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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-30
Base
Ball
THE FIRST BALL GAME.
Wyoming Seminary Defeated by
THE FIRST BALL GAME.
Wyoming Seminary Defeated by
Scranton Nine by Score of $50.
Work of Kerwin Feature.

About 700 people saw the Scranton
base ball team meet the wyoming
Seminary nine Saturday afternoon at
Athletic park, and win out by the
overwhelming score of $50.
The Seminary boys last week played
one five-inning game with the Wilkes
Barre Atlantic league team, which the
latter won by score of 80, and a
nine-inning game in which the pro-
fessionals proved victors by 14-5, but
Saturday the local players entirely
outclassed them and the Seminary
boys were not once in the game.
The Scranton team showed up re-
markably strong at the bat, and up
to the ninth inning played an errorless
game. Then Reap went to first on
McIntyre's dropping Doherty's throw,
and Ferguson muffed a difficult lily
from Williams bat,
Pirate" OBrien showed up finely
with the stick. In his six appearances
at the plate he cracked out four sim
giles and a double. Knox had two sim
giles, a double and triple, and young
Korwin, the Ieft-handed pitcher, had
a batting average of just 1000. he APP
peared at the bat three times and
landed on the ball for a single. two
bagger and three-bagger.
This same young Mr.. Korwin, by the
way, made an excellent all-around i'm
preston. In addition to the batting
stunts already referred to, he struck
out five men. in the three innings he
pitched.
On the Wyoming side Professor Will
liams made a good impression by his
back-stop work and throwing to bases
He is an old Wesleyan player. anc
handled himself easily and gracefully
Roy Scott, a Scranton boy, played
right and left field. He fielded wei
and at the bat proved as strong a:
most of the Seminary players.
A long-haired youth by the name
| of Kuryloski also played well. In thu
summary he is charged with three er
rors, but considering the fact tina
he is a pitcher and made most of hi:
| errors at third base, this is partially
| eXcusable.
In the seventh inning he succeeded
| Barnes in the box and held the Scran
ton batsmen down in good shape, il
| the eighth inning striking out Dohert,
| and j. j. O'Brien. The summary fol
| lows:
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THE MARKETS.
Wall Street Review.

New York, April 2s,-Wal street was inclined nc.
to read the signs of the day as meaning "a Ut,
tie setback in our prosperity" The market had
an undcrtone of depression which did not reach
TO positive weakness. There are suggestions IN IN
various fields that ruling prices are serving TO
diminish consumption to an extent that may
necesstate the Curtailmcnt OF production and
lowering of prices. The report for March OF
the Lchigh Valley finished the exhibit OF Mn'
favorable results in the anthracite field. The
bank statement while a strong one, according to
the ordinary rules of Interpretation created an
unfavorabc tone. The steel industrials were
special sufferers, on rot tes OF intended eompc.
tition by the Carnegie company in the field OF
the Steel and Wire comptny's products and the
shutting down Tor repairs OF a plant Of the Ma
tional Steel company Prices of stocks are rather
higher at the end OF this week than, they were
at the end of last. Activity in bonds has been
mostly confined TO special cases where individual
causes affected prices. The market generally
was quiet United States retundiug 2s, when is
sued, the 3s. old As and is declined a and the
new IS advanced is in the bid price
The following quotations are furnished The
Tribune by NJ. S. Jordan & Co., rooms 705-1Oe
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SEASON OPENS TODAY.
Elmira Will Be the First We Try
Conclusions with.

