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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-13
of Indiana. Mrs Mary Allen and the hos
tess and little daughter, Frances

of Indiana. Mrs: Mary Allen and the hos
tess and little daughter, Frances
Tuesday evening Miss Lille and Freda
Funk entertained the Mandolin club and
their friends A very pleasant evening
was spent. A guessing contest was fea-
ture OF the evening, prizes being AWARDED
as follows: Ladies first Miss Mary VIII
llams; second. Lille Cheals; gentlemen
first Alex Barrett; second, John Balm
forth. Refreshments were served and
pleasant evening enjoyed
Mrs. ". A. Adams n ade brief visit to
Salt Lake this week.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Prisk returned
home from their wedding tour in Colorado
on Tuesday last.
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Kearns were visit
ors TO Salt Lake Wednesday of this week
Mrs. J. ]. Peters and daughter. Addie,
Of Salt Lake. are spending few weeks
visiting in the Park.
Mrs. T Z. Harper and daughter; Alice,
are. visiting with relatives in our health-
giving city.
c. E Blocher and wife arrived from
Missouri Thursday afternoon; ah3 VIII
make their home in Park City. Mr. Biocne
er is the neWly-elected superintendent Oh
public schools
DE- c NJ Wilson and family a6GilggtE Fetur fri6
through Yellowstone park.
Mrs. Ed Pearce and two sons of Salt
Lake are visiting with friends IN the
Park.
Mrs. Arthur Williams entertained at
her home Friday afternoon instead OF
Each table was supplied with needles
thread. buttons and linen, and the one
sewing on the most buttons IN a gwen gwen
time progressed. Mrs. Begg, Mrs. Lorlhg,
Mrs. Shields Miss Burlin. Misses Grace
and Anna Hedges cut for the prize, the
lucky cut being made by Mrs Lorlng.
Refreshments were then served, AFTER
which a cake contest was INDUCED IN,
Mrs. Gerger. Mrs. Hayt and Mrs, Shlelds
tieing for the prize. Mrs. Hayt winning IN
the cut. Miss McComter was awarded the
booty"
Miss Jennie Howat of Salt Lake arrived
in the Park Friday and is the guest OF
Mrs. D. c. Mclaughlin.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w White. Miss Waugh
and Mr.. Hogan spent Friday at Brighton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Fraser are enjoying
a visit with friends in Salt Lake
The play to be given at the. Dewey
theatre under the auspices of the Altar
society of the Catholic church Monday
evening. promises to be well patronized
by church and g society is O. people
Misses Howat and Beasley of Salt Lake
and G. O. Welder of Champaign, o.,
visited the Ontario and Silver King mines
Saturday, the guests of Mrs. d. Z. Nc
Laughlin.
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Mr.. and Mrs. D. c. Mclaughlin enter
tanned the Bowling club Thursday even
ing. Those present were: Mrs. Ed Alli-
son of ogden, Mrs. Fred Hale and Mrs.
William Brather of Salt Lake, Rev. and
Mrs Hathaway of Cleveland, o., Mr.. and
Mrs. w. G. Lamb, Mr.. and Mrs. w. w.
Armstrong, Miss Maggie Kearns, Messrs.
Blood, Westcott and Ulrad.
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A number of young ladies and gentle
men surprised Marshal Pearson at his
home FRIDAY evening.
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LEHI SOCIETY.

Especial Correspondence
Lehi. Aug. 1.-THE Young Peoples as
sociations gave their friends a grand ball
in the Opera house this week.
T. r. Cutler and daughter. Miss Edith.
will spend two weeks in the east with
frienGs, visiting number of the princi-
pal cities.
A large company of Lehi's society took
in the Utah Sugar cOmpany's excursion
to Salt Lake.
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Mr.. John Thurman leaves for Snowflake.
Ariz., in few days.
Mr.. R. a. Kirkham and Miss A. Rob-
erts spent day in Salt Lake City.
Huses and Mr. \. E, Cox, two of Lehl
well known society young people.
E. McCuen of New York made calls on
the business men during the week.
Mrs. Mary ColIett of Salt Lake City is
the guest of Mrs. E. Beesley.
Mr.. N; Woodhouse and wife entertained
their friends at Saratoga Springs this
week.
Bishop Wride and g. Jacques of Provo
spent day with friends in Lehi.
Mr. E. Clawson of Salt Lake City.
in town on business pertaining TO elec-
trical work.
IL II e 4 NJ :: IL, 5 '::'' :;'
f+ 5ssR s at I'D! =, or two with
Doctor r. Steel has returned from Chi
cago where he has been for eight weeks
among his friends.
Nephi.
Mr.. James Thorn of Pleasant Grove
was in Lshi calling on friends.
B. Powell of Fish Springs was in Lehi
this, week to attend the funeral of his
mother.
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Hy Kirkham was a visitor in Zion this
week.
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Mr.. NJ. Gilbert of San Francisco was
here for few days on business.
Mr.. John James and Miss Annie Mer-
rill OF Salt Lake City are visiting friends.
Mr.. Harry Jane of Salt Lake City is
the guest of his brother of the Banner.
Professor Z. Busby and wife made trip
TO Pleasant Grove to visit friends
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CASTILLO SPRINGS SOCIETY.
(speeial Correspondencel

