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Griggs courier., 1895-09-20
TONE OF TRADE.
The Business Situation ~ Viewed BY the
Agencies.

Tho Business Situation ~ Viewed by the
Agencies.
New YORK, Sept. 16.-R- G. Dun g.
Co.'S weekly review of trade says:
"A slight setback which may mean much or
nothing. according to the 6nal outcome Of the
crops. is not unexpected at this season. II the
government crop reports were correct. the sit
uatton would not be encouraging, But not
much confidence is placed in tho reduced es-
Innate Of corn none at all in the estimate Of
wheat, and even the most enthusiastic
bulls do not think 1t worth while to
quote the government report rs to cot
ton. The fact is that We are beginaing to
market not far from ,e00.0o0,000 bushels
Of corn. though only about bOo0o0.-
600 bushels will be moved from the counties
where it is grown: about 900 900 bushels Of
wheat. OF which the farmers are unwisely
holding back large proportion: and about
100000 bales OF cotton, II the later indica-
tions are not erroneous. as they very easily
may be. to add to the stocks carried over.
"The wheat crop Is evidently larger than
the department has estimated, though nobody
knows how much larger, and is coming for
ward with more encouraging rapidity. no less
thea 677S.l l73 bushels having been received at
western ports. against 5.44s,00l BUSH
els for tho same week last year.
from much larger crop The
price declined sharply. aoouts cents per BUSH
Ell. with little indication Of recovery. The
price Of corn has also yielded with strong
prospect Of the largest crop ever grown. and
ut 80 cents at New York . large proportion Of
the crop will be OF little profit to farmers
The failures during four weeks of August
amounted to IS. 12l 500. Of which Is 3S6s 3o6 were
OF manufacturing and q. l03. .S0a of trading con-
Germs: but for the first week of September the
aggregate was 81 ,405677 Of which &6s5. .e43 were
of manufacturing and e755534 of trading con-
Germs. Failures for the week were 1877 in the
United States, against 2l9 last year, and "a in
Canada against a last year."
Bradstreet's says:
"The week is characterized in trade circles
by an unexpected, but no less pronounced. i'm
provement south and southwest This is re-
t1ected at markets from which supplies are
distributed to these regions Relatively
unfavorable features are found in y
quieter tone in dry goods tobbing circles; q
check to seasonaple trade throughout the CEN
trail west. due TO the unusual heat; low
prices for mems wear woolens. and
an unsatisfactory outlook. due to de-
pressed quotations abroad: only moder-
ate orders for domestic wooden manu-
factures; cancellation OF q few Nebraska gem
eral merchandise orders at Chicago and the
somewhat critical position of the American
tin plate industry. owing to the heavy advance
In price Of tin plate bars without q CORE.
spending increase in the price Of tin plate.''
Griggs courier., 1895-09-20
LATER.

The gold reserve in the q. s. treasury
the 10th was soc, ,S4S, ,642.
The striking miners at Ishpeming,
Mich, returned to work on the 10th.
AT Marshaltown, Ia, hail as large as
hens eggs fell for 20 minutes to the
depth of foot for strip mile wide.
THE international cricket match at
Philadelphia, Pa, between the English
and American teams was won by the
Americans by 100 runs.
The Sovereign grand lodge of the
l. q. o. F. assembled at Atlantic City.
N. j.. the 10th.
The London and Edinburgh Steam
ship Company's steamship Iona, plying
between Leith and London, caught fire
on her trip to Gravesend the 10th. The
fire started in her cabin and five women
and one child, passengers, and the stew
ardess were burned to death, and a
number of others were badly burned
and otherwise injured. The fire was
extinguished by the use of the ship fire
apparatus.
The cokers of Pennsylvania in con-
vention at Scotdale agreed to strike for
an advance OF wages.
A VEHICLE containing six persons was
struck by an engine on the Southern
road at Lawyers Station, Va. the 10th.
Five were killed outright and the
othes died in a few hours
The Calumet blast furnace at South
Chicago, which stopped business three
years ago, has resumed operations. and
the prospects are that no further inter-
ruptions will occur. About 1000 men
will be employed at the Chicago plant.
Two sleeping cars on the 500 rail-
road went down an embankment near
Annandale, Mimi, the 10th. Several
passengers were injured but none
fatally.
PAT QUINLAN has sued Chicago for
$50, 900 for false arrest. He was sup
posed to be connected with Holmes.
Griggs courier., 1895-09-20
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.