Today the Atlantic league season will
open in this city with Elmira and the
local nine as the opposing teams The
game will start promptly at 3.45 o'clock.
Kennedy and Toft will be the home
battery. Jimmy Dean, of this city, for
several seasons one of the star players
Of the Hamilton team, will play second
base for the New Workers. and his
Scranton friends are preparing TO give
him a big reception. The teams will
line up as follows:
Scranton-Ferguson, IT.; j.. j. O'Brien,
S. s.; Shelter, L. f.. Knox, c. f.; Nc
1ntyre, 1b.; Doherty, 3d.; Pirate"
O'Brien, 2b.; Toft, c.; Kennedy, p.
Elmira-Grant, !. f.; Dean, 2b.; Hag-
gerty, 3b.; Johnson C. f.; Bottenus, 1b,: :
LaFontine, +, f.; Kennedy, c.; Herwig,
s. s.; Thompson, p.; McMackin, p.
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Chicago Grain Market.

Chicago April 2s.-After passing an unusually
dull day the board OF trade markets closed at
slight declines all around There was little in.
terest taken in the trading. Wheat closed lsa
ciosde at a decline of 10 lalac, Cash quotations
were as followes Flour-Quiet; winter patents,
SO GOa3 20; straghts, S2o5aS.i0 clears 81. 7oaS20;
spring specials S2S0ai.0O; patents, So. l0s3 10;
straights, 50. .6Oa3; bakers S2a2.i0 No. 3 spring
wheat 6iSsa65c. No; red, 70c,; No. 2 corn,
30lAs399sc.; No. yellow, SoSsaSoS4c.; No. oats,
27Isc.; No. . rye, 53lka5I1zc.; No. 2 barley, ila
44c.; No. fax and northwest, Sill; prime
lard ST. I5a7 22la short ribs. s6.00a7l5; dry
saltcd shoulders, Gsia1c; short clear, S755a7 90;
whiskey $l.25H sugars. cut loaf, Sc; grdnulatet,
s. "A; clover, contract grade, 81.
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Chicago Live Stock Market.

Chicago. April 2s-Catte receipts, 1907 nom.
inally steady; good to prime native steers, 81 80
as. s5 poor 10 medium, $,25ais0; selected feed
crs, g. 25a5.05 miXc stockers, So i0a4; cows, s3a
4; hefers, ST. 25ai.S5; Gamers, So 20a2. 20; bulls
g. OOa4 80; calves, $i5Oa6,5O; Texas fed steers "a
a5.2O; do, bulls, s. 2,a3,75. IIogs-Recipts to-
day, 5000; estimated tor Mordsy, 5000; left
over, 1000; active, &c. higher; top, S5G2lg;
mixed and butchers, Sj.aja6,6O good to choice
heavy IS. 45a5. .62iA; rough dc, S5SOa5,iO; light
a.. 25a5.52la; hulk OF sales, S5.s5a5. So Sheep
to choice wethers, S5.25a5.6O; fair TO choice
mixed, "a. 75ab,25; western sheep, 'S5. 4Oa5 80;
yearngs, s.. j0ae. %; native lambs, S5.5Oa7. 20;
western do, sGaT3O.
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s5.5oa5.6o; clipped ycarlings, s5.eoa5.15; wool
stock neglected ...
Philadelphia Stock Market.

Philadelphia, April 29.-Receipts for the week:
Beeyes, 3.237; sheep, Sans hogs, 2,577. Beef
good 5lss5hc.; mcdirm, i5sa7sSc; common,
41aa4%c. Sheep-Good demand and firm for
clipped no wool sheep being here; extra, 5laa
5%c.; good, ja5hc. medium. 41aai&c. COM
mon, 3a4Ac; lambs, S5a75O. Hogs-Firmly
held, but demand light; western, 7%asc,; 9TH
ers, 7Aa7laC. Fat Cows--Steady, at 2laa4c.
thin COWS, fair demand at Sl0als; veal calves,
strong, at 4laa7c; milch cows fairly active, at
SS0a50; dressed becycs sold from TO sac.
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Buffalo Live Stock Market.

