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Money Market.

New York, Dec. lG--Moncy on call
easy 1T lIaGI24 per cent; last loan at :
per cent, and closing offered 1T per
cent. Prime mercantile paper. ii2@i5l.
per cent. Bar silver G6. Sterling cx-
change. steady with actual business in
bankers bills at 4.STi&GiS7H4 for 10 days
and i.SS& dliSS% for demand. Posted
rates, 4,SSdr4.S9ia. Commercial bills.
4.SSiaGA.SSA. Government bonds,
firm; State bonds, duh: railroad bonds,
higher. Silver ut the board was quiet
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(iiica-o lInrlSct.

Chicago, ILL.,, Dec lG.--Thc visible sup
ply statement cut n very important
figure in determining the value of wheat
to-day. The full consequence of the big
increase shown 3,0iS.0G0 bushcs) was
not permanent. however, the buying
against puts and by the early sellers re-
turning prices to about the opening quo
tations. which were still below the close.
of Monday We're against prices. There
was very roticeable absence of conf
dence among the bulls, the buying be-
ing of the sort that affords hut little
aid TO values. All the trade seemed to
come from local operators.
AT first corn resisted the influence OF
the weaker wheat market but subse-
uuenlly yielded to it. Within the last
hour trading seemed to be in Il more en-
coutaginE condition, corn having shared
In the general Improvement
The buying of oats for short account
and by elevator peopi" was on n lib
eral scale to-day. The latter class were
offering rather freely, but ii was OBJ
served that broker were buying for
them. The sentiment against an ad-
vance was strong. however. the weak
ness of wheat being the potent factor.
Slight gaines In prices were made be-
fore the close.
There was more assurance to the buy
ing Of provisions to-day than has been
noted for some time. Even during the
period of hcavincss in grain there was
little inclination to weakness and the
close was with good gains all through
thc list
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A rLANTIC AND DANvILLE RAIL-
SCHEDULE IN E MfS NOVEMBER

II, 1865.
Leave Shippers Compress Wharf, daily,
go a m; West, Norfolk. 9:45 a. m. for
Danville and all Intermediate stations,
Norfolk, OBS p. M, West Norfolk, $50 p.
IN. Leave 1.nwrcncevilie daily except
Vile at 10:20 Il. IN.
Connection made at Danviile and JEFF
tress .lnneti9n With Southern Railway
ham. South Boston and all points on
the Durham Division of the n. and. w.
r. R.
Pullman sleepnrs between Danville.
Ashevilc. Atlanta. Augusta. Memphis.
and New Orleans.
Tickets on sale and baggage checked
at Wakes Agency, Company's Agency
at wharf Norfolk; w V. II. Williams
Agency, Portsmouth.
w TT. TAYLOR.
!. General Passenger Agent:
G. O. HAINES.
- = Superintendent
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ROANOKE. NORFOLK AND
BALTIMORE STEAM

BALTIMORE STEAMBOAT co.
Commencing Sunday, September LIST,
1925. the steamers of This line will leave
Bay Limo wharf every Wednesday and
Saturday night for baltimore, and leave
Baltimore pier every Tuesday and Friday
at T.. IN.
Freight received only on sailing days.
Telephone 8. WM. RANDALL.
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Groceries.

