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The times., 1899-01-09
PAUPER BOUGHT HERSELF.
.n Aged Woman ON Sale at Auction
Made the Lowest Hid.

Milford, Pa, Jan. S.-An unfortunate
old woman. poor. her usefulness gone.
her friends driven from her by peculiari-
ties incident to old age has just been
sold at auction to the lowest bidder by
the overseers OF the poor of Lackawaxen
township, Pike County. Despite her age,
however, her mind is acute, and she
startled the auctioneers by bidding in her
self.
The woman who was put on the block
was Mrs. Elmira Quick. She is seventy
seven years old. and has resided nearly
the whole of her life in Lackawaxen
township. Her sale at auction was in
pursuance of a custom which long has
prevailed in that township. II has been
customary with the various poOrmasters
10 sell the poor of the township each year
TO the lowest bidder in preference to being
annoyed with the care themselves. and
about the beginning of the year a large
sign with the glaring headline. "a Woman
for Sale can be seen posted about the
township, for it seldom befalls man
TO become dependent upon the district.
When the bidders assembled at Warren
X. Rutans hotel, at Rowland Station. the
overseers of the poor Mr.. Rosencrance,
former Pike County commissioner, and
Warren Rutan, who also acted as auc-
tiOneer, took the floor and announced that
a woman was 10 be sold to the lowest
bidder for keep for the year
The room was crowded. and many out
side eagerly clamored for admission to
the little hostelry. The bidding started at
81 week and was very spirited. The
auctioneers were about to knock down
the woman to a backwoodsman for $1.50
a week for board, clothing medical at
tendance, etc, when Mrs. Quick who had
been a silent listener TO the proceedings.
arose from her chair and in quiet tones
said:
y will bid s. a month ! will have no
trouble to maintain myself on that
amount"
This turn in the proceedings was wholly
unanticipated and created general sur
prise. For how was the aged woman to
live on sixteen cents a day? No one
seemed willing to 20 below Mrs. Quick's
bid, and the auctioneers saw no alterna-
tive but to sell the woman to herself and
the papers were accordingly drawn up.
The times., 1899-01-09
KEELY MYSTERIES.
4 Peculiar Discovery Made Under
the Inventors Laboratory.

Philadelphia, Jan S-The mystery sur
rounding the famous Keely motor may soon
be solved \ discovery has been made
which may possess great weight in reach
ing the solution This new factor in the
absorbing problem enters the question
through an accident. Robert Williams,
workman. while engaged in cleaning out
the laboratory used by the late John w.
Keely, where the precious motor and its
accompanying parapherDalia were stored,
saw a break in the flooring The boards
gave away under his weight, disclosing 4
metallic substance which further investi-
CATION showed TO be large conveXed sur
face of iron.
One of the workmen happened to strike
the sphere with a hammer. Instantly
weird noises sounded from different parts
Of the room. These reyeTberations were
repeated each time the disc was struck.
but no trace of their origin could be found.
The mysterious object was dug up and
was about four feet in diameter and rested
on stone foundation. On the upper sur
face brass connections prOtruded that at
one time had evidently been joined to deli
cate brass pipes that run beneath the floor
and lead to different parts of the building
where the secret experiments of the eccen-
trio genius were conducted.
The portion of the building where this
beneath the spot where the world-famous
motor stood. The sphere was completely
covered by the floor and is said to poss. SIS
no known use in mechanical arts. unless it
can be made capable of generating and i'm
parting energy to machinery.
The sphere had no visible connection
with water or gas pipes. 1t weighs two
tons. \ foundation had evidently been
made for it, but from the position in which
it now lies it is supposed that Keely al
| lowed 1t to settle slightly to one side. The
mOnstrous globe had then been buried.
The use or purpose Of this gigantic bulb
can only be Conjectured. and it is thought
that its discovery may be bun the forerun-
ner ef other finds no less startling and
mysterious.
The floor of the workroom used by the
dead inventor. it is said, contains several
trap doors fitted so tightly that they can
be lifted only with chise. What may
have been the purpose of these trap doors
is unknown, as there is no cellar beneath
the workroom. 1t is further pointed out
that in an addition to the laboratory. built
a few years ago, the floor is raised some
three feet above the floor of the main
building. thus afiording hidden space.
though for what use is a mystery.
The times., 1899-01-09
S23 Thirteenth St. N. w.
4 prcnIOnifinn.