East Buffalo, April 2s.-Cattle-R Receipts, 10
cars with seven CaI adas, steady for fat grades,
with good stocheIs held arm; ycals. IS. .25a5.S5.
Hogs Receipts, "a cars; slow and 1Oc. lower for
all grades; Workers, light 10 best IS. .6Ol5. 65 I;
mixed packers, IS, 65s5,7O: mediums and heavy,
s. 70at.I5; mostly, Sb70; pigs. S535a5. 40; roughs
s. l0a5,25. Sheep aud Lambs Receipts, ~ cars
including nint cars Of hold overs, very dun and
l0al5c. lower for lambs with sheep dull and
heavy stocks of all kinds neglected; best clipped
lambs, s.. 50a5.65 cus to good, u. 5ta5 40; hest
mixed sheep, -. ES7a5.ej culls 10 good, So 50a
4.05j common thick skinned TO good wethers
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NICHOLSON.
o the Scranton Tribune.

Special to the Scranton Tribune
Nicholson, April 29.-Last evening
Miss lNadedn Stevens attended the ban
quet given at Keystone Academy Fac
tors VIII, rs The Bryant Literary sori-
ety In honor Of Mrs. Herman Fassett.
:, WaF the Duty of Miss stevens to act
rs toas mistress for the occasion.
Miss Flora Rlakeslee and Ellie Bill
ings wcrr callers in Factoryville yes
terdsy.
Mrs .. kinney, Of Binghamton.
called ON her her, Lille Smith. today.
Mr. v. Ellis Bond returned TO Phila-
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New York Live Stock Market.

New York, April %. .Beeves-Receipts. 9if;
none for sale nothing doing, feeling steady; ex-
of beef. Cal, al,es-Reccipis, none; 1874 state calves
sale; all sold at $40. feeling weak. sheep
and Lamhs--Receipts, 1852; slow and lower;
do, $3.50; medium shorn lambs, 81; prime
clipped do, So 60a6 20; clipped cus, S. so. hogs
Receipts, 1,7S6; one on SALE feeling weak.
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Scranton Wholesale Market.

Corrected by II. G.. Dale, % Lackawanna Ave.)
Butter-Creamery, &C.. dairy, tubs, 23c.
Eggs-Select western, l3c. nearby, state l3lsc.
Cheese-Full cream, 13l2c.
Beans-Per bu., choice marrow, S2i5; medium,
$3.50; pea, $3.50
Seed Potatoes-Per bu.. Sl.25
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WYOMING SEMINARY.

Two base hits-Fcrguson, Knox, +. O'Bren,
Kerwin, Mcintyre C2). Three base hits-Knok,
Millcrick, Kerwin Sacrifice hits-Toft. stolen
bases--Ferguson, Shelter, Doherty, Knox (2).
Struck out-Kennedy 3, Miller l, Kerwin 5,
Kuryloski, 2. Double plays-P. o'Brien to Nc
Intyrc First on balls-Of kennedy .; or
Barr es, I; of Kuryloski, {? Hit by pitcher.
J. o'Bren, Morris. Passed balls-1oft, vii.
liams. Umpire e-Stollworthy. Time--2.O5
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.

BY defeating Chicago, st. Louis passes Cincin.
natl in the National league race, and is now
tied with Philadelphia for first place. Brcten.
stein pitched good ball for Cincinnati, but nev.
ertheleSs Pittsburg defeated the Reds after a
hot eleven inning battle. The averages follow
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To Cure a Cold in One Day

