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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-30


The December statement of the North
ern Pacific was an excellent one as had
| been expected by careful railway men.
| The gross earnings for the month were
s., 200, S17, an increase of S191,2i1 The net
earnings for the month were s1,1S2. 797,
an increase of s65. 1s0 The net earnings
for the six months ending December 81
show an increase of 100000 or more. The
company is earning much more than the
rate now paid on the common stock. The
Northern Pacific securities were inactive
yesterday, but strong. and the same may
be said of the other Pacific stocks.
Missouri Pacific was the most huoyant
Of the Western railway stocks, and IL was
said that the interests lately active in II
were buyers. 1t opened with an advance
at 49, and closed at 40 ia, after getting
as high as 43 5-S. Talk of excellent ei m
ings this month is heard.
The grangers were inactive and
trifle heavy on account of the St
Paul statement last Saturday and the
poor showing expected in the Bur-
lngtoa statement. Burlington closed with
a small net loss for the session. and the
others of the group barely held their own.
Atchison preferred was bought by London,
and also for investment account on this
side. but the purchases were small The
magnificent statement of the company.
however will. it is thought. have fine eff
feet on the stock in the event of a good
market.
The New York gas deal affairs were as
usual more or less under discussion yester-
day, but the stocks OF the companies were
inactive. Consolidated's opening. high,
low, and closing price was $50.
The stock brokerage firm OF Ferry &
Wood is to be dissolved Immediately and
a friendly settlement is now being made
between the two partners to take effect to-
morrow. the end Of the month. Mr.. Wood
will continue the business in Washington
at its present location. and Mr.. Ferry will
hereafter devote his entire time TO a bro
kerage business which he has established
in Baltimore.
Pacific Mail showed soale signs OF re-
turning activity yesterday and people ia
miliar with the stock would not be sur
prised IL an advance OF several points were
10 occur in il in the near future. The
Subsidy bill has and excellent chance OF
passage at this session, il is said by its
friend.
Tennessee Coal and Iron and Colorado
Fuel and Iron were both fairly strong yes
terday, though inactive Tennessee Coal
and Iron closed at SO 1-2 and Colorado
Fuel at ~. The $3.50. 600 bonds of the
latter company, which will mature Febru-
airy 1. are TO be renewed for two years. ac-
cordiDg TO a proposition of the company,
which has been accepted by nearly all the
hordholdprs
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-24
II don't want to see her."
sty,,t x,.I,x.

II don't want TO see her."
"But why?"
"Wcll, If you will have 1t. because
am In love with another woman. Good
bye"
mo; I must hear more about this.
You never told me YOU were in love
with another woman. I thought you
told me everything.'
IL didn't know ii until today"
She had guessed at all this, yet u
flush came into her checks and for
moment she was silent. Then she said:
II think now you had better go"
"l'll not go until | have told you all!
| am in love with YOU. and did not
know 1t until this very day--until Just
now. when you talked so complacently
of my marrying some other woman"
but | didn't" she said. quietly.
Didn't? Why. what do you mean?
Didn't you urge me to marry young
woman with money? Didn't you urge
1t on me. and say the young woman
was in love with me?"
"Why. of course did. and I stand
to 1t. But didn't say it was any other
young woman
oh" he exclaimed. and his delight
found no other word.
''Sit down beside me. Lewis she
said. Don't you know that it is leap
yeer?"
So he sat beside her
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-24

woman who would h, very fond OF
you?"
But / don't care about h2r-.I don't
want her. Who is She"
oh come now. as if ! could tell YOU
her name after tn" way ir which you
havc taken my offer
Your olter' You have no right to
make any offer of the Kind. You are
not the Matrimonial N,ws.' OF what
ever It is called
"BUt now, seriously she said, "iS
II fair that my friend should BE- cut
Oft from all chance Of marrying the
man she admires-and very likely
lONcS-or would come to loVc-mcrely
because sh" has lot of money? Is
she to BE- left to the delicate atten-
tiOns Of the mere fortune hunter
AIRS. MAYNARD, | don't know any
thing about the young woman. and.
without being rude. | hope. 20 h"r or
Ia you, | must say that | cant get
myself to take any interest in her or
to believe in her existence"
"Oh, yes, she exists, and | am sure
she loves you
You are chatting mo again." he said
sternly:.
Indeed, indeed, | am not"
well. let the young woman be, at
all events. l know nothing about her.
ana | don't believe she cares two pence
about me-
is that all you have to say"
'Well--if you press mel can say
that | don't care two pence about her."
"Oh: Why?"
You are in a teasing mood today.
and | had much better go away. What
could say more than that | have new
er seen her?"
But YOU can see her"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-24
Cost YOgy MOfk1EI1N