Coffee-steady; Rio, common, 1910
llhc; Fair. lSAQ19c.: Good. 20Q2Oa4c;
Choice, 21q21Ac.: Lnguayra, 2l1-3c.
Java. 29H30Isc.
Syrups and ENTHUSIASTICALLY; Syrups,
Bright, 1S@23c.: Fair Grades, l6Q20c
Porto Rico, l6. 20, and Csc. as to grade.
New Orleans MolasSes-Quict: Fair,
20G2bc.; Good. 36@40c.: Choice. 45c.
Flour-Market very strong; West
ern Spring Wheat. Best Patent
Fainily, A.25; Winter Wheat.
Best Patent, Family, S4.15; Win
ter Wheat. Choice Patent Family,
$3.50; Choice Straight Family, $3.50:
Good Family. $3.50: Fair Family, So. 80;
Good Low Family, 1925; Good Extra,
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Peas-Steady; Black-Eyc Peas, s1.75@
Sl.9o per bag; Black, 60QT0c. per bushel.
Corn-Southern white. quiet, at $500
30c
Mill Feed-Market steady; Bran.
so; shipstuT. or lniddling, SIT;
meal white bolted. per 80 lbs. i5c
Hay-Western No. /, Timothy. $3.50
Q19.00; Maryland and Virginia. No.
Timothy, $3.50: No .. $3.50.
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Snlt-Firm: Liverpool Fine, s1@1.1o
as to grade; 9. a., 55@65c.. us to weight,
Rice-Milled, 5@6c.; dice. In rough, G.
Csc. per hushel.
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Every TUESf:paA}y. Ta i, I and SAT
FARES TO i n,sT9N and PROVE
First class. inclnc'@s; meals and sa-
Second eIasa, inelnGins meals and 500
rysrv wr FRI i,S HI35,%y>%%Aiiii; .r,,n wv
Fare-Eirs. class. including meals
Fare Second class. including meals sS'- %
rerIshn Bic rcii:ht semi Via rovjd on, %
forwarded by eafiy cain to Bos 8eiaen nna
at the same rate as by direct steamers to
Perishablc Trelghts not received later
ships 5:J5 sailing days OF Frovide, nS,,
For further information apply to
X =. M Sriiit!,: Agent: N3,foik; Va:
Il + +. TuaNfsn.' G as i iass AA Egt
i y. WHITNEY. Traffic ManaGer.
General Offices Baltimore. Ma.
T. Oh RICHMOND. PETERSBURG, OLD
Z POINT, CLAREMoNT. VIEWPOINT
NEWS and james river landings direct by
daylight-Virgin;a Navigator Companys
Elegant steamer POCAHONTAS leaves
Clydc's Wharf. Norfolk. every TUES
DAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY at
z Il. M. touching at Portsmouth. Old
Point Newport News going and returning,
arriving ut Richmond about p. M, CON
noctinS with All evening trains. Fare TO
Richmond sl.5O; fare to Richmond and
return, $3.50: fare to Richmond. second
class. 81. Tickets much cheaper than
by any other route to Richmond, Peters
burg. Waverly, Iiicksford and stations on
Atlantic and Danvillc railroad and all
points via Richmond. Tickets for sale al
ticket agencies of Wake 6 Son, III
Brandt and on board steamer.
Freight received daily. Sunday excepted.
for all above named points.
JAMES w. McCARRICK,
Agent
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n LYDES REGULAR Line STEAM
~ SHIPS. FOR &PHILADELPHIA-O Only.
direct line from Norfolk to PhI!adelphifl,89
Until further orders. steamers are aap4
pointed to sail from Norfolk every Ion-S
day. Wednesday. and Saturday at rs tsps!
Thursday and Saturday, is8ss
:. Through bills OF slading to NIL points
Line, Atlantic Goost Line and Vlrgfhins
Tennessee Air Line Railroad
a. . u MES ESp..fSfcCARRICTSss Sg
S General Southern q gent y Norfalk L Va
53t w ,aP ely 52 G ~
Id .s b sS Az nt PHIL delphi 10, q.
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Su-ur y1nr(tof.

Market firm Out OF town prices are
dependent on the delivery rates 10 the
different points. Local sales are being
made as follows:
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Peanut Market

Market steady; Prime, &C.; strictly
prime, 3i+c.; fancy, Size; common 20
2lsc.; Spanish. G0c.07Cc.
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New YORK; Market.

New York, Dec. 16.-Flur-Quiet
and very steady; winter wheat low
grades, s2.25Q265; do. fair to fancy,
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Cash Quotations: Flour was quiet
b73sc.; No. 9. rcd, sou GD6llIc: No .
corn, 2aN 0D25tac,; No. 2, oats. 17m17Ac.
Mess pork. sSGpsS.12h. Lard. S530: S. r.
siaes, S4;S2 AQi.d0; d. s. shoulders. $3.50
@s4'5: 5: c. sides, s45004.62Mc. Whis-
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1.ItavMI.ETss, Gums. 3

~ @ A if NORFOLK AND OCEAN
SCHEDULE in EEFECr3 OCr.7, 1896
DAILY .E%CEPr SUNDAY.eaLeayo
800. 100 p. phi IN. ~ leave Ocean 'view-$:SS
l0:01 n. M; u noon: 2:00 400, 600. $500 y. m.
SUNDAY T3AINS-Leave Norfolk
300. II 200 y. M; 100. 800, 500. TOO p. IN.
noon; GAO 400, GOO. 500 y. m.
WA. BARRITT,
General Manager.
General Office. Ocean View. Va.
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LEAVE NORFOLK DAILY.