From the New Orleans Times DeuIccratl
Or. Leonard White. Of New York q vel. known
Specialist in nervous diseases. tells = very curl
oiiS story Some Years ago. said Dr. White,
"A retired merchant OF Chicago. 4 man uf con-
siderable means and great reputation for what
We call horse sense conceived Sllci txtranr-
binary dread 0f drowning that D.. refused T., -tir
out Of hI- hnu>e. and lived literally the life of a
hermit. such eases OF morbid haIlucin4tiuu. or
paranoJ. we'll known 10 PHYSICIANS lud the
family advised humor the old gentleman
who seemed perfectly on ali other subjects
knowing the facts. | could hardly keep from
smiling when | picked mp 4 paper one dat and
saw that he had died suddenly " a stroke Of
ap0pcNy. and in lecturing later on before Il med
zeal college in New York. ! was in ths habit of
referring tv the episode illustration ~ the
ahsrrtity of premoniJions Here WsS d man.
used To say, who tooS all manner of aT,te~pus
precautions TO avoid being drowned. and after
making himself and his family uIerable for a
number OF wears, he quietly topped with sp-
OpleVv- This generally raised laugh I had
cited the usual morning when stiI-
ing Excuse me- dOutcT, he said. hut Nj
a neighbor Of ours, and there was a little
Circumstance connected with his death that I
thought y.U might be interested in knowing lie
was seized with vertigo he continued lust as
he was getting into his hath. and slipped down
to the bottom ot the tub. The spiguJ> were
turned on. ami what attracted attention Was tie
water running over the edge The autopsy show
ed aPopleNy all right enough. hut there was
some doubt as To whether he wa IcII wb.4 he
slipped down into the tuh AFTER that 1 ceased
to Use the ease - Illustration. The, ,.utlyl-
denCc Was too strong Tor me.
The times., 1899-01-09
A Criminal Bound for New York.

Paris. Jan. S.-New York narrowly es-
capped having added 10 its criminal popula-
tion a most dangerous character named
Verult a lightning artist in thievery and
swindling He was arrested yesterday when
going to Havre to sail for the United
States. He makes up as well as the best
pantommic actor or detective of the old
school. HIS last haul was effected in the
Central Markets, where he stole 9i00 from
butter merchant.
He has adopted various costumes. As
an officer of marines, wearing the cross OF
the Legion of Honor, his face carefully
bronzed by African suns, he succeeded in
borrowing Il good deal of money from mil
itary men. On other occasions he dressed
as a priest or friar and obtained subscrip-
tions for imaginary charities. He also
raised money among the Dreyfusards by
representing himself as an officer who
had 10 leave the army owing TO his con
viction that the prisoner on Devils Island
was victim OF Jesuits.
The times., 1899-01-09
PART OF WAGES WITHHELD.
The Telephone Company Adopts II
New Method With EmpIo,es

The employees Of the Chesapeake and
Potomac Telepone Company were given
It very unpleasant surprise on Saturday
when they appeared at the paymaster' 5
office to receive their weekly salaries
They were then informed for the first
time that the management Of the com
pany had determined TO withhold sev-
enth of their wages that is, one days
pay. out of their weeks wages. This was
the first intimation any Of the employees
had received that they We're TO go HON:
TO their families without fun pay fo7 their
weeks work. In many cases this 10
doubt caused great disappointment, and
probably much inconvenience on account
Of their not being able TO meet their
necessary obligations, which had been
contracted during the week.
However this may be, il is nevertheless
true that the employees were "do,ked' 10
the extent Of one days pay out OF they
last weeks wages.
II was learned at the Office of the
Chesapeake and Potomac Company last
night that the fact stated above is true,
and it WAS further explained that a SINH
lar deduction will be made on each pay
day for the coming six weeks. This
method has been taken by the company,
IL was stated. TO hold back a full week S
wages from every employe OF the tele-
phone company. In holding back in this
way ii was argued that ii will BE- less fit
by the employees than if a whole week s
salary was withheld al one time.
When a full weeks wages has been
withheld II WAS stated that the weekly
docking would be discontinued.
The times., 1899-01-09
DEATH ON KLoNDIKE TRAILS.
Weary Fortune Seekers Pitch Camps
md suffer in Common