The Pennsylvania democrats in cop-
vention at Williamsport nominated
Benjamin F. Meyers, of Harrisburg,
for state treasurer and six candidates
for judges of the supreme court The
platform lauds the administration of
President Cleveland and declares for
''honest money"
CHARLES CAvARoC, for many wears
the best known banker in New Orleans,
died at the age of 81 years
LOUIS BEACH. SO years old, died at
his home In New York Louis and his
brother Lucius had the distinction of
being the oldest twins in the United
States.
MRS. HIRAM JEFFERSON, the oldest
colored woman in Wisconsin, died at
GAINESVILLE. She had eighteen children
born in slavery.
REV. SAMUEL WAKEFIELD died at
West Newton, Pa. He was said to be
the oldest mason, the oldest preacher
OF the Methodist church, and likely
the Oldest preacher of any denomina-
tion in the world. 3,
JAMES O. BRoADHEAD, of st. Louis,
envoy extraordinary and minister plen.
ipotentiary to the Swiss republic. for.
warded his resignation to the secretary
of state.
Mrs. SARAH Hustled celebrated her
Tooth birthday at her homo in May.
Vile, Mich.
Griggs courier., 1895-09-20
FOREIGN.

AMERICA day brought large patron
the Toronto industrial exhibition.
The exports from the Manchester,
England, district to the United States
for the year ended August 81 amount
ed to $l3,067, ,31s, as against Stab, LAG
for the previous year.
THOMAS HAvILAND, ex-governor of
Prince Edward Island, died at Char.
lottetown, aged 70 years.
MRS. MUTcHMEYER (American) died in
San Salvador. Her husband, United
States consul, died there a few DAYS
ago.
The railroad dam west of Matamoras,
Mexico, was broken by the overflow of
the Rio Grande and nearly half the
city was inundated.
SURVEYORS of the boundary line be-
tween Argentine and Bolivia have
added GOO leagues to Argentina.
The German government has de.
ccided to expel all foreign socialists
from the country.
In letter to George Peel, secretary
Of the Gold Standard association in
London, Mr.. Gladstone says he believes
England should stand squarely for q
gold standard.
IT was reported that the crops in
Europe would be far below the aver.
age.
CHINESE officials at Ku Cheng refuse
to execute a single murderer implicated
in the massacre of missionaries, unless
assured that with the execution of the
men accused all other demands shall
cease.
The Chinese steamer Catterhun.
bound from Sydney to China, sank of
Seal rock and ffty-four persons were
drowned.
A LARGE number of banana fields
were destroyed by violent storm
which swept the isthmus of Panama.
AN aeronaut' named Toulet and three
companions made an ascension at
Loschenbeck. Belgium, and the bal.
loon exploded in mid-air ani the four
men were killed.
Griggs courier., 1895-09-20
A Fabrication.

TEeuc1GALrA. Honduras, via Calves
ton, Sept 1.-THE statement that an
earthquake had occurred on last Sum
day. Monday and Tuesday, with loss
Of 300 lives and causing destruction of
church and dwellings,, is without
foundation SO far as is known in
Tegucigalpa. No such earthquake has
been heard of here and the statements
made in the supposed dispatch are
felse in detail
Griggs courier., 1895-09-20

PRAIRIE fires between the North and
South Loup rivers in Nebraska did
Thousands of dollars worth of damage.
The Order of Chosen Friends will
erect . monument at Baltimore to tho
memory of Francis Scott Key, the au-
thor of 1.-The SpanRled Banner"
Griggs courier., 1895-09-20

A. Donelan, wealthy farmer living
near Havelock. Neb.. was killed by
persons uDknewn and his lifeless BODY
brought into town in his buggy
Griggs courier., 1895-09-20
BASEBALL

Standing Of thel s2rious League Clubs at
Close of Games Sept. Is.
The following tables show the num-
Der of games won and lost and the per-
centage of the clubs of leading base
ball organizations. National league:
Griggs courier., 1895-09-20

