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THE TIMES-PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY MORNING, AUGUST 24. 1891. 5 FINANCIAL Bull Week Throughout, With Marked Gains for the List. The stock market the past week attracted more interest than at any time stnce the "bull campaign was so suddenly cut short by the heavy gold shipments to Europe. It was a bull market assuredly, not one of those rushing kind which have been so conspleuous by their absence of Inte, but a gradually advancing one, unchecked by the barriers placed before it, causing the shorts to seek cover hurriedly and proving the fruitlessness of predictions.

During the first half of the week the volume of transactions on the New York Exchange increased to large proportions and prices rose steadily. Later there was a relapse into dullness, but the strength did not disappear. It made its presence felt when necessity demanded. At times, when every Indication pointed to a break in the upward course, genuine surprise WAS created by a sudden display of strength wholly unlooked for. The source from whence this support came was, and 1s still, in dispute.

Room traders do not believe that the public are in the market to any appreciable extent; in fact, they flatly contradict any such claim and say that the purchases have been made by wealthy men, who can afford to place the newly -acquired securities in their strong-box and keep them there until prices reach a much higher range than at present exists: then they will sell and reap their reward. While the room traders may be sincere in this belief, there 1s no doubt about their being mistaken. The public are in the market and have done some good buying the past week; the commission houses all agree on this point, and they should know. From the beginning until the close of the week a determined effort was made to bring about a reaction, but every attempt met with slight success. There were declines, but only of fractional amounts.

Towards the latter part, however, the market appeared to be shaping itself for a retrograde movement. Business fell off considerably and was not so well distributed, Saturday's session witnessing trading in 8 comparatively few stocks only. The close was dull and heavy, which was partly due to a decrease in the surplus reserves of the New York banks. But the market to-day is as likely to open strong and active as to continue the slight reaction started just before the close on Saturday. Old brokers say it will come when least expected.

Europe encouraged the movement of the market last week, and bought her favorites quite liberally. But London seemed in a humor, and would sell her morn1ng purchases4n the afternoon, or buy in the afternoon and sell the next morning. This, however, seemed to have but little effect. Chicago and other Western centres showed themselves to be particularly bullish, especially in the granger shares, and busing orders from that quarter had a great deal to do with supporting prices in the face of reactionary Cop tendencies Apprehensions and in realizing regard sales. to the money market appear to have subsided, in spite of the fact that rates are firmly held, and in the call loans the augmented demand has caused decided symptoms of an advance.

One feature of the week which has given no little encouragement and which imparted considerable strength to the stock market, was the increased demand for bonds and the activity in a number of the more prominent bond issues. Union Pacific was one of the most active members of the list; it has, however, ceased to be the pivotal feature of the market, and though the street is not certain as to the ultimate efforts of the syndicate plan of financlering the floating debt, the general feeling is one of satisfaction that an immediate danger, which threatened to disturb the entire railroad and speculative situation, has been averted. It rose irregularly throughout the week, tinally closing with a fractional loss. The grangers, led by Atchison, naturally attracted the greatest amount of buying, under which they scored marked advances. Renewed interest was also manifested in the trunk line shares, prominent among which was Erie, which received some good foreign support on the rumor that a dividend on the preferred stock was in prospect.

Lake Shore sold up to and Big Four" at one time showed a clear gain of 4 points. Louisville led the Southern group in point of strength and activity, and closed the week with a gain of per cent. Northern Pacific preferred was also a feature, and has a good gain to show for the week's trading. But the net results are given in the appended table: Close Close Aug. 15.

Aug. 22. Inc. Dec. Am.

Cot. Oil 20 005. 254 Do. 38 451 71 Am. Sugar Rig Co.

781 811. Do. 881 891 Top. S.Fe. 3472 367 Rich.

P. 351 31 Canada 493 51. Central of N. 1124 O. vot.

16 Do. 1st 49 Do. 2d pref 26 29 Bur. Quin 8814 8874 Chic. E.

Illinois. 65 67 Chicago Gas 473 Mil. St. P. 661 665 Do.

