CHILDREN'S COLUMN.
Home Queer Thing.
It's qileiT, when thn worlil seems steady,
It really In whirling not
lt'l qunor thut thn plants get larger.
When no one can see them growi
It's queer thut the fountain's water
Leaps high In thn sniiHhlnn bright)
Anil queer Hint thn moon cnn never
Fall out of the sky at night.
It's qtienr thut nnn ctovnr bloiom
In white Ami tlllnthor red.
v When thn mime black earth surrounds them,
1 no Minn nun wilier meir ueo.
It's queer thnt of nil these wonders
. We take no little heedi
And Hint, ss for feeling th.uiktul,
u Wa seldom see the need.
We scold If thn weather's chilly,
And frvt st thn hot sunlights
Don't like to get lip In tli morning,
Hang linck from the bed nt nights
And queerer than nil thn qitonr thine
Arn sumly thons girl nnd hoys
Who live In thn world of beauty,
And rutber see woes tlmn Joy.
Illustrated Lesson raper.
flow Klnh Honks Am Msrte,
klloys enn mnke a primitive pin fish
kik with a single lieiul, lint it takes
strokes of a little machine to turn
ftue regulation fish book of steel
Ire. the nrst stroke snips on a bit
' the wire, the second stroke forms
lie loop whore tho line is fasteuod,
n third hacks the other end, the
i th flattens and bends back the
the fifth makes the point, the
lh bends the wire and the hook
into little holder, ready to be
fished. This is done by either
Japanning it or giving it a finer finish
by beating it led hot. then cooling it
in oil.
A dever Imitation.
A certain Cleveland attorney has
two bright little children. They are
quick at imitation, and have ft talent
for making np games in which they
cleverly burlesque their elders. A
few days ago their mamma found they
were playing '"Doctor." The young
est child was the patient, with heud
wrapped in a towel, And the older the
physician, with a silk hat and a on ne.
The mother, uuseen by the little one?,
listened at the doorway, '
"I feels awful bad," said the pa
tient. "We'll fix all that," said the doctor,
huskily, "Lemnie see your tongue,"
Out came the tiny red indicator.
x "HiunI Hum! Coated!" snid the
doctor, looking very grave indeed.
Then, w ithout a word of wnruing,
the skilled physician hauled on", and
gave the patient a smart slap in the
region of the ribs.
"Ouch I" cried the sufferer.
"Feel any pain there?" inquired
the doctor.
"Yes," said the patient,
"I thought so," snid the healer.
"How's the other side."
"It's all right," said the patient,
edging away,
Thorenpon the doctor produced a
small bottle filled w ith what looked
like either bread or mud pills, and
placed it on the table.
"Take one of these pellets," the
physician said, "dissolved in water,
every seveuteeu minutes al-ter-nit-ly."
"How long mnst I take 'em?"
groaned the patient,
"Till you die," said the doctor.
"Good morning!" Cleveluud Tlaiu
Dealer.
Our Bennln.
Our Besie is jnst fonr years old,
And dearly lores Aiiut liessie, for
whom she was named, One bright
morning she danced into mamma's
room just as the sun was making rosy
clouds in the east.
i "See, mamma, see!" she cried, ex
citedly, holding something above her
bead. "Aunt Bessie earned while I
leeped, where is she?"
"How do yon know that she has
come?" smiled mamma.
"Because I iinded this on my pil
low." And she laid a wonderful doll
beside mamma.
Such a wonderful doll! Not a pink
nd white one, with fluffy yellow hair
aud staring bine eyes. Oh.'nol Bessie
bad half a dozen such in her play
room. This dearest, loveliest doll
that she bad ever seen had a fnoe as
black as a rubber shoe, which shone
like patent leather. It had lips as red
as a cranberry, aud great black eyes
that glistened like jet because of the
white around them.
"Isn't she a darling?" demanded
wee Bessie, with a loving squeeze, aud
just then Aunt Bessie herself came in.
"Do you like your dollie, pet?" she
asked.
"he is the nicest, bn'fullest one
1 ever had," answered Bessie.
Bo she played with Dinah all day,
nd Aunt Bessie made a wee night
dress for her, so she could sleep in
Bessie's little bed at night
The next morning Betty, the wash
erwoman's little girl, brought note
to Bessie's mamma. Betty stood near
the door while mamma read the note,
looking at the new doll with longiug
yes that made Bessie's little heart
ache with sympathy. Aunt Bessie
gave her some candy, but ahe held it
in ber band and looked at Dinah.
