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Middletown transcript., 1897-12-04
BRANCH ROADS.

DELAWARE, MARYLAND & VIRGINIA r. R.
Leave Harrington for Franklin City and way
stations 1898 m. week days, 6.37 p m Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays. Returning train
leaves Franklin City $50 a. n. week days, and
l.42 Tuesdays, Thursna. and Saturdays only.
Leave Franklin City for Chincoteague (vis
steamer) L4S p. M, week days. Returning.
leave Chincoteague Az a. M, weekdays.
Leave Harrington for Georgetown and Lewes
at 1899 B. M, 81 p. M. weekdays. Returning,
leave Lewes 6.45 a. m..3 IL p. m. weekdays.
Leave Harrington for Berlin, 1899 a. m. week
days and 6.S7 p. m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and
saturdays. Returning, leave Berlin 6.57 a.. m.
week days and 2.43 p. m. Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays.
QUEEN ANNE & KENT r. R.-Leave Townsend
for Centreville and way stations e.22 a. M, ano
5.32 p. m. week days Returning, leave Centre
vile $50 a. M, and n p. m, weekdays.
DELAWARE & CHESAPEAKE r. R--Leave Clay
ton for Oxford and way stations o.38 a. M. anC
5.47 p. m, weekdays. Returning, leave OxforC
6.45 a. M, and 40 p. m, weekdays.
CAMBRIDGE & SEAFoRD r. R.-Leave SeaforG
for Cambridge and intermediate stations Ill a
m. and 7.l4 p. m. week days, Returning, leay'
Cambridge $40 la. m. and 2.35 p. m. weekday
CoNNECTIoN.-At Porter, with Newark an,
Delaware City Railroad. At Townsend, will
with Delaware & Chesapeake Railroad ant
Baltimore Il Delaware Bay Railroad. At Har
rington, with Delaware Maryland & Virgins
Railroad. At Seaford with Cambridge Il SeaforI
Railroad. at Delmar, with New York, Phila
/ delphia & Norfolk, Wicomico & Pocomoke. an,
Peninsula Railroads.
]. B. HUTCHINSON. General Manager.
J. R. WOOD. General Passenger Agent.
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MIDDLETowN. DEL. DEC. 4 1897
OF Interest
to Fafners
FRESH AIR For FOWLS.

A fowl that roosts in the tree tops,
even in the dead Of winter, is, seldom a
sick fowl. 1t may freezs Its comb and
wattles, even freezs its feet, but it
scarcely ever.has canker, diphtheria or
Group. Fowls which roost on plow han
dies, drags and other farming utensils
housed in an open shed are seldom sick.
One does not wish to become an advo-
cate Of such method Of keeping fowls,
but it is well for polutrymen to learn
that fresh air where there is no draft
does not cause sickness.
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3. & O. Railroad
Schedule in effect November 1hth. 1897
All trains illuminated with Pintsch Light
+Express trains.
TRAINS LEAVE WILMINGTON DEL
AWARE AVE STATION FOR