1121, 1181 Chic. 1081. R. I. 781 21 25 C.

St. 61 Col. Coal de Iron 303 345. Hock. Consolidated Gas.

931 95 Del. 127 12714 West 13613 Dis. Cat. F. 450 E.

Va. Ga. 53 Do. 1st 45 45 Do. 2d 11 121 Edison Gen.

El.Co 98 96 2 Great North. pref. Illinois 1212 91 Laclede Lake E. 131, 11 Do. 5813 5814 LakeS.

Mich. So 1125 Louis. N. Chi. 22 Manh'in El.

cons. 98 102 Mexican 2014 Missouri 69 Mobile 40 Kan. T. Tr. 141 Do.

0012 231 Nut. Cordage 9072 941 National Lead Tr. Norfolk 12 13 Do. 461 North Amer. 137 Northern Do.

6814 N. Y. Cent. Hud 1013 N. St.

12 121 Do. 2d N. L. E. N.

New 361 N. Ont. West Oregon Improv. 24 24 Pac. Mail S.

S. 33 Peoria, D. 19 St: P. R. vot.

29 Pipe Line 60 Pull. Pal. Car 180 183 W. P. Ter.

12 Do. 55 56 Silver Bullion etfs 0914 Southern Pac. 31 361 Tenn. Coal. Texas Pacific 13 Union U.Pac.,Den.& Gulf 17 Wabash.

111 11 Do. West. Union 801. Wheel. Lake 301 Do.

pref. Wiscon. Cen. 19 PHILADELPHIA PRODUCE MARKET. Butter--Supplies of fine creamery were small, but buyers were operating only for Immediate wants.

Defective goods moved slowly at relatively low rates. Prints were plentiful, and while buyers were gradually able to clean up the receipts of fancy quality nt outside quotations, there was a surplus of medium grades which had to be sold at buyera' prices. We quote: Western creamery, fancy separators, do. choice gathered cream, 21c: do. fair to prime, Imitation creamery, extra, do.

fair to good, ladle-worked, extra, do. good to prime, Pennsylvania creamery, prints, fancy, In wholesale lots, do. good to choice, prints jobbing at as to quality. Eggs--The market was firm under small supplies and good demand. We quote: Pennsylvania fresh stock, choice, other near-by choice, at 175 and Western choice, 1a17 Recreated eggs were Jobbed out la 2c.

abure wholesale prices. Cheese There was a fair demand at quoted rates, but some holders were not disposed to sell on that basis in view of the reintively higher figures ruling in New York. We quote: New York factory, choice, large sizes, do. fair to good, do. do.

smali sizes, choice, Ohio flats, choice, do. fair to good, part skims, full sicims, Ze. Potatoes and Onions- White potatoes are in moderate supply and steady under a fair demand. Choice yellow sweets are in tair request and firm, but red stock 1s hard to move. Onions are in moderate supply and fair demand at former rates.

We quote: White potatoes, Jersey, per basket, at sweet potatoes, New Jersey, per basket, red Maryland, per barrel, yellow sweets, Maryland, per barrel, $2,503, Onions Near by, yellow. per barrel, 8313.45; do. red, per barrel, $202.50. Cotton was dull and barely steady on basis of SUe. for middling uplands.

Green Fruits--Receipts of peaches continue very large, but choice and fancy fruit is in good demand at firm prices, Apples are also in large supply and very irregular, with only and a moderate lots demand. Pours are plentiful choice in good shipping order meet with fair sale, Receipts of grapes are moderate, but there is very little demand. Watermelons are plentiful and in good demand at the late decline, Wequote: Apples, per barrel, per basket, peaches. per 'basket, Maryland and ware double extra yellow, 750.191; do, tru yellow, fair to good yellow, do. culls and prematures, 10a Jersey, choice to fancy, do.

fair to good, 30a 1004 do. culla, 10alic pears, BartJett, fancy, per barrel, do, do. fair to good, do. per basket, 25a Clapp's Favorite, per basket, 258 common, per basket, watermelons, extra, per 100, $12a14; prime, per 100, $8a10; culls, per 100, S1a5: cantaloupes, per basket, grapes, per 10-pound basket, Concord, Ives, 15a Niagara, 30a Delaware, Martha, New York plums, per 10- pound basket, egg, Bradshaw, Lombard, green gage, 20a30c. Refined Sugars--The market was quiet and there Was no change in "list" prices at any of the refineries.