San Francisco, Jan. S.-George S Lewis,
a noted California hunter and trapper,
has just returned from a long overland
trip which he made last Spring and Sum
mer through the uneXplored country on
the Peace River in the Northwest Ter
ritory. He tells a singular story of large
settlements of stranded Klondike pros
pectors whom he met on his way, who
affirm that hundreds of men who started
for the northern Edorado from the
coast and Canada never reached their
destination.
Lewis started with a party of hunters
and miners from Red Deer. April 20, and
traversed 200 miles, returning to Fort
Edmonton September 20. When they
struck Peace River they met several
parties Of men laboriously hauling their
canoes up the river, wading up to their
necks in the cold water. They were all
headed for the Klondike though they did
not even have map of the country to
guide them.
Crossing the river they struck the old
Fort St John trail. which formerly be-
longed to the Hudson Bay Company, and
found a camp where a Klondike party had
wintered the previous season Outfits
we're scattered all about and though no
skeletons were seen many must have per
ished. as game was scarce The trail
was lined with dead horses Tney struck
blazed trail at Hay Forks on the Nelson
River. From that point to Great Slave
Lake they found many traces of Klondik-
ers. OF this part of his trip Lewis says:
We ran across village of about 500 men They
had plenty OF provisions and had settled down
ioT the Winter. People from all parts of the
country we've in that camp. doctors lawyers,
druggists. and persons of al trades and occupa-
lions. They had meeting house and had cstab-
Isl
three graves.
Over their temporary dwellings were all sorts
81 ridiculous signs. The entire party consisted
Of disappointed kondiker= From that place on
We found many dead horses. human skeletons,
caches Of grub. abandoned outfits, until we came
near Great Slave Lake. where we found another
panty OF men. and from there TO Lesser slave Lake
we met several large parties Il campers.
In all must have seen 2.3l1 mgn many de
spendent. sick, injured. crippled: some with
hIoken limbs. lingering between life and death.
We found millions of acres between the two lakes
with grass 20 high that could tie it in knots
aobut the packs on the horses bayn3.
The times., 1899-01-09

The bulk oi the business in Turkey has long been
held by British manufacturers They have "stah
lished relations with the most reliable and ic.
sponsible merchants in every town, and it fol
lows that II American manufacturers would take
a part Of the most desirable business from those
who hold il now, they must meet the English
manufacturers on nearly equal terms, or they
must offer the purchaser better 81 hands"ncr
article or one better adapted To his taste use.
The fact that most OF the American goods already
sold here are sold substantially i"r cash. and At
prices higher than similar goods 0f foreign mako
can command, is an Indication "i what might be-
done under more favorable conditions.
As 10 the difficulty al collecting debts, thrr" is
no more trouble on delay in collecting debts in
Turkey than there Is in many 81 the luIud
States. As nearly all the merchants in Turkey
arc Greeks, Italians, English Germans, Aus
trians and French, resort 10 the Turkish courts
is scarcely ever necessary.
II being, then reasonably apparent that there
is i large market in Turkey, Greece and Southern
Russia for American goods aud products. IL re-
mains To be considered whether the Amer
can manufacturer and producer can enter
these markets equal or nearly equal terms
with their European rivals. In order to do this
the expense and delay of the long haul from
our Atlantic sesboard 10 these markets must he
reduced to a minimum \ direct freight service,
Therefore becomes important, il not absolutely
necessary and TO this end | have obtained facts
and figures to submit To the merchants and man
ufacturers of the United States and To our or.
ganized commercial bodies. as to the actual bust
ness in sight which might Justify. AT least in
fuence the establishment Of direct steamship
line or the extension into these waters of line
already running between New York and EnrOprIn
ports.
The total tonnage Of goods and products in-
voiced through the principal consular Offices IN
The times., 1899-01-09

When old awycr who has no end II .y-
periencc. meets with one that he declares uniuuc
ii is SURE 10 be something very much ont ut tic
common.
IL had = man come to nv utic, the other dlv'
relates attorney, who has long done l.i~iri
on Griswold Street. Ito have me make uut I,
deed for nice piece "f real estate that he had
ju-t purchased for his wife ,,s Christmas present
lie is bright business man. and made a good
deal in this instance and wanted the paicIs iu>t
soon they could be prepared. Full i,~,rip-
tiOn afforded hy the abstract. aud all went
swimminelv till | turned To him and asked his
wites name.
oh YES. OF course Wifc'S name. Yer, nee
essarv 10 hc sure and ii WIS plain to be- seen
that he span ing for time while making every
effort to bring hi, memory into play. II. had 4
rush of blood Ia the face, looked Surelv troubled
and finally turned his back ON me while he looked
out of the window as though relief were to Ice
found there.
"Wouldn't that beat you" he exclaimed a. he
turned slowly back. IN b, bluwed ii | csn re-
cali her name. You they used To rail ~ Pet
when she girl al home aud that .as her
name with me up 10 two years after mar
riagc, when | began calling her Mamma
couldn't tell You her name il it were a cari'ai
offensc not To know il. SpoSe it wouldn't do To
Just call her Pet i'll the dced2'
at wouldn't, he hurried away and in an
hour was back with his wircs full name ON 4
slip OF paper
The times., 1899-01-09
DEATH OF ELPHA SAM.
The Former Love of Alfonso MI Ex-
pircs in Poverty.

