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Pennsylvania RAILROAD SCHUYI.KIIJ.. DIVISION. Schedule In Effect May 27, 1906. rrT3 A TTC T. A tTV tj'lJ! A T)TKG.

Tor Polt.town. Fhoentxvllle. Norrlotown. ii1 Philadelphia (Broad street staUo.connsci Ins for New York. 5.40 i 30.

IJ8 JJ rK Cur), and i.20 (Parlor Car) A. 114.00, 8.22 and 8.0O (Parlor Car) weekdays. 6.00. s.20, 1111.20 Car) A. 12.10, 3.50.

7.00. and (Parlor Car) f. M. For Spring City only, A. M.

na 3.37 P. weekdays. Tor Hamburg and Fottsvlllo, 8.10. Il.50 (Parlor Car) A. 12.43 i'6.

(Parlor Car), 6.08 and 1110.00 P. M. (PoHnr nn.rv. On Sunday, 9.08, 110.60 (Parlor Car). 11.50 A.

j5.43 ((Parlor Car) and 8.35 P. M. got 1110.50 ((Parlor Car) 11.50 A. 115.43 (Parlor Car) and For St. Clair and Morris Jc, 10.50 A.

M. 12.43, 3.23 and 6.43 P. M. weekdays. Sundays.

9.08 A. M. and 6.43 P. M. aw Khonnnrirvah.

10.50 A. M. 3.23 and 43 P. M. Sundays.

9.08 A. M. and TVT. Tot Mt. Carmel and Shamokin, 10.50 A.

M. weekdays. Tor Mt. Carmel, 3.23 P. M.

weekdays. ev.r New Ronton. 12.43 and 3.23 P. M. For Sunbury.

10.50 A. 12.43 P. M. weekdays. Tor Willlamsrort, 10.50 A.

M. Iiaullnn onH WlllB.nnm (TtirOIIXh Vt tibule Trains, Pullman Buffet Parlor Cars and Coacnes). connecting for Scranton, 10.00 A. M. and 5.43 P.

M. daily. FROM PHILADELPHIA (Broad Street). May 27, 1906. AODTTDV II 1 1 II II A nj nROVB).

iv ikt'ij a uniri; i( IIH Sundays) and T.OTsiri BRANCH. 5.58. 8.05 A. 12. 26, 3.30, 4.00 and 5.00 p.

weekdays. Sundays 8.31 a. m. WASHINGTON AND THE SOUTH. May 27, 1906.

Tor Baltimore and Washington. 6.35. T.20, a 19 irtoj una a. 12.31. 1.25.

8.20, 3.48, 4.46, 6.25, 6.18, 8.23, 11.28 p. nv.and lo mg tit, weeaaaya. uniuoB, 11.06 a. 3.20, 4.46, 6.25, 8.23, 11.28 p. and 12.15 nlg ht.

WEST JEKSEY SEASHORE RAILROAD. May 27, 1906. FOR ATLANTIC CITY. LEAVE BROAD STREET STATION .40 a. n.

1 9ft iSnmnlnvs onlv. 4.14 and T.14 P. m. weekdays. Sundays, 0.20 a.

1.30 and 7.14 p. m. V.1. AVT.1 WAPKTTT' STRHT5T WHARF 0. 11.

oo a. til. l.oo (Saturdays only). 2.00, 4.00 inlnutus), 5.00 (60 minutes), and 5.44 p. m.

weekdays. Sundays, 8.O0. and 10.00 a. m. FROM MARKET STREET WHARF.

ISLAND HEIGHTS. SEASIDE PARK. AS BLjKY PARK, and IOXO BRANCH. 8.20 a. 3.52 p.

m. weeltdays. Sundays, 7,50 a. m. Brown's Mills ln the Pines, 6.00 a.

2.50 and 5.00 p. weekdays. Ha on, Tuckerton. and Xtamea at City, 8.20 a. and 3.52 p.

mwweekdays. Sundays, 7.50 A. M. FOR CAPE MAT. ANGELESEA.

W1I.DWOOD AND HOLLY BEACH Express. O.OO a. 1.30 (Saturdays only) and 4.08 p. til. weekdays, Sundays, il.OO A.

M. FOTt SEA ISLE CITY. OCEAN CITT. AVAL ON, and HARBOR 0.O0 a. m.

and 4.08 p. m. weekdays. Sundays, 8.40 a. m.

Dlnlnic Car. Exprc5. For further Information see time tables. Tickets for all points on the Pennsylvania Railroad and connections, Pullman accommodations, at ticket offlce. W.

W. ATTERBITRY, J. R. General Manaa er. Pase'r Traffic Manager.

GEO. W. BOYD, General Passenger Ag enfc. Philarlplnhta I IMIUUUipillU and Reading RAILWAY Trains Leave Reading For Philadelphia and New York 4.55. xe.30.

II7.0O. xt.os. oo, lia.so, xio.is a. m. S1X.1S, zl.50, S.0O, 4.20.