LEAVE NORFOLK DAILY. $40
7o a. M T peeer GbhI9ago R E5SSpTeasdITo5
ford, BIneiield, Poea6ont aa5
SaSo. Sleeper Roanoke to-
9lso FOR P %issSIt fSh 4igeggi
Knoxville. Chattanooga and
400 Intermsdiate Points.
S0 p PSaskl ste BrIstoi; aso fss
ALSO for Rocky Mount and
Salem Division ~. Has sni PSIi5I
nan sleeper Norfolk to-
Washington and Chattanoo-.
go oiat llm aaa Vest fSs all pu RliH,ntsI
slSe;spe ena K KeqY %Tsst to O. Menu
soRFe gs5{,sS Il &9Sssa IL Il
arrive Richmond TOO p. ms
New York. Returni Ra;f ie ave
N orfolS Il s; Ss a. a. M M asE idys
only at at Suffolk *. NV Wa SsSPy
e CLASS rtdie chets not a see9fai
for passage on these trains.
|. i Other daily trains leave!
Norfolk 7:40 a, M, nrriYHS
at Richmond II :05 a. m. Re Il
turning, leave Richmond $50
p. m: arrive Norfolk 9;095
p. m. 3S .,S }fZzsgs
! For further Information as to tickets.e
rates, baggage. checks, etc. call on orr
address X; w. GOURTNEY, DlstrlGts
Passenger Agent; G. H. BOSEIY, yTicket3
Agent. 126 Main street, or c. FL Finch,
Agent, depot Norfolk and Western rail-;
road. w. B. BEVILII,f
General PnSSenRer "a emf $3.50
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BALTIMORE
STEAM PACKET COMPANY
BAY LINE.

BAY LINE.
REDUCED RATES BY THE FAyoRITa
FMDidiIr Ro}T pn sETEHEiiNF T ZIP
NORTH AND SOUTH. 90 s.
COMMENCING MON DAY, DEC. 2, 1896.
Ly. P Sorso' High 5:5S
Lv. Ola Point, Hygeiu Pier. u 80 p IN
Ar. Baltimore. Union Dock. 1850 u m
n. r. r.. B. s. Q.
l.v Baltimore ......i.. SINS a .njt- 500 a m.
Ar 8 eW "a: :5S m .1 lSs
soUTE BOUND, PR. r. 81. s 8. "A
~. Phliadeiphia 49,. .1:4i m sa: 10 no M
Al. Baltimore .......r 7:cO i, ms 5:S1 p M.
I.v. Baltimore. Union Dock. -. &c .2o p m
iIv' bn}tlmore, Canton...........1: 30 p m
al. Slu .Folnt..-.... G;00 m
Ar ioortsmo,,i;; ~ ~ an y,
The trip by these steamers affords a.
most enjoyable sail on the CheSapeaks
Say. passing through Hampton Roads and
harbor or Norfolk, with view OF all objects
cullties. Offering unsurpassed service In
every particular. Large and luNuriantly,
furnished SALOONS and statefooms. heated
by steam and lighted by. electricity.
Tickets sold to all points North, East
and West and baggage checked to desti.
nation. Statercoms reserved upon appll-
No II West Main street. or on board
steamer. l#5'5 -E-sla
Freight will not be received after D. m.
to go forward that day. - -
For further inf % MaNp 9Hnply t t.
daily except Sunday. sDaiIy E.Ets1
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S. n L.. spABoAnD AIR LINE.
AG9SS9 2tEEf RUE JiFH sgS9E TEs6aA AND
IL HOURS TO ATLANTA.
September 20. 1895
SCUM Bound. No. a. No. 4o,.
Norfolk fcrry.....l DOS o. M In an n ~,
portsmouth ...........l OILS H. m lj2:0I n m
Arrive. " 80
I DIX ...'............ 1853 T. tn.ll2 :36 e. M
1ianntli ...........,.. 1880 Il. MI LIB q, IN.
boykins ...:...........lll:Ol a NIL ia a. m m.
/ Icndlcton. N. Co... III II u. mi
Murfrecsboro. N. c. ! Gao D. MI
Lewiston, N. C.......I 1:2O p. MI :
Henderson Nc iDj Is r. b. M i:s ss a. a. M M
I Durham. N: C........I AGO r. MI $3.50 a. M.
Soal%n Pines No. S 60 F. F. m a a:ss a. m.
II,ninnct. y. S.......... 700 u. IN. SOS a. IN.
Monroe. NC. Qi & sj s:55 g. m. s SIS u. m.
chnr:olie, N. c..:.:...lolo p m.Ilo:4a a, m.
Monroe, n. o:I5 II. m. az, -,
Arrive - 100 ''' H.
GCh IiGiSn s GG'.. YEAS p. M Il:95 a. m.
Greenwood. 5. C......l l:Oi II. IN. l2:57 j.. m.
Ansu.ta Ga:..........I li;2o u. MI $40 p. M
Ahbcvilic. S. C.....,..I 1898 A. nj 1.9l n m
liherton, Ga........... 2:52 a. m. Iii p. M m.
A n. Sia.:::........! 400 a. IN, So7 p. IN.
Macon. Ga.............l .......... 1850 p. m.
Atlantn, Ga............ G:2o a MI 400 p. IN.
Daily. B-Breakfast D-Dinncr. s.
No 4 connects ut Weldon with A. C.
Line. l,ullnan sleepers portsmouth to AT
On Mondays. Wednesdays and Fridays
CONNECTS at Franklin with steamer Olive
Tor Edenton and landings on the river
CONNECTS at Raleigh with Southern rail
MED TOR p A,sheyile n c. and All inter
Nos. 403 and (! Vestibule Limited Train.
NO extra fare Weldon to Atlanta PULL
man man sleeper Portsmouth to Atlanta, Ga
Connects directly mt Atlanta with w and
a, II. t. for Chattanooga, Nashville and
all points West. Connects with A. and w
=: T. Il. for Mobile. Montgomery, New
orleans ana ali points Southwest.
ARRIVE.
NO. I0e Atlanta SPECIAL, 7:30 a. m.
No. 3S-Alatl and express, $50 d. m
FOR tickets and basgage checked to all
reservation and general information, call
on or address
W. V. II. WILLIAMS.
TiS Sos,,n Agent cent @H High street, Forts
GEORGE McIs. Bate.
Travelling Passenger Agent. Portsmouth.
II i ANpEERsoN. J. W. BROWN. Jr..
E. s,r JOHN, ]. II. WiNDfsR,
Vicc-President. Genl Manager.
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FOR PROVIDENCE.