IHE entire business portion OF Lem
oxdale. Mass, was destroyed by fire.
PROF. CHARLES v. RILEY, aged 4s, the
entomologist of the department of
agriculture in Washington, died from
the effects of being thrown from a
bicycle.
THE candle factory in Cincinnati
owned by the Jacob Weller company
was burned, the loss being s195. 600
AT Tower City, Pa, Joseph Wolf,
Joseph Bowers, Ray Spittle, Albert
Weiss and Aaron Schneibley were IA
tally burned by an explosion in mine.
THE immigration to the United
States during the month of August
numbered 27,199, and for the year to
date els. .73a. as opposed to 17,44s and
l66, ,5sl during 1884.
THREE tramps were killed in q freight
wreck on the Baltimore & Ohio at
Matz, w. Va
JOHN HALL and wife, daughter
Maude. IS years Of age, their son John
and DR.. Gillian, of Cross, o. T., were
drowned in fording the Arkansas
river 10 miles northwest of their
home.
GOLD to the value of SIC. .6e7, ,eel was
exported during August, making $s5,.
756.2l7 for the eight months of the
year.
NAN and two children, names un.
known. were swept away while at
tempting to cross the verdigris river
near Tallelah, I. T., and several simi-
lar deaths were reported near Cohey-
VILE, Kan.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-07-31
Wealth In Irish Peat Boys.

Peat is carbonaceous substance
formed by the decomposition of vege-
table matter in localities where tho
conditions of moisture and tempera-
ture are favorable. Ireland contains
the largest deposits, it being also
found in Holland and North Germany.
There are two varieties Of peat-tho
red and the black, found directly un-
der the red. Heretofore its CONNER.
cial value has been very low, rs it was
used chiefly as fuel and MS an in
gredient in naphtha, parailine, etc.
By new process red peat, which is
fibrous in nature, is combed out until
it resembles wool, and then woven
into either cloth, which is half the
cost and far more durable than shoddy,
or mattings and rugs of fair CONNER
cial value. The waste product caused
by the refined combing, bleached by
the patent process, is utilized as peat
pulp, which is cheap and equal to
wood pulp.
The dust produced in refining il
also good disinfectant. Black peat
is reduced into powder, compressed
into blocks that are perfect counter
felt of ebony, and can be readily used
where it is required. 1t is not brittle
and can be worked into pulleys,
handles, etc., and as non-conductoi
it can be used for electrical insulators.
The process having been perfected,
it's manufacture is to be commenced
in Ireland.
1t is estimated that Ireland contains
nearly 1000. 900. 900 tons of peat, so
that new industry may soon be de.
veloped. Industries aud Iron.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-07-31
THE NEW BUSINESS WOMAN.

The occupations of all persons in
the United States above ten years of
age are reviewed in detail in census
bulletin just issued. The total work
ing population in 1890 was %, 735, 661,
or almost forty-eight per cent of the
whole number of persons ten years
old or over. OF these $3.50, $50 were
males and 3,914,7 I'll females.
The numerical increase in persons
engaged in "gainful occupations"
since 1880 is shown to be 5,3i3, 562,
the increase in males at work being
4,076, 008, and females 1857, 554. The
greatest increase has been in the num-
ber of persons engaged in trade and
transportation, which was almost
seventy-eight per cent the increase for
females being especially large, or over
263 per cent. This increase is due
principally to the large number of
women now employed as bookkeepers,
clerks, stenographers, typewriters and
saleswomen.
Professional men and women have
increased almost thirty-seven per cent
in number, and those classified as in
domestic and personal service over
twenty-four per cent. In both these
classes the percentage of increase for
females is largely in excess of that for
males. The number of persons en-
gagged in manufacturing and mechani-
cal industries has increased forty mine
per cent, and in agriculture, fisheries
and mining thirteen per cent.
The number engaged in these classes
are as follows; Agriculture. fisheries
and mining, 9.Ols. .2Ol; professional
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-07-31
Made an Electric Spring.

In one of the shipyards of Cleve-
land there is a young man who dem
onstrnted to some people of the Rocky
Mountain country the great influence
OF the mind over the body. In their
cases this influence was sufficient to
cure various diseases, until they dis
covered the hoax, and then relapse
came to some who had not as yet
thoroughly recovered.
The young man and his compan-
ions were not posing as priests OF any
peculiar faith, but were simply look
ing out for the dollars that might
come from their patients, aud the
cures we're in no wise accredited to
faith, but to the natural properties OF
an electric spring." This they
claimed to have discovered under the
bluff at Pixies Peak, and over the
water they built fancy sanitarium.
Soon people came from far and near,
and not only came but were cured.
From various diseases the patients obs
tained relief, and the sufferers from
rheumatism were numerous some being
terribly crippled.
The phenomena of the spring were
remarkable and unique. Those who
bathed in its waters felt pleasing cur
rents of the subtle energy coursing
through their anatomy; and when a
cup (which was chained) was touched
to its surface shock was felt by the
arm which held the cup. Marvellous
success came to the sanitarium, and
wealth was rapidly coming to the
young men during the several months
that the cure was in operation until
one day party of electricians visited
the place and discovered the secret of
the springs peculiar action. There
upon, fearing the wrath of the peo-
pie, the young men fled, leaving
thing behind.
The visiting electricians, strolling
over the mountain, had found wires,
and these were traced into the spring.
Beneath the rocky bottom of the
basin there was n network of the con-
ductors. The secret of the shock OBJ
tained ut the drinking place was found
to lie in the fact that the water was
connected with wire, and when tho
cup touched the surface circuit was
formed. The discovery of the fraud
destroyed in many cases all the good
that had been done by the treatment.
Cleveland Leader.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-07-31