New York, weekdays. *alS. seS t1o.24 a. m.
days, tSlS 1889 *lL24. a. N. $3.50, *5.2l, II II.
Philadelphia, weekdays, ts.ls. $50. $40,
tiSiS iSo, t2si. as5s. 40, t52i, $50. III, ol5
ia til2i a. M, ts.Ss, 4iO5' t5ai, $50, til, III,
q Chester, wsek-days, t8.ls, $50, $40, t7.15
t2.S1. 40, t5.2l, $50 tai 9.l5, I'll p. m. sun
days g q tsls & 9T lss Il So 9ss tl 4; Y ld2 a.
Atlantic City, weekdays, t7.l5, a. M, t12ls
1874, p. M, Sundays, " 35 q. m.
Cape May, weekdays, M, 1850 am, Sun
Baltimore and Washington, weekday t4.Is
40 1885, Ill OF a. M, tl257, t209 304, t404 45I
1918, IS 04 1911 p m. Sundays, tails, 7.l0, 835
m ils5z 2Os ~ ;,aIs ,t4S fs0l4 tslh
Newark, Del, weekdays, t4ls, 40, 1885
IL q am, ,tl2 Soi, Il o., t457, fe.lS, 7S2isl1
Sundays, t4.ls. 71O. 1885 a. m. 1857 SOL
t457, i.S2, l9.llp. m.
Piftsburg, weeks days, 1886, m 1918 p. M,
s nndays 1885 a m IA 81 p m.
Chicago, daily, s IS a m s4.57 p m.
Chicago via Cincinnati and indianapolis
Cincinnati and st. Louis, daily 1885 m
Toledo and Detroit, a01l m daily to
Toledo and daley except Sunday to Detroit,
New Orleans and Memphis via Bristol and
Chattanooga, 1904 PIN. daily. Through sleep
ers to Memphis and New Orleans.
Singerly accommodation, daily 7.1Q. q. M.
30A, 7.35, l0.5S p. m: Sundays, 7.l0 m 3.04
7.32 p M.
Landenburg accommodation, weekdays
40 1000; a. M, S.04 4.57, p. m. Sundays. 10
q. M, 4.57, p. m.
Leave Market Street Station for
Philadelphia, weekdays, 3 50 p m
Baltimore, weekdays, 6. IS a m 2.55 p. m.
LAndenburg and way station6, week days
645, s.55s q. m, 2 IS, 5.lO, p. m. Sundays. 9.55
a. M, s., 10 p. m.
Leave Philadelphia, Chestnut street
Station for Wilmfngton weekdays 1885, 6,IO
i187, 20O. 1880. t420 43O, is Is. t5.42 500, $50,
t7:30, ts.S5. 1000 IL P. m. -,
tl22O tl.s7, zoo, N.9O, t515, 80, i7's0
1885 1880 p. m.
Telephone, l98.
Rates to Western pointst lower kan via any
other line.
D. B. MARTIN. Manager Of Passenger Traffic
w NJ fzRErNE f5eneral Manau gar
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a m. a m. a m. p m.
IDaiIy. sDaily except Sunday.

Daily. Daily except Sunday.
''an Stops to leave passengers from Whining
ton and points north, or take passengers for
points south of Delmar.
"f' Stops only on notice to conductor or agent
or on signal.
"p' Stops to leave passengers from points
south of Delmar, or take passengers for Will
ming and points north.
II" Stops to leave passengers from Middle
town and points south.
"t'' Stops to let off passengers from Har-
rington points south.
New CASTLE ACCOMMODATIONS TRANs-Leaye
8 IS, p. M, weekdays Leave New Castle S.3i,
9.46, nO2 a. M, All and 80 p. M, week
days.
Express trains leaving Harrington sos q M.
and arriving at 6.3S p. m, weekdays, rur
through solid to and from Baltimore, via Porte,
and Newark.
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70 Jacksonville--ss Augustine.

To Jacksonville--st Augustine.
THE FLORIDA LIMITED VIA THE SOUTHERN
RAILWAY 70 BE REsuMED.-The Southern
Railway now operates two daily trains to
Jacksonville and St, Augustine, and will
inaugurate third, the Florida Limited, in
January 1888. # yon are going to Florida
at any season Of the year you should ask
for tickets via the Southern Railway. All
information can De obtained by writing
Jno. III. Bean. Dictrict Passenger Agent
azs Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
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INCREASED USE OF CORN AND HIGHER
PRICES.