Every MONDAY. WEDNESDAY and
FRIDAY at C y. n. FOR BOSTON.
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n N I ! NaIfolklgsstsrnR.R.
CIaHE1IiEsSEIsEIu

SCHEDULE IN EFFECT DEC. /, 1856
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vEl.s:IsS, GUIDE,
Merchants &An9IS TRANSFORMATION Go
DIRECT ROUTE.

FOR BOSTON. PROVIDENCE AM
SAVANNAH.
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NR -, ~ NORFOLK AND
BM mi q CAROLINA
3 Se dU No RAILROAD.
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Every TUESDAY. THURSDAY and SAT
GRDAY at 6 ?. IN.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-07-03
Agricultural Ants.

Professor w. j. McGee, of the gov
ernment scientific corps, recently paid
a visit to some very remarkable farm
ers in Sonora, Mexico. These are the
so.called agricultural ants, which plant
fields of grain and regularly harvest
their crops, upon which thoy depend
wholly for food. In fact, should the
CROPS iail, they would perish of famine.
On the other hund, the cereals that
they grow have been seecialized by
cultivation, like the wheat and other
grains of the human husbandman, and
would quickly disappear if the atten-
tiun of the insects was withdrawn.
The fields of the farmer ants cover
scores of square miles in Sonora, at
large part of which is quite densely
populated by them. The home of n
colony is marked ordinarily by cir
cular clearing from five to thirty feet
in diamete, on which nothing is per-
mitted to grow. This serves as sort
of parade and exercise ground.
Around the clearing is ring of luXu-
rant grass from three to twenty-three
feet wide. On the seeds of this grass
the insects subsist, planting it every
spring and garnering the crop in the
i,1
round formicaries run turnpikes n few
inches wide, connecting farm with
farm for many furlongs.
In the region described there is
practically no vegetation except the
grasses cultivated by these ants. The
latter appear to keep down and exter.
inmate all other plants, such as cacti,
greasewood and mesquite. The plants
naturally prevailing in that part Of
the country are entirely absent from
the most thickly settled farming dis
tricts. In short these insects have de-
veloped an art of agriculture peculiar
to themselves, have made conquest of
the land for their needs aud have arti-
ficialized certain cereals as thoroughly
as maize and barley have been artifl-
cialized by man. "rhus, says Pro-
fessor McGee, ''the rigorous environ
ment of the desert has developed one
of the most remarkable intelligences
and, incidentally, an animal and a
plant have come to be mutually depen-
dent upon each other for existence. "
The favorite cultivated plant of these
ants is the familiar buffalo grass. -
Scientific American.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-07-03
The Mole q Swift Tunnellcr.