be right under it now. Where 10
Scrap?" he questioned aloud.
The workmen we're already franti-
cally cutting away at the timber to
get him away from under branch of
the tree. But he was dead when they
lifted him gently and placed him out
upon bed of grass.
''It all comes O. my bein' such q
dog-gone fool" said Mr.. Heath
brokenly, tho tears trickling down his
face. He rubbed the dry, thin, black
fingers he held in his, he passed hand
caressingly over the boys wizened
face, but it was no use. The breath
of life had passed his lips for the last
time.
He received burial in the country
graveyard beside Matthew, and there
were some sad tears shed over him.
"He was only little colored boy, 1
know, but he done great thing for
us" Mrs. Heath explained to neigh
Dor.
"He was human bein' an one o.
God.a-mighty's heroes" declared Mr..
Heath. Utica, IN. " Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-07-31
FASHION NOTES.


Sheer white lawn blouses are very
popular.
Some of the pale-hued shot silks
are brocaded with small dots, flowers
and rings.
Evening bodces fasten almost in
variably in the back, this being done
to insure greater perfection of fit and
style.
Solid.color silks are now trimmed
with rich jet or guipure, the latter
coming in al shades to match the
material.
The canvas outing shoe comes in
white only, with white glace kid trim
mings. The colored canvases have
disappeared.
There are strong indications that
this fall trimmings will be prodigally
used upon skirts as we'll as upon
wraps and waists.
The newest thing in white lawn has
a crepon stripe. White pique will be
worn, also fine new white, soft cloth
known as oatmeal cloth.
A fine dust of pulverized and sifted
fuller's earth such as is used in the
nursery, should be sprinkled into kid
gloves before they are drawn on.
Four and one-half and five-yard
skirts made up without any interim
ing, are seen in serge, crepon, tweed
and cheviot materials for outing wear.
Pearl gray is late popular shade
in cloth, and yellow in many different
tones will be much worn in silk crepon
in India silks aud cotton dress goods
rs well.
Shot surahs, with narrow stripes,
are very pretty, particularly for young
girls, and among the newest shades
are rose red, pale, dull green and mus
tara yellow.
A light and yet quite soft fabric
recently revived is known as delaine
and is most desirable for summer use.
1t can be found in delicate shades of
mouse or blue, and is covered with a
fine network of silk, which is dotted
in turn with fancy sprigs
Wash gowns will be more fashiona.
BILE than ever this year, and the newest
zephyrs are lovely enough to tempt
any woman who loves a pretty summer
outfit These zephyrs come in minute
checks in all the fashionable colors,
and are SO fine that they are often
! mistaken for silk.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-07-31
TO KEEP HANDS DAINTY.

Every time you wash your hands,
press the cuticle softly back from the
nails With the towel. This gives the
desired length and prevents hang
nahs."
The statement was made by mani.
cure specialist, us sat in her artistic
rooms or rather reclined on the low
cushioned seats, amid bewildering
vista of Japanese lanterns, bamboo
screens, gorgeous show cases and we'll
concealed appointments.
This pressing down of the cuticle is
essential for we'll shaped nails If the
operation produces any raggedness
keen pair of scissors should clip il
off. The scissors, the manicurist in
sists, must be of careful selection. The
pair that does service for clipping
thread or cloth will ruin the skin.
The points should be very fine to in
scrt under this hem of the nail.
To remove stains from the skin or
nails uss few drops of oxalic acid in
water, making the solution extremely
mild. This should be rubbed under
and about the nails with tiny ash
stick, which comes for the purpose at
the cost of five cents.
Many women are worried by con-
slant tendency to perspire freely in
the palms, which ruins their gloves.
This is an expensive distemper, for I
know women who spoil new gloves
simply in one wearing. For this use
magnesia. Get it in square blocks,
and rub it thoroughly into the skin
before pulling on the glove. Rigor-
ously adhered to, the effect is entirely
desirable.
There are small diseases of the nails
also to be considered.
One of ridges. These form length
wise on the nail, quite spelling the
shape. This is due to weakness and
can be "amateurly" treated by con-
slant use of the nail polisher dipped
in pink enamel powder, for the cause
is due to weakness and this method
strengthens.
Another trouble is an aggravating
splitting of the nail. Just to run it
rapidly through the hair or over a
piece of cloth tends to take the entire
edge off down to the level of the finger.
For this there is tonic that is put up
by manicurists, but they again ad-
vocate the friction of chamois skin as
the most helpful application. New
York praaa
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-07-31