Take Laxative BTomo Quinine Tablets. All drug.
gists refund the money ii il fails 10 cure. T. w.
Groves signature is on each box Poe o..
BErIlR WITHOUT 4 STOMACH than With
one that, got constant "hult' 70 it--especiaIly
when you have eaten scme oi the hest things
that Providence has provided TO tickle the
palate" Dr. Von STAINS Pineapple Tablets slim.
ulate the digesti.c organs. Let one enjoy the
good things OF lite and leave no bad effects -
carry thcm with YOU IN your vest pocket--ls In
box, 10 cents Sold by Matthews Bros. aud
W. T. Clark.--S0.
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and make this first
May week a record
breaker in this busi-
ness. Preparations to
that effect are in vogue
throughout the store.
Your part in the per-
fornance is merely to
come and see-buy-
ing as needs suggest
themselves, if you
wish to do so. The
store IS as tree to enjoy
as the balmy air of
this last Nineteenth
Century April morn
ing.
The Dress Goods
will catch your eye.
if you're a student of
beauty. Here is as
Sembled one of the
greatest stocks we
have ever seen. Pr
ticularly is this true of
the blaCkS-We have
never shown such a
profusion of variety
and beCOrningneSS.
In thelighter weight
effects, Wool ChallieS
and Silk Foulards con-
tinue to play drum
major in the process
sion. They command
leadership of style,a land
the modern prlces at
tached to them adds
to their desirability.
One by one the Porch
Chairs creep out from their
winter hiding place and make
their appearance where they
belong. If there be one or
two short in your lot, let us
show you the many styles we
have for your Summer COM
fort. Well have more to say
Of these tomorrow.
Baby Wagons, too, speak
for a place in this store news,
though the Go-CartS would
command silence from them.
1t is betWiXt and between the
two. The newest Go-CartS
are a patent device that one
can turn into all sorts of con-
Venient and comfortable
shapes. The babies of 1900
who'll come TO possess one,
can't imagine what good for
tune is theirs.
Soon haxe Ito commence
shaving the HWn. We've Just
the kind of razorS to do the
trick carefully and well Lawn
Mowers of the most modern
type, wider than the old kind
not so intricate in mechanism
but much easier running anc
designed to clip the friIlS of
from everything in sight.
How about the Ice Box
AS the coal man goes out, the
ice man comes in. We car
help you fool him-buy a Re
frigerator that is slow to mel
the ice; that circulateS the
frigid atmosphere to every
part al It; that is cleanIy an(
odorleSS; that is modest il
DriCe and l1StinU i'm durability
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Sunday Games.

At Chicago r. II. T.
Nhcago ..,, .,....O U D u
ST. Louis ........,,.0 y 20020 OLE II
Batteries -Menefee and Donahuc; sudholf and
o'Connor Umpire--o'Day Attendance-li coo
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Al Cincinnati n. II. T..
Cincinnati ..-,2 0000il 00--6 IS 5
Pittsburg .,...2 o o 90 3 0O2-s II 2
Battcries-Breitenstein and Kchoe Phillppi
and Schrver, Umpire-Swartwood Attend
ance-l6, 900.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-10-09

81 have been thinking Of writing to
you for some tirne,.f writes Mrs. w. D.
Benson, of Maxton, Robeson Co., N. c.,
"to let you know what wonderful thing
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
did for my little boy. He was taken
with indigestion when he was year
and half old, and he was under the
DOCTORS treatment for five long years.
We spent all we made for DOCTORS bills,
and it did no good. He could not eat
anything only little milk and cracker,
and sometimes even this would make
him sick, and he got very weak; could
not sit up all day. and gave up all hope
of his ever getting any better. Looking
over one of your books noticed DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery rec
commended for indigestion. We bought
some and gave to our boy. Two bottles
of DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov-
cry cured him. He is we'll as can be,
and can eat anything that he wants and
it does not hurt him. He has not been
sick day since, and it has been three
years since he took your medicine. I
pray that God will always bless you and
your 1uedicineD
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-10-09
Nome river, the storm having subsid-
ed, but the boat and its contents were
Reports Exaggerated.