Paris. Jan. S.-Elpha SAM mistress of
Alfonso XII Of Spain. by whom she had
two sons who survive her has just died
in poverty here.
She was allowed small pension by
Queen Christina on condition of surren-
dering her late husbands letters. She
was also bound not to resume practice as
an opera singer. in which capacity Alfonso
met and loved her before his first mar
riage and remained attached to her till
his death
She had then beautiful voice, the finest
eyes imaginable and an exquisitely round
ed figure charming pallor and a marve-
lously graceful carriage.
On coming to Paris she was preyed uron
by swindlers. and her allowance from
Queen Christina gradually dwndled until
in the end she declared she rarely re-
ceived ii at all.
Her sons bear unmistakable resem-
blance to their royal father. They are
left almost penniless.
The times., 1899-01-09
SCHOOLING IN FORMER DAYS.
Times When Teachers Had To BE
puriIists

(From the New orleans Times -Delnocratl
Il went TO the teachers convention yes
terday.' said Col. George Cunningham Of
Hot Springs. Ark. and the talk | heard
Of modern scientific methods sent my
memory back to the early 7Us. when |
taught for a couple OF terms at a country
school in my State to earn enough money
TO start me in law. | wish some OF the
spruce young delegates could have seen
that school 1t was loghOuse in clear
ing. and most Of my pupils were nearly
grown. Some of the boys were as big as
was. and as hard To handle as wild steers.
| never came TO blows with them in the
schoolhOuse. but on two occasions big fell
lows told me they would see me later.
which was equivalent TO stating that they
would lick me outside after the classes
were dismissed. 4 refusal would have been
fatal to my authority, and ! am glad to
say ] polished them both on. although
the job cost me a broken finger and lot
OF punishment. At another time one of
the school commissioners paid us Il visit
and got into a wrangle with pupil over
the spelling of the word pumpkin. mold
ing that the first syllable was pun. In
spite of all my pleadings they adjourned to
the clearing to continue the debate. which
l must, confess was extremely exciting
After about a dozen CORY rounds the
scholar triumphed, and holding the COM
missioners head against the ground COM
PEELED him to spell the word loudly and
distinctly. 1t was a great victory for the
dictionary. | boarded around and re-
ceived $50 in cash for four months work
One of my pupils by the way, was a
young married woman. and her husband
gave me fun authority to whip her us
often as | thought necessary. He said IL
wouldn't make no hard feelin's' bu: |
never availed myself of his generous per-
mission. | wonder what these well dress
ed. scholarly young pedagogues would say
If they could be magically transplanted
for few hours TO such a school The
world has moved some since those DAYS"
The times., 1899-01-09
Teutonic EngIi-h.

IFrom The Cleveland Pldin DcaIsTl
There is Jolly German in q down town ,fice
who keeps his friends there in good stories bv
the numerous mi>tikr~ h, make, in his ENGLISH
Not long ago he got afternoon on t.. attend
a funeral and the next dsy the hY-> vrty al
anxious t0 hear about his donss there.
Wy. ut course. De- nodded to thrir ,7r = ions
Il vent, und ] rnchoyrd myself ,.,> gwen
dot honor Of being her pail carrier
Pail carrier, The boys opened ta-tr r,rs "a
istonishment. Vas this some new 't.,,i ,li',nt
Of the German funeral. Was that -tpiiI ri,c de-
veoping a type ui Irish wake
',Wh-wiiat did Yea have to do" ,,a'.Fe.l is
deSk-uatc.
Me came the cheerful answer ~. vou
know, carry der Tlil-the thing vet les dead
man be in And then they understood. anl the
office shook with laughter. while thc rnun. ~
German looked on IN prrplcNity, Hnd la. hers
tried. between spells. to point nIt tt hon she
difference httween pail and pail" ''n,..tes, -
and carrier"
But he hasn't seen it yet
The times., 1899-01-09

on their side say they will build the road
east of Yunnan until it reaches the nav
lgable portion of the Si-klang or West
River which empties into Canton Bay.
This brief resume is intended merely TO
give some idea of the mighty projects now
on foot in China. There Is no doubt that
The needs of the country and foreign inter-
est IN its development will require the
Oniidlng oil most or all Of these railroads
certainly within the next generation, and
probably withing the coming fifteen or
twenty years
The times., 1899-01-09