115.82. M.06 mS.10. ZS.80. IIS.40 P. It.

For Allentown. JSaeton and New Tors ze.SS, 9.25. 9.30 A. 12.20. x3.05, X6.00.

odd. for Allentown and Easton 6.00 P. M. Allentown cnly, x8.37 P. M.

For Pottavllle and' Wllllamsport 1.1S. 1 15.55. X7.00, xlO.08, A. X12.22. 5.55 P.

add. for Pottsvllle, xlO.16, X4.12, 6.00, H8.38, xS.40 P. M. For Lebanon and Harrlsburg X4.50, IJ6.30, X7.00, 9.25. X10.15 A.

X12.25, X3.10, IJ4.20, X5.55, 6.05, 8.40 P. M. For Gettysburg X4.50, 118.30, X10.15 A. xo.55 P. M.

For Shippensburg i.M) A. jc3.10 P. M. For Lancaster and Columbia xT.0S.H7.25 A X12.20 4.S3. XB.00 P.

2t. For Wilmington and Coatosville 4.15, X7.10. A. 3.03 P. M.

For Slat mat on xS.Oft A. IL. x.OB r. M. Dally, Waakdara.

Sundays. A. T. DICE. EDSON J.

WJCCKS. Qen'I Bupt. Gen'l paaar. Axt. ELECTRIC RAILWAY TIMETABLE Cars Leave Filth and Penn Sts.

FOR TJCMPLE is and 46 mln, after eack hour. STONY CREEK every 40 mil, from 6.10 A. M. WOMBLSDOKF every 40 mln, from 6 40 LANCASTER (Adanutown) after each hour. Z5 mln.

MOHNSVILLE each hour. 35 and 65 mln. after OLKT VALLEY every hour and a half beginning 6 A. accept 'Sat. te Sua every hour.

Cars leave Ninth an Penn Sts. Tor' BIRDSBORO every 40 beginning 6 A. aC. MT. PNN GRAVITY R.

Schedule from May to May tl: Regular trains leave 2, 3 and 4 p. m. week days. Sundays, 10, 11 and IS a. m.

and every 30 minutes from 1 to 6 p. m. J. PARKER, I Asst. Qen'I.

Manager. ALLEKT0W1 A RKADIIQ TB1C1I0I GO TIMFI TABLE. Ctr 1rtTC aiJt'h nnrl lurrl strooCH tnlntitM mftt vry luur from GOO A. lt P. fur Alletttowt.

arifl Htxih nnii J'nn mirctn, 6 tninuta Hft'jr ractx touurf laat car tut lown 11. (HI M. cur from A tlcmtfiwn fur PvaOlns 9.00 I. M. H.

E. AM BEN, rrci4tnt, WANTED. WANTED! WANTED! WANTED A few inonr.sounxr ladles to work at shoe ca have machines at once: also several girls for" table work? also several boys from 14 to 18 years of age. Good, steady work and opportunity to' learn a good trade. CURTIS A JONES Eighth St North of Oley.

WANTED A few good Btrls In fitting room. Good opportunity to learn a trade paying good wages. Also several mod bnvs end vounsr men In sole leatn er department and other branches. Ap ply to CURTIS, JONES 782 North Eighth St. 1 WANTED Agents for book on San Francisco Disaster.

Tremendous demand. Everybody buys. Big book 500 pages. Hundreds of photographs Stories by survivors. Fifty per cent.

Premium extra. Credit given. Outfit free. Write today. Drop everything and make $600 next 30 days.

Standard 325 Dearborn Chicago. AGENTS WANTED San Francisco Earthquake Disaster: Thousands killed and injured, $500,000,000 worth of property destroyed. Full and authentic story told by survivors and eye witnesses. Largest and best book, best Illustrated, 80 per cent, profit to agents. Freight paid.

Credit given. Address COOPER 134 Lake St. Chicago. 111. Boiler Mahers and Helpers Wanted Apply TIPPETT WOOD, Phillipsburg, N.

J. WANTED Experienced girl on Union special felling machine; also girls for sewing on buttons and ironing. Apply WIDE AWAacJ ssrill 248 North Eighth Street. WANTED Washing, ironing or clean ing by the day. Apply ooo uirm Sixth St.

WANTED Two or three nicely fur nished parlors by gentleman tor ous lness, centrally located, price no object, Address Jos. Joseph, Mansion House. WANTED Girls to work in booK bindery. Apply C. F.

Heller Bindery, 612 Washington street. WANTED Girl for general housework. Apply at 113 Windsor street. WANTED A Real Estate Broker in every town In Pennsylvania to act ronraMpnttiva Tista exchanged. A wir ii I i for a live man.

RAT MONO G. FRICK. 1102 Estate Ti ust Building, Philadelphia. Pa. WATsiTinr) Wnmn for Ironing: also wnmMi to saw on buttons.

Apply at Wide Awake Shirt company, tv North Eighth St. WAWTwn KAven ladies: licht. pleas ant work; tl a day. Call 9 to iz or e.av to 7.30, City Hotel, liooin a. BRANCH MANAGERS wanted.

cash weekly, uve at nomo. Jiipen eirtfi unneesRflTv. Mo canvassing. JD.H close stamp for particulars. Aluminum Hanger Chat field, Minn.