INCREASED USE OF CORN AND HIGHER
PRICES.
Corn is King But what Of il?
There is mighty little profit in the crop
at prices now prevailing and that have
| ruled so much of the lime during re-
cent seasons. Production exceeds con-
sumption. The supply of old corn
| hangs over The market like pail.
Prices are low. Trade is sluggish.
The market feels the heayiness Of its
load. Whether due to over production
or under consumption, the result is the
same.
| Radical measures are needed to inn
prove these radical conditions. To
raise more corn per acre or TO devote a
larger breadth TO This wonderful crop,
would not afford he Improvement de-
sired. The detailed accounts kept with
the 1896 crop by many of the largest
farmers in the corn belt and already
printed in American Agriculturist, show
that the vital need to fair profits in
| corn culture is higher level Of prices.
Could we lift the price only ten cents
per bushel, it meaLs more Than $500,
000,0 extra income every year to
/ American farmers on this single crop.
This increase approaches the total val
II
ue Of our wheat crop Of recent y ars.
Ten cents added the value of each
i. bushel of corn would pul into our far
. mers' pockets as mrch as the extra in
come received from this years bonanza
wheat crop with its BONANZA
prices, due to foreign shoi tage. These
two comparisons are enough to show
the untold value 70 ihe United States
OF higher prices for this greatest crop
OF all-corn.
How to lift the price. There Is just
one natural, pei manent, sensible me-
thod of improving corn values-that
is, to increase.tIle demand. The supply
might be reduced sfpr year or so
through co operation towards smaller
acreage, or because Of unfavorable sea-
sons, but the great thing is to enlarge
| tile market OF corn. This would In
crease the consumption Of maize and
/ corn products. Oncs we'll started. this
increased use Of corn would continue
to grow. 1t could not fail to help
prices as 1t would vastly increase both
hhome an | xport demand.
How to enlarge the consumption Of
corn. This must be done mainly
| through education. The people at
l;home and abroad must be taught to cal
more corn. The per capita consump
ton of corn in The grain is astonishing
Iiy small. How little this healthful
cereal is nsed on the table every family
knows. ITsw few have the faintest
| idea ii tire wonderful variety Of at
3fIactive, toolhsome, dainty and heaIth-
fal ways in which corn and corn pro-
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TERMS REDUCED FOR 1898:
Single Subscription, TWO DOLLARS,
-Four Subscriptions, SEVEN DOLLARS,
six Subscriptions, NINE DOLLARS.

a5-s sPEc1AL INDUCEMENTS (which will be
stated by maiD to Persons raising larger
Clubs;
a5Paper FREE all the rest Of this year to
New Subscribers for 1898;
Rad A PRE- MUM FOR EVERY
READER.
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ORANGE oMELET.

This omelet is made of four eggs,
Eve tables poonfuls of sugar, a salt
spoonful Of salt, two oranges and two
tablespoonfuls of butter. Crate lightly
the lind Of one of the oranges on the
tablespoonful of sugar. Pare the
orange and cut them in thin, small
slices, cut ing from the sides, not across
the orange. Sprinkle two tablespoon
fuls of sugar on the sliced oranges.
Beat the whites of the eggs TO a stiff
broth. Beat into them the tablespoon
fnI of sugar, mixed with The orange
rind, the salt and the yolks of the eggs.
Add also two tablespoonfuls Of orange
Juice. Put the butter in q large cmelrt
pan and on the Stove, and when it
becomes hot add the egg. mixture.
Cook fer,half q. .minus e, shaking the an
well. Spread the orange in the centre.
Roll from both ends toward the centre,
then fold over and turn.upen a Warm
dish. Sprinkle withe7 the remaining
spoonful of sugar and place in the oven
for TWO minutes. Serve a. once.
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SECRET s0c1ETIEs