Bessie tried hard not to see ber. She
turned aronud aud sang little songs
a she slowly rocked Dinah aud hugged
ber tightly, bnt she told Aunt Bessie
utter Betty went away, "I could feel
ber looking at Dinah, just the same,
Auntie Bess, an' ws didn't bare a bit
of comfit till I let ber uae ber in ber
arnia."
This is what Bessie did. She
kissed Diuab, laid ber iu Betty's arms,
theu ran to mamma, bid her face, and
Mbbed a if ber heart would break.
Betty looked after ber w ith wouder
ing eyes, then tnrnel Diuab llowly
round until abe bad teen all about
ker, front ber kinky black balr to ber
(tuttrr red boot. Then, with deep
sigh of satisfaction, ahe gave ber back
to Ilessle,
"Law, miss, I jett wanted to see
her close: I wouldn't take her from
y":" . ..... ....
was liesnie ghui? If you nail been
there you would not need to ask.
After Aunt Bessie went home she
sent another doll exactly like Dinah,
and jnst as soon as our Bessie could
put on her hood and cloak she carried
it to Betty, and this time she laughed
wheu she laid it in her arms. Youth'
Advocate.
A Ileal Cilnnt.
It was a warm siininipr afternoon.
Mamma was sewing on the pinch, and
John and Jane were playing in the
shade of a large oak tree. Hearing
the children laughing an merrily,
liinmmn came to see the cnuao of so
touch fun. rinding a huge brown
beetle, they had turned him on his
linck, nnd Jane was tickling bis
stomach with n. !ng piece of grass to
make him kick. It certainly was
funny to see him draw up his legs so
quickly aud so tight to bis fat shiny
sides.
Mamma looked on forn moment, ami
then snid:
"I fear the poor little bug is not
laughing or having n good time, lie
member, he can see you; nnd to him
you are teal giants monsters with
immense round eyes, and mouths as
targe as a linn's. l)o you wonder he
is in a great fright and tries to ruu
away?"
While the children were listening
t their mother, the beetle turned
over and begau runuing off very fast.
"Oh, do let's nil follow him, and
see where be lives!" cried Jane. So
away they run iu quick pursuit,
mamma following more slowly, across
the street, over Mr. Paine' lawn next
door, to the woodpile. There he went
under a log. On liftiug the log very
quietly and slowly, without disturbing
him, tho children found Futhor Keotlo,
with Mother Beetle and all the little
Beetles crowding eagerly around him.
"I wonder," said mamma, "if he is
telling his family of what befell him
this morning how ho was soized by
terrible looking creatures, treated in
a most cruel muuner, and just oscaped
with bis life."
"Dear me!" said Jnne, looking
sorry. "I didn't mean to ncare him.
1 suppose a boy or girl is a giant to a
bug. Better come, away, John, and
lot him hare a rest."
Mamma was glad to see the children
carefully replace the log and leave the
Beetle family to themselves. Khe
knew Jane and John wished to be
geutlo and good to nil living things,
that they did not mean to be cruel, lint
they did not always know what would
hurt (iod's littlest ones.
Another day John's mother was
shocked to seo him thrusting a long
bi ass rod down nn ant-hole. Think
bow terrible that must have been for
the little helpless ants! fjuickly she
culled him to her, nnd asked if he
would like to hear a story a story
about giants. There was uothiug the
children loved so well. Ho John
called Jane, anil they ran to the porch
and perched themselves on the great
arms of mnmiiia's rocking chair, each
Hinging a little hot nrm around her
neck, nnd pressing their velvet cheek
against hers to show how they loved
and how good they thought her. This
made their mother feel rested and
happy. Then she began:
"Ouco upon a time there wos a
pretty little house, painted all white,
with climbing roseviue over the
front, covered with the pinkest nnd
sweetest of roses. But sweeter than
the roses were the little children who
played about thnt bouse, and very
happy they were in thnt dear home.
One afternoon the mother, with the
little ones, was sitting before the open
tire popping com and roastiug apples
hung by long striugs from the mantel
over the tire, when suddenly a great
wooden club as long and large as a
forest tree came crashing through the
ceiling. The whole top of the bouse
seemed to be tumbliug iu upon theml
The cruel club went crunching, pound
ing aud destroying, and the family,
who a moment before had beeu so
happy, lay bruised and crushed on the
Hour, aud the pretty borne of which
they were so fond was ruined, A
great giant bad done it as be passed
along."