D. E. BOOKKEEPER, man of mature vears. reliable. Industrious, accurate, loyal to employers' interests, desires an oitice position.

Long service with former employers, moderate salary, best of references. BOOJK.K.js.e;j.MiiK. Times. Heading. AGENTS WANTED to sell our 5 piece set of Bohemian San itary Cooking vessels to onsumers.

The greatest money making proposi' tlnn ever offered to a canvasser. On asrent made over $2,400 in less than tnree montns, na anotner uw fort orders in one day. If you mean business, send 25c. to cover postage on complete canvassing outfit witn wmcn to Degin worn. THE J.

W. McCOY POTTERY CO, ROSBVILLE, OHIO. WANTED Old Geese Feather Beds im mediately. (5 to 10 good beds. Ad dress C.

F. Dickinson General Delivery, Reading. WANTED Manager for branch office we wish to locate here In Heading. Address, with references. The Morris Wholesale House, Cincinnati.

Ohio. WANTED Trustworthy man to man age branch omoa and distributing depot for large manufacturer, salary to start with. first year, and extra commissions and expenses. Appli cant must have good reference and XI. 000 cash, capital secured.

Experience unnecessary. Addreaa "Manufacturer." tl West Atwater St Detroit, Mien. LEAKN and R. R. accounting.

550 to 5500 a month salary assured our graduates under bond. Our six schools the largest In America and endorsed by all railroads. Send for cat alog. Morse School of Telegraphy, Cincinnati. Buffalo, N.

Atlanta, Ga IaCrosse, wn, xexaraana. J.rjt., am Francisco, uu. WANTED FOB V. 8. ARMY Able bodied nu mttrned men, bet.

reca es at 21 and S5. citizen of United ts tales, or coed character and temptrata hablta, who cn (eaa. read and write Kna Ush. For ln(ormution apply to Recruiting OUcm. 1318 Kibei Phlladek nbla.

Penn Reading, Pa. I Moun tain City Pottiiville. Pa. FOR 8ALC. FOR SALE Will sell old established, good paying Dental office In Philadelphia, at sacrifice, for quick cash, on account of 111 health and leaving city special practice Address DENTAL, Times Office.

FOR. SALE Three story brick dwelling, two story back building, gas, cellar heater, bath, sewer. No. 323 Washington street. Apply to H.

W. Zimmerman, Times Office. BONDS, BONDS First claaw bonds at par; fntrat 0 par aant. A sood, aafa investment. FOR SALB.

Several large Lots of Ground. A. number of houses In various parts of the city; also several good farms, examination of Title a specialty. Conveyancing, T. O.

YaringtotY. 48 North Sixth Street. FOR RENT. FOR RENT JUNES FIRST A SUIT of thr de rooms, second floor over my office, suitable for physician's office or private residence. DAN'li B.

D. BEAVER. 100 North Sixth Street. FOR RENT Nicely and comfortably furnished large room, for one or two refined gentlemen; permanent. All conveniences; excellent board adjoiu ing.

S38 North Fifth street. FOR SAL, IS OR KENT Ten roomod dwelling, gas, bath, cellar heater, No. 823 Washington street. Apply to U. W.

Zimmerman. Times Oitice. FOR RENT Two unfurnished rooms. Apply at 146 PK.NN STHEET. FOR RENT New two story mansara roof house, 1740 MaUlson avenue (Riverside).

.11.00. Near p. et R. shop and Carpenter Steal Works. Apply 43 MCNN ST.

ron RENT Large, bright, cheerful rooms, single or communicating, nloe ly furnished; to one or tlo refined gen tlements permanent. All oonvenleneesv excellent board adjoining. North rifU THE READING DAILY THI.C2. READING, PA WEDNESDAY, MAY SO, 1C03 THE MARKETS SHARES SUSTAINED BY READING AND ST. PAUle LATEST STOCK; FLOUR, FEED, GRAIN AND PRO DUCE QUOTATIONS.

Philadelphia, May 29 The customary reluctance to enter upon new commitments that attends the eve of all holidays on 'Change was witnessed today Even the day to day traders, to whom the market was left, found the scope so circumscribed as to offer no Incentive to barter except in a small col lection of pooled stocks such as Reading, Colorado Fuel and Brooklyn Rapid Transit. These under complete contral of Interests Identified with the market welfare of those properties, but their uplifting, while not without beneficent influence, failed to excite any enthusiasm. The forenoon saw a slipping back of most prices, but the vigorous tone in the picked issues served as a bulwark against pressure. Fear of a flurry In money incident to the preparations for the turn of the quarter, and the fact that loans made today carried over until Thursday, had a deterrent influence upon trading, but instead of a flurry, rates dropped to the lowest level recorded for many days, loans being made as low as 2 per cent. This gave the market backbone in the afternoon, and when St.

