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The times., 1897-08-04
ONE OF TWO WAYS.

The bladder was created for one purpose,
namely, receptacle for the urine, and as
such 1T is not liable to any form of disease
except by one of two ways The first way
is from imperfect action of the kidneys.
The second way is from careless local
treatment Of other diseases.
CHIEF CAUSE.
Unhealthy urine from unhealthy kidneys
is the chief cause of bladder troubles. So
the womb, like the bladder, was created for
one purpose, and if not doctored too much
is not liable to weakness or disease, except
in rare cases. 1t is situated back of and
very close to the bladder; therefore any
pain, disease or Inconvenience manifested
In the kidneys, back, bladder or urinary
passage is often, by mistake, attributed to
female weakness or womb trouble Of some
sort. The error is easily made and may be
as easily avoided. To find out correctly,
set your urine aside for twenty four hours;
a sediment or settling indicates kidney or
bladder trouble. The mild and the extraor-
binary effect of Dr. KiImer's Swamp Root,
the great kidney and bladder remedy, is
soon realized. II you need a medicine
you should Rave the best. At druggists,
fifty cents and one dollar. You may have
a sample bottle and pamphlet. both sent
free by mail. Mention The Morning Times
and send your address to DR.. Kiimer & Co,
Mnghamton, N. Y. The proprietors Of this
paper guaraI tee the genuineneSs of this
offer.
The times., 1897-08-04
CONSULTATION FREE.

fire 20 cigarettes, pocket money, cigars,
wine, the mail and everything handy that
the dead Chinese MAJ need to while away
the long wait until next visitation day.
Nj Foh Lee, of Chinatown, is phil
osopheT. A Times reporter undertook TO
explain 70 him that our homemade AmeH-
can ghosts did not need refreshments, and
consequently were not stall fed. Mr..
Fob Lees reply was that If that was
true, Mclean gloce mus blee belly tin
-In fact, some OF them. he said, must be
mere shadows, or skeletons. He also in
sisted that the Mclean ghosts must be
very lonesome without cigarettes, letters,
cards, poker chips, wheels, etc. They
have nothing to do. He was assured that
some OF them were kept quite busy, ac-
cording 10 orthodox traditions and writ
He was quite certain, however, that spirits
would die OF ennui, TO say nothing of
hunger and thirst, if they weren't routed
up once a year and fed ON roast pig and
other juicy provender.
Mr.. Lee venturedt the extraordinary meta
physical opinion that every American ghost
more than year old (as ghostl was
Gead. He thinks this the natural conse
quence Of such long starvation. Mr.. Lee
does not know that Christian people, most
of them, desire nightly that the dear
departed should remain distinctively and
irretricvably dead.
The feeding of the Chinese ghosts at
Congressional Cemetery on Monday was
a somewhat interesting sight, with the
intermingling odors of highly spiced gravies.
roast meatS, libations OF hot wine, and
other stuff, burning letters, sandal wood
sticks, an0 the sound of muttered pray ers.
The Chinese know something about mean
''Mehcaus They know that they must
carry away the roasts and the frys and
the cakes and things. They know that
there is class of Melicans meaner than
the class that would steal coppers off
dead mems eyes the gang which wouldn't
hesitate TO swipe a leg of fried chicken
from a hungry ghosts grave.
1t is also worthy OF remark that If the
departed need feeding Mclean ghosts must
really be very thin or per haps yer y dead by
this time. as Mr.. Fob Lee nutsjt.
The times., 1897-08-04
The World Of Business.
Wall Street Yesterday.