"Oh! that is not a true story, is it,
mamma?" asked Juno, in distress.
"It couldn't be," exclaimed John,
soborly. "There are uo real giants
nowadays. "
"It is true there are no giuuts now
of that kind for my children to fear,"
answered their mother, very gravely.
"But todny my little boy was a cruel
giant. With a great brass rod he
broke through the roof of an auts'
happy borne a house that had taken
thein weeks of bard work to build
aud killed mother and babies, bruis
ing some, and crushing others, aud
ruining their homes."
"O John," cried Jane, "the poor
auts!"
Then both children sat very 'still
and grave, thinking over mamma's
ginut story.
At last John put bis bead down on
bis mother's shoulder and whispered
earnestly, "I forgot that time; I'm so
sorry. But I'll try to remember after
this, aud, if I am a giant, I can be a
good one, anyway can I not,
mamma?"
Aud after that the children seldom
forgot. They remembered they were
giants, and tried to bo good ones.
Instead of hurting or tonueuting tbest
tiuy little creatures, they learned t
lore aud watch them, aud now Jnne
aud John know many curious aud in
teresting thing" about these insects
and their habits. Hut' day Hchool
Times.
Persous aTioted with epilepsy are
almost certain to have an attack of it
when on sea voyage, especially if
suffering from aeasiekuess.
BUND AS HE WAS.
ONE OF THE PLAINEST MEN IN
THE COUNTRY.
Ills Rrrent Death, tanned Widespread
arrow rialit Kvnryilsy Parmer Who
Cam Near to m Presidential Nomina
tion, Tho Into Richard forks Bland was
born near Hartford, Ky., Aug. 19, 1835.
He received an academic education.
He moved to Missouri In 1855, thence
to California, and thence to that por
tion of t'tah now Nevada. He located
at Virginia City and practiced law.
He was Interested In mining opera
tions In California and Nevada. He
was county treasurer of Carson county,
I'tah territory, from 1800 until the or
ganization of the state government of
Nevada. He returned to Missouri In
18G5, and located In Holla, where ho
practiced law with his brother, C. C.
Illand, until he removed to Lebnnon.
In August, 1869. He continued his
practice there. He was elected In the
Korty-third, Forty-fourth, Forty-firth,
Forty-sixth, Forty-seventh, Forty
eighth, Forty-ninth, Fiftieth. Fifty
first, Fifty-second and Fifty-third con
gresses. He was elected to the Fifty
fifth congress as a silver democrat, re
ceiving 24.806 votes, against 19,754
votes for T. D. Hubbard, republican,
and 1,407 votes for J. II. Btelnclpher,
populist. He was elected to the Fifty-sixth
congress by a handsome mar
gin. Mr. Bland was never more Interest-
RICHARD
Ing than at the time of the democratic
national convention in 1896. As every
one knows he was a strong figure be
fore the convention. At one time there
was a belief that bo stood a strong
chanco to become the nominee. At
that time Mr. Bland was at his home,
two miles away from the town of Le
banon. He had no telegraphic or tele
phonic connection from his comfort
able home to the town near which he
lived. Instead of remaining close to
means of direct communication with
the exciting scenes in Chicago, he con
tinued to pursue his dally habits on
the farm. Along toward the evening
of ene of the most ercltlng days of the
convention there were signs that there
would be a Bland landslide. In the
minds of the knowing ones In the con
vention it may be that this was not
o but this impression got abroad and
was felt in most part of the country.
Every telegram that reached Lebanon
said something about It.' The same
thing, in a moderate way, had hap
pened a number of times In the two
or three days' proceedings.. Each
time there had been a rush for Bland,
and each time be astonished the rush
ers by showing them that his concern
was much less manifest than theirs.
On this particular evening an effort
was made to make Mr. Bland come to
town. He had been in for the mall In
the afternoon and had purchased some
groceries, but he announced to his
friends, before starting for home, that
he would not come back except under
extraordinary conditions. Some one
told him that the conditions were ex
traordinary, and that his nomination
was imminent. Mr. Bland (hook his
head and Bmlled. "If I am nominated
tonight," be said, "I will bear about it
In the morning."
