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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-01

oats 19a19hc. No. white, I. o. b., 22a
2Sc.; No. white, (. o. b., 20lka22c. No. 2
rye, 46c.; No. 2 barley, nominal; No 3. T..
o. b., 2Sa4lc.; No. 4, T. o. b., 27a3ic.; No. 1
fax seed, 961ka9s%c; prime timothy seed,
S215; mess pork per barrel, IS 20aS. 25 lard,
per 100 pounds A.50a4.521a; short ribs,
sides Qoose), ASOa5.15; drys salted should
ers (boxed), 53sa5Nc. short clear sides
(boxed), 5ha5%c.; whisky, distillers' FIN
shed goods, per gallon, si.22; sugars. cut
loaf $5.96; granulated, $A. Receipts
Flour, 1900 barrels; wheat, 222,OO0 BUSH
els; corn, d$1DO bushels; oats, 43l 900
bushels rye, 1900 bushels; barley, III 900
bushels. Shipments-Flour, 5000 barrels;
wheat, $1,000 bushels; corn, $4,000 bushels;
oats, $4,000 bushels rye, none; barley,
O00 hiishaIe
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-01

Milford, Conn, that Porter M. Cassidy
is in very poor health. Mr.. Cassidy Is
q native of Tunkhannock.
The foundation for the new feed mill
along the Lehigh Valley tracks has
been completed.
o. S. Mills and wife have been spend
ing the past week at Atlantic City.
William Campbell and wife will oc-
cupy the rooms over Mr.. Campbelrs
place of business.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-01
FIRE BOSS KILLED.
Evan Pugh, of PittstOn, Struck on
the Head by Small Rock.


Pittston, Sept. 3O.--By the sudden
and unexpected falling of a piece of
rock, Whicn weighed but little more
than fifteen pounds, Evan Pugh, one
OF the fire bosses in the Clear Spring
mine, near PittstOn. was instantly
killed about noon today Pugh was
experimenting the erection of a set
of timbers in No. lift, when the rock
fell and struck him on the back of
the head and he dropped to the ground
Even his associates did not think hin,
seriously hurt. but on examination he
was found to be dead.
The rock was very sharp on one of
its edges and it is thought to have
fractured Pugh's skull. The deceased
fire boss was considered one of the
most competent men in the employ of
the Clear Spring company and was
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-01

Chicago, Sept. 30-Cattle--Active at
A65a5.25; stockers and feeders S3.5Oa4OO;
veal calves, $350a6G0. Hogs 81 gJa4 %;
heavy packing lots, $365a3 20; prime as
sorted light weights, si3Ol43j Sheep
and Lambs-Actlve at SO 65a3 90 good
feeders, s360a37O Lambs, $4a5 so for poor
to prime flocks; westerns, $4.i0aj 10. Re
ceipts-Cattle, 115O0: hogs, 25,0C5; sheep,
150 000
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-01

East Liberty, Pa, Scpt. q Cattle
Steady; prime S50Oa5.1O; common, s3j0a
$50; bulls, stays and cows s2O0a3 IS;
common to good fat oxen, 81 2OOaAOO. Hogs
Active; prime medium, $i55a4.60 best
Workers, A.50,4.55; pigs, A.40a445; heavy,
$435a445; grassers 4.3Oa440; roughs, $500
a400 Sheep-Steady; choice, $420a425;
common, $2.5Oa3.4O; choice lambs. S5 3Oa
$50; common to good lambs, $LOOa515;
veal calves, $675aI25
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-01

held in high esteem by the officials Of
that company. He was about DO years
of age and is survived by his wife and
six children, who reside on Ann street,
West Pittston.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-01
BufTaIo Live stock,

East Buffalo, Sept. O.-Cattle-Steady.
Hogs-Slow and lower; Workers, good to
choice, A.5Oai roughs, common to good,
3.65a3.S5; pigs, good to choice, s4.35a4.45.
Sheep and Lambs-Steady; lambs, choice
to extra $5.75a5.S5 culls,, common to good,
81. .25a5.25; sheep, choice to selected weth-
ers, $475a4.90; culls to common, $275a4.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-01

New York. Sept. 3O.-Beeves-No trading.
Calves-Steady; veals, S5aS.25: grassers
and buttermilks, S35Oa4. Sheep and
Lambs-Steady but slow; sheep, S3ai25;
lambs, $5a6. ogs--Easier at $6Oa4.9O.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-01
Oil Market.