Paul rallied 1V points all stocks underwent betterment. but even these incidents failed to arouse the trading fro mlts drowsiness. same indifference was bestowed upon the liberal return of funds from San Francisco. (2.710.000 being received (to day, making $4,455,00 Osince the arrivals began. In addition, a loan or was made tn Wall Street for the ac count of a San Francisco trust company.

This, of course, was a factor in creating ease in the local money market, but it fell fiat on 'Change. Speculative Interest reawakened in several important stockB late In the day, but the ordinary livening up of the mining market did not occur. Illinois Central, the Hocking Valley stocks, and Brooklyn Transit stiffened 1 to 1 1 4, but the average range of the whole market' was less than point. The customary forerunners of an advancing market that possesses staying qualities are lacking Neither the investment demand for bonds exists nor are "banking interests" disposed to encourage a rise at this time. When will these conditions change? If relief is afforded at all it should come during the next month, when the market anticipates July disbursements.

Much will depend upon the crop situation disclosed by the Government on June 10. If today's grain market is a trustworthy guide, the report should tell of an improvement. The condition of the winter Wheat crop In May was the highest percentage for that period for any like date except three in a score of years, and it Is a matter of record that in recent years the indicated crop, as furnished by May figures, was closely adhered to at harvest. The outlook at the moment is such as to create confidence, and the moment he prospects are fulfilled the exising hesitancy as to purchases of securities will no longer be a subject of complaint. Much the same character of the market ruling in New York was apparent in this city, trading assuming a holiday aspect.

Nevertheless, the undertone was one of strength, but the lack of demand kept prices within close proximity of last night's range. About the only laggard of note was United Gas Improvement, which declined point on scattered seling of a few hundred shares, but the warants were not affected by the saging tendency. Interest drifted to shares usually classed In the Inactive category. In each Instance the response was quite pronounced. Lehigh Navigation trust certificates led the group with a net gain of 1 3 4 points.

Then followed a point elevation in Kaston Consolidated Electric and 1 1 8 in Lae Superior corporation. The dealings In the latter were spirited, and presumably acclerated by an erronemous report that the company would earn an 1 proximately $7,500,000 during the nflscal year ending June 30. According to a director of the company, that statement is without foundation. The net earnings for the period named, it was stated, would be in the neighborhood1 of $1,000,000. Another security seldom dealt in.

and which displayed strength was Westmorland Coal. That stock advanced $2 a share. As heretofore, the bulk of the day's business was provided by the coalers, principally Reading, but even in these the average of recent sessions was not reached, nor even approached. Xet both Lebigh Valley and Reading were whirl ed up to before noon, only to cancel the Improvement later when the market dropped In Wall Street. Pennsylvania held within close distance of.

yesterday's price all day, though It Is understood that Philadelphia houses are still tak ing most or the offerings of the shares, both here and In New York. Little remains to be said of remaining shares. apart from a trivial recession in Philadelphia Company unassented stock. from midday the Indisposition to trade grew more pronounced, and at the close the market was figuratively at a stand still. The April statment of the Reading company cieariy retiectea the cessation of work at the mines, owing to recent labor disputes.

The gross earnings of tne railway were xz.46i.M4. a decrease of $858,000 compared with the corres ponding month last year, while business of the Coal and Iron company amounted to only $1,074,565. or $3,635,970 below the sum earned In April 1905. Inasmuch as a shrinkage was a foregone conclus ion. It failed to have any perceptible Influence on the shares.

To the contrary the stock underwent a slight advance. Although the month of Anrll disclosed a deficit of $517,153. the company still has a surplus after fixed charges for the year to date of $7,072, 940, or nearly $1,500,000 over dividend requirements for the months. This compares with a surplus of $8. 321.715 for the like period a year ago.

DIVIDENDS DECLARED. United States Leather Company, quarterly 14 per cent, on preferred stock, payable July 2. Central Leather Company, quarterly 1V4 per cent, on preferred stock, payable July 2. Copper Range Company, Boston, quarterly 1 1 4 per payable July 2. American Sugar Refining Company, quarterly 1 8 4 per cent, on preferred and common stock.

Mohawk Mining Company, semi annual $3 per share, payable July 10. This Is an increase of $1 over the first dividend, declared six months ago. llorden's Condensed Milk Company, quarterly 1H per cent, on preferred stock. vpayable June 12. FLOUR, FEED.

GRAIN, PRODTJCB. Wheat Firm; No. red. In export elevator. 8SViiS9c: No.

1 northern, 9H 34c; No. 3 0Va'8lHc. Corn Firm; No. 2 In export elevator, 55V456c. Oats Firm; No.

1 white, natural. 39i40c; No. white, clipped, 40c. Bran Firm: winter In bulk, 23; spring In sacks, $22.60923. Refined sugrtrs Unchanged; powdered.

4.751 4.80c; granulated, 4.7oc confectioners 4.504 66c; Key. stone 4.soirr4.4oc. Butter Firm; extra western creamery 21toff22o; do. nearby prints, 22c. Egge Steady; nearby fresh, 17c.

at mark; western do. 17o at mark. Flour Steady: winter extras $3,304 roller, clear, ao. do. straight.

$3.8034: Western winter clear, do. do. straight. do. do.