Accompanied by two or three of the
children he climbed llowly Into hi
not too gorgeous equlppage and drove
out the dusty street In the direction of
his borne.
Mr. Bland bad another reason at
this time for sticking close to the
farm. "Help" is scarce down that
way, and at that time Mrs. Bland'
"hired girl" had left her, leaving only
mere slip of a child to assist in the
large amount of general work and the
care of the children. So it became a
part of Mr. Bland' duty to assist about
the bouse when be could, and this
duty be performed.
About that time some friendly biog
rapher wrote to him thus;
"I'c'.ciu be wears. socks, be doe not
wear r. roller except on Sunday. He
wear Ur-.--hlKb hoots, and hi trous
sr JT iwr k ti.;. I nabs to short.
He chew quarter of a ponnd of to
bacco (lay. He la poor, honest and In
dependent He Uvea on farm near
Lebanon, which, he says, he would sell
for the value of the Improvements. His
house Is built of red brick and Is two
stories high. His family consist of
wife and six children. Ills oldest child,
a girl of id. Is at school In Washing
ton. The younger children run around
barefooted and are healthy and happy.
Mr. Bland Is 61, and his wife, who Is 43,
hns the placid, quiet face of Madon
na, filio believes that her husband'
chances of landing In the white house
are al 1 in. and so far as she Is concerned
she would rather continue to live on
tho farm. She does all the housework
herself. One hired mnn Is kept, and he
ents with the family. The great silver
agitator Is plain-looking. He ha
plain, sallow face, with a square fore
head, running Into baldlsh expanse
surrounded by blonclo hnlr. He hns a
rough, brown heard, tllgh'.ly touched
with gray, cut in the plainest way, and
the hoarse voice which comes over It
has a sort of twang In It which car
ries out the plainness of Its owner.
Illand dresses plainly, and he prides
himself nn being one of the plain peo
ple. He Is one of the few Congress
men who mnke farming pay. He has
one of the largest apple orchards In
this country, and for some years has
been making more out of his apples
than his congressional salary."
SEEKS THE NORTH POLE.
Prince Lnlgl, the Duke of'AbruzzI,
who Is now on his way to the north
pole, la the only royal personage who
P. BLAND.
has ever undertaken that very hazard
ous journey. The prince sailed In his
good ship Stella Polare (Polar Star) on
Monday from Chrlstlaula, In Norway.
He is accompanied by the Crown
Prince and Princess of Italy, who will
go with him as far a North Cape.
Prince Luigl belongs to the house of
Savoy. He Is a nephew of the King
of Italy and the son of the .late Prince
Amadeo of Savoy, Duke of Aosta, and
for time the King of Spain. Lulgl
was born on April 30, 1873, and Is al
ready distinguished a a traveler and
explorer. In 1S97 be ascended Mount
Ellas, on the border between Alaska
and British Columbia. Prince Lulgl
is taking with him twenty-one persons.
Including Count Qulrl, a lieutenant in
the Italian navy; Dr. Cavilll-Mollnelli,
two Italian Bailors, four guides, ten
PRINCE LUIGI.
Norwegian sailors and one Eskimo.
The Stella Polare was formerly the
Jason.
American 8panlah.
Manila Correspondent New York
Tribune: What seems remarkable to
me Is tbe ease with which Americans
pick up Spanish and the confidence
tney seem to have In their llngulstio
ablltlles. Many of them appear to
think tbey are more masters of Span
Ish than it would be possible for any
Spaniard to become master of English.
Mr. bas only been In Manila a few
months, not more than a half dozen
all told, and the ease with which be
rattles off Castlllan Is something amaz
ing, as tbe following will show; Mr.
(to a Jeweler on the Escolta) M
watchee muches brokeen, muchee dlr
tee, me wantee watchee flr.ee. You
utbe, see? Jeweler Yes, I understand,
ill gentleman over there will fix your
v.-.i.
rai suit coused
UNACCOUNTABLE DEATHS.
Four Children Past Away Predicting lh Tims
ol Their Departure Had Eaten
Csnned Vegetables.