IN 1898 50,O0O,OOO gallons of this
piquant beverage were consumed in
France, against 35O0o,OO0 in 1897. The
dried apples used in its manufacture
are the lowest grade of windfalls-
sliced, including skins, cores and in
habitants, without distinction as TO
quality or variety, except as follows;
"OD The thin slices must be well
dried and securely packed, SO as not to
color or heat upon the voyage. "he
slices must be white and have spicy
odor or they will not sell.
"(2) LcCayed or ovor-ripe fruit should
not be used, as ii gives too dark a color
to the product and will not bring u
price sufficient To pay cost of shipment.
The consumption of this beverage -
rapidly increasing in France, and II -
said that the cider crop of this year Is
likel. to be so short as to create an
even greater demand for il. Made of
carefully assorted fruit IL should ne u
valuable addition TO our househoid
drinks, since but little need be rlade
at tire, and il is both pi1uant ana
practically innoCuous.'
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-24

self" said Mrs. MAYNARD. calmly, and
if Baxter was surprised at this he was
astuundci when she continued: "Nnu
don't know what to do with yourself.
You are wasting your life. The truth
j.. my friend, that You ought to get
married"
Go, married. lie sprung from his
chair with a rush of anger on his face
and q perfectly new revelation IN
hi5 heart lie had not known it be.
fore He had sat with her ana talked
with her day after day: he had been
her friend. and had heard hor call
him her comrada; he had found hnr
friendship grow dag by day morc dear
TO him and more needful for him, but
he had never unit! nov realized the
fact that h" was absolutely in love
with hcI. How did he come 10 real
ize it now: Just because of the few
words of easy kindly friendship sh,
had let drop, in which she told him
he ought u get marricd--to get mar
ried 10 some other woman, and ba
Mrs. Mayn2rds cOmrade no NOR!
so then" he said to his own soul.
'she cares nothing about me-nothins
at all-cXcept as a friend"
Mrs. Maynard went on without SEEM
ing to take any notice of his emotion
it, indeed, she had noticed it.
Wont you sit down." she asked
sweetly.
He sat down with something rather
like growl.
Yes" she went on, Il am quite
convinced that YOU ought to get mar
ried-and to a woman with money"
"Do YOU mean to annoy me?' he
asked ansrily. "po YOU really mean
to say that YOU believe | am man to
sh.Im love t. a woman, to swindle her
out OF her money"
L didn't say a word about swindlng
q woman out of her money"
"NO-of--coursc--you did not say that.
But what else is it, if one makes sham
love to a woman in order to get hold of
her money!"
"Hut why make sham love to her?
Why not get to love ker--in spite Of
her money? Suppose I know a young
woman who admired you Groatly, and
has money, ana who | think, would
marry YOU if you tried for hei--"
Tried for h..-what a way Of put
ting it"
'NV friend, do not be toe exalted
! do not insist on riding the high horse
| quite 50 much. We arc people Of the
world, you and l."
u am not" he interrupted, "and I
| didn't think You Werc. either"
"th, well, we live in Jhc world, Qnd
| we nave to recognize its was and to
I fail in With them--morc or less. Now,
| suppose tins young woman diG admire
| YOU, and that ! told Nou thought I
could holp you, ard make things easy
/ for vou-Why should YOU not begin by
, making love 10 hrr and enl by falling
| in love with her--before or after mar
| rage? | don't think it matters very
! much bus on the whole T fancy Z had
| better begin after thar before"
I You are in n scOhing humor to-
! day" hc said, mOoaily.
! ~ Not the least IN the world. I
| am thinking only If your good"
/ "Thcn please don't think of it any
moro--in that way
"lu that way? Why. what harm
! could il do you to piariy II rich young
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-24
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Young Mrs. Maynard