Especial OOTreSpOnQence.D
Castillo Spring. Aug. IA very pleas
ant card party was given by Mrs. Nose
Christensen in honor of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ii. 5. Beatty. Monday evening. a large
number of guests were present and all
report pleasant time.
The. Athletic association of Eureka
will give its first excursion to the Springs
this year Sunday.
The Maccabes of Utah county have de-
cided-on Saturday, Aug. %, for their out
ing. large crowd is expected.
Willard Bean and trainer. Mr.. Clark of
Provo, have taken up quarters at the
hotel. Mr.. Bean has already commenced
hard training for his bout with Weday.
He will remain here during the month.
Mrs. Sullivan of Eureka arrived today
and will remain during the week.
Colonel Z. w. Tctlock spent Thursday
evening at the Springs.
Mrs. Ed Loose of Provo spent the first
of the week at the Springs. She returned
to her home Thursday.
Register for the week: Hugo Deprizin
and wife, Eureka; II. S. Beatty and
family. Salt Lake City; J. NJ. Thompson,
Let's, Ia; Mary Gleason, Salt Lake City;
Salt Lake City: Willard Bean, Salt Lake
City; NJ. W. Clark, Provo.
The Utah County Teachers institute
will be held at the Spring next week
large number of new wall tents have
been pitched on the grounds. for their
use. A big crowd IS expected and the
management is doing its utmost to make
everything pleasant for the pedagogues.
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May Goddard, Mollie Alexander and
Annie Robertson. The party was well
attended, and was a success in every
particular.
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Miss Minnie Bennett gave a party
Wednesday evening, in honor of Miss
Annie Edwards, who has been visiting
Mercur for a short time. Music, dane
ing. games, ETC., were INDUCED in, and
a pleasant time was spent.
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I. e. Hinshaw, who has been on an eX-
tended trip in New Mexico and Arizona,
is visiting his former partners, Jry &
Baker, before leaving for his home IN
the east.
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]. S. Edwards and family left this
week for Pennsylvania, where they will
make their future home.
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Mrs. Dan Jeppeson of Provo arrived
in Mercur Sunday. and is now perma-
nent resident of the camp.
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Mrs. Joe Ostler is visiting her parents
in Salt Lake City.
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The woman who is lovely in face.
form and temper will always have
friends. but one who would be attrac-
tive must keep her health If she is
weak. sickly and all run down, she will
he nervous and irritable. If she has
constipation or kidney trouble, her I'M
nI1re blood will cause pimples, blotches.
skin eruptions and wretched COM
plexion. Electric Bitters is the best
medicine in the world to regulate stom-
ach. liver and kidneys, and to purify
the blood. 1t gives strong nerves,
bright eyes, smooth, velvety skin. rich
complexion. 1t will make a good
looking, charming woman of a run
down invalid. Only so cents, at z. c.
NJ. /. drug store.
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The Financier's Review.

New York. Aug. 12-The Financier
saws: The statement of the clearing
week ending Aug. Y, was unexpectedly
favorable, the chief feature having been
the heavy increase of 3, SSSS0o in specie.
There was decrease OF nearly the same
amount in loans and as deposits remained
stationary the gold expansion went TO
swell surplus reserve. bringing that item
to $14. 395 375, the highest point touched
since June "a last. There is no doubt that
factors that were present but unaccount-
ed in the previous week. have been opera
tive in the present exhibit, the transfers
of gold from the west and return move
ment of specie recently shipped TO Can
ada may have aided in swelling the total
for the current week, but detailed
analysis goes to show that A.J0OO0 of the
entire specie gain is reported by one
bank. This institution also expanded its
deposits by the same amount. so that the
remaining clearing house banks really
curtailed their outstanding deposits by
that amount. 1t is not known whether
the lending of money in this center by
interior banks has influenced the state
ment; if such has been the case the loan
column might be expected to snow y
l .ooked at in any light, however, the state
ment viii go tar toward restoring a BET
ter feeling.
There has never been cause for appre
hension at best. but the moral effect of
a display of strength such as chronicled
will prove beneficial in every way. The
main question at present is to what eX-
tent New 1Ork Will De upon u anu
in the crop movement. Best advices now
are that interior cities are well prepared
to handle the situation and that there
will be little if any drain on New York.
There is nothing in domestic exchange
quotations to indicate westward move
ment and the season is close at hand
when cereals and cotton will flow out
ward in increased qualities The July
figures now at hand show decided gain
in domestic produce exports and August
and September are expected to make
new records in this respect. thus paw
ing the way for gold imports later.
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Coffee and Sugar.