A mnlnriy that tins nrnvnn a mm.
plete puzzle to the doctors has affect-id
inn family or Ninory Htokcs, of (Ireens.
burg. Within thn pant four month,
throe children of the fnmllv hnv .1
and a H-ctillnr matter In relHtlon to
their Illness In thnt, ns they wr
stricken with the sumo mysterious dis
ease, fine by tine, they would tell their
parents of presentiment of their death
and would predict the time altnoHt t
me nour wnen thnlr Hplrlts would take
fllRht. The children were always in
the best of health tin until i-ncpntlv.
One Sundny the whole family lieriuin
ill tnroiiKh eallna; canned vewtuliles.
The little dntiKhter a few days after
wards, when It wns thought all mem
bers of the family had fully recovered,
became very nick, nnd In the course of
two weeks she died. While returning
home from his sinter's funeral How
ard, a hoy of 12 yenrs, hecntne III, and.
Just before he wits In ken Into the
liotmn, he called his father and t.rhl
hlin thnt he was Roitifr to die, nnd that
hn would he plnced beside hla sinter
wlthUi a month. Within two weeks
thn boy died. Willie. 14 venrn old. tin-
cam III two months ao. 'Che boy f It
ci. nddent that he would recover until
a week no. Then he cnlled tra Ills
father and told him thnt he would die
within a week. In Junt one week from
thnt liny thn hoy died.
The following pensions were Issued
Innt week: Thotnns Hewitt. North
Clarendon, Warren, ; tiarles ' J.
HotlKklnnon, Mrookvllle. $i; l.ytunn
Humes, HnrrlHlnira, John M' ,ra-
lloxbury, Franklin. $; Denjnm'n
Long, West Lebanon, Indiana. 110;'
Adam W. Loni-necker, . Mnrh tin,,
Lancnnter, iff; William II. IieLnna-,
Kmporlutn, Cameron, R; I'at HIkr ns,
Hhamokln, til): I ten hen Ilnlni?'T,
Punheain, Franklin, !: Philip Henler,
dead, Warren. It2; Wescntt Corbin,
dead, HollldnysburB;. 110; Joph
Fisher, dead, llrndilock. Alle.
Rheny, 18; Asa H, Corse, Lake View,
Hiisiiuehannu, $24; Ocnige mil, Fort
Palmer, Wentmorelund. $14: Hehueea
J. Heck, New lllomnfleld. Perry, $8;
Dora Corbin. HollldayKluirg, $K; Cath
arine Koy, llellwood. ltlalr. $H; M.try
Masters, Holllntervllle, Wayne, $8;
I'erclvol Dirk. Hhnmokln, $: M'chal
Kline, Leetonla, Tioga, $6; Philip
Lamoreux, Lehman. Luxerne, $(l; Levi
W. Hitrtrnnft. West llnxleton, $;
laaac Plnkerton, Kinswnrth. Alleghe
ny, $: Km hen H. Lynch, Mechanics
burs;, $12; drove H. Adams, Oregon
Hill, Lycoming. $; Innlnh D. lllair,
Jersey Hhore. $10: William II. Free
man, Bradford, $0; John Iliirnhnrt,
Mt. Cnrmel, $(!; Wm. Hennett. llrnd
ilock, $: lttiHHcl! J. Mcyiilllen, Hol
dlers nnd Hullois' Home, Krie, H; An
drew Clnrk, Cowntisvllle, Armstrong
X; ,Kdwln C Fairfax, I'ltcalin, A:i
gheny. $ii; Win. Frew, Johnstown, $8;
John Henry Itlcn, Klttnnnlng. $l; Oeo.
W. Flceger. Hutler, $12. Widows
F.llznlieth lmvln. Hcrnnton, $8; minors
of Win. Linn, Itoblnnonvlll.-, He Iford,
$11; wnr with Hpaln, Louis A. Kn nch,
Northvllle, F.rle, $12: Thomnn C. Inn k
Inghmn. Hcemry Hill, Washington,
IN; William Heeler, Alderson, Luxerne,
$K; (leorge Hilyun, Munongnhela, $S;
Jared C I'lanen, Hole, $6.
Th bark ItandanelrH, dipt. Fnhk.
which Is now dim hurling her cargo at
Philadelphia, on the Jerxey Hhore, was
visited on Wednesday night by n hor
rible looking Insect, which the captain
believes to havo been a Renu.ne
"strangling bug." The bug attacked
the captain's wle. The mate heard
her screams and struck the bug d own
repeatedly. It returned to the attack
and was only subdued by tho mate at
tacking It with a heavy handHplkn.