bv-sY-sa HE LATE Joshua Maynard
81 was good enough 10 accu-
Il mulatr Il considerable for
y tune and cuuSilrrat" enough
"A to leave the bulk of it to his
-.sA widow. The estate was not
in the least involved. and all
the various charities ana
educational institutions benefited under
the VIII were settled with long before
the expiration of the year allowed by
law for such business. Attention to
these details did much to occupy Mrs,
Maynard's mind during tile first
months of her WiloWhod As she was
youua. she had often passed for her
usbInd's daughter her mourning was
not over poignant OF long enduring.
There WAS an extended journey abroa3.
and then She settled i'm her New York
cit! house to enjoy life in her own way,
Tns consisted in entertaining friends
of her own choosing. among whom she
became Il social leader. but she never
aspircd to head in high society, and
lived quietly, considering the extent of
her fortune. Having a dread of money
hunters she skillfully spread abroad
the report that she was determined
never to marry again,
Among her friends was one Lewis
Baxter, of whom she became quite
fond. Baxter was war correspond
ent. and as there was no war on at
that time, and he wasn't of much use
in ordinary journalism, he had no end
of time on his hands. and by the same
token, no little difficulty in making
both ends meet. The first time she
saw him Mrs. Maynard said to herself:
"NoW | should like to have that man
for II friend" And soon she had him
,fo, a friend He became her very de-
voted friend. II shall see you next
-Whcn?' she often asked as they We're
parting. His answer generally was,
"Whcnever you like" But he never
came uninvited. He never paid for
NAL call, or came, unless she specially
wished IT, on one Of her Eat home"
afternoons.
.- Baxter grew communicative i'm his
brusque way. giving the widow the
benefit of his grumhling against fate
for keeping him unemployed,
$50 want another war" he said
one day. "It is terribly selhsh-but we
are all terribly selfish when ave are
hani up"
''F,ut look here--I heard of several
secrets Of yours quite lately" Mrs.
>~NIaynard interposed,
secrets OF mine? I don't think
have any"
"Oh, yes-I know. have heard
nbout it from grateful people whom
you nsyer supposed that l knew any
1hiys .Sbo,lt-"
$ "oh-that-thcre's nothing IN that
j would be- cheaper t. be dead, II
Sne might not de- "a good turn FOR
some decent f"lks in distress every
Dow'md ther. I don't do ii because
.an ~ charitable or generous sort .,
fendt' I 10 T. bcCHusr II pleascs me-
r 'IAs. they runlblod ar in = ta,t about
charities, until baVt"r aruSa To g.
with the rcrlark 'hat hp feared n,
was boring her Hrs Maynard ~
shrsd him that # that were the cas-
she Would ten him 81, Convinced II
hcr tondor ard rdrliriug her frank
ness Baxter sat down again
II NaHt 20 talk 90 EoV about your.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-24

order. and he said: "You have to get |
1t out of stanton, and have very little |
influence with stanton. If he Is in n |
bad humor when you go to him he will |
rot pay much attention to my order. |
Wait until you are through with him !
before you waste your thanks. ] have |
very little influence with the secre- |
tary."
We regarded that as one of the presi- |
dents Jokes and bade him good day
and started for the office of the secre-
tary Of war, hoping to find him In as
good humor as we had found the presl-
dent.
STANTON'S UGLY MOOD.
Senator Harlan on the way said that
Lincoln was right. that If the secretary
was in one of his worst moods we would
fail, and that he dreaded the interview
with him. We had agreed that the sem
ator was to present the matter to stan
ton before we started to the capitol.
Harlan weakened ana said If stanton
was in bad humor he would say noth-
ing to him about it, but simply make
formal call and take the. matter up
later.
told the senator that would not suit
me, as my leave of absence from my
post expired in day or two. and the
matter must be settled now. He said
that Stanton he'd snubbed him before,
and if he was in a bad humor today
he would not give him n chance to do
1t again. / told the senator that would
tackle Stanton If he declined the Job.
We sent our cards in to the secretary
and in a short time we were invited in,
and found the great war secretary in
, n fury Things were going wrong at
| the front with the army and he was
! fairly black with impatience and chag-
| rim. Somebody had dsobeyed his or
| ders He said in a perfunctory way
! that he was glad to see us. and. after
| we were seated, he asked us what he
could do for US, and to be brief, as he
| was pressed with many important
| things. | looked at Harlan. and he was
| the picture of despair and signaled me
to proceed which I did, as l saw he
would do nothing.
AS soon as ! made known our mis-
sion. Stanton's frOwn became heavier,
and more intense and forbidding, and,
! fearing that he would cut ME off at
| once and decline to consider the mat
ter. I kept on talking, so as to keep
| the floor, and said to him that we had
! just been to see the president and
thought we had won our case. as he
had ordered the appointment for which
we thanked him. and then / repeated
| what Mr.. Lincoln sald-that he had
| but little influence with Stanton. and
he doubted If we could do anything
| with him. The frown on the face Of
the great secretary gave place to a
smile. and. with great earnestness, he
asked If the president really had said
that. I appealed to Harlan, who con-
firmed my statement Stanton said
Lincoln must have been joking. We
both declared that the president
seemed to he very much in earnest
when he made the statement That
semed to please the secrtary and. after
protesting that the president ought not
to have said it, he made the appoint
ment.
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free Trial Treatment