Oil City, Pa. Sept. 30-Credit balances
20; certificates, no bid; shipments, S5,55S;
runs, 119,5S4.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-03-13
Diverslfy and Intenslfx.

Farmers should not hazard all their
income on one crop, and make it bear
the burden of supporting the farm.
Diversification of pursuits with in.
tensifying the culture will enable the
farmer to obtain remuneration for
his labor. The paramount question il
the growing on the farm all that is
necessary to sustain man and beast
engag ed In farming operations, as the
base of action. The divecsifcation
of pursuits will enable the farmer to
do this, to maintain the fertility OF
his soil and leave 1t at the close of the
year in better condition than when he
commenced. True economy is in not
stinting the soil in culture or fertili'
GERS, and in so pitching the crops that
the condition of the soil will improve
rather than dcteriorate. The soil
should not only be carefully studied,
but the crops grown on them. and
every effort put forth to sustain botl
in their efforts to make the largest
yield for the space and culture EN-
ployed. Farmer.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-03-13
An Odd Controversy.

The strangest possibility of armed
conflict that the United States has
known is impending in northwestern
Colorado, on the Wyoming border. The
land is At for little but grazing; the
cattlemen desire it az range for their
herds, while some sheepmen insist that
their focks shall Craze there. The cat
tie are satisfied with grass. whether
green or dry, but the sheep are said to
nip the grass roots below the surface
probably because the cattle have left
nothing but roots. There have been
some compromises and agreements, all
of which were soon broken, so now the
two interests are arrayed against each
other, to the extent of several hundred
men organized and armed like military
companies, and each little army Is do
tcrmined that the other, with its ami
mails, shall go. To complete the oddity
of the situation, the land in dispute
does not belong to either of the parties,
but to the United States, the cattlemen
and sheepmen being alike squatters.-
Golfers Weekly.
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HERE AND THERE.

Keep stock of pastures when the
ground is soft. More pastures have
been ruined through neglect Of this
precaution than in any other way.
If you can get what you pay for.
do not hesitate about the stallion fee.
The superior value of the colt will
more than balance the increased cost,
and no one will dispute that the cost
of raising the two win be same.
Keep the colts growing to develop
early maturity and other good quail
ties: give them shelter at night, and
rs much handling and gentling as pos.
sible. This viii make and break the
colts ready for work at an early age.
The question of large or small
cows in the dairy Is being narrowed
down into small compass, and there
are but a few who stili claim that Z
COW for the dairy IL valuable in pro
portion to her weight
III horses are troubled with tender
feet or contracted hoofs they shoult
be allowed to stand upon an earti
floor, or the stalls should be filed will
FIVE or six inches Of loan, which
should be leveled of a. holes are worz
therin.
To have horses grow old and
worthless on his hands is . loss to an
farmer. Rather let him buy and rails
young animals. using them with carr
until their prime. and then sell then
at their highest value. buying othel
colts in turn.
] MANY flying insects have thei
uses, and we can not but become con
WINGED that the honey bee is indispen
sable in fruit growing, and that ever,
fruit grower should keep seversl colo
mics Of bees in hts orchards expsesek
| = pollepiye bid fSujt
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-03-13
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

1T may interest those who love to
compare man with monkeys to know
chat the latter frequently get horribly
aeacick when taken on the ocean.
[ The mineral water industry of this
country gives employment to close up
ON 100000 men, and upwards of e30,'
o00.o 900 of capital is invested in IL
The prime of life of man OF reg.
ular habits and sound constitution ID
from 80 to IS years Of age; Of a woman,
from "a or rs to about 40 years Of age.
1T II estimated that the total
amount of gold actually In circulation
consists approximately of E45,0Oo,0oo
in sovereigns and fi7,50o,0oo in, hall
sovereigns, or total of 6 81 100000.
The appropriation for the New
York police department for the year
1897, as authorized by the board of es-
innate and apportionment in the pro-
visional allowance, is $6,9S1, $50, "a
against $Ao25,410 for this yeur, an I'm
crease Of more than 81, 100000. The sum
asked for by the department was $780,,
900 more than this allowance.
To elevate packages from one foot
to another without the necessity oil
stopping to unload, an Illinois man has
designed a mechanism having an end
less chain of fitting platforms opersted
by levers. AS the platform rises past
lahe operator he places the package on
1t and sets the lever to trip the platform
and slide the package of at any floor
he desires, the returning platforms be
Ing used In the same manner for carry
ing packages downward.
Two wheels are used In trolley
designed by a Missouri man, the ides
being that both wheels are not apt x
Jump from the wire at the same time
also that the trolley can pass q catou
sor Cross wire without the Necessity o
cutting of the current from the car, a
.one wheel is always in contact will
the wire. The trolley pole is connecte'
half way between the two wheels by
rocking swivel. Another trolley has
single wheel and tits sidewise, for tn
snme purpose as the first one.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-03-13
sHELLIho NUTS.