Thn bug was threo Inchen long and had
nippers like an Icemun's clip.
A boiler explonlon occurred at the
Zudock Whltehill sawmill. In Wayne
township, near Wayncsburg, a few
days agii. Kit Whltehill, a son of the
proprietor, was blown a distance of
over two hundred yards and killed.
Another son was carried as great a
distance, but alighted In the creek nnd
was not seriously Injured. The father,
Zndoik Whltehill, Is reported fatally
hurt. Thn boiler divided Into two
parts, each being carried over 200
yards from the scene.
Justice of tho Peace John J. Hare,
of Chester, has a strange bug that can
lift three pounds with hla pincers. He
captured the bug on the sidewalk and
took It Into Ms store, and, while hold
ing It In a pair of pincers, the bug took
hold of a box of watch, screws weigh,
lug three pounds, and when Mr. Hare
pulled the bug away It held on to the
box and held It suspended for three
minutes and had a good hold nt the
end of that time.
At the preliminary hearing before
Alderman 8wap at Erie a few days
ago, C. A. Swartsfager was bound over
to court on a charge of the murder of
C. K. Khattuck on July at Four M.le
creek. Mrs. Hhattuck was d scnargdd,
and then put on the stand by the com
monwealth. The woman said Hhat
tuck met her on the trolley trestle
with Hwarttfager, and that she lan
and that she heard shots.
The first monument erected over the
grave of a victim of the Spanlah
Amerlcnn war In Westmoreland coun
ty was unveiled at Harrold Cemetery
Tuesday. Thousands of people attend
ed the ceremonies. It was In memory
of Isaac K. Wentzell, who died at Mld
dletown while In camp with Company
M, Sixteenth Iteglment, Augunt 26. It
Is a massive granite shaft.
While engaged In prayer at a pray-r
meeting in a church at Galloway, n nr
Franklin, Mrs. Hannah L. Mead, of
Pleaoantvllle, aged 63 years, d ed. She
was kneeling In her pew, when the
gave a sudden gasp and fell to the
floor. People went to her assistance,
but che died In a few minutes. Heart
disease was tho caus?.
Wllber Taylor, superintendent of the
Elco brewing Company at F.lou, two
miles north of Coal Center, was over
come by the fumes of ammonia used
at the brewery. He was about 49 years
of age and a widower with four chil
dren, and was subject to heart troub ,
which, with the fumes of ammonia,
caused his death.
New Kensington coasts of a woman
carpenter In the person of Mrs. Steph
en Bedorlc, a Polish woman. She ha
built three houses and did all the vtnrk
herself, even to painting them. Mrs.
Sedoric digs the cellar, lays the foun
dation and builds the house from be
ginning to end, Including shingling,
plastering, etc,
Ex-fenutor Oerard C. Drown was
the other evening gored to death by a
ferocious Alderney bull at his burn
yard neur Yorkanu, near York. Hi
was dead when found, and a gah on
his leg, a severed artery, and the
bull's bloody horns and face attested
the cause of death.
Triplets .were born to Mrs. William
Evans, of Plains, near Wllkesbarre.
last week. They are strong and I here
Is every prospect of keeping them
alive. They are two girls and a boy.
The mother weighs only about 100
pounds and these are her first chil
dren. William Btrubble, of Wilmington
township, was gored by a bull in hu
pasture field and fatally injured. He
had on a red shirt. 1
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Fancy straight whiter 8
HA-No. 1 timothy 11
Clover, No. I..... B
FF.KD Ho. I white mid., too,. 10
Ilrowa middlings 15
Itrsn. bulk 14
STHAW Whesu 6
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Hairy Product,
BPTTEn-rigln creamery.....
Ohio creamery
Fsn'-y eonntry mil
CnKI.SK Ohio, new
New York, new
r rolls ami Vegetable. .
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CAIIIIAOE I'nr nrntn 1
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81
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I.IVK STOCK. ,
Central Siok Yards, East Liberty, Pa,
C1TTLS.
Trims, l.tOOto 1400 It, ... 6 81? S 40
Oood, UW to I MOO It.s 5 20 5 80
Tidy, 1010 to 1160 It. t 00 5 15
Fair light fleers, WH to 1000 Ibi 4 60 4 SI
Common. ,10 to 00 Mis 4 15 4 40
Boos.