New York, Aug. 12-Coffee options
closed dull at net unchanged prices. Sales.
3. 600 bags. including December. 4s0d4s5;
spot coffee. Rio, dull and nominal; No.
I invoice, ga: No. jObbing, GA. Mild,
quiet; CordoVa, 1190n.
Sugar-Raw, quiet but firm. Fair re-
filming, 1; centrifugal S6-test. 9-16; mo-
lasses sugar. 37s; refined, quiet but firm;
No. 8, 1916; No. T. 4S4; No. S, Ills; No.
9, As; No. 10, AZ; No. II, As; No. L, 4 5-l6;
No. 10, 5-16; No. IA. "A; mould A, 81;
cut loaf, 57s; crushed, o; powdered, 5ss;
granulated 81; cubes 53s.
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Chicago Livestock.

Chicago. Aug. Few cattle were re-
ceived To-Day and the market was almost
entirely nominal. Prices in general were
unchanged.
on a good general demand hogs adj
Vanced 5610 cents. Heavy hogs, 3.yoO
4. 7ZI6; mixed lots. 43GI4.15: light, 4.901D
4. S2is: pigs, 35Gd4.70; culls. 2.Ocq39O.
Sheep and lambs were strong at yes
terday's advance. Prime lambs $500 40;
commoner lots, 3.75G6.J0: sheep. 20OdS.0
for inferior lots up to 4.5GtI5.lO for prime.
Receipts-Cattle, 100; hogs, 1000;
shaAn ON
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PAYSoN SOCIETY.

Especial Correspondence
Payson City. Aug. u.-COunty Super
intendent of Schools James L. Brown
and family came on visit Sunday.
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Miss Jennie Wallsburg, Miss Annie
johnson and Miss E. Petit from Salt
Lake spent the week visiting at Miss
Peterson's.
Mrs. Ernest Stark made her husband
happy on Tuesday by presenting him
with a son-their first.
Knic Fairbanks came over from
spanish Fork, and returned on Thurs
lay afternoon.
Lester Taylor came from Moab last
Saturday.
Fred and Isaac Emery, from Salt
Lake. were guests of Charles Brewer
ton during the weeS
Miss Ida Coombs left the state for
the Mexican colonies on Tuesday last,
to be gone one year as teacher of the
primary department iIi-the Juarez
academy.
Another crowd of young people left
for Strawberry valley for an outing on
Monday. They were John Johnson,
Frank Coombs, John Cravens and wife,
James Cravens and wife, r. P. Rich
mond, Charles Cravens. Miss Mabel
Upton. Miss Schiller, Miss Maggie
CraVens.
Frank Barnard and family, from
Idaho Falls. are visiting Mrs. Julia
Hancock and Mrs. NJ. Bridge.
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Mr.. George Kinder and Miss Nettie
Grigg were maSied on Wednesday.
Marshall Chatwin came to Payson on
Thursday
Presiding Elder Jayne conducted the
services at the conference of the Meth
odist Episcopal church Wednesday
evening.
Hart Page is limping on account Of
slight accident to his knee.
Mrs. Warren De Pew gave a boy 10
her husband last Sunday night, and
Warren has been smiling ever since.
Mrs. H. ] Irvine came over from
Nebo City Wednesday, on business.
James Potter and Dyke Fillmore are
both hobbling about on clutches this
week, both having cut their foot with
an ak.
Miss Viola McBeth returned from
visit TO Tintic on Thursday.
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Mrs. Ambrose Stewart gave her hus-
band a boy last Wednesday.
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Mrs. Aurora Hiette returned from
Tintic Thursday, where she has been
for a week.
Mrs. Joseph Morgan returned to her
home at Salt Lake on Sunday last,
after staying here a week.
Thomas B. HEELS of Santaquin was
here on business Tuesday.
Leslie and Geneve Spence returned
home to Salt Lake City last Tues
day.
Miss Josephine Taylor. operator at
Richfield, has charge Of Payson Deseret
telegraph Office in the absence OF Miss
Coonabs.
F. N Poulson, principal of the Pay
son schools, has been appointed on the
board of examiners OF Utah county.
Mrs. J. J Mcclellan went up to Salt
Lake Tuesday '.4crning, to join her hus-
band before he leaves for Germany to
resume his musical studies on Mon
day next Mrs Mcclellan will stay at
Payson during his absence.
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Denver Livestock.