S4.1S04.5O; Kansas straight, sacks, do. sacks. $4.15 64.25;.spring clear, do. straight 4.104.S6; do. do.

do. favorite brands, Live Poultry Firm; Fowls, lS14c; old roosters, 9c; spring chickens, 16c; duofcs 126' 14c; geese, 10llc.t Dressed Poultry Firm; fowls, choice, 14c do. fair to good. 13134c; old roosters, 10c; roasting chickens, choice, 15o; do. fair to good, 1214c; broilers, nearby 28iS'80c; do.

Western, 2528c. Potatoes Scarce: choice old, per fair to good. 8590c HayFirm; timothy hay. No. 1, large bales.

No. 1, small bales. (17: No. 2 (1616; No. (, (12.50) 13; no grade, (lOSl'll.

Clover mixed nay. No. 1, No. 2, $12.5013 Straw No. 1, straight rye No.

2 (1010.50; tangled rye, 1, $9 9.60; No. 2, oat. No. 1. $88 60: oat.

No. 2, 7.60; wheat. No. 1. wheat.

No. 2, $7.60 08. NEW YORK STOCK QUOTATIONS. Furnished by W. Storm Miller.

210 Colonial Trust Building, tor The Reading Times. Opening Klgh Low Closing Pres. Steel 50 61 60 51 Amer. Loco. 69 Am.

C. F. 41 Am. Amal, Copper ..108 Col. F.

I 56 U. S. Steel 40 U. S. pf ,..105 Kklyn R.

T. 81 Tenn. C. I. ..151 People Gas 923 Con.

Gas .......138 Am. Sugar ..137 Mo. Paclfls 94 K. T. 34 Wabash 21 WabaBh, pf 49 Atchinson 89 Pennsylvania ..134 N.

"ST. Central ..139 Rock Island '25 St Paul ..168 B. O. .107 Erie 46 Erie, pf 80 Norf W. xd 87 Ches.

O. 68 70 41 155 108 5C 41 105, 82 164 92 137 94 84 21 69 41 154 107 65 40 105 81 161 92 136 94 33 20 69 41 164 108 56 40 105 82 154 92 "137 894 t3 0 49 89 134 138 25 170 107 46 80 'bs 178 141 159 146 65 19 61 22 88 49 48' 89 89 134 133 25 170 107 46 80 '68 178 138 26 168 107 46 68 175 140 111. Central ...173 Reading C. Pacific L. N.

..141 142. lf9 ..146 159 '168 147 146 So. Pacific C. G. W.

Ont. West. Mex. Central S. Rwy Texas Union Pacific 65 6o4 65 19 19 19 61 22 8 32 51 22 38 149 83 51 S8 148 82 80 48 47 33 31 149 149 82 '81 S'4 48 34 (2 Wheat.

July 83 Wheat. Sept. 81 81 49 48 Corn, July '48 Corn Sent. 48 U. Oats, July S3 Oats, Sept.

32 34 32 No market on May 3C. LOCAL STOCKS AND BONDS. Reported by F. S. Jacobs, (8 North Sixth Street.

Bid. Asked. First National Bank Neversinic Bank Keystone National Bank. National Union Second National Penn National City Pass. Railway stock.

.17. 60 ...230 ...136 ...240 ...155 55 180 City bonds 100 Reading Electric Light 21 Reading Brewing Co 160 Schuylkill Valley Bank 136 Reading National Bank 225 Cold Storage Co 4 Orr A Sembower. .......130 Reading Temple 80 Reading Temple bonds. ...106 Reading Steam Heat Colonial Trust Co. stock 16 Black Bear Railway stock.

7r Mtr Penn Gravity 12 SO 17 15 S3 70 Met. Electric Co. bonds 100 Reading Traction stock. 30 Reading Stove Works (5 Blrdsboro First Nat. (10 Kutztown National .210 Montella Bk.

Co. stock 30 Penn a. Trust Co. stock 225 Reading Trust Co. ...166 Farmers National 110 Allentown A Kutstown bonds Con.

Hardware Co. collateral 11 1SD. to ioi trust bonds ..4 1 Commercial Trust Co ...100 U. S. Brick Co.

bonds 2S Reading Cold Storage at Ice Co 10 Deppen Brewing Co 60 A BUSY MARKET MANY BUYERS OF FLOWERS FOR MEMORIAL DAY GREEN PRO' DUCE 1 SHIGH. Between the buyers who sought Memorial Day flowers and those who sought plcnio supplies, the' market was a very busy place Tuesday. Al though the supply of flowers was bountiful one, a number of persons were obliged to buy peony buds In stead of flowers already opened. The farmer's recommendation that you open the peony buds by placing the stems In warm water was deliver' ed with the air of one who knew, but sounded rather improbable to. some of the buyers.

However, the farmers did quite a rushing business In peony buds. Bouquets, tied for life, bound firm ly with string, ranged In price from 10 to 40 cents each. These were of syrlngla, snowballs and all the common garden flowers. Laurel sold at cents a bunch. Long sprays of sweet smelling fern were In demand.