Medium 4 15 4 20
Heavy 4 16 111
Houghs sod stags 8 41 8 80
SUEKF.
rrlme, 85 to 105 Ins 4 75 4 85
Oood, r6 to 00 Ihs 4 60 4 65
Fair, 70 to bU lhs 8 60 4 2i
Common 1 60 t 25
Veal Calves fi 0J 7 2i
la Mrs.
Rprlnger, extra 5 75Sp 8 00
hprlnger, good to choice. 6 60 6 76
Common to fair 6 25 6 60
Extra yearling, light 4 2) 5 00
Oood to choice yearlings , 4 85 4 90
Medium 4 (0 4 8
Common 8 25 4 10
REVIEW OF TRADE.
No S:gm Indicating a Cessation ol (he Prasant -Prosperity.
It. O. Dun & Co. In their weekly re
view of trade repoit as follows: Op- 1
tlmlsm Is always popular, but more
than half the time dangerous. Seven
years of halting and reaction hlntor.c
ally follow three of rapid progres.4.
But tho three of progress have not yet
passed, and the most cautious searcn
discloses no sign of halting. Foreign
anxieties have been real, but seem to '
be panning, nnd Europe has begun
paying liberally for more food without
expectation that securities can be sent
In settlement.
Above all the general evidences cf
prosperity continue convincing, fall
urea are the smallest ever known fi.r
the senson, railroad earnings the larg
est, and solvent payments through
clearing houses in July have been 4S.6
per cent, larger than last year and
62.3 per cent, larger than In ld!2, the"' '
best of previous years.. ,
Olliclal returns of the most wonder
ful year In the nation's commerce
show a decrease of S5,tKlti.00O in value
of the great staples exported, largely .
owing to prices, but an Increuso of
about $80.0M).ooO in other exports,
mostly manufactures.
Fear of deficient crops has b?en
burled under western receipts from
larms amnHntlng to 13.8til,044 bushels
of wheat for the month thus far.
USalnHt 3,773,108 last year, and 15.29s,
6..5 bushels of corn, against 6.612, 1,15
last year. Exportts of wht-at Atlant.c
nnd Pacific, have been 7,709.193 bush
els during the month thus far, ngaln't
7,3!itf,:'Sa last year, and corn 9,U'Jl,041
bushels, against 6,097,847 last year.
Prices declined thnrt.ly with assurance .
of ample supplies, wheat 3 cents and
corn 2Vt cents, which Is tne more sig
nificant In view of the previous heavy
exports of both. Cotton Is also going
abroad largely, though the pr.ee re
mains C.lUc.
Pig iron has not advanced this week,
but mainly finished products steel
rails to IM at Pittnburg. billets to 1.14,
sheet bars to 135.60, sheets to 3 cents
at Pittnburg and cut and wire nails
both 33 per ton. The American Tin
Plate Company settled with its hands
by granting IS per cent, more wages,
and raised the price of plates 60 cents
per box. Still demands do not abate, -though
works huve to refuse many or
ders. In plates, one large order for
shipment to the Clyde was received;
In, bars, less urgency of demand ap
pears at the Kant, but in sheets, works
ure about filled for the year, and In ,
structural shapes, besides 3 500 tons
for bridgea and 1.200 for buildings at
Chicngo, a proposal Is reported for
3,000 tons to build a palace for the
mikado of Japan.
Coke Is unchanged In price, and like
ly to break the record for production
this month. Tin is lifted to 28.9 cents
by wild speculation at London, copper
Is firm at 18i cents, and lead Is tfald to
be sold by the smelting company be
low 4.60 cents, the quoted price.
Wool Is still advancing. Coates
Bros.' circular of the 16th showing
rise of 2.19 cents since May 16. specu
lation being particularly active In rtne
wool because It Is rising abroad,
though In less demand for manufac
ture here than combing and 'medium
grades. At the three markets 36,956.
100 pounds have been sold In three
weeks, against 34. 124. 700. In the urn
weeks of 1S97, before the prison t tariff
was enacted.
Leather Is In good demand and
slightly higher, and hides at Chicago
rose slightly with llm'ted receipts.
Failures for the week have been 14S
In the I'nlted States, aga'nst 207 last
year, and 23 In Canada, agiinst 17 last
year,
Carlos Oarcla says that Cuba n ds
the abolition of the present restrictive
military government. He th'nks the
people ar capable of self-givrnmenL
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