New York, Aug. 3.-The weekly Gov
erninent crop report, issued today, Hiade
favorable showing as regards the wheat
crop, and the damage to corn in certain
sections through Tia e hot winds and drought
is not without its coInpensating features.
The large stocks OF that cereal remaining
in the farmers hands viii be enhanced in
value, and the advance in it's price is al
ready resulting in freer movement TO
the markets.
Advances Were general in the grain
market today, the stimulus being again
the foreign demand The condition 1 n the
cereal markets were reflected in All active
and buoyant stock market, and the granger
group or stocks logically again assumed
a leading position in the market reaching
tile highest figures recorded in this move
ment III the general market the trad
ing was well distributed and many very
noteworthy advances were scored. In
deed, at no time since the upward move
nent set In has the buIlish enthusiasm run
higher, and 1t must be said that the trad
ing was not over-discriminating Pro
nounced weakness In the foreign exchange
market was about the olly other develop
ment III the outside situation.
Foreign houses We're sellers Of nearly
all the internationally listed stocks today,
their total sales being estIna5ed at about
10000 shares. Except in those stocks
in which this selling was the heaviest
the disposition of the foreign dealings
was without effect upon the market.
Northern Pacific and Atchison bore the
brunt OF the foreign selling and these stocks
lacked tue buoyancy which marked the
remainder of the market.
The most note worthy movements in prices
took place in Consolidated Gas, Chicago
Gas and Sugar. An advance of over Z
per cent in the first-named carried it to
figures . points above its Friday level.
The further rise in Chicago Gas followed
the announcement that the actual consoli-
fation OF She companies had been effected
and the certificate of incorporation filed
with the secretary OF State OF Illinois.
TIE fourth regular dividend on the
certificates will be declared this week.
which may have been a further incentive
to purchases of Chicago Gas. No particu-
lar explanation attended the advance
in Sugar, or other OF the noteworthy
movements in the general market.
large volume Of business was transacted
III the bond list, where the tone was
identical with dat OF the stock market
At the close the temper OF the market
was bulIiSh. The so-called bull crowd
Was seller today, just as it was a large
seller yesterday. No one can tell when
this foreign demand viii culminate. Until
it does, our prices will keep moving up
The times., 1897-08-04
A wFLLKNOWN
BUSINESS MAN
TELLS OF HIS
RESTORED HEARING.

Charles Armstrong, 1887 L. Elev-
enth street northw est: MT. Armstrong has
for years been engaged in the grocery
business at the above address, and is wen
known and highly respected in the north
west.
MY right ear was stone deaf
with IL ] could not hear one sound,
never mind how loud.
my left ear was quite deaf.
After being under treatment Tor some
time, my hearing returnedto me suddenly :.
Last sunday ] heard with my r1ght
ear the ear that had been stone deaf, the
ticking OF nay watch, and that ear is now
more acute than the left.
MY deafness began In my lefu ear ten
years go, and, growing worse gradually,
In time il extended TO the right ear My
right ear became deaf very rapidly and
In a short tine stopped up entirely and
lost all sense OF sound.
My deafness was a constant source of
annoyance to me, both In business and So
cial matters 1t was difficult for me TO
wait upon customers: embarrassed me in
trying To converse with IN friends. II was
very hard 70 Understand when spoken to,
and j was always asking people to repeat,
and then 10 add to my discomfort there
was a rumhling noise in my head that q {
times almost drove me wild.
tine unnatural noise in nay head has been
stopped, and hear again distinctly
The times., 1897-08-04