Desiring to learn just how much
tunnelling a mole can do in n numbe
of hours, we caught good large
specimen, and Immediately turned it
loose in the middle of n five mere field
of clover. Five seconds after the
mole received its freedom it had bur-
rowed out OF sight This may seem
past believe, but the fact is vouched
for 10y the official time-keeper. Stick
ing stake at the starting point, we
retired and left the digger hard at
work.
The start was made at IL n. m,
and the direction taken was eastward.
BY p. m, the mole had dug twenty
three feet in zigzlg line, bat keep =
ing the same general direction all the
time, and without digging any side
galleries. BY | | n. IN. of the follow
ing day the tunnel had been driven
thrty-one feet further, with numer.
ous side galleries, and four feet had
been added at the end next to the
starting point.
In another hour ten feet had been
added to the extremity, making sixty
eight feet of main line and thirty-six
and half feet of branches, or n total
of 104 1-2 feet of tunnels dug in
twenty-five hours. The bottom of
the tunnels ran evenly about four
inches below the surface. Sometimes
the whole was elliptical in shape,
measuring one anu half inches in
width by two inches in height, and
sometimes it was circular, measuring
two inches IN diameter. The surface
of the ground was usually cracked
and raised about an inch along the
course of the tunnel. -Pittsburg Dis
patch.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-07-03

Mark Twain once expressed desire
TO attend the annual dinner of the
Gridiron Club of correspondents In
Washington; but when an invitation
was sent him. his regrets were received
by return mail Meeting member of
the club later, he complained that he
had been neglected. When Informed
that an invitation had been sent him
and his regrets received. Mr.. Clemens
scratched his head, as though In per.
plexlty for moment, and then said:
"Those were Isaac's regrets" "Who Is
Isanc" Hes my keeper. He's the
man my wife hired to prevent me hav.
ing any more fun" Mark then ex.
planned that Isaac opened all his let.
ters and invitations, wrote answers,
which in the case of invitations always
consisted of regrets. and then burned
them. When asked what is Isaac's
other name, the humorist replied, sad.
ly: 81 don't know My wife hired him,
and she told me what his name Is but
| have forgotten I call him Isaac, rs
he Is doomed to the fate that nearly
befell the favorite son of Abraham.
Nnen get wen lntenu to cut MN up
In chunks and burn him on the altar,
and don't care If the angels holler till
they get diphtheria." Doesn't he ever
consult you about the answers to your
invitatLonsT" "Never. He always
sends my regrets and says I'm sick, and
that's going to get me into trouble. |
told him so the other day. Said |:
\ 20, h.n
ST. Peter is likely TO take up some
morning and remind me about those
polite falsehoods you're telling in my
name, and then I'll have to look all over
Tophet for you to prove an alibi'"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-07-03
Only Way to Escape Microbes.

Parent-Why do you advise against
my boy Willie using a slate and pencil
in school?
Dabster in Science-Because they are
covered with deadly microbes. that
would undoubtedly kill your boy If he
lived long enough.
Parent (much impressed)-Thcn. I
suppose | had better get him a paper
pad to do his sums on?
Dabster in Science-My dear sir, do
you want to commit deliberate murder
There are millions Of baclli in every
page of paper made.
Parent (anxiously)-Well. how will
he do his sums thenf In his mind?
Dabster in Science-Worse yet. II
has been found that abstract introspec-
tive thought over imaginary problems
stimulates the growth of lethal bac.
terra in the brain cells. If you want
your Willie to live, you had better keeT
him in n room sprayed with antiseptiC
vapor.-New York Tribune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-07-03
Russian Traits.