SECRET SOCIETIES.
Middletown Council, No. 2sJr. O. U. A. M.
Meets every Monday uight In McWhorter's g
Hall at O'Clock.
Union Lodge, No. s, A. r. q A. NJ. Meets
first Tuesday of each month in Town Hall.
Good Samaritan Lodge, No. 9, L .. 0. +.
Meets every Thursday night In McWhorters
Hall at s o'clock.
Damon Lodge, No. IL, X. ofsP. Meets every
Wednesday night in McWhor1eF's Hall at
Major John Jones Post, No. q, G. A. R
Meets every Friday night in Reynolds Build
ing att o'clock
Welcome Conclave Heptasophs. MeeIi
every second and fourth Friday night In X
Union Lodge, No. 6, A. o. U. W, meets every
ID and 4th Tuesday night in McWhorterf
Hall.
LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS.
Volunteer Hose Company, meets drst Fri
day night of each month In Hose House.
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ny aged ones are
either too sombrely attired or else err
on the wrong side, and look like Carl
catures of the refined gentlewoman that
they ought to be
At a recep ion the other afternoon I
gave myself up to the contemplation Of
the woman over 80, and when I came
home made up my mind that I would
Just think over what l nad seen and
try to solve the problem Of dress when
the day for varied and unbiased re-
lection had passed away.
1t is the easiest thing in the world to
sneer at the passe woman whose youth
full dress cAricatures her age; it is the
hardest thing in tho world, as those
who sneer will themselves discover
later on, to dress suitably for that try
ing period when autumn is just shad-
ing into winter. If any woman wants
to make a grandmother of herself
Though l have never found that wo-
man yeti, the problem is easy enough,
for there are endless suggestions for
the wearer of snowy locks and specta-
cles; but for the woman with a slight
sprinkling only of iron-gray in her ha il
aud strong determination to. dress in
style, there are difficslties. "Wear dark
rich Materials the fashion plates
,yaguely advise, with that light-hearte d
disregard for prob abilities and pocket
books which distinguish them, and as
to what she shall do for rich materials
if she herself is rot rich, profound ST.
lence is observed.
The extreme fashions of to-day, with
the fanciful sleeves and little fluffy
neck trimming, are only suitable foI
the youthful, but the woman who is
not old, yet whose hair is tinged with
gray, always looks we'll in tailor fro cks,
and can with safety adopt revers and
moderately modish sleeves. In color d
little pink OF violetsis never amiss, pro-
vided it is commingled With hla ok, and
dark brown and and green are alway 6
ladylike. Black can be commended
with certainty always, and il made
with little touch of white or rendered
less sombre by j.bot of chiffon it does
not appear frivolous, but entirely in
order. If women follow out their
gownings on this simple keynote and
change their coiffure as the years &c
| by, middle age may be made quite as
stylis Ii and attractive as early youtli.,
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1t viii be seen that the difference between
the cost OF the COUNTRY GENTLEMAN and
that of other agricultural weeklies may read
lily be reduced, ,byImaking up small Club, to
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PURE BRED POULTRY.

The advantage of the pure bred fowl
is that, first, breed can be selected for
the purpose in view, and second, it will
reproduce its kind. If eggs alone are
wanted, some of the Leghorns or sim
liar fowls will suii;, If a heavier body
is wanted and fewer eggs, the Plymouth
Rocks will fill the bill;if large fowls for
roasters and. winter layers are de-
sired, the Coch;ns or Brahmas are easily
procured. And any of these old estab-
lished breeds will reproduce its kind so
nearly that the casual observer, seeing
hundred Of them, will say that they
.'all look alike.o This similarity of
shape and color makes them handsome,
but renders them more marketable.
Pure bred poultry will pay any farmer
in dollars and cents as we'll as satisfac-
tion, even if he never sells fowl for
breeding or an egg for Matching. 1t
would not be advisable for him to buy
the fancy high scoring prize winners of
the shows, but comparatively little
money will procure good breeding birds
Of the same blood. A trio of any good
breed purchased this winter should pro-
duce enough eggs in the spring to
hatch all the breeding stock needed on
an average farm the following spring,
when the moLgrels could be completely
weeded out. To avoid inbreeding it
would Of course be necessary to pur,
chase a new male occasionally, or sit
ting of eggs, and that would be the diff
ference 10 the cost of the thoroughbreds
and the cost Of the mongrels. Ifevery
man who ''raises chickens" will make
an intelligent effort in that direction
by the purchase of few thoroughbreds
it will make material change in the
egg basket as well as in the returns
from the market poultry.
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BANKS.
Peoples National Bank.-President, Ct. w,
w Naudain; Cashier, Geo. D. Kelley; Teller
w. g. Lockwood. Bank Building on East
Main Street.
Citizens National Bank.-President, Joserh
Biges: Cashier, John S. Crouch; Teller, :.
Darlington. Bank Building on South Broad
Street.
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rIiddIetown Directory.
RANKS.