The "August lilies" sold at 10 cents a stalk. Pinks were to be had at prices that ranged from 10 to 35 cents a dosen scarlet sage, 60 cents a dosen plants: roses. 20 or 26 cents a plant; verbenas. 60 cents a dozen plants. Sliced boiled ham and cheese were In great request.

The baker did 'a rush Ing business In rolls and the sort. of bread that is best lor sanawicnea. Watermelons sold at 75 cents, and. canteloupes at 10 and 15 cents each. Butter prices ranged from 26 to 80 cents a poMTid.

Eggs were to be had at J6 and 17 cents a dosen. 1., MAYOR ORRBER REPLIES TALKS ON MATTER OF CIRCUS COMING TO THIS' CITY ON MEMORIAL. Concerning' the statement credited to the veterans at meeting of McLean Post layf ag tbe blame at the door of the Mayor for the alleged desecration of Memorial Day by permitting clrous performances and sports. Mayor Ger ber said yesterday: While I deplored the fact that the circus happened to visit Reading on Memorial Day, as Mayor, could not prevent It. The Mayor cannot make laws to suit any and all occasions, but he can enforce them.

'As the management has compiled with all tno city ordinances and regu lations and lifted the license as requir ed, there appears to be no alternative but submit to the inevitable. The Mayor ha not the power to deviate and discriminate as to time, place and occasion se long as the city's statutes arc not It' a wise man who knows which aide bla bread la oleoma rgaiined en. FttOn OYER THE BERKS BORDERS SCHUYLKILL COUNTY. A strange predicament faced the New Philadelplia School Directors when they were brought before court on Monday, and threatened with Indefinite Imprisonment because they 1 neglected to obey the court's order to pay a. lumber bill.

or (l.suu. Tney aeciarea tne aisuict had no money to pay, and upon their promise to levy a special tax they were allowed to go John Blnckley; aged 63 years, of Pottsvllle, dropped dead on Monday afternoon. After attending court he found it needful to consult a physician about a growth in his throat. A few moments after he reached his homo in Schuylkill Haven he was seized by a fit of choking and soon suffocated. Whether a trolley company is responsible for injuries to a woman passenger caused while a drunken man was being put off Is a question which will be decided in a case now before Judge Bech tel.

Mrs. William of Mahan oy Plane, who was seriously Injured in this manner, has sued the Pottsvllle Union Traction Company for $11,000 In Because It is alleged Francis Bickley, an employe of the Reading Railway, was Intoxicated when his foot was cut off, the relief association connected with the railroad has refused to pay him the $1,500 benefits due. Blnckley has sued the company the case, now In progress in court at Pottsvllle Is being hotly fought. The utmost astonishment was caused in court at Pottsvllle on Monday when the Law and Order Society stated that Governor Pennypacker had appointed as a Justice of the Peace at Kelayres a man accused of selling liquor on Sunday. Frank Nilo, the accused man, is a bottler, and had made arrangements to turn over his license to another man In court on Monday, so that he could take up the duties of a justice.

The society at once had the transfer etopped, and Frank Bruno, postmaster at Kelayres, was called as a witness, and tes tlflud that he had bought liquor himself from Nilo. He said that all the saloons In the town of McAdoo, in the same section, sell rn Sunday and allow gambling. 'DAUPHIN COUNTY. The Republican City Convention at Harrlsburg elected the following state delegates by acclamation from' the Har rteburg district. Congressman M.

E. Olmsted, W. S. Tunis, Forrest Hunter and John Affile. Five delegates from the Second Dauphin district will be elected.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY. The Fernwood Cemetery Company of Royersford, has tabooed all daisies and seed scattering plants, and will not allow auyone to carry such flowers into the pretty burying ground any more. Cheltenham will furnish about half dozen of the most Interesting cases be fore Criminal Court at Norristown next week. A robber was discovered on the porch roof of S. Edwin Trout's residence, in Pottstown, but Mrs.

Trout gave a pierc ing scream and the Intruder fled. Copious' showerathe past two days prevented the harvest of fines from auto scorchers out the Old York Road in V. 1 jl. uiiniu. Left In the keeping of two baby sisters, little Theresa Berno.

at Norristown, fell from a chair upon which she had climbed and landed In a tub of scalding water. Cries brought her mother, but when the clothing was removed the skin came with it; and death resulted in a few hours. A petition Is being circulated by the friends of John T. Wagner, a lawyer who Is serving a sentence In the Mont gomery county Jail for embezzlement. asking the Board of Pardons for clemency.

The petition alleges that the ends of Justice have been met with half his three year sentence served, and that longer imprisonment may impair his health and sight. To prevent the closing of, an alleged highway in Cheltenham township. Katharine Gaul and Terrance McKeev er filed In Court on Monday proceed ings In equity against Franklin Mee han, Frank J. William Dalton and Harold H. Ragg.

The petitioners claim that the defendants are erecting a fence In the middle of the highway, which was laid out 34 years ago. It extends along their property. To prevent the slow coach methbd of doing business of ElkharC (Md.) police department a much wanted criminal was given his liberty. The local author ities at Norristown took Into custody a week ago Edward Clark, a negro. who was working, on the State Insane hospital farm.