The Chinese theology teaches that Chi
hese ghosts may come back TO earth on
certain day i'll the year and eat roast
pig and doughnuts, if they want to. Yes
terday morning early the Chinese of Wash
ington finished the celebration Of the
unique custom of feeding the dead.
The Chinese think it terribly cruel on
the part of Christians and "Melicans''
generally TO neglect the assumed wants
OF those who have gone before, so that
Christian Decoration Day is as ludicrous a
thing tc the Chinese as the day OF vista,
ton Of tile dead of the Chinese is to their
-NeIican" friends.
The day Of visitation of the dead fes-
tivities ended only early yesterday morn
ing after some ceremonies at Congress
aional Cemetery which were very edifying
II not amusing.
One Of tie main features Of the festival,
although Il would not be called a fete in any
other religion, was the sacred fire built
by the grave sides This fire, strangely
enough, is a postoffice, or as it might
not be irreyerently called, Chinese dead
letter division
One young Cbinaman, Moy Wah, dead
three months, received a letter from his
parents month ago. His friends kept Ii
until Monday and tossed 1t into the flames
OF the sacred fire, into which were also
thrown hundreds Of gray, blue and white
slips OF paper, these being registered let
tiers, so that the Chinese have also a post
mortem registry and money order division
The Chinese entertain the cheerful, but
some hat matenaiistic, belief that the
Chinese ghost does not lose his appetite
Just as the Indians believe that they will
continue 10 shoot phantom deer with
ghostly arrows.
The belief s particularly cheerful from
another point Of view. Itmust be inferred
that there Is no fire where Chinese ghosts
20, as all their cooked food must be
shipped direct from this world. For this
reason they put roast pig, rice, doughnuts,
mince pies, ETC., at tile foot or a ghost s
grave aud he helps himself ad Iibitum
while the layout remains, it being removed
at reasonable time In the meanwhile
wax candles are burned and into the sacred
The times., 1897-08-04
wITHERING THE KANSAS CORN
Drought and Hot Winds Have Pro-
duced Great Disaster.

Omaha, Neb., Aug. 3.-Heavy rains fell
all over Nebraska last night and today
the mercury is at 55.s While the Nebraska
crop is in fine condition, the reports from
Kansas are most depressing. Reports
from every oorn-producing county in that
State show that THIS years Kansas corn
crop will not be over 5 per cent Of last
years.
Hot winds have withcred the product
in The southern half OF Kansas, and fields
will hot average over fifteen bushels to
the acre. In the southern tier OF counties
excepting the east there will be no corn
In the northern belt, north of the Kansas
River, though needing rain, corn has not
shown the least sign of drought, and will
make full crop, If relief comes within
a week No hot winds have blown there.
The reports show that today has been
the coolest for a week.
The times., 1897-08-04

There always have been Doubling Thom-
ases, and there always will be Doubling
Thomases. There are Doubling Thomases
IN Washington, plenty Of them, as there
are in every other city and every town
throughout the whole world.
When Doctor Mccoy announced his dis
covery for the cure OF deafness he eX-
pected doubt. He knew that 1T was nee
essary for him to give proof on proof-to
cure, not in scores OF cases only, but in
hundreds and thousands Of cases-hefore
these Doubling Thomases would be con-
WINGED.
The whole world, broadly speaking, has
acknowledged his mastery skill, and has
accepted, because Of the tremendous weight
Of evidence, the fact that his treatment does
restore lost hearing.
But there are those-and there are many
The times., 1897-08-04
To DOUBLING THOMASES
Doctor Mccoy Has a Word
to Say.
There Are Those Who Will Never Believe With
out Personal Experience the Time When
That Personal Experience Can Be Had at Noml-
nal Cost-S3 a Month During the Summer.

here in Washington-w are never con-
vinced, except by a thing that happens to
themselves Individually. 1t is to these
people, to these doubters, TO these SICK
and hopeless ones; to these who have
gone from physician to physician, and
who have spent hundreds and hundreds OF
dollars without relief that Doctor Mccoy
has this word to say: During these sum
mer months, while he maintains the NOM
nal fee OF S3 a month, tbeie Is given the
opportunity 10 test the yalce of his SIKH.
and to prove once for all whether to you
who have so long sought and have so
many times failed To find relief Tor your
INSTRUMENTATION that affliction he The
loss of hearing or one of those many
chronic complaints which cause such world
of suffering-he can bring cuie.
The times., 1897-08-04
Whole Estate to His Wife.