The Canadian government has in
troduced q bill into parliment to
forbid the letting of public contracts
to aliens. There is a great feeling in
the Dominion against American con-
tractors, who figure close, and come
in for some good things, under bid
ding the Canadian contractors. The
Minister of Railways has dropped a
hint that even if the bill fails to get
through he will see that no Americans
get contracts in his department, even
though their bids are lower than those
OF native bidders.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-07-31

The lack of originality in America n
nomenclature is made freshly con-
spicuous in a new atlas of New York
state, which gives complete list of
all the cities and villages of the state,
laments the New York Mail and Ex-
press. OF these places $50 are pos.
sessed of SO little individuality that
they are distinguished only by the cir.
eumstance of their geographical loca.
ton as compared with some other
place. For instance, there are in New
York l57 localities with the descriptive
prefix West, lat are East, 115 are
North, and Ill South.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-07-31

The sardine industry in the United
States is largely confined to the east.
ern coast of Maine. There are in all
about sixty factories, employing about
5000 persons, the yearly product
amounting to nearly 625, 900 cases.
The fish used is a small herring, from
which the head is removed; cotton.
seed oil is used, and the tin boxes are
made at an establishment in Eastport.
The process used in this country is
quite similar to that made use of by
the French, and nearly all the domes-
tic sardines are packed in boxes bear
ing French labels.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-07-31
PRETTY SUMMER TOILETS.

Very pretty summer toilets are be-
ing made of the soft Chine silks now
displayed in every fashionable dry
goods house. Some of these show
delicate wood tints mixed with pale
pink, or soft gray, or fawn dyes, with
shadowy leaves and flowers in old rose,
reseda, and chestnut brown. Very
often the bodice of these gowns opens
over a blouse front of lace with the
finish of large lace collar. The
sleeves are extravagantly full from
shoulder to elbow, ending in falling
ruflles of lace. On some of the models
the bodice is cut in a very large
square, and in this case soft chiffon is
laid in folds, and 80 arranged as not
only to drape the neck, but to partly
cover the shoulders. A folded belt
or a narrow girdle in silver filigree is
at the waist. These new. pretty
girdles are decided addition to a
summer gown, and if Of genuine metal
will last many years. They come in
various graceful patterns and made of
various metals; silver leads in favor,
but there are delicate styles in "rolled
gold"-i. e., heavily plated-that arc
warranted to wear as long as the vogue
is likely to endure. New York Post.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-07-31

New York is the great centre of the
ready made clothing trade boasts the
Commercial Advertiser. In the manu-
tacturing part of this business there
are about 80, 900 workers while within
radius of twenty-five miles from the
City Hall there are probably $4,000
more. OF these, about sixty-five per
sent are American and foreign He
brews, twenty five per cent Italians
and the balance of American. English,
and other nationalities. The great
preponderance of Hebrews results
from special European conditions,
and in substantial measure from the
terrible persecution in Russ a.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-07-31

The humiliation of the horse is COM
plete, admits the New York Sun, when
yearling thoroughbreds are bid of at
apublic auction for so or S15. The
cause of depreciation in this case was
neither the trolley car nor the bicycle,
but the fiat of our constitution max
ers. In Illinois racing is also under
the ban, and in the natural course OF
events the race horse will soon be q
:elic and memory, to be seen mount.
ed in our natural museums or written
about learnedly by bespectacled sci
entists
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-07-31
A Lyric of Joy.

Over tho shoulders and slopes OF the dune,
saw the white daisies go down to the
sea,
A host in the sunshine, a snowdrft in June,
The people God sends us to set our hearts
free.
The bobolnks rallied them up from the
dell,
The orioles whistled them out Of the wood,
And all of their singing was, Earth, 1t Is
wellm
Aud all of their dancing was, "Liie, thou
art good2'
Bliss CARMAS in the Century.