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The times., 1901-03-30
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

The marriage of Miss Ellen Bradfute
Poe to Mr.. Edward Lowrey White will
take place Monday evening, April s, at
7;30 O'Clock at ST. Margaret's Church.
Owing to the very recent death of Miss
Poe's cousin, Mrs. Ramsay Barrey, of
Baltimore, there will be no attendant
bridesmaids Mr.. Carey Johnson, cousin
of Mr.. White, will act as best man. A
small reception for the two families and
a few intimate friends of the bride and
groom viii be held at the Poe residence,
2034 Hillyer Place
The times., 1901-03-30
Lansburgh &Bro
WaShingtOn's fayOrite Store.
Boys
Clothing.

4 line Of 1GO Vestee Suits G pieces col
lected here and there I'm cur department
all last seasons styles. differing very little
from this years productions. POSITIVE
l.Y AT HALF PRICE.
The times., 1901-03-30
At 70! each

NaiuSOOk Gowns. square neck. yoke
trimmed with tucks and insertion. ruffle
of embroidery on neck and sleeves
The times., 1901-03-30
AZ 5nc each
Al oEc n.lrh-

Good Quality Cambria Chasuises. yoke
cf hcmstiIched tucks, hcmstitched ruil'e
Oh mech. and aTmhules.
The times., 1901-03-30

At zoe par.
Good quality Muslin Drawers hem and
cluster Of tucks; yoke band.
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Submitted in The Tribune's Short Story Contest.

commander along the gangway and in
TO the old workings. On they went,
winding In and out the black passages,
past dark chambers, sometimes walk
ing upright again bent almost double
under the low roof and now and again
crawling over heaps of fallen rock-on
they went, the black figure cnveloped
in its sulphurous hela. and Thorn COM
ing behind walking as one in a dream,
hut carefully guarding his headlight
which he had mechanically adjusted at
the start of this midnight journey. At
last the figure turned into a chamber
where there had been a slight fall
of rock. He pointed to a small rock
in one corner Thorn moved the rock
but could see nothing. once again he
heard the awful voice--"dig," Tharn
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Noted on The Way
TO fhe Golden Gate
Special Correspondence.


Salt Lake City, Utah, July lj
" ERE WE ARE, by thousands, the Epworth
N Leaguers, pushing toward tho western
IA shore OF our great republic We arc halt.
ing at the headquarters OF the 'only true
church in these latter days"
This city is a wonder lasting tribute TO the
genius and pluck OF Brigham Young and his tel.
low believers Here that shrewd apostle and
president OF a submissive community laid the
foundation OF what he declared would be the
surviving and dominating kingdom OF the Lord.
Few would have dared to plant his hope in such
an arid valley as this was then lie saw what
irrigation would do and poured help from the
hills through the distributing channels until he
had made the desert bloom like the rose. Today
hv needs no other monument than this fair and
advancing city. And now hc has hut simple
slab in the plain cemetery where he sleeps with
some Of his wives. Outside OF the city, where
he had his country residence, a place TO which
ne repaired TO enjoy some OF his concubnes, to
whom he was then drawn, the farm has been pur
chased for a park, and the house occupied by
the father of such a large family and husband
Of SO much OF a wife, has been retained, and
you can see on it, "B y, 1852" Salt Lake City
is surrounded by mountains, real ones, and not
hills so.called, and is thirteen miles from salt
Lake, so saline that fve barrels OF its water con.
tains one barrel of salt, and a ayorite bathing
place for the residents and visitors. Its streets
are wide, well shaded and have the telegraph,
telephone and trolley poles in the center 1t has
many hne residences, one being occupied by MIR,
George Holman, brotherin'law OF Thomas II.
Dale, Of Scranton Near this spot is located the
large elegant house Of Amelia, the fayorite wife
OF Brigham Young. That expression OF prefer.
ence suggests that in the division Of the heart
among plural wives the amount received by
each woman was not the same It is declared
that the great apostle had about seventeen con-
sorts and Amelia got more Of him than the 9th.
ers Then some mad a very small piece Of tine
husband Which reminds us Of what Tanchman
was telling today of his conversation with an in.
| uuistive Massachusetts, woman who wanted 10
| know more about this Utah religion and asked
il she could be pointed to a live --ormon. ,Jout
| this time a lean, lank, long haired fellow came
| into the car and ranChman said, "rhat is a Nor.
mon." Putting on her glasses and eying him
| for a time, she turned and ssid Wouldn't
| be happy ~ have one.tenth Of such a man" The
| ladies on this excursion do not seem to be will
| ing TO accept piece Of a male human, and the
young folks, as everywhere naturally SO in pairs
] When the New York special, as one train 1,
called, reached Chicago for an early breakfast
| marching into the depot restaurant under tn,
! leadership OF Rev. DIR. Y. L. Thorpe. OF Brook
| Ign, he rose and started the doxology as q pre-
| face TO the me- Two Roman Catholic sisters
seeing the great number Of the ladies, sppsrentl,
in subjecton 10 this big silktiled gentleman
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Philadelphia Provision Market.