BY the viii of Frank Thomas, dated July
%, 1897, and filed yesterday, the whole
of the testatcr's estate is bequeathedto the
wife, Emily s. Thomas The instrument
directs that the devisee shall live as saw
ingly as possible and try to keep the
principal of all that shall come to her in
tact, and that at her death she shall leave
IL, one-half to a sister, Priscilla Neal and
half toaniece Jennie Thomas. Warren
/. Collamer is named a executor.
The times., 1897-08-04
CoRSON & MCCARTNEY,

Members OF the New York Stock Ex-
change, 1419 T ST. Glover building
correspondents OF MesSrs. Moore 4 SchIey,
No so Bruadway,
BANKERS and Dealers in Govern nent 6onda
Deposits Exchange. Loans.
Railroad Stocks and Bonds and all
securities listed on the exchanges OF
New York, Philadelphia, Boston and BaIti-
more bought and sold
A speciality made OF investment securl-
ties District Bonds and al local Rail-
road, Gas, Insurance and Telephone Stock
dealt in.
ana SOLD mh1S-f
The times., 1897-08-04
BURGLARS IN A PosToFFIcE.
Thieves Secure Cash, Stamps and
Registered Letters at Hazelton.

Hazelton, Pa, Aug. "A daring robbery
was committed in Beaver Meadow last
night when the postoffice was looted by
burglars. The office is located on the
principal thoroughfare of the town and
surrounded by residences. The thieves
gained an entrance by forcing the street
door with a jimmy. They then .A,red a
hole in the safe and after plugging 1t With
dynamite blew it open.
The sleeping residents OF the vicinity
knew nothing Of the affair until Post
master Gallagher arrived at the office this
morning and found the office furniture
and mail bags piled about the broken
safe. The thieves secured $500 worth
Of stamps, $50 in cash, and number of
registered letters. The robbery was the
most daring ever perpetrated In that town
There is no ciew to the identity of the
crooks
The times., 1897-08-04

The information is received again that
Buriington's earnin gs for the month of
July will be over 100000. Burlington
and Rock Island and Louisville and Nash
Vile viii probably continue in the lead
OF the advance today, and for the re-
mainder CT the week if there is an adj
vance. There seems very few signs OF
reaction in the grangers 1t is believed
that Keene is lifting them, and that he
will not let go this week. Kansas has
just harvested the second largest wheat
crop 1t ever raised, and the State is full
or corn and cattle carried over from the
two last great corn crops A member
Of Flower Co is said to have re-
marked yesterday that his company Is
buying Rock Island constantly. He is OF
the opinion that, with careful management.
the road is going back to the old 4 per
Cent dividend basis.
The times., 1897-08-04
So a Month
for the Summer.

During the vacation season-that
is, until September doctors Nc
Coy and Cowden Will treat all dis
eases at the uniform rate of So a
month until cured. This includes
Deafness and all diseases OF what
ever nature.
The times., 1897-08-04

The market yesterday was Ill every
sense a strong bull market II opened
that way and continued 50 all day. Not
only Were prices strong, but there was
a large -olume OF transactions and
much increased volume of outside COM
mission bnying. The news received dur
ing the day WIS in general entirely salts
factory To the stock market. The only
item OF discomfort to the bulls yesterday
was that London seems to be steadily
bearish still in its attitude toward the
American market. Prices for our stocks
were lower there, and foreign selling i'll
Northeran Pacific and Louisville and Nash
VILE, aud other International stocks, caused
recessions even in this country.
The times., 1897-08-04
FATHER CURED OF CATARRH.
son OF DEAFNESS.