Denver. Aug. 12-Cattle-Receipts, none.
Market strong, demand for beef steers
ana feeders. Beef steers, S-75q5.S5; cows,
275G4OO; feeders, freight paid to river,
3.25fi4.65; stOckers, freight paid TO river,
3 T5G4.75; bulls. stays etc. Z-2544.O0.
Hogs-Receipts, 10 Market steady.
Light packers 4.30d435; mixed, 4.35tt4. 40;
heavy. 4.UJd4-lO
Sheep-Receipts none. Market steady.
Good fat muttons, S.75q45O; lambs, 500Q
=
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CoALVILLE SOCIETY.
lspecial Correspondenee.l

0NTUU.1Is
Coalvilie. Aug. 1l.-Mrs. 4. F. North
cott entertained a few Of her lady
friends on Tuesday evening.
:. . {:
Air. and Mrs Robert Hunter former
" of Coalville, but at present residents
of Almy. ', yo., spent a few days here
this week with relatives and friends.
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Dr. j. Z. Hosmer spent a few days
visiting and recuperating here this
week.
Albert Scowcroft of ogden was Il
CoaIville visitor this week.
c. W Penrose, wife and daughters
arrived here from Salt Lake today.
The volunteer reception committee
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MERCUR SOCIETY.
Especial Correspondence

ISpeCIdI UIItspUIIUtIIOt-J
Mercur, Aug. 12.-Mrs. Arthur Bowen,
who has been spending a few weeks
with her mother. Mrs. w. b. Kennedy,
returned TO her home in Eureka a few
days ago.
. 9
Miss Maiben Of Provo, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Selby Jones,
returned home THURSDAY.
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The members of the Thursday night
club gave a farewell ball at the opera
house Thursday night to a number of
young lady visitors who are leaving
for their several homes The guests
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Kansas Citv Livestock.

Kansas City, Aug. Misunderstanding
so. Market nominal. Native steers, 4.5GGt
$50; Texas steers, 3.I0a5.0O; Texas COWS,
250Q3.55; native cows and heifers. 200O
500; stockers and feeders, 2S5lI5.00; bulls.
3.e0d4.09.
Hogs-Receipts, 5000. Market strong; 3
cents higher. Bulk of sales, 4.S0Q450;
heavy, 4.25d4421a; packers, 4-3Ott4.4O;
mixed, 4.25d43712; light, 420Q 460; workers,
455G4.60; pigs. 4.5094.5s12.
No sheep.
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Exports and Imports.

New York. Aug 12-The imports of
specie this week were S4.OI5 gold and
$50, 705 silver. Imports of dry goods and
merchandise at the port of New York
for this week were valued at SS.5S6.652.
Exports of gold and silver from this
port to all countries aggregate SIS, 100 sill
Yer bars and coin and Ni25 gold.
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American Released In Japan.

Washington, Aug. 12-The state de-
partment has finally learned that John
Kelley. the American who was con-
fine5 in a consular Jail at Yokohama,
japan. has been released under opera
ton of the treaty which recently went
into operation between Japan and the
United States. and has left that coun-
try
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Pacific Coast Grain Markets.

Portland Ore Aug. 12.-Wheat-Walla
WaIla. 5IG572c; valley, Sc; bluestem, 59c.
Tacoma Wash. Aug. 12.-The week
closed with wheat nominal, holding the
figures which have ruleI all the week, 55c
for club and 59c for bluestem.
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Weakly Bank Statement.

New York, Aug 12.-The weekly bank
statement shows the following changes:
Loans decrease, 81. Ss5, 200 Specie. in
crease. Sc. 1856. 500. Legal tenders. decrease,
$3.50. 200 Deposits. increase, Sl5,SOO. Circu-
lation. increase $146. 800.
The banks now hold sl4. S95, 3l5 in excess
of the requirements of the % per cent
rule.
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Omaha Livestock.

Omaha. Aug. .-Cattle-Reeeipts. 1000.
Market unchanged. Native beef steers.
475G5.6O; cows and heiferss 225q4.S5.
HOgs-Receipts. 5000. Market sara
cents higher. Heavy, 4.30d432Ia; mixed,
430a4S5; light, 4.3Sd4.4O
Sheep-NOne
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Sick Headaches.

the curse of overworked womankind.
are quickly and surely cured by Karl's
Glover Root Tea, the great blood puri-
fer and tissue builder. Money refund
ed IL not satisfactory. Price. % cts. and
80 cts. For sale at z. C. NJ. 1. Drug
Dept.
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Metal Quotations.