We full
Appliance strengthen and develop trial
collect delivery"
kind
A d.spng who had applied after We'll tell
mat III bubbled
everybody and tell them that old yesterday
Why tell
m Ana another wrote thus i @ dumped carload gold my feet would
answering and this
sealed without marks
Write ERIE MEDICAL COMPANY Buffalo W. r., and ask
tor the little book called COMPLETE MANHOOD"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-06-26

49, market became nervous this week
no+;oo'ahce IN gram on the bad crop sit
ua'ion IN the Northwest being an object
lesson for their consideration Aarioss
from the Central and Soutbweetorn 49,
LON growing States had meantime 49,
anu st1ll continue to be unfa vorabIe in
uicatlng that an excessive rainfall and ar
ooihpanying cold weather had Resulted in
I plants making a very poor stand
III Delng in danger of a kind which
"oulu result IN a serious limitation of
- output. These facts, as we'll as the
Necessity OF the growing crops under
sung all the vicissitudes that NAV occur
uurlng the remainder of the season
~ieated an uneasy feeling in the bearisb
iahks, and 1t required but little increase
u me buying power to bring about a
very sharp advance in both old and new
crop options on last Wednesday.
Liverpool not only responded to this
movement, but by it's action during tho
latter part Of the week has contrihn-
tea to keep up the strength of the mar
ket in the face of the natural disnosi-
tlon Of local interests to consider that
the advance already secured had. for
the present at least, discounted the un-
favorable features in the crop outlook.
II would seem that the foreign markets
generally are impressed by the yery
small stocks of cotton at Liverpool.
which are less than 400, 900 bales this
week, against over 1,200, 600 bales a year
ago.
In view Of these circumstances the
market has ~disregarded the Chinese sit
uatlon which ordinarily would have
ranked as an available bea.' factor. It
must, however, be noted that the limited
demand for cotton goods both Ltre an!
abroad continues, and that the advance
OF raw cotton has no reflection in the ac-
ton of the cotton manufacturing trade.
There seems to be a general impression
that under present circumstances the
new crop is unlikely to be more than suf-
fcient to fill the worlds requirements. Al
the same time the heavy outstanding
short interest in the old crop options has
been reduced this week and the actor
of prices is now dependent upon the en-
suing crop developments.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-06-26
Croker in New York.

New York. June 23.-Richard Croker
arrived from England today on board
the Cunard steamer Lucania. He says
that he is in the best Of health and
that is ready 10 take a very active
part in the coming national cam
paign.
Mr.. Croker when questioned upon
the subject of the relations of the
high city officials and his ownership
of ice stock, said:
There is no secret about the lat
ter. l told Mr.. Moss about it before
the Mazet investigation. 1t was Phil
adelphia stock which I bought two
years ago before the ice trust was
formed. I don't care to say now
whether | still hold it or not"
Upon matters pertaining to the
national campaign Mr.. Croker said
that with Roosevelt al Mckinley's
running mate we should have San
Juan Hill all over again" He said
that he was gong to Kansas City as
a delegate. 1t looked, he said, as if
Bryan would be the Democratic nomi-
nee for President.
Mr.. Croker was asked whether he
thought Comptroller Coler would make
a good Nice-Pres;dential candidate or
q stronger candidate for Governor,
but he said that he could not answer
that.
Mr.. Croker said in their trust plank
the Republicans were simply strad-
ding the matter. "They cannot take
that plank away from the Democrats"
be said.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-06-26
Closing Scenes at the State Normal.
Especial to News and O~bserver.)