Machines Invented to Do the Work In the
Best Manner.
Nut meats are used mostly for confec'
toners purposes, but they are sold also
for domestic use, for home cake and
candy making, and for table use as des-
=ert. The meats chiefly used are those
of English walnut, pecans, hickory
nxts, black walnuts, Brazil nuts and
slmonds.
{ Years ago, when the consumption OF
nut meats was comparatively small, the
nuts were cracked by hand; now they
are shelled by patented machines OF inr
genious construction, varying in their
methods of operation according to the
Kinds Of nuts for which they are de-
signed. Such nuts, for example, as
pecans and English walnuts, the meats
of which are formed in substantially
uniform halves, are fed into hoppers,
from which they fall singly between
.;nives SO arranged that they cut only
the shell, without cutting or marring
the meat. From the cutters the nuts
drop upon sitter, constantly shaken.
where the shells are shaken clear Of the
meats, and thrown of. The nuts Ore
left entire, and they are seldom broken.
The meats are then separated into
halves to remove the thin partition that
divides the nut.
Brazil nuts are put into machines that
cut the ends from the nut; the struc-
fure of the Brazil nutshell is such that
all or the greater part of the shell 10
usually detached by the operation OF
cutting of the ends. Whatever may re-
main is cut of with knives by hand
Hickory nuts are cracked in machines.
II IL impossible to get whole meats;
there are likely to be some halves, but
hickory meats are usually in fragments
The various nut meats, when they
have been taken from the shells, ar
put through drying process in blow
trs, toremove superfous moisture; the
meats keep better when properly dried
Nut meats packed for domestic uses
nrc put up in half-pound and pound
PAPER boxes. The usual commercial
packages of nut meats are 25-pound and
k0-pound boxes, and barrels containing
about $50 pounds.
Thecultivation of nuts is increasing il
this country, as is also the consump
ton Of them.--N. Y. Sun.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-03-13

Ethel--And what did George say when
be proposed?
Maud-He said nothing; he started to
say something, gasped, turned deathly
pale and then tainted away. OF course
/ knew what that meant-so, when he
came to, / told him he might ask papa.
"And then?"
ssThen poor George tainted away
again. london Figaro.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-03-13
FARMER AND PLANTER.
INSECT PARASITES.

somsthins 0onssrning tho Bot Fly. the
Sleeps Tormentor.
Bulletin 1877 of the North Carolina
experiment station gives, among tho
insect parasites of the sheep, that OF
the bot fly.
This fly produces what Is called
grub in the head" the chief symp-
toms of which are . constant dis
charge of thick or thin mucus from
one or both nostrils, with sneesing.
In badly-affected cases tho sheep
walk with head low and lift the limbs
as II affected with "stripg.halt.
This Dol. fly Is somewhat larger than
a house hy and is Sbrownish in color.
II is easily seen and captured around
shep pens, and is quite sluggish.
Only the females trouble sheep. In
stead of laying eggs, the fly produces
her young alive and deposits them In
the nostrils of the sheep. The mag
COTS soon crawl up in the nose pass
ages and frontal cavities of the head.
Here they attach themselves and alb
| Aorb nourishment from the mem
branes, and by their presence cause
the irritation which produces the
sneezipg and discharge from the nose.
The maggots live in the head for about
ten months. When mature they lei
90 their hold on the membranes and
descending the nose passages, are
sneezed out Once on the ground
they burrow about one inch beneath
the surface and transform to the pups
state, in which they remain for from
80 to so days. according to the season
The fly then comes forth and is sooI
ready to produce meggots as befor'
tsdescribed.
| The damage caused by this fly ant
Its maggots is not very great. 1t will
not pay to attempt any expensiv
treatment. All treatment should b
preventive, as once in the sinews o
cavities of the head, the maggots ca
not easily be dislodged. The best pre-
ventive measures are as follows: Thol
ough spraying Of sheep pens with kei
osene emulsion or pure kerosene, whic
should be done monthly from Februar
/ to November !. Daubing the nos
! of the sheep with the following mix
ture, Pine tar, two parts; fish or cot
tonseed oil, one part; powdered sui
, phur, one part; rub well into the no.
, trils. Another plan is to put rock "a
into covered troughs with round hole
about three inches in diameter bore
5 In cover; smear this over thickly wit
, the above compound. The sheep mu'
have free access to the trough at q
, times. Better results will be had /
!. combining both methods. as the r
1 pellant compound on the trough do
$ not get far enough into the nostril
e The ointment must be kept in the nc
a trils the entire grazing season.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-03-13
CYLINDRICAL COTTON BALES.
Tests Madc to Show that Cotton So Bsled
VIII Not Burn.