Refiners' prices for round lots were as follows: Cubes, powdered, 4 granulated, crown crystal contectioners' 4 3-16c. Provisions--There was a good jobbing movement and prices ruled firm. Wequote: City family beef, per barrel, smoked beef, per pound. beef, hams, 19.50; mess pork, sweet pickled hams, cured, in tierces, smoked hams, sides, clear ribbed, in salt, do. do.

smoked, shoulders, in salt, fully cured. do. do. smoked, shoulders, do. smoked, bellies, in pickle, do.

breakfast bacon, loose butchers' lard, as to quality; city refined lard, city talprime, in hogsheads, country tallow, in barrels, as to quality. Live Poultry -Receipts were light and the market was strong under a good demand. We quote: Fowls, hens, at old roosters, and spring chickens, 14a16c. Dressed Poultry--Fowls were in moderate supply and demand at former rates. Spring chickens were active under light offerings.

We quote: Fowls, choice, spring chickens, scalded, as to quality; do. dry picked, as to quality. WHOLESALE MARKETS. CHICAGO, August leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT, No. 2.

Open. High. Low. Close. 1.03½ 1.01½ 1.03¼ 1.04 September.

1.024 1.031 1.021 1.02¾ December. 1.01½ 1.05⅞ 1.04¼ 1.00 CORN, No. 2. September 65 634 October 62 OATS, No. 2.

September 82 MESS PORK. September 10.00 10.15 10.07¼ 10.12½ 10.25 10.27¼ 10.20 10.25 12.77½ 12.77⅓ 12.50 12.60 LARD. September 6.55 6.55 6.52¼ 6.55 6.65 6.67½ 6.62½ 6.67½ 7.02⅐ 7.02½ 6.95 6.97⅐ SHORT RIBS. September 6.55 6.57¼ 6.52¼ 6.57½ 6.65 6.70 6.65 6.70 6.77½ 6.77½ 6.70 6.72¼ Casn quotations were as follows: Flour quiet, unchanged. No.

2 spring wheat, No. 3 spring wheat, No. 2 red, No. 2 corn, No. 2onts, No.

2 white, 35 No. 3 white, No. 2 rye, No. 2 barley, No. 3, f.

o. No. 4, f. o. No.

flaxseed, $1.071: prime timothy seed, 91.25a1.26; mess pork, per barrel, lard, per 100 pounds, short ribs, sides," loose. dry salted shoulders, boxed, short clear sides, boxed, whisky, distillers' finished goods, per gallon, $1.18. Receipts- Flour, 15.000 barrels; wheat, 292,000 bushels; corn, 266,000 bushels: oats, 225.000 bushels; rye, 125,000 bushels; barley, 15,000 bushels. Shipments--Flour, 16,000 barrels: wheat, 260,000 bushels: corn, 168.000 bushels; oats, 321,000 bushels; rve, 34,000 bushels: barley, 8,000 bushels. On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter market was firm, unchanged; eggs, firm, Live Stock Prices.

PHILADELPHIA, Saturday Evening, August 22. The receipts were: Beeves. Sheep. Hogs. West Philadelphia 2,188 12,000 5,500 North Penna.