tSpeclal 10 News ana ODSerNer.)
Greensboro, n. c., June 21.-The State
Normal and Industrial college com
man respects it was one Of the most
enjoyable and successful in its history,
over three hundred girls were present as
students.
were out of the ordinary. every one being
a gem of its kind. The music for the
occasion by the Gate City band, has never
been surpassed and Greensboro is con-
graduating herself on having such an or
ganiZation.
At the entertainment last night at
which the two literary societies presented
Oliver Goldsmith's She Stops to Con
quer' in a most creditable manner, the
applause was very evenly divided be
tween the band and the play. The girls
! cleared something like $3.50 out of the
play, the proceeds of which will go to
the girls building. One of the things
that impresses the visitor is the need OF
more dormitories. Every year numbers of
girls are turned away for want of rooms
and last year it was necessary to rent
three buildings to accommodate the over
flow and nothing like all could thus be
glOrieS OF the State. and it is to be
hoped that the school will be given a
better show than at present.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-06-26
NO NEED OF MIDDLEMEN.
The Committee of Cotton Spinners Make an
Investigation.
(By the Associated Press.)

Charlotte. n. c., June 23.-A COM
mittee of five, representing the South
ern Gotten Spinners Association, VIII
make a visit to the principal Norm
ern cities about July 4th. to carry OUT
the instructions of the Board OF GOV
ernors. by considering the adVlsa-
bilitv of establishing business houses
in the principal cities. under the man
agement Of the members OF the asso-
citation for the purpose of handling
their production and thus to 40 away
with the necessity of the middle men
WIZ are at present not only handling
the. production Of the mills, but are
fixing the prices and making con
tracts
DR.. McAden. the president OF the as
sociation. has under Amusement the
selection of the gentlemen to compose
the committee who will be known
and representative mil men,
tourney to the North for PurPost,
named is significant and doubtless VIII
have important consequences.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-06-26

opehihs. Inc sentiment. Observable Gov
past among the professionals. thai
nc niarhel was oversoll and vas ana
!" . iaily. was IN evidence at the Cnen-
.ne anu was reinforced by some obvious
~ BUSINESS On the part Of the shorts
eienlent covered freely IN
northern Pacific, and there was . e,n,
tendency in American Sugar rho tr,n1-
INES and Philadelphia and Reaainp fret
preferred, which served as points of re-
ISSUANCE to weakness. But the continued
oeihorallzatio in Brooklyn Rapid Transit
upset the confidence of the bull element
III STOCKS pegln to come on the market
Il large volume before the end of the
niS' hour. northern Pacific was carried
uoWn over a point from the high level
after the OperiIS. Extreme wealnas.
ana not become general, the trunk lines
holding comparatively firm and ebo,t +.
covered IN anticipation of the lank
statement.
me excited advance in wheat here was
an ilhuehce IN the break in stocks. The
market had become quiet and steady when
the Dank statement appeared and gave
a shock to sentiment by the large de-
crease shown in cash reserves. Estimates
oased on the official reports of Sab
treasury operations and statements of the
movement of currency by express to and
from the interior furnished by the banks
themselves had foreshadowed a gain in
cash by the banks, after allowing for the
golu. exported during the week of a million
dollars or over. Wall Street is mystifed
as 10 the source of The Iiain which las
depleted the cash resources of the clear
ing house institutions to the extent of
SO, 16S, 800.
The only plausible explanation which
suggests itself is that the decrease rep
resents some provision made by the hanks
to meet the req lirement for the with
drawal CT 5000. GOO of Government de-
posits called cor Monday. The demand
for time money during the week indicated
some expansion of credits. The shifting
OF loans caused in his way may have
had more to do than has been 81 specie !
with the weakness in the stock market.
The hate break in the marEct on the
bank statement carried sonte prominent
railroad and Industrial stocks from ere
to two points below last nights level.
National Steel lost three. Northwestern
two and three quarters, and Brooklyn
Rapid Transit iour aud FIVE eighths. EN-
cept for a few rallies on covering by
room shorts. the market closed weak.
The bond market has moved irrc6ularlv
towards a lower plane of prices.
United States new is have declined -
and the old is, as, IS refunding (n hen
issued Lin the bid price.
The total sales of stocks today were
2i3, 100 shares. including the following
Atchison, preferred. 1880; Burlington.
II, go; Northern Pacific. 2.S30; st. Paul,
1850; Union Pacific S,170: American To
bacco, G,05o; Brooklyn Rapid Transit, 81
100; American Sugar, II, 500; Peoples Gas,
$3.50.