a fine new church ndlllce
to cost BbeTit !0,0IKI. A recent search ol
old title revealed that tbe jhiireh owned a
portion of thn land In thn old cemetery, and
the church will bn erected there.
CONGRESSIONAL
Abitraot of ths Important Msaiarsf t
Both Hoaisi.
April atl. Henator Vest, of Missouri, Intro,
duceil a resolution In thn senate to-day ill- ,
reeling tbncommltten on commerce to report
at the beginning nf thn next selon thn
cause of the Mississippi Hood ami means of
preventing them. Henntor Uusy created a
sensation around tbe senate today by Intro
ducing a Inrirn number of nmnudmcnt to
tbelUiiKley bill.
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE.
April an. The Hnnntn did a good deal nf
work to-night, but there was nothing much
of Interest In the session. Henntor Kennedy
called up hi bill to parole convict. This ia
about the aatne thing thnt Mr. Torrance lis
advocated. Mr. Kennedy lind tiie bill '
amended so that a prinoner could Isi pnrnled
after he had served one-third of his term.
Thn House passed several bills finally.
T he most important wns thn one making
February 18, Lincoln's birthday, a holiday
April SHI. Insurance Commissioner Jnme
n, Lsmlmrt wss this morning nominate, 1 by
(Inventor Hasting for three yenr more to
tils present oDIce, tbe term beginning May I,
1SU7. '1 Iu senutn iinanimouHiy confirmed
the nomination. These bills were read in
place during the morning:
liy Henntor Kennedy Making It thn duty
nf constnlile to servn siiIihi iiiis in all crim
inal case.
by Henator Hnylor- llegiilatlng the grant
ing ot teachers' certlllcnten.
Ily Henntor Thomas fiipplnment to tint
nvlnirs bank net authorising branch offlccs
of such Institutions.
liy Henntor llrown ( Lawrence I- liepcaling
Special liquor laws relating to .Mercer county.
In the House ttie order of huHltic for thn
day Was: Hill on second reading and a
large number of measure passed this stage.
Among them were bills providing for thn
collection of toll on traction engines on thn
Cumberland rond; amending the general
corporation net of 1H7 to require tho bonus
on charters nnd on the money ou capital
stock to bn paid In ndvancn a let iricrnnslng
tho bonus to one-hiilf of one per cent, of tbe
capital stock.
rilr Issan Ifoldcn, the millionaire mnmner
jt parliament from Yorkshire, now nearly H;
years old, believes wnh John Wesley thnt
phosphate of limn, In which flour is so rich,
are good for growing children, young people,
nnd young mothers, but shorten the life of
the elderly by milking bone dense and
weighty muscles rigid, "furring" the large
blood vessel like an old ho.'ler.nnd "choking
thn capillary arteries." Ho he eats hardly
any bread, bis favorite food being oranges,
bnnnnas and meat. When he ruts '.he latter
be eat nothing else. ilonst apples, witb a
tiny pinch of blcarbonatn of soda to correct
the acidity, and milk similarly treuted, ara
Important Items of bis dietary.
Queen Victoria has astonished tbe visitors
at Nice by her hardihood in driving In the
open nlr in nil kinds of weather, in the fa
of driving rains, which kept almost evw-j
ono indoors, the queen drive about In oei
unpretentious carriage, noticenbln only foi
thu outrider and the Hcot on the box, appar
ently enoywir the severe temperature.
In a church at Grullch, Dohemla, thn pns
or the other day united in tnnrrlngo nt the
same hour four couple, of whom one of tho
bridegroom and throe of the bride weru
brother and sisters.
MAHKI0TH.
PITTSBURG.
Grain, Flour and Feed.
wheatNo. i rod w m
No 'J red KM 90
COIIN No. 2 yellow, ear !iH a
No. a yellow, shelled W 'i
Mixed enr 7 M
OATH No. 1 white V8 28
No. 2 white , . 22 21
IIYK-No. 1 . ii t
No. 3 western 42 4 S
FLOIJlt Winter patents 4 NO 4 IS)
Funny straight winter 4 40 SO
llye flour 2 80 2 !
II AY No. 1 timothy 11 75 12 25
Mixed clover. No. 1 i 50 10 00
Hay, from wagons 14 00 15 0O
ytEIJ No. 1 White Md., ton.. 1 60 14 00
Drown middlings U 00 12 00
bran, bulk 13 00 13 M
8TKAW Wheat 6 50 7 00
Oat 8 60 6 I
BEEUH Clover. 00 lbs 4 HOty 6
Timothy, prime 1 36
Illiie (irasa 1 00
Dairy Products.
BUTTER Elgin Creamery. . . . $ lsvs 19
Fanny creamery Hi 17
Fancy country roll 13 Id
CHF.EHE Oblo, new It
New York, new 12 IS
Fruits and Vegetables.
AITLES Bui t 1 MQ i 25
11KANH Hand-picked. V bu... OS !S
1'OTA IOKS In ear, bu 2H 30
CAI1HAOE Homegrown, bfcl. 160 1 55
ONIONS Yellow, bu 3 25 3 5i
Poultry, Eta
CHIf'KENH. V pair V. 65
TIJItKEYH. V tb 10 II
EUU.H I'a.and Ohio, fresh .... 10
CINCINNATI.
FLOUR
WHEAT No. 3 red
BY: No. 2
COKN Mixed
OATH
EGtlM
II UTTER Ohio oreamery
3 73gi 4 75
U4
3e
24
21
7 H
12 15
PHILADELPHIA.
FLOUR 8 25 4 75.
WHEAT No. 2 red Sti w
CORN No. 2 mixed 2 Ho-
OATH No. 2 white 24 24
BUTTER Creamery, extra I
EOOH Pa, first 10
NEW YORK.
FLOUR Patents
WHEAT No. 3 red ,
CORN No. 2 ,
OATH White Western ,
BUTTER Creamery
EOOH Htate of 1'eun.
8 60 4 TS
H4
30
21
13 1
10
LIVE STUCK.
CSXTBAL STOIK liBD. CAST IIBXBTT, FA.
CATTLS.
Prime, 1,300 to 1.4001b 4 80g 8 00
UOOU, 1. 200 (O l.SOU HIS
Tidv, 1,000 to 1,160 It
Fair Hunt steers, t"H to lOOU lbs.
Common, 7W) to IW0 lbs
BOOS.
4 66
4 40
V SO
5 00
4 Sti
4 u
4 35
8 40
Medium
Heavy
Boughs aud stag 3 4U, - 3 15
SUKKP. '
Prime, 05 to 103 tb, weUiers... 4 60 4 60
Good, Hi to 'JO lbs...
4 SO
44
Fair. 70 to W it,..,.
Common
Culls
Choice laiubs.
Fair to soot 1 B tin.
Teal calves
8 50
8 00
I 80
10
4 25
4 M
00
8 t
1 5tt
i M
4 tu
4 78