Elkhart was notified by telegraph of his arrest on suspeclon of being the man wanted In Maryland for burglary and attempted murder. no reply was received for more than a May, cianc was permitted to go. Chief Ho denbaugh received a letter from Elk hart police asking that Clark be held. as. lie Is much wanted for several burglaries.

Clark's whereabouts are on known. 1 LEBANON COUNTY. School Controller Jacob C. Schmidt. of Lebanon, says the recant troubles the High School thero are an argument for abolishing tide co education meth ods In operation, tand the School BSjard win probably consider his recommenda tions before the reopening of the Leb anon schools.

Lebanon will Join hands with Fchuyl kill and Lancaster, counties In an effort to have declared unconstitutional the Senatorial Apportionment act, passed at the special session of the State Legislature In January. This action was definitely decided upon oirr Monday by prominent w. Hensel, of Lancaster, with Congressman Olmsted and Attorney Ststcnm. of Harrlsburg. will act as attorneys for Lebanon county.

In the matter, and will start In by assisting to press the proceedings al ready Instituted by. Schuylkill county. I.BHIOH COUNTY. Mrs. Robert 3.

Yeager. wife of a prominent citizen of Allentown, died on Sunday noon from a complication of due to grieving for the death of her son Albert, who5 was Tzlllad tn a trolley car wreck on the Lehigh Mountains, In December, ispo. COUNTY. In matting scavalonaat Chester.tha workmen unearthed a human skeltaa. which will Tbe Interred in the Potter's Field.

Martha Jane Miller, 46 years of died suddenly at Chester after a severe spell of coughing. Madison Street Church Methodists, at Chester, raised $1,500 in 15 minutes for church Improvements. During a quarrel with a man Maud Geran Miller was so severely beaten at Chester that she was sent to a hospital for treatment, Delaware county Odd Fellows are at present making preparations to celebrate the introduction of the order into that section of Pennsylvania. LANCASTER COUNTY. Lant Marshall, of Montello, was accidentally caught between a train and the station platform at Relnhold's Station, and killed.

The 86 descendants of John Peoples, the founder of New Providence, Lancaster county, held a family reunion on Monday. E. A. Slaymaker had a dispute with the Lancaster and Eastern Street Railway Company about the laying of their tracks over his land at Lancaster. To stop the encroachments he placed a score of American flags along the boundary and none of the workmen would disturb the flags.

On Sunday the horse of William Phenninger, became frightened at the flags and ran away. The wagon was wrecked and Phennlnger's shoulder' broken. He will sue Slaymaker for damages. The Ministerial Association of Lancaster adopted resolutions on Monday denouncing a public amusement carnival held there last week as disgraceful and also the holding of a Sunday concert by a land company to advertise the sale of building lots. In spite of the fact that rain fell steadily all day Monday there was not a tobacco farmer in Lancaster county who was not to be found in his field setting out the plants.

By the end of the week planting will be finished. Even then it will prove a late season and the cutting In the fall will go dangerously near to the frost line. Hay, wheat, corn and oats have suffered severely from the six weeks of drought, the corn and oats in perticular, and it is doubtful If they can fully recover in time to make even fair crops. Some garden vegetables will have time to recover, but peas, beans and strawberries will not be among these. CHESTER COUNTY.

The annual convention of the Wo men's Christian Temperance League, of Chester county, was held In Doe Run Hall yesterday. In the Chester County Court tho Rev. Hazen B. Baird, who was awarded six cents damages against David G. Byer ly, has applied for a new trial.

Finding chicken thieves In his hennery on Sunday night Fred Levis, of Chadds' Ford, filled tb ir with shot, but as far as knowp person was ln 4.. The trolley fa' between Kennett and West Chester 'has been reduced to Its former rate 50 cents the round trip. Mrs. J. M.

C. Dickey has been elected president of the Oxford Research Club. The returns of the assessors of Chester county show a good increase of birth over deaths. The project of building a steam railroad from Oxford to Newark, has been revived. i An eagle measuring 6 feet 5 inches from tip to tip of the wings was killed by Albert Bell, of Smedley, In Chester county.

District Attorney MacEIree decided on Monday to make war upon the tobacco dealers In Chester county who are selling cigarettes to small boys. Several complaints have been made within the past few months, and the dealers' In Coatesville are said to be likely to receive his first attention. A bad landslide delayed cars on the West Cheeter Dowlngtown trolley line on Monday for a time. Villa Maria Alumnae, of West Chester, held its second annual reunion yesterday at the Academy of the Immaculate Heart, when a large gathering had been arranged for. Besides the former pupils, filling many walks of life, the association claims numerous members who have taken the religious veil, most of whom will be present.