300 1,000 500 Glass' 700 Total for the 2,488 13,000 6,700 Previous 3,816 13,000 6,200 BEEF CATTLE- The receipts were all for the local market and consisted of Texas, West Virginia, Ohio and Colorado stock, there not being any good steers among them, and although the receipts were 800 head lighter than last week, the demand was only fair and prices closed to higher, the latter rate on the commoner grades of stock. Quotations: Extra, none here: good, medium, fair, common, culls, Texans, fat cows, SHEEP were in full supply and prices on good stock closed firm, while the lower grdes were not wanted. Lambs declined to Quotations: Extra, good, medium, common, cults, lambs, HoGs were in poor demand, but firm. Quotations: Choice Western, other grades, MILCH Cows were dull at $20a45. MILCH CALVES remained firm and active at FAT Cows were slightly firmer at THIN Cows continued dull at $8a15 for bologna and $15a20 for slippery.

CITY DRESSED BEEVES were in good request at 5a9c. Prices of Oil. NEW YORK, August petroleum market opened strong at advance. The fluctuations were narrow and trading light during the day and the market closed steady. Pennsylvania oil -Spot sales, none; September option-Sales, 18,000 barrels; highest, lowest, closing, Lima oil, no sales.

Total sales, 18,000 barrels. HOW COOPER WAS WATCHED. Humorous Reminiscence ot the '81 Campaign. From the West Chester Republican, Collector, I see a city newspaper says the President's friends are watching you closely these days," said a reporter to Collector of the Port Thomas V. Cooper in Philadelphia the other day.

So I see," was the reply. "I've been watched before, though, and I'm used to it. I suppose you never heard of the great watching game that we played in the '81 campaign The reporter never had. Well, it has never been in print, but it's worth telling. That was my first year as chairman of the State committee, and the Independents had a committee, with I.

D. McKee at the head. Mr. McKee's committee kept a pretty close eye on our operations, and Mr. McKee thought I would bear personal watching myself.

There was A priand the partners, I think, were Jackson vate detective agency in Philadelphia, de Sharp. Mr. McKee put one of the partners on the track, with instructions to report my every movement. I heard of this AS 5000 As it was done, for one of the Independent committee clerks was a good friend of mine. The result was that I hired the other partner to watch Mr.

MeKee's detective, lead him off the track and put him 011 wrong scents. I don't exactly remember which had Jackson and which had Sharp, but at any rate one of the detectIves was dogging his partner all through the campaign, and the partner never suspected it. After the election the story got out somehow, the partners had a row and the firm dissolved. Ithink that was my first experlen ce of being watched." HIS MOTHER PAINTED IT. That Was Why He Was Pained to Hear It Ridiented.

From the New York Evening Sun. A few years ago there was a young fellow at Yale who was a great wag. One day an enormous painting of a deer appeared on the wall of hits room. It was most ntrocious combination of oils and Imagination, and it was not unnatural, therefore, that every fellow who came into his rooms for weeks thereafter should stand transtixed for an stant, then whistle and say: Hullo, B- where did you get that cow To which B- would always give the same answer with a hurt look: My mother didn't paint it for a cow- then his voice would break and he would say quietly, "She's dead now and I wish you wouldn't." And then, of course, there would be a collegian who would go hurriedly out and invite someother collegian to kick him all over the campus. So matters went on for some weeks, Several fellows, being warned in advance, on going Into the room would be struck with a sudand wonderful admiration for the work of art and were loud in their praise of it.

Which praise was always received, as the blame had been, quietly and mournfully. Finally one day a self-shamed sophomore went to a junior who lived in the same town with B- -and confessed to him the awful blunder he had made in asking B- where he got the cow. To his amazement the junior broke out into a hearty laugh. Why, that B- has guved you fellows most awfully," he said. His mother is as alive as I am and shecan't paint a stroke, and B- bought that painting down at an auction shop in town for a dollar.

I saw Pleasure Tour to Creason, vin Pennsylvania Railroad, On Thursday next. Round-trip rate only $8, including one day's board. Tickets good for ten days, Special train leaves at 10.40 A. M. TIPS ON STATE OCCURRENCES Bangor's bonded debt is $10,400.

Weatherly's postmaster has resigned. They are still boring for coal at Salem. Williamsport Grit may become a dally. Jersey Shore Is now a town of three wards, Franklin I resbyterians will build a chapel to cost $9,000. A village Improvement society is about to be organized in Montrose.