Philadelphia, July 2l-Reccipts for the week
Cattle 3,64t; hogs, 7763; sheep, 3ll9. Cattle
Market active and firm on all choice offerings,
while common and lower grades were somewhat
dull, with slight decline. Stockers and feeders
realized from - 25ai 90 per hundred pounds; best
S5.s7a6, choice, Sj,62a5.72; good. S.. 5Oa562; me.
dium, S. 25a5.37; common, s. s7a5. Sheep and
Limbs-Market firm on all choice sheep under a
fair demand, but lambs ruled inactive and lower
sheep, extra, tLassc; choice, S%aic good, - "a
sac; medium, 34a3l 2c common, Haze spring
lambs, iiaa6i2c, Hogs--Prices steadily main.
tanned with a seasonable trading; western, sI.a
sac; tat cows Of most desirable kinds held at
3i4a3s.c.; thin cows, 2Aa2lac; veal calves, Ga
6izc; extra choice, 7c,; common il5aii.c
mileh cows Of the best class ranged from S35a55;
dressed steers hrmer easily selling for sAaolac
dressed cows, 6Sa7I2c,
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Corrected by II. G, Dale, 27 Lackawanna Ave }
Butter -- Fresh creamery 2Ol2a2lc. dairy
fresh, l0las2Olac.
Checse-full cream, l0i2allC.
Esg,- Western fresh, l4ali.ac; nearby state,
l5l2al6c.
Medium Bcsns-Per hushcl, ~. 4Oa2.i5
Green Peas-PCr bushcl, 81. l.40al. -
flonr-Bcst patent per barrel, Si45
Beans--Pcr bushel, choice marrow S2,55a2 60
PotutoPS Per hushel, SlallO
OniOns-Per hushel, 81.
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Solutions for Last Weeks Puzzles:

Thursday. July ls.-"A bird in the cage is
worth hundred at large"
Friday, July 19.-Hold picture upside down and
you'll see the third face on bodice Of the girl to
the left,
Saturday, July 2O.-One fish is under his left
hand, one is between his Shoes and one forms
his hat.
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widow Mistress Marvin. She still lives
in the town and a hard time she has
working day and night to keep herself
and BARNS. aye. but she's be glad %
this siller, though II II be anither shock
til her and II bring back the awful
day when they brocht his body hame
fra the mine"
A long speech for Sandy, probably
the longest he had ever made, or would
make again.
lie prevailed on Thorn to tell the
news to Mrs. Marvin who in spite Of
the paper in her husbands writing
could scarcely believe such an extra
ordinary story. She was terribly shak-
en- up, but devoutly thankful, for she
saw in this wonderfully restored money
her anxiety over the future of her
children forever disappear.
That day an exploring party of
several miners headed by Thorn en-
tered and abandoned mine and wand
! cred about searching until they came
to the chamber of Thorn's eerie sojourn
of the night previous. Here he pointed
| out the hole whence he had taken
| the box but they were nearly etiffled
whit the dreadful odor of the place.
searching closer with their lamps, what
was their horror to find slightly pro-
truding from under one of the largest
rocks head and arm of the greatly de-
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Monday, July l5.-Hold picture sideways and
find one son in the basket Then hold picture
straight and her iawbone forms prohe of the
second son.
Tuesday July l6.-One cat is in her lap, one
forms her hat, two arc in the tree to- the right,
four in the eit.hand side of the picture, one in
tree to the left and one behind her sleeve.
Wednesday, July 17.-President Mckinley.
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OFFICE OF
Pacific Anthracite Coal Co
Capital, 10000, 900.
y. q. Box 1000,

y. a. Box 1899.
Seattle, Wash, July Q, 1901
We have for sale a block Of stock in q new
find that We pronounce the richest prospect in
free gold quartz ou earth; Isl lbs, al this quartz
--selcctcd-lctually sold for $500. The dscov.
eror has still richer chunks, Write for psrticu.
Lars We also offer development stock. in this
Coal company, the first anthracite discovered on
this coast j. NJ. BENNETT, President,
Pacific Anthracite Coal Co.
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Lost.