In a quiet meeting of the delegates of the Lincoln party of Chester county, held at West Chester on Monday, it was decided that the Instructions should be for Mayor John Weaver, of Philadelphia, for Governor. The county convention of the party adopted a resolution Instructing for either Mr. Weaver or Wayne but leaving the choice to the delegates. CROP SAVING RAIN KILLS THOUSANDS OF SPARROWS IN LE HIGH COUNTY DROWNED IN THEIR NESTS BY. THE HEAVY DOWNPOUR.

Allentown. May 29.i Beslde sav. Ing the great strawberry crop and a lot of other things In Lehigh county and checking a forest fire that had already done damage to the extent of $8,000 on the Blue Mountain, the copious showers of Sunday and Monday ruined the oncoming sparrow crop. Sparrows are very fond of building their nests under the eaves of houses. Between tne waterspouts of adiolnlna houses and In the spouts themselves The heavy rains not only flooded the waterspouts and drowned the half fledged sparrows by the hundreds, but the aamiiung or the water In the snouts due tn these nests caused them to over flow and washed away the nests that clung between the spout, that ran down tne walls.

Thousands of the nestlings nerlsherl thus, and they were counted by dozens in eacn 01 many suburban dooryards. SCHOOL BOARD AFFAIRS The repair and Janitor committee of the School Board will meet on Friday evening to receive bids nd award con tracts for the balance of the furniture of tbe new Boys' High School building. Next Monday evening the supply committee will meet to award contracts for printing. Litnr Crrj's A I tj. en If roe will ssb4 jresr saw sad Usiims we win satt rea rttll a pacsage of Mother Orajl apsTnat IAta TLTCAr, a oansln, iilssaaal Serb ears for WoaneatUla.

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fate MILDRED RESTORED TO HFAITH THANKS TO PE RU Nl.r Friends Were Alarmed Advised Change of Climate. Mis Mildred Keller, 718 13th street, K. Washington, D. writes "I ean safely recommend Peruna for catarrh. I had it for years and it would respond to no kind of treatment, or if it did it was only temporary, and on the lightest provocation the trouble would oome back.

was In Bach a state that 'my friends were alarmed about me, and I waa advised to leave this climate. Then I tried Parana, and to my great foy found It helped me from the first dose I took, and a few bottles cured me. "It built up my constitution, I regained my appetite, and I feel that I am perfectly well and Btrong. Mildred Keller. We1 have on file many thousand testimonials like the above.

We oan give our readers only a slight glimpse of the vast array of unsolicited endorsements Dr. Hutmu is receiving. REVISED FORMULA. "For a number of years requests have come to mo from a multitude of grateful friends, urging that Pe ru na be given a slight laxative quality. I have been experimenting with a laxative addition for quite a length of time, and now feet gratified to announce to the friends of Pe ru na that I have Incorporated such a quality In the medicine which, in my opinion, can only enhance its well known beneficial character.

B. HAKTMAN, M. 'NO END TO CHURCH FIGHT SECT WHICH ORDINARILY AVOIDS COURTS ENTERS INTERMINABLE SUIT THE MENNONITES QUEEREST ROW. Doylestown, Pa May .09 Ten years of bitter controversy and litigation among a religious sect which ordinarily shuns a law court as a place of evll have failed to settle the dispute among the Mennonite Brethren in Christ, of Quaker town, and the matter again came up before Judge Stout. Litigation has been held in abeyance during the past year because of the death of one of the plaintiff's attorneys, and also the serious illness of one of the parties in the suit.

During the many; years that this litigation has been run Ing its course it has ben carried to the Sspreme Court once, and there is every likelihood of that tribunal again having its course it has been carried to thej WAS AN ECXEPTIONAL CHARGE. The matter is before the Common Pleas Court of this county at present on a bill In equity, in which the Mennonite Conference and certain members of the Quakertown church are plaintiffs, and the pastor and the other members of the church are defendants. It appears that this congregation was organized in 1872, and afterward a church was built. The men and women contributing to the erection of the new; building are alleged to have Imposed the condition that the title of the property should remain In the congregation, and not In the Conference, as was the general custom. The church was allowed to name the trustees until 1894, when the Conference decided to exercise that function.

This action brought on a batter contention. NEW PASTOR WAS REPELLED. The Rev. M. A.

Zyner, pastor of tha congregation, approved of the independent stand of the congregation. For this he was put on trial by the Conference and dismissed from the sect. The Rev. William Stelnmets was appointed pastor of the church by the Conference to succeed the deposed minister, but he was never permitted to perform the duties of his charge by the members of; the congregation. A number of the members of the Quakertown church, however, did not agree with Pastor Zyner and his adherents.

Theso Joined with the Conference in the suit to secure possession of the church property, and a bitter battle was waged. A great mass of testimony was heard on Monday, and the end Is not yet. It Is not believed that Judge Stout will render any decision for several the matter being held under advisement. iUMPHREYS" Specifies enre by acting directly on tha tusk part without disturbing the rest tha system. Ko.

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No. 4 Diarrhea, 1 No. 7 Coughs. No. 8 Neuralgia.

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13 "'Croup. No. TaeSkia. No. IB Bheamatisam, No, 10 Malaria.

Ho. 19 Catarrh. No, 90 Whooping Conga. No. 97 The Kidneys.

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