"That country and its wealth has
been very much exaggerated in my
opinion. The steamship companies
are largely responsible for the stories
that are circulated about the fabulous
wealth, they being the principal bene-
f1ciaries. am neither a prophet nor
the son of prophet but yet will ven
ture this prophecy: "That new stories
OF great riches, great finds in the
vicinity of Port Clarence, will be cir.
culated and advertised by these steam
ship companies during the coming
winter with view to leading thous-
ands of men to go to that point next
year, just as they did induce them. to
go to Nome this year. When people
in the outside world hear of claims
paying $40 a day to the man, they
imagine that they could soon grow
rich in extracting the gold from such
claims, but in that they are very much
mistaken. Consider the fact that in
that country they have nine months
winter and three months summer. Add
to this the expense of going to and
coming from that country and remem-
Der, too, that it takes at least one
month off of the working season, with
but two months out of the twelve to
work. Lumber for sluice boxes costs
from SIS to $3.50 per thousand and
transportation from the beach across
to one of the creeks is almost equal to
the original cost of the lumber. All
other living expenses are in proper
ton. With all the elements combined
against humanity, who would consider
d claim n rrnfito h1n 10
yield $40 day to the man? I most
certainly would not, and would advise
every man that has accumulated suffi-
Gent amount to pay his way to Alas
ka and back to make other use of it
for he is simply chasing will o. the
wisp when seeking riches in that for.
bidding climate.
Il have heard it stated, and l believe
it to be true, that within a radius OF
one hundred miles of Nome city in
GLIDING that place of course, that there
are at least 5000 people in that coun.
try unable to pay their way out. &C.
tually believe that more money has
been expended by the people who en-.
tered that part of Alaska this year
than will ever be taken out in the
whole country from Cape York down
to the head of Gollifin bay.
ut is true there are some nice days
and the most beautiful sight think
ever saw was the midnight SUM- AS
to scenery there is none in close prox
unity to Nome, the country being bar
rem, not tree higher than a mans
head within hundred miles of the
city.
"Of course Won find men who declare
they are going to return. Am 1? Well
not 1. have seen moth get one
wing scorched in the flame of lamr
and then return and deposit the whole
carcass on that same fame, but hope
that have better sense. 1t is true
have some claims there. l shall de
pend upon some one else who cares
less for their life than I do. to gel
something out of them if there should
be anything in them
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-10-09
A Niaht of Terror.

"Awful anxiety was felt for the wild
ow of the brave General Buraham, ,of
Machias, Me-, when the doctors said
she could not live till morning. .
writes Mrs. S. H. Lincoln, who attend
ed her that fearful night, s.All thought
she must soon die from pneumonia,
but she begged for DR.. Kings New
Discovery. saying that it had more
than once saved her life, and cured
her Of Consumption. After three small
doses she slept easily all night, and its
further use completely cured her."
This marvellous medicine is guaranteed
to cure all Throat, Chest and Lun.,
Diseases. Only SOC and S1.0O. Trial
bottles free at Clark & Mollison's drug
store
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Rock Island Excursions.

ModeEp Brotherhood. Kansas City
October 10, 10. Date of sale October
8, limit for return October 20. One
fare plus $500 for the round trip.
National convention Christian
church, Kansas City. Date of sale
October to II, 10 and is, limit for re-
turn October 20. One fare plus $500
for the round trip.
Grand Lodge l. o. O. F., Rebeckah
Assembly, Keokuk, Iowa. Date of sale
October Is and 16, limit for return
October 20. One and one-third fare
round trip.
Kansas City fall festivities, date OF
sale October 1, 2, 8, 4, S, and 6, limit
for return October s. One fare for
round trip.
Home seekers excursion sale LIST
and 3rd Tuesday of each ononth, good
for 81 days at one fare plus $500 to
points north, west, south, southwest
and northwest. For full information
call on or address w. S. Parker, ticket
agent, Union depot.
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The Combined Attractions.