New York. Aug. 12.-The brokers price
for lead is 435 and for copper 1s.75G19O0.
No metal exchange report.
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Loans. EXCHANGE and Silver.

New York, Aug. 12-Money on call
steady at per cent. Prime mercantile
paper, 4Izd5 per cent. Serling exchange
steady. with actual business in bankers
St4S 24 for 80 davs. Posted rates 1881.
N4S4 and 4.S7d4S7la. Commercial bills,
4S1t.
Silver certificates, 60ikG61.
Bar silver co.'s.
Mexican dollars. As.
London, Aug. 12.-Bar silver, 27s.d.
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condition of the Treasurv.

Washington, Aug 2.-Todays state
ment of the condition of the treasury
shows: Available cash balance, S273. ST.
GAG; gold reserve s245 176, Isl.
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Concert music every night at Saltair
by Held's Military band. Dance mu-
sic by Christensen's orchestra. Lon
don biograph, Philippine curios,. all Tor
p cents. your moneys worth"
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MADE MARKET STRONG
Activity Is Caused BY a Good Bank
Statement.
PRICES WERE SENT UP
CLOSE SHOWED NET GAINS IN
MORE ACTIVE STOCKS.

What Was Expected to Be a Dull
Week Turned Out to Be Lively
One On Wall Street-Money Has
Become Slightly Easier, Although
1t Still Attracts Attention.
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How's This?

We offer one Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
We. the undersigned, have known F.
]. Cheney for the last fifteen years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions, and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by their firm.
WEST & TRUAX,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. o.
WALDING. KINNAN * MARVIN.
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally. acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system
Testimonials sent free. Price, zoe. per
bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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Price of Wool.
No Right to Ugliness.

New York, Aug. 12-Wool, steady. Do
nestle fleece. 1921; Texas, 13q16.
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Money to Burn in Prizesv-Elks'
Purple day. Saltair, Aug. o.
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All Shirt Waists and Wash Skirts
half price.
AT WALKERS STORE.
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WEST & TRUAX,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. o.
w DING KTNNAN a, MARVIN

Baseball, Short Line VS.. r. G. W.,
LAGOON, Sunday. 4:15-
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grain markets. At the close September
pork was cents higher. lard unchanged
and ribs 2ie cents higher.
The leading futures ranged a. follows:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-13

Colonel L. p. Richardson. agent for the
University Travelling Library company of
Chicago. is in the city, trying to establish
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-13

Mrs. Stirling Batsford. son and daugh-
ter, of Rawlins are the guests of Mrs. F.
NJ. Foote. Mrs. Batsford was called here
by the serious Illness of her mother. Mrs.
Deuel.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-01
Seasoning wood bx Electricity.


A model plant for seasoning wood by
means of electricity is now in operation at
Messrs. Johnson e. Phillips electrical
works, near Charlton Junction, the system
used being the Nodon-B retonneau. The
timber to be seasoned is placed in a large
tank and immersed, all but an inch or two,
in a solution containing 10 per cent. of
borax, of resin and q of carbonate of
soda. The lead plate upon which It rests
is connected to the positive pole of the
dynamo and the negative pole being at
tached to a similar plate arranged on the
upper surface, so as to give good electrical
contact the circuit is completed through
the wood Under the Influence of the cur
rent the sap appears to rise to the surface
of the bath, while the aseptic boraX and
resin solution takes its place in the pores
of the wood. This pari of the process
requires from five to eight hours for its
completion, and then the wood is removed
and dried either by artificial or natural
means. In the latter case a fortnights
exposure in summer weather is said to
render it as well seasoned as storage In
the usual way for five years The current
employed has potential of 10 volts, the
consumption of energy being about one
kilowatt per hour for each cubic meter of
timber, and the greener the wood the bet
ter, because its electrical resistance is
less The liquid in the bath is kept at
a temperature of from 80 degrees 10 100 de-
grees Fahrenheit. Those who are intro
ducing the process into this country from
france do not profess 10 be able to give
a complete explanation of its rationale,
though they describe 1t generally as case
of electro-capiliary attraction, but they
claim that its results are satisfactory,
however surprising they may seem. They
even state that some woods, such as the
maritime pine of the south coast Of
France, which cannot nov be properly
dried will. after their treatment, be found
useful and serviceable for practical pur-
poses