LOSr-A gray storm cape at corner Linden street
and Adams avenue; left one of the
benches Finder will please return to 7ij krcsscr
court.
LOST-God trimmed glasses in case. Lost Thurs.
day afternoon in central city Please return
TO Tribune or Times offices and receive reward.
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wELLEs q TORREY. Attorneys.
NCi4L.
II! Nv ALL. STR EE T

BEST! The Investor, Fund i rays a, Semi monthly.
The oldest estahl she'd in America No certificate
holder has ever lost 4 cent Payments made 10
all subscribers every lj days. No trouble. No
delay Money refunded on demand Write 10.
day Tor particulars, free to any address.
c. l.. Mackey 4 Co., Hudson Bldg, New York.
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LEGAL.

LEGAL.
ESTATE or ABRAHAM II. VANDLING, late Of
the city of scranton, County Of LaCkawanna,
and State Of Pennsylvania, deceased.
Letters tcStamentary upon the above named
estate having been granted to the undersigned
all persons having claims demands agsns
the said estate will present them Tor payment
and those indebted thereto are requested TO make
immediate payment To
ELLIS NANDLlNG, Sunhury, Pa,
{. {. ROSE, scranton, Pa,
Executors.
WEIIES q TORREY. Attorneys.
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF the stockholders ~
THE WYOMING SHOVEL WORKS for the
election Of directors and consideration Of such
other business aS may he brought before them
will he held at the office of the company, Com
nell building scranton, Pa, Friday, the sixteenth
OF August, 1901. between the hours ot II and
t. a. M \ath. G.. Robertson, Secretary.
NOTICE is hereby given that meeting Of the
stockholders of the Title Guaranty and Trust
company Of scranton, Pcnna., will he held al the
office Of the company, 5lb Spruce street, Scr1n
ton, PtrIa, at 10 O'Clock a, m, July 27, 1901
to take action on approval or disarproval of the
proposed increase of the capital stock of said
company from Sl500w To Si000Oo.
RALPH :. HULI, SetHetary
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Wanted.
Agents Wanted.


WANTED-Rcliabe agents to take subscriptions
for popular magazines in connection with
new census Atlas. Exceptional opportunity.
Write today John Wanamaker Dept l62'A,
New YORK,
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Scranton Iron Fence ( Mig Co... ... 100
Scranton AISLE Works '...........,.. -. 90
scranton savings Bank ....,...,.. $50 -.
traders National Bank ........... lis -.
Scranton Bolt a Nut Go. .,,...,.. l0i -.
Pcople's Bank Observation-Disclosures. l35 go
New Mexico Ry. e, Co.......... ... IS
BONDS.
Scranton Passenger Railway, first
Mortgage, due lH2O...,..,.,,...,. lis
People's Strcct Railway, first mort.
gage, due lDls ..,.,,.........,... ll5
Peoples street Railway, General
mortgage, due 1921 .........,,,.. Ilj
Dickson Manufacturing Co, ..,.,... -. IrI
Lacka Township school per cent. -. lOl
CITY Of scranton st. Imp. per
cent .''''''''''''''''''''''''. -. lO2
I5aljl2c.
Besns-Per bushel, choice marrow, S. 6Oa2 65
Scranton Traction per cent. .... lis
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Seeds.
Wire Screens.
Miscellaneous.

DRESSMAKING FOR CHILDREN TO ORDER:
also ladies' waists. Louis Shoemaker, 2l2
Adams avenue.
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ROOMS at Pan-American.


ELEGANT LOCATION and furnishings. Rates,
- cents and sl.OO. Write for particulars.
The Mortimer, lj5 Woodlawn avenue, Mrs. Fan
ME VI. Stearns.
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MEGARGEE BROS. PRINTERS SUPPLIES EN-.
yelopes, paper bags, twine, Warehouse, l3Q
Washington avenue. Scranton. Pa.
THE WILKES. BARRE RECORD CAN BE HAD
In Scranton at the nows stands OF Resman
Bros, 406 Spruce and j03 Linden; NJ. Norton,
s22 Lackawanna avenue; ]. S. Schutzer. 2ll
Spruce street.
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Scranton Wholesale Market.

Besns-Per bushel, choice marrow, s.. 6Oa2 6j
scranton Traction o per cent. ... IFS
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THE TRIBUNES "WANT" DIRECTORY.
4 Lines 10 Cents n 3 Insertions rs Cents
For Rent.