iTTOIH FtdIHOh 5 NftkTN.1
The Elephant reached round with his trunk and
ratified the bars of the cage Vi the Royal Bengal
Tiger.
''What do you WANT gr"wled the Tiger
Il beg Your pardon. ! merely wanted 10 ask
YOU a question" answered the Elephant
ASK it, then. aud dent stand there all ia, f"
Can You tell me the difference between a
ROYAL Bengal Tiger and iacknsSi"
"Nol' grnwled the Tiger Whats The differ
cnce?''
We'll cincklcd the Elephant, he blew a
washtubful at dust into the Tigers eyes. Iii |
couldn't tell the difference between myself and
| iactass I'd tie NV stripes into string and hang
myself with it; indeed would"
And the Eclr:,iant Went hack To seesIwiug on
is front legs and distributing occasional tr'nkfnts
Il dust and grass along his spinal column.
The times., 1899-01-09
OTTOMAN EMPIRE TRADE
Difficulties That Confront
American Enterprise.
A FREIGHT LINE PROPOSED
in the Lcnd-tnited States
Products stand High-FIour From
Transport Rates Almost ProhibI-
tory-OpinionS of Consular Officers.

Commercial conditions in Turkey are
Interestingly treated in the annual report
of Consul General Dickinson of Constan-
tinople. The report will appear in full in
Commercial Relations 1S97'9s. Consul
General Dickinson says in part:
The only reliable or even approximate figures
in regard /" the trade Of this empire with the
other countries Of the world are the official re-
turns of the Ottoman government. and these arc
fully three years in arrears. The latest return.
which recently Issued. is for the fiscal wear
beginning March 13 1884. and ending March II,
1885. According to this rctIrn the exports into
America for the period named were valued at
Ss3. 3.5S9 81; the imports from america S320.9s9 81.
The total exports from the empire To other coun-
tries valued AT s1U. .5IG 1888; the total i'm
ports at Sl05 g32 l5i.6I
The times., 1899-01-09
Indications of netrogrnde.

While the foregoing figures for the fiscal year
ending March ). lS9j. show an increase in both
exports and imports over those OF 1894, it is not
10 be presumed that there has been 4 correspond
ing increase, indeed any increase during the
last two years On the contrary, there
eral indications which ponit to d falling OFF in
trade. especially in imports, during Iso5 and
1888; but the opinion uf experienced Judges
Is that there has been a gradual improve
mcnt and return to former conditions during the
latter part OF the present year. This opinion,
however, is not supported by official invoices OF
goods shipped from ConStantinopc To the United
States. The value of exports 10 the United
States for the fiscal year ending june ~ 1915. nc
shown by invoices in this office S2.ul1 s4G Il.
In 1896. the total of exports -. 90 si3.l2; IN
lsgI. il 81 2.36l ,2iO.67; while in lS9s. it
shrunk to II, ,G7S, ,065 IL
While there new statistics chainablc
the activity in industries and trade in this con
suIar district, and indeed throughout Turkey. i5
marked and unmstakahlc. Germany continues
TO show energy in every department of business
and Is undoubtedly taking each wear part Of the
business given heretofore to England. Austria and
France. There Is general impression in bUsi-
ncss circles that the German manufacturers are
giving credit upon such long time and to dealers
oi such doubtful responsibility that they will
believe that commerce with this country Is not
desirable.
The English. who have heretofore done the bulk
OF the importing business in this country, are
making no special effort To extend their business
except that commercial agent for Turkey has
recently been appointed and they seem to he
relying upon the reputation they have .Hin.d Tor
selling reliable goods. Germany, the other
hand, has already acquired the reputation Of
manufacturing cheap and comparatively worthless
products. The goods Of American and English
Manufacture are the only in tins market
which have unqucsiioncd reputation for qua,-
ity. This reputation has led the Germans to
Manufacture and put upon this market consider
able lines OF limitations Of American and English
The times., 1899-01-09

II permeates every passage.
And at destroys the germs.
1t cures through medcated air
1t is an invigoratng tonic he forces
You confined ode of a remedy
You obtain the applied directly TO the aiImep
IL positively Catarrh
It positively cures diseases of the and lungs.
1t enables you yourself a home.
ii is powerful
IL IS breathe air
1t renders unnecessary
II destroys the consumption
It's use Is followed Immediately a of relief
1t enables big
II IS the rational known
1t makes feel like person.
The times., 1899-01-09

Special displays viii he n,mte this W.
Aciter ~ imecI>, Ii20 Pm. Ave. NV.
Edward stevens. Pa. Ave. nnd 9TH
NV.
Mertz's Modern Pharmacy. Iith
and r.
Henry Evans, DTS T. ST. wv.
MnckalI Bros, 9th and II Sts. NE.