Robert Amman, IO01 f st. ne.
Mir. Amman for many years had charge
OF the Gale School, and Is very well known
in the northeast: Doctors Mccoy and
Cowden have restored the hearing or my
son, whose right ear was totally deaf; and
have also cured me OF very severe Catarrn
of the Throat"
The times., 1897-08-04

Chameerlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy always affords prompt re-
lief. For sale by Henry Evans, Whole
sale and Retail Druggist, 93S street;
Connecticut avenue and S street north
west and 142s Maryland avenue northeast.
The times., 1897-08-04

Chicago, Aug 3.-Wheat here today
advanced 1 5-Sa1 Sd cents, and yet 1t
Jagged behind at other markets. There
has not been such cash demand for
six years. New York putits engagements
for export as high as 100 loads, long
before the market ended. Cash sales here
have been in the neighborhood OF 600, ,000
bushels, almost all of it for export
The noteworthy fact today was that
Liverpool took the lead, supplantng Paris
The English market, closed since last FRI
day, made an advance. The cash business
today was for Liverpool; heretofore it has
been altogether to the continent Nothing
counted except this situation abroad.
Western receipts, however, showed fall
The times., 1897-08-04
Reduced Rates to Richmond, Norfolk
and Washington From All Points

The Southeastern Pass enger Associa-
ton, of which the Southern Railway is
member, has announced that on August
IL, 13 and ID tickets will be sold from
points within the territory of their associa-
tion to Richmond, Norfolk and Washing
ton at one fare for the round trip, tickets
good fifteen days
The times., 1897-08-04
LILLY of the Valley :"

The beautiful panel picture, Lily of
the Valley" viii be given free to all
tea or coffee customers at the opening of
the Grand Union Tea Co., Friday and Sat
urday, at 62l 7th st. NV, opposite Patent
office. 1t
The times., 1897-08-04

ing off-only 795.Ooo bushels today North
western receipts are down under last
years
There was little increase In the worlds
visible-62, eco bushels. Last year there
was very large decrease Today's re-
ccipts, however. We're anticipated. Sea-
board clearances amounted to $4,000
bushels TIE market has got beyond any
personal control.
The times., 1897-08-04

Joseph Lucas. colored, escaped from the
Reform School yesterday, but was ar
rested by Officer LOTUS, of the First
precinct.
The times., 1897-08-04

1t would, perhaps, be well not to let
your Northern Pacific preferred venture
go any further for the moment Foreigners
are selling it steadily.
The times., 1897-08-04
yvrshirgror stock Excna...-c.

sales-D- c. 3.65's, 81 ZOO at 1Io1-s;
u. s Electric Light, 80 at 95 1-2; Pneu-
matte Gun Carriage, 500 at 81; 200 at
95c: Lanston Monotype, 25 at 20, 90 at
10 1-2, and so at 10 Ia
EnNERNaI Nr 20
The times., 1897-08-04

Mcintyre & Wardwell's daily grain let
ter says: Wheat here today advanced
l 5-Sa1 ga cents and yet it Jagged be
bind all the other markets. There has not
been such q cash demand i'll six years
New York put its enCa gements fer export
as high as 100 loads before our market
ended. Our cash sales here have been in
the neigh boftood OF 600, 900 bushels, al
most oil CT it for export. The noteworthy
fact today is that Liverpool took the lead,
supplanting Paris. The English market,
closed since last Friday, made an adj
vance equal TO 3 cents a hushel Much
of the cash business today was from
Liverpool. Heretofore it has been alto
eether to the continent. Nothing count
ed except this situation abroad. Western
receipts however, showed a falling off,
795, 900 today. Northwest receipts are
down under last years Kansas City to-
day had only ga cars There was a little
increase in the worlds visible $4,000
bushels. Last year there was very
large decrease. Today's figures, however
Were anticipated. Seaboard cIearan
amounted to CO. bushels The mar
ket has gotten teyOnd any personal con-
troll. The so called bull crowd was n
seller today, Just as it was the largest
seller Yesterday. The market walks along
without them. No one can tell when this
foreign demand will cnlminate Until it
does, our prices viii keep moving up"
The times., 1897-08-04

bounty on sugar exports. In investment
houses customers are being advised to buy
Sugar preferred as the cheapest of the
per cent investment stocks.
The times., 1897-08-04