MUNICIPAL OFFICERS.
president-G. W. w. Naudain; Secretary,
w. s, Letherbury; Charles 81. Howell.
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Medical men say rheumatism is the fore
runner ofheart disease. Hood sSarsaparilla
cures rheumatism by itsactlon on the blood.
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Less than a Cent a Wee kl
SEND FOR SPECIMEN COPIES

SEND FUK SPECINtEIN CUFIES'
Which viii be mailed Free, and see whether
{ his enormous differencein cost should Pr
vent your having the best. What acceunt
would you make of such difference in buy
n medicine or food? Address
LUTHER TUCKER q SON
ALBANY, N. Y
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DANCING BY THE MILE.

An average waltz takes one over
three quarters of miles, tqnare dance
makes You cover half a mile and a
galop equals a good mile. Count up
for yourself how much girl with a
we'll filled programme trayerses in an
evening. Twehty dances is the aver
age, you know. OF these about twelve
are waIzss. There at once are nine
miles. Three galops aud she has done
twelve miles. Five other dances at a
half-mile apl CO bring her to fifteen
miles, to say nothing of The .iutermiss-
ion stroll and the trias 10 the dressing
room to renovats one's gown and c1m-
plexion.
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Our Won1an's
Column
waAT ro WEAR AT FIFTY.

n going about as
much as | de, The
fact is brought
home very forci-
bly, that while The
younger women
have no trouble
in dressing suita-
bly, and b, coming
". the middle
aged ones are
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A sEASoNABLE HINTA ABOUT PARCELS.
Learn to do up parcel daiutily.
Not only is it not at all ditll:ult to
wrap up a package qnite AS securely
and as compactly as is done by profess
ionals in the shops, but there is still
more than that To be learned fr. m the
accomplishment. Ifa gilt is daihtily
envel0ped in Iine white tissue paper,
with Il narrow, prettiR-c1lured ribbpn
tied across it and perhaps a single RISE
thrust beneath this ribbnn, the con-
tents take on far greater value than it
they were done up careless y in brown
wrapping paper.
80
One of the most valuable cleansing
fluids for mems clothing eunsisisof one
pint of deoderized benzine, one half Il
dram of sulphine either, The saGe of
chlorofOrm, very little good cologne.
Ii it is used for cleansing coat collars
and outside garments, apply with en-
old piece of soft black silk. For neck
ties, either dark or light, apply with a
piece of white silk. In washing solid
black goods put tablespoonful In q
| gallon of warm water. The mixture
will cost about 25 cents
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i.Ws know Of 10 review published, In this
ceaini Or In Europe, which combines SO success
fvily a. the American MONTHLY the alertneSs.
sirneliness. and energy Of journalism with the
sa,ndiudemenf. carefnlIy weighed opinion, exact
| knowledgs and well-chosen English OF the purely
| literary periodical. The Outlook.
The Forrest City times., 1897-08-20
CONFERENCE OF OPERATORS
Indiana and Illinois Coal Operators Get
 Together at Chicago.

CHICAGO, Aug. 19.-A conference of Illinois and Indiana coal operators, at which all the principal ones were pres ent, was held in the Rookery build ing, and an hour or more spent in talking over the strike situation. The opinion seemed to be unanimous that there would be no resumption of work at prices higher than those paid when the strike was ordered. It was sta ed that any other course was i'm possible owing to the outstanding con- tracts which do not expire until May next. A large proportion of the out put of the mines, it was said, Is under contract. and in many districts there are formal contracts signed by the operators and miners fixing definite wages. Were the prices now demanded paid, it is claimed. the margin of profit would be more than absorbed. Unless these contracts for coal are carried out the party failing is liable to damages.
The Forrest City times., 1897-08-20
THE ARID REGION.
Conference If Governors of States and
 Territories to be Called.

DENVER, Col, Aug. 19-The Rocky Mountain News says: conference of the governors of the states and territo- ries in the so-called arid region is likely to be called this fall or winter to discuss plan for the cession by the general government to the states of the "arid lands" of the west. It was reported that Gov. Adams had decided to call meeting of the gov ernors to be held in Denver, but the re- port is premature.
 suggestion in connection with the arid lands measure is that the general land office of the government should be moved to point nearer where the government lands lie. Denver is the central point for all the lands now un- der the control of the department. and is the Retural place for the direction of affairs
The Forrest City times., 1897-08-20
 AN EMBEZZlER ARRESTED.
He Caused the Wreck of the Standard
 Cabinet Co.,, of Peru, Ind.