FOR RENT-C Cool, pleasant rooms, desirable loca
tion. $50 Washington avenue.
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Personal.

Co., Book Dept" Buffalo, \. Y.
Situations Wanted.
STU ALTON WANTED-As cook or chef in hotel
or club. Address, Cook, ll5 Penn avenue.
SITUATION WkNTED-By young man as hook
keeper, or office work OF any kind; expert
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New-York tribune., 1901-07-07
FISHROOKS.
From The Cleveland Plain Dealer.
from The London standard.
passed.

From The Cleveland Plain Dealer
conservative estimate places the number Cf
common hshhOokS sold every wear IN the viciu-
Ity of Cleveland at three hundred thousand
PROBABLY over twice that number are sold
through Cleveland jobbers. but the local disci-
pies ~ Izadk Walton use enough To rails, a
stare from the casual Investigator. The discCv-
cry that such Il number of hooks is annually
used lends coor to the stories of the biggest
hsh ever saw got away with nv hook one
dealer stated that his firm alone sold over Two
hurdred thousand iShhOoks annually MANY
of them are shipped long distances
"CurlouSiy enough said the dealer .9rnsr-
lca imports most of her fishhOOkS from Ens,or,,I
They all come from the village of Rett,litch and
q manufacturer Of the of AlIcoy turrs
out the best OF them They are all hand ,naI.
ana the little children OF Retditch file am! no.,
lsh cur hshhoOks- There is now one Auerie.D
company located At Akron. They turned our
millions of hooks last year"
flShhoohs are made in a bewiIderins variety
OF styles and sizes. Quality is determine1 ~.
The twist and shape OF the hook The. wiz. -
which they are made varies with the size Tb,.
dearler exhibited one size that seemed too snail
Tor practical use on any fish. This is the bno,-
that has srpplanted the bent pin in the f,vnr
OF the small boy who purSues the elusive min
now Two hooks were exhibited that 6sur, -,
ocean hshIns. One was sin inches in b.Dptb
and seemed enormous until the last siza ~
peared on the counter. This hook was eighteen
inches IN length with shaft as large. as -
hrger and a swivel eye in which a chain il nm
The dealer named several fish that This ipst~,,
ment was designed for To tht. uniniriataJ !.
seemed intended for sperm whales The thra.,
hundred thousand hooks used by the local tisb
erInen are OF much smaller size and common
quality.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-07

will suit you best. The waiter is all attention.
and the order comes in promptly as though
the chef belonged 10 you by virtue of heavy
subsidy. AS soon you have had chance to
taste things the proprietor comes again to ask
is everything you wish it?"
He leans heavily on the back Of a neghborinG
chair, and the look of despair on his face and in
his sad eyes makes you ask him what is the
matter.
The business has all gone wrong n replies
a restaurant is no longer place to eat"
That is a strange statement and calls for an
other question.
If not to eat, pray. what do people come to
restaurants for"
"To feed their on bad music to stun their
vanity by many glances in mrrorei walls he
replies with a sigh. The business is not what
il used to be when people came 10 eat and the
Place which had the finest chef and best waters
got the business. Now it is the music and the
bright lights and mirrored walls that people
want. Do You know, think | will close the
place. l have been here so long cannot move.
ana where could put orche stra h5re?"
He paused t. Icok around. and there really
didn't seem to he any available room.
Il viii not feed the common crowd" he con-
tnrcd, that sort which pay II cen nts for a meal
and think they are being extravagant. Some
day, perhaps, people Will set tired Of noise and
dazzling lights, and give attention to what is
served them not where they get it. Then will
open up again and all vii be well"
But there was Nttl, hope in his tone and his
eyes dull. Such change in the desires of
the public will hardly come in his time, for his
hair is silver and his step cften hesitating
New-York tribune., 1901-07-07

The kariad is a composite cutter ~ feet
inches long and when she delivered her
original owner. c. d Rose, she bore the name
Distant Shore, and was frequently mentioned as
having designs on the Cup.
Sir Thomas and the members of the Royal
Ulster Yacht Club look unfavorably upon MIR
Clark's proposition
In her second att mpt To heat the new Cup
defender the Columbia wts l-ss suc.t-ss'i;l. y
mshap compelled her to ;I:pinGu-l the race wns-n
four miles out While the Columbia alI the
Constitution were racing Sir Thotnas'= ~ iSinal
ShamrCc raced with the challenger Ovcr
a forty-thr-e mile course. ShaWroCk II
under the command of Captain Sycamore, but
the old boat heat her ny more than a min
ute over the long course. Th' contest Was
eagerly watched by Sir Tn Dmts and MIR. Wat
from the steam ya"nt t,rll-
New-York tribune., 1901-07-07
81 UDEN HECOI ERIES.
From The London Chronicle.