The Tobacco Company has advanced
prices all around under the influence OF
the new tariff There are millions OF
cigarettes left over which will be sold at
an advance Of 80 cents on the thousand.
This Will be clear profit. The advances
in all directions, too, are ample TO cover
the taufr advances, and the Tobacco Com
pany viii not lose. There seemed good
reason why tobacco stock should hold its
own Ut least, ana probably go higher
The times., 1897-08-04

Sugar had a very strong advance yes
terday, in manipulation mostly. Dow,
Jones & Co. say OF Sugar:
People who have often been active in
Sugar said that they did nothing on either
side yesterday, and the stock advanced on
it's scarcity, very little appearing for sale
when shorts desired to cover, or there was
fresh buying for long account. 1t is said
that one or two important interests which
were bearish on the stock exchange on bad
Washington Information changed over to
the buil side Monday, when they had sat
isfied themselves of the benefits of the
new tariff. Runlors Were currentin Sugar
circles that Holland was about to pay
The times., 1897-08-04

The New York Times says of Tennessee
Coal and Iron: THE friends of Ten
nessee Coal and Iron were made jubilant
yesterday by the repor is of an early adj
JuStment of the Western labor troubles.
They pointed out that iG has been entirely
due TO the strikes that Tennessee Coal
and Iron stock has not materially al
Yaneed long before this, and they pre-
dicted that, with those difficulties out of
the way, their stock will hecome con-
spicuous in Wall street for it's strength
and activity
NJ Cariey is also bull in Tennessee
Coal and lion.
The times., 1897-08-04

Chicago Grain aud PROVISION Market.
Corrected daily by W Hibbs & Co,
Bankers and Brokers. Members OF the
N Y. Stock Exchange, 1927 f street.
The times., 1897-08-04

Ladenberg, Thalmann & Co. say OF the
generally favorable condition of the mar
ket yesterday: There was the customary
free circulation of reports about the IL
creased dividend outlook, while the gen
eral tone Of the market in the afternoon
was decidedly bullish. At the same time
conservative view would suggest that
stocks ave now passing generally into
weak hands, and the prevalence Of this
With what the street calls pyramidiDg on
on unreaiized profits, would tend to eIe-
ate a greater liability 10 reaction. At the
same time the market was strong up to the
close at the best prices, while few stocks
came out and all offerings were absorbed
with noteworthy readiness.
The times., 1897-08-04

The feature of the market yesterday
was the rapiG advance OF Chicago Gas
This advance even seemed too rapid for
health 90 good friends OF the gas company
The stocks went up three points and
closed strong and active. Several of the
good people in Gas that know personally
got out of the stock yesterday around
102, afraid 20 take the chance of higher
or lower prices just for the moment.
The consolidation Of the Gas Company has
been perfected and completed, andthe papers
of the new company have been filed with
the secretary of State The expectation
and the realization of this long-looked-for
event were, of course, the reason for the
large advance in gas yesterday. If the
market continues generally hullish today
Gas may hold it's own and possibly go
higher, but the general opinion seems to
be that there will be reaction to par
or below very shortly.
The times., 1897-08-04

There Is tip from an excellent source
out on Spirits that it is good buy.
The times., 1897-08-04
Sew York STOCK a,a,ket

Corrected daily by W. B. Hibbs & Co
Bankers and Brokers, Members OF the
NJ Y. Stock Exchange. 1927 street
The times., 1897-08-04
CHANCE FOR AMERICANS.
City of Para Invites Bids for
New Waterworks System.

New Waterworks System.
The Bureau OF American Republics has
received Information that the government
Of the State of Para, Brazil, is inviting
tenders for the purchase of the present
waterworks of the city of Para and for
extending the system. Bids will not be
received after November 1S next.
Para is at the mouth Of the Amazon,
and is she principal shipping port for
the India rubber OF Brazil.