Tests Made to Show that Cotton So Baled |
WIN Not Burn.
Cotton put up in round bales won't
burn to any very great extent. This
fact was proved before the board OF
underwriters Wednesday morning by
the American Cotton Co., which oper-
ates the round bale system.
The round bale was shown complete
Uncovered, ends and all. with close
ly woven cover, and with no cotton
whatever exposed. The flash haz-
ard" one of the greatest risks in cot
ton, is thus removed by the new
method of baling. 1t was explained
that no cutting of the wrapping OF
any sort was necessary or permitted.
as guaranteed sample of the bale
was drawn in process of making, and
properly identified.
As the objection had been raised
that the bale could not be sampled, it
was demonstrated perfectly that a
sample could be drawn from the round
the same as any bale, simply by doing
! it. Then the ends were cut open and
the character of the winding fully
| shown. The bale was then placed
upon proper supports, the bagging
still further cut and the cotton thrown
back and exposed, and wood piled I'M
der, around and on top of the bale,
and coal oil poured over all of it. 1t
was then fred.
After ~ minutes the fire died down
and the bale was rolled out, and it was
found that beneath the outer layers
the cotton was untouched, and that il
could not penetrate the ends of the
bale, simply charring the exposed
ends slightly. 1t was again set fire to
but the blaze quickly died out.
Meanwhile another bale of similal
character was shown with an iron roo
run through it and properly support
ed, and this was unwound clear dowr
to the core, rolling off like roll o
paper in modern printing press. de
livering the cotton in a smooth, regu
lar ..bat," ready for the machinery
There was no hitch anywhere in tn
unrolling.
Then the fire bale was returned t.
and to show that water would no
: penetrate it, as well as to put out an
little remnants of fire that might
, left, water was poured upon the bale
Then, with the unrolling of one singl
] | turn, it was shown that under tn
first layer. the cotton was perfect
, dry and not damaged in any manner
1 The bale was then recovered, weighed
, and it was found that 1t had lost
, per cent Tho large number of prom
: inent men, railroaders, bankers, il
: surance men, ETC., who were preser
a expressed themselves as satisfied wit
4 the success of the test.
Jerome Hill. of this city, was tn
pioneer in the agitation of the nece
sity for better baling system, an
through his financial backing til
plant 1t Waco, Tex, which turned OF
the frat merchantable cylindrical bal
was erected. Afterwards he organ
lied the Cotton Ginners' Compress G
and exhibited at the Atlanta expos
e ton . machine which made roun
rolled bales. This machine. know
- the Swenson patent, is the OF
, which was finally adopted and ir
proved by the American Cotton Co,
which John E. Searles is president.
o st. Louis Republic.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-03-13
Gratifying Pro gross.

Gov. John Gary Evans of South Car.
DINA states that in 1890 the annual
products of that state were valued at
$40, 000, 900, two fifths being in manu-
factured products. In 1896 the value
of agricultural products alone, with
cotton one-third less in value, was
$40. 0OO,0 900. This is gratifying evil
dence of progress.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-03-13

WHrx q man gives gift with the request
that his name be not mentioned, he always
feels q little bit chagrined 70 dnd Ms 70
ouest Observation-Disclosures Globe.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-03-13
The Sheepfold.