From The London Chronicle.
OF late days several instances have been
chroaiclCd, hOth in medical and lay Journals Of
cases of sudden recovery from ailments. mostly
of nervous type, involving loss Of speech ana loss
of hearing 1t IS, of course. an old story that
after a shock OF some kind or other a person
mute for a long period. speaks freely, and the
case of sailor is quoted where, after being
deaf ard dumb fo- five ysars. h airing ani SD cch
returned after recovery from the unconscious
ness into which he had been plunged as The re-
suit of an accident. These cases appear wonder
ful on the face of them, and doubtless, in some
instances. the effect Of a shock has been To re-
lease the tension, 50 to speak, due to some cen
trail or brain coalition which lay at the root Of
he defects. But in other cases the cause of the
speechles:nesS may not have been deeply ated
and the paralysis of speech and hearing may lie
regarded having been rather functional than
organic in its nature II is these latter cases
where there is actual disease but rather a
suspension of the duties of the sense organs that
most susceptible of cure through mental or
bodily shock. On the same principle. but acting
a less definite malady, of course, the surgeon
who forciby makes hysterical patient, bedrid-
den for years with stiff knee, literally rise and
walk and cures her, is using shock d means
New-York tribune., 1901-07-07
SCARCITY or PLATINUM.
From The Western Electrician.

From The Western Electrician.
The scarcity OF platinum is beginning tn cause
some concern among the electrical manufactur-
efS OF the country For about five years the
price of this valuable metal has steadily risen
until to-day ii is listed a higher price than
ever since its discovery, and every indicat ton
points To- still higher prices Platinum is now
quoted OF about S.it ounce, about twice the.
quotation of gold, while five years aSo ii sold as
low as - an ounce. Since the flooding of the
atinum mines in the Transvaal, which oc-
CURED after the breaking out of the Boer war
manufacturer have had to rely ON Siberia for
their supply of the Jaluable metal Some little
hope was heic out that platinum would he
fouEd in Alaska and other Northern mining
countries, but no such discoveries have been
made.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-07
Of treatnt Mt. This result. however, WOuld by
some people be called faith cure"
NO LONGER TO EAT, BUT TO HEAR MUSIC AND
GAZE IN MIRRORS. SAYS DIsCOUR-

AGED PROPRIETOR

There is a dingy little restaurant in SiXth-ave.,
in the centre of the electric" district, that is
not filled as it half a dozen years ago. The
steaks and chops just Well cooked and
the place is just clean it was when its
little tables were crowded from noon until the
time late FOUNDERS go to bed in the early morn
ing. y few Of the initiated still go there the
single waiter would have struck long ago.
The padded leather covers of the bill of fare
tell Of the little restaurants former standing,
even if the high prices were not there to assure
it. The proprietor leaves his little cubbyhole
behind the cigar stand and shows you to a seat
with a flourish. Perhaps he thinks you will have
trouble deciding which of thirty empty places
New-York tribune., 1901-07-07
BrLLFIGHTERS AFRAID or COWS.
From Pearson's Magazine.

From Pearson's Magazine.
1t will probably not surprise readers to
hear that most Spanish bullfghters object 10
fighting cows. The real reason may however
astonsh them. sportsmanlike objection to
prosecuting a female animal has nothing what
ever to do with it, The fact is that the average
toreador is sincerely afraid of a COW.
And ne has good reason. The COWS OF the half
wild breed used for the arena are much quicker
in their movements than are the bulls. Their
horns moro pointed and more formida BILE
they do not lower their heads to the ground shut
New-York tribune., 1901-07-07
DEATHS FROM CHLOROPORH
AUCKLAND letter TO The Medical Record

Deaths from chloroform have been rather fro
quent here-that is, in ewZealand-of late W.
had two last week. lnquests are of course held
all these cases, and the evidence is ALWAYS Of
the same Character-that every possible precau
tion was used and that no skill, care or atten-
ton would have prevented the fatal issue II IL
rather curious that during more than a quarter
of a century that have been practising in this
colony there has never been single death from,
anasthetiCs that could in any way he attrihutad
to the ignorance or negligence of the an;est hot
list! Considering that Lord Lister saws mai tn
majority of deaths from anRsthetics are caused
by maiadininistratioa this Is rather remarkabla