Lycoming Commissioners paid $8,408 into the State Treasury for 1810. A new market house in Lebanon will be 65 by 175 feet in dimensions. A Plensant Corner, Lehigh county, eider press squeezes out 3,000 gallons dally. Last week's eisteddfod at Lakeside, Schuylkill county, netted its managers $325. Easton' City Treasurer has received $5,937 to State school appropriation account.

Phoenixville's taxes on borough account amount to $16,780 on $3,302,517 valuation. A street rallway charter has been granted to local Hazleton capitalists, and the capital stook is $80,000, THEBUILDERS Old Landmarks Rapidly Disappearing. New Operations to be Commenced. great deal of dissatisfaction is felt and openly expressed among the Building Inspectors on account of the Impracticability of a number of ordinances prescribed by Councils in regard to the erection of dwellings. The ordinance over which they are particularly displeased is the one governing the addition of bay windows.

The wording of the act is in part as follows: "No bay or oriel window shall be erected upon the first story of any house, or shall project over the sidewalk a further distance than four feet." The inspectors claim that the provisions of this ordinance are absurd. One of the inspectors said a day or two ago that more applications were received for permits to build a bay window in the first story than almost any other kind of operation, and if the ordinance was not altered the bureau would soon find it impossible to prevent a wholesale vlolation of the law in this respect. Another member of the Bureau of Bulld1ng Inspectors suggested that no objection could be made to the placing of a bay window in the first story, provided that it proJect at a height of seven or eight feet above the sidewalk, in order to guard against be1ng a nuisance to pedestrians, or occupying an undue portion of the street. A favorite method of builders who wish to elude the law regarding bay windows is to take out a permit for the dwelling, saying nothing in regard to the bay window until the latter is already in course of erection in the first story, and then apply for a window permit, and trust to the clemency of the inspector of that district to tolerate the breach of ordinance. When the Inspectors refused to adopt this course, several of the violating builders have at first retused point blank to comply with the demand to raise the window a story, and threatened to resort to process of law to test the act.

The entire Bureau of Inspectors are perfectly willing and even anxious that this be done, as the final decision, whichever way it was made, would relieve them of a great responsibility. Those persons who have had an eye on the real estate market for the last few months have not failed to notice the abnormally large number of old buildings which have been demolished and replaced by new brick or stone structures. At least two ancient hotels, one bearing the date 1743, in West Philadeiphia have disappeared, as have several other old landmarks in other sections of the city. The Reading Terminal operations, on Twelfth and Arch and Filbert streets, have remo ved some of the oldest buildings in the city. Another old hostelry which will be remembered by all of Philadelphia's grandsires is the Jefferson House, on Seventh street, said to be named from the fact that Thomas Jefferson once owned a share in the building.

This is now in process of alteration, and when completed will have lost all trace of its former antique appearance. In regard to this modernizing process, an elderly builder said on Saturday: "The destroying of all the old landmarks in this city, while it exhibits praiseworthy energy and enterprise on the part of Philadelphia builders, nevertheless is being carried to too great an extent. Very soon no trace will be left of any of the old and historic buildings which embody so much of the early history of this city. It would seem to me wise to protect and preserve as much as possible the most important of the ancient landmarks." NEW OPERATIONS. The Pennsylvania Institute for Feebleminded Children, at Elwyn, is soon to have the addition of a large, handsome supplementary building.

The property of the institution at present consists of five large buildings. The dimensions of the new structure will be 68 feet front by 104 feet deep and three stories in height. It is not yet determined what material will be used in building. Three different sets of estimates are to be asked for-one on a brownstone structure, one for Winslow brick and a third for red brick. Whichever one of these proves the most satisfactory in price will be adopted by the Board of Directors.

The building will cost, approximately, $50,000. Samuel G. Whittaker, contractor, of 503 Kershaw street, contemplates the erection of two handsome two-story brick dwellings, to be erected on the east side of Sixty-third street, south of Master. The dimensions of both buildings will be 16 feet front by 41 feet deep and