OF the Denver & Rio Grande R. R. to
tourist health or pleasure seekers in
the way of magnificent scenery, min
eral> springs, health resorts, pleasure
resorts, hunting and fishing grounds
and climatic advantages are UNI
equalled on any other railroad in the
world The equipment is of the most
modern pattern and its dining car ser.
vice is unsurpassed. Three through
trains each way daily to Salt Lake
city and all Pacific Coast points. Six
trains each way between Denver, Colo
RADIO Springs and Pueblo. Books and
pamphlets descriptive of Colorado's
natural advantages sent free on appll.
cation to S. K. Hooper, G.. P. & T. A.,
Denver, Colo.
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Stomach TROUBLES cured.

Dyspepsia, indigestion and all stom.
ach troubles quickly cured by Taber's
Pepsin Compound. Ask your drug.
gist about it. He will refund your
money if it proves unsatisfactory. 1t
costs nothing to try it. and ninety-fye
people out Of one hundred can be
cured. Sample bottle sent by mail,
free. Write DR.. Taber Mfg. Co.,
Peoria, Ill.
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Home Seekers Excursions.

Oct. 2 and 16, November and 20,
December and 10 the Burlington
Route will sell round trip tickets, good
for 81 days at, one fare plus $500 to
points west, south and southwest,
north and northwest, covering all
north, south and western states. For
full information call on or address w.
S. Parker, Ticket Agent. Union Depot.
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Cdu U0 UeItoF ueSCTlDeu ny COmpdr-
ing it to sponges thickly studded over
the face of the earth ranging in size
from a tea cup to a wash tub. Even
in dry weather these hummocks of
moss are filled with water just like
a sponge and of course during a
heavy rain storm as we had at that
time not only the hummocks were fill
ed with water but around them are
pools of water and they being irregu-
lar in size make the walking ex.
tremely difficult One bounces from
one to the other and down into me
bitches and down into the moss tufts
and it Is extremely wearing even upon
a strong healthy man. In my weak
ened condition it seemed almost IN
possible for me to reach the CITY of
Nome. Starting at 4 o'clock in the
evening we travelled on thru blind
ing rain, with the wind storm in our
faces until my strength almost en-
tirely failed me. l was compelled to
rely on the strength of my son and
that Of Mr.. Bergen to resume my
journey. When about ready to give
up entirely we met Frenchman
who fell PROSTATE before us
He explained that he had got
into the cold water up to his waist and
had chilled. We happened to have
same whisky along and gave him a
small drink of that. He was immedi-
ately revived and followed us on. We
caught the glimmer of a light in front
and concluded that it was tent, some
thing like a mile away. This gave me
new energy, new hope at least, and l
made desperate effort with the as
sistance of my helpers to make the
tent. l had to stop to rest almost ev-
cry hundred feet and finally toward
the latter end, fell down almost as
fast as they could pick me up. We
found the tent occupied by man
from Cripple Creek, who permitted my
son and myself to remain all night
and until the next day noon, admins
tering such aid as he could to put me
on my feet again. We were then
within half mile of Nome city. We
reached the town about o'clock the
next day, some twenty-four hours from
the time we had left Nome river. Ber-
gan and my son returned the next day
to take the boat down to the mouth of
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National Convention Christian Church
Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. 11-1S, 1900.

For the above occasion the Wabash
will, on Oct. 9, II, IS and Is sell ex-
cursion tickets to Kansas City at rate
of one fare plus So for the round trip.
Return limit Oct. 20 1900. A. J.Pack-
ard, agent.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-10-09

A new bridge has been built over
the Floyd river in Greenville at a
cost of $500.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1900-10-06
INCREASED AREA.

According to the General Land
Office figures the new insular pos
sessions of the United States have
added 97,9OO,50O acres to the area
of the Republic, and Of this area a
considerable proportion may be
purchased in due time from the
United States or acquired under
the Federal Homestead law.
Within the territory proper of the
States and the Territories there re
main less than 570,OOO.00O acres of
non-appropriated public land,
most of which is unsuitable and
worthless for agricultural purposes.
The intending homesteader of the
next century will be likely to find
his pathway blocked everywhere
except in the Philippines.-Phila
delphia Record.