The Russians are lazy and effeminate:
In the winter they seldom walk, and
when they do SO they crawl along, muf-
fed up'i In furs. One sees u great many
military officers In Moscow, and their
want of smartness is noticeable. They
are always to be seen lounging about
the boulevards with their hands In the
pockets of their gray overcoats. These
boulevard warriors do not appear very
formidable. The Cosslcks are dirty
looking rufiians. badly dressed, and
mounted on small horses. which are
said to-. be excellent, animals, gifted
with wonderful staying power. l was
told by an officer that the Cossacks
have deeenerated very much. and have
been spoiled by being turned into regu-
lars. The Cossacks Of the Don, especial
ly, have deteriorated but those of the
Caucasian regions are fine soldiers.
One Of the worst characteristics of
the Russians Is their dishonesty In
trade. In Moscow. even in many of the
best shops. one has 10 bargain for pur-
chases as Il much higher price than is
expected is always asked. In this way
foreigners In Moscow no doubt fire.
quently pay three or four times the
proper price for articles. In the same
way one has to bargain for everything,
and this constitutes one OF the most
lisagreeablc things connected with life
In Russia
That the Russians are dirty people
Is well known; very few houses have
even a footbath in them, and though
there are fine public baths the Rus
slams, even of the upper circles, seldom
make use of them. Indeed, the lower or
ders are said to be cleaner In this re-
succt.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-07-03
LABOR NOTES.

The tendency OF wages continues upward,
many resiorations and increases having been
made during the past week ranging from
TO 80 per cent, and placing in circulation
several thousand dollars every week. :ae
railroad companies have been in the market
well again and the indications are that they
will soon be placing heavy orders, which will
give a new impetus to all lines Of industry.
Following closely upon the decision of the
Illinois Court declaring the eight hour law
recently enacted in the state to be unconsti-
tutional, the Missouri Supreme court has de-
clared Unconstitutional the law forbicdinc
tho discharge by corporations OF employees
who refuse 10 sever their connection with la
bor organizations.
The Schoen Manufacturing Company Of
Woods Run, Allegheny, have purchased con-
siderable property adjoining that OF their
works and Is making extensive improve
ments The company has already commence
ed the erection OF additional buildings. and
when completed they will give employment
TO large number Of men.
new coal field Is about to be developed
about one mile south OF Leetouia. Several
hundred acres OF coal land has been secured
and arrangements are now being made 10
run a switch from Leetona 10 the new Held.
From $50 to 500 men will be given employ
ment.
The tobacco workers OF the country have
organized a national union. the same having
its birth in st. Louis. Its membership Is com
posed OF strippers, boxers a1d other branches
| Of the business. The new organization has
| applied for and will receive charter from
the American Federation OF Labor.
The meeting OF the puddlers OF the Ohio
| Valley and Youngstown Saturday was fairly
we'll attended A resolution was adopted
condemning the "a rate for pudding, and
| urging the Amalgamated committee TO make
better terms with the manufacturers.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-07-03
Some Bihle Facts.
patch.

A prisoner in solitary confinement
was given a copy of the Bible, and
after three years cereful study he OBJ
tanned these facts: The Bible con-
tains $3.50, 4S9 letters, 773, 692 words,
3l,174 verses, 1,l39 chapters and &C
books. The word "and" occurs 46,
277 times, the word Lord" 1856
times, the word reverend" but once,
which is in Psalms cxi., verse nine.
The most readable chapter he counted
Acts XVI. The longest verse in the
book is Esther viii. nine. The short
est verse John xi. 80.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-07-03
Highest Of all in Lcavenng PowerLatost U.S Govt Report
R3H!aa!!! q! Rskles Rs%dss;!
ABSOLUTELY PURE
ABSOLUTELY PURE
Just Common CronIs.

In Eli Cook. the notorious outlaw,
the mighty has fallen to an ignoble
level. Despite the lawless deeds which
he and his band performed. to the ter
ror Of the people of Oklahoma and con
tiguous territory, and the difficulty and
expense attending his capture, Supt.
Mcintyre, of the Albany IN. " peni.
tentiary, has discovered there is no
latent wickedness in the man; that he
is merely n very ordinary youth, stolid
even to the verge of stupidity; that
there is nothing of the hero or the VII.
lain about him. In short. he finds that
Bill Cook is very commonplace Grim
inal, who will need less watching than
some of his companions.