Sheep will thrive in pasture and
get fat where cattle would almost
starve. They also scatter their drop
pings over the field, and never fail to
enrich lands, where kept. Feed them
extra, for this additional food works
to the profit of the raiser In two ways
lit not only insures good growth Of
flesh and wool. but it makes the ma.
nure richer and more valuable.
To make the most profit out of sheep
they should be we'll fed and cared for.
A sheep must be fed to make the best
mutton, but few conceive that . we'll
fed sheep produces more wool than one
poorly cared for. Wool is q product
from feeding, the same as fat. and
many farmers lose half the profit from
neglect to feed properly. Sheep should
have, besides good feed, dry clean
quarters, sheltered from rain storms
1t does not require large farm to
keep a small flock of sheep, which.
everything considered, is the best. 1t
should be well fenced. so that they
can be kept where wanted. Many
a rough, WORKOUT farm might be
brought up and made valuable by
raising sheep. There is no stock SC
well adapted to rugged hillsides OF
rough pastures, or to prevent thu
growth of weeds and bushes. Where
sheep have the range of field very
few weeds will go to seed, and bushes
will be so thoroughly cropped thai
they will either die or be kept back
When farmer can thus easily turf
the weeds and bushes OF q farm init
excellent manure, and at the same
time have them converted into mutton
and wool, it is certainly q good thing
Southern Cultivator.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-03-13

LITTLE BRorHER-"I love to have you
come to see sister, MIR. Tompxins:" why
Oickiers ",Cause she never likes that
candy you bring her. an gives It TO me."--
Chicago Record
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-03-13

A rusnrR Of years ago, In order to aftenf
his girl on all occasions, young man naf
TO learn how to dance. Now he must aist
learn how to milk c0w.-Atchison GLOBE
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-03-13

LOOK outI SILVER, then soreness and
stiffness. Use St. Jacobs Oil-then . cure.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-03-13

AFTER six years. suffering, was cure9 y
Ave. Allegheny, Pa. March 10, o.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-03-13

MoruER-"Youd don't know how you worry
me dear; why, my hair Is turning gray !,
Florrie-"My, how you must nave w Wn.
hold Words
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-03-13

aWuY docs Mrs. Wildglrl call her las!
husband The Ciphere Doesn't he count q
all in his own homer "On, yes w. 20
cause he is so nougnty." Cincinnati Com
mercia Tribune.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-03-13

Frs stopped free and permanently cured.
No Ats after first days use Of pr. Hine'e
Great Nerve Restorer. Free % trial bottle 4
treatise. DIN. KLINE. 983 Arch Ct, Phila., Pa.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-03-13

yusr try 100. box Of Cascarets candy c.
thartic, finestliver and bowel regulator made
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-03-13

Wruorr teeth frost biteA Without doub1
st. Jacobs OH cures -bites-sure.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-03-13

He was watching his neighbor's trouble.
some boy climb tree, and he had look OF
painful anxiety on his countenance. "Are
Won afraid the lad will faliF was asked
him. MOI he replied; "pm afraid 81
WON'T. n-fit-Bits
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CAscARErs stimulate liver, kidneys and
bowels. Never sicken, weaken or g1dpe, 100
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-03-13

happiness and competence--each day
being an idyli and every moment ono
Of unalloyed enjoyment. To some It
become an object of earnest desire,
and yet they are never able to reach
that point. in life where they think
themselves able to retire from bush
ness, and they die with their concep-
ton of an ideal farm unattained and
unaltered.
The general conception Of an ideal
farm life IL that where every family
owns q home and land enough to get
living and lay by something for future
media This idea is entitled to the re-
spect and support OF all classes, for 1t
gives to the community the highest
type of good citizenship.
A farm for each family will result in
more permanent good to the country
than family for each farm. In the
first, they own and till their farm; in
the last. they are only appendages to
1t.
The ideal farm is where the owner
knows how to spend money on it and
how to produce money from it. 1t 10
worked according to weu-digested
system Of operations, in which the
fertility of the soil is maintained while
making abundant crops. 1t is farm
where there are no idle hands or idle
acres, but every person and every inch
of ground contribute something to-
wards the steady Improvement of the
conditions of farm life. Southern Cul.
tivatOr,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-03-13

A srRArS cannot cripple II you use 81
Jacobs Oh. It cures 1t.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-03-13

Like the strings Of amusical Instrument the
nervous system In health hsrmonisee pleas
autly with thsother parts OF the sZstem: out
inharmoniously. Quiet and invi2crate II
With the great tranQuillIser and tonic, Hos
letters Stomach Bitters, which promotes
digestion, bilious secretion and regular 40
lion Of the bowels, and prevents uaalar1al,
rheumatic and kidney complaints.