CHICAGO, Aug. 19.-Edward Huber, al years old, was arrested here Tuesday charged with embedding $50, 900 from the Standard Cabinet Co.,, of Peru, Ind. and thereby causing the wreck of that concern. At the age of I7 Huber was glueing boxes together in the work shop of the factory. At 20 he was the secretary of the company. sand the owner of large block of stock A year ago he suddenly disappeared, when it was discovered there was shortage of SSO,O0O. This necessitated shutting down work, throwing 100 men out of employment. Huber kept out of the way of the police until Joseph Teraba, a stockholder, discovered him running commission store on South Water street, in this city.
The Forrest City times., 1897-08-20
IA B00TlEss H0IDUP,
A Safe that Failed to Resno,s
 a Dynamite Blast
\ SANTA fE PASSENGER TRAIN Hrln n,
The wouid-Be Robbers Failing in :. Effort to Force the Safe, Became D;. gusted and Told the Enginee,
 to "Hit the Road"
Held Up by Masked Hixbw.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Aug. 1sA
 eial from Oklahoma City, Okla. s.r' ps
 Passenger train No. 4O5. south-bonns in charge of Conductor Beers and pu gineer Rain, was held up at I9.,s. m., between here and Edmond half a dozen masked highwavmar A charge of dynamite placaS s heath the Wells-Fargo safe failea open it. However, it is said ., robbers secured between $500 and ssao o from local valuable packages and '. capped. The passengers were not rs tested. 0
 The train was the regular Santa Y. passenger for Fort Worth, Tex .as left Kansas City at 9:55 Monday morn ing. Up to Il a. m. no detail. had been received in this eitr either by the railway or sy' press officials. Local Agent c. R Teas, of the Well-Fargo company s.r. the time lock safe could not have bssn opened till it reached quite a distano. beyond the scene of the robbery. and he ridicules the story that the robbeu secured anything of value from the sY. press. There was another small sa,. aboard, but this, Agent Teas declaras contained no money and nothing Q, much value.
 They Got Nothing for Their Troubls.
 TOPEKA, Kas., Aug. 1s.-Mr. B. Lewis, assistant general manager of the Santa Fe, received a report which states that the train robbers who held up Santa Fe train No. 405 did not Be. cure any money whatever. Mr. Lewis report states that the train was board. ed at Edmund by two or three men who climbed over the engine tank and covered the engineer with revolvsrs as soon as the train left the station, commanding him to stop st the next road crossing. The engineer obeyed and at the road crossing five or six more men were found in wait ing. Some of the men commenced fir. ing as soon as the train stopped for the purpose of keeping the passengers and trainmen in the cars while others entered the express car They commanded the express man to open the safe, but as it was through safe from Kansas City to Galveston, he was unable to carry out their orders, and convinced them of the fact. They then attempted to blow the safe open with a stick of dynamite but failed to even damage it. After that they withdrew to one side and held consultation, the result of which was an order to the engineer to Init the road" None of the robbers en- tered the passenger coaches
 The train was delayed 30 minutes
The Forrest City times., 1897-08-20
The Price of Coal In Pittsburgh.

PITTSBURGH, Pa.. Aug. 19.-The price of coal, which is reported to have ad- vanced at almost every point in the country east of the Missouri river and at all Missouri and Mississippi river points, since the great strike began seven weeks ago, shows no material in- crease at Pittsburgh. The ruling fig ure in barge lots is 5 to 514 cents per bushel. There is no shortage Of the supply, and the demand is only ordi- nary. The present holdings in the Pittsburgh market are not far from 1000, 900 bushels, and the greater part of this will be held by the oper- ators until the supply at the Ohio river markets has reached low ebb, when, with an opportune rise, it will be shipped below at profit larger than ever before.
 Plans are being formed fer the main tenance of the strikers and their fami- lies for prolonged period. The ex- penses of carrying on the strike is placed at $500 day, and appeals are coming in every day for help for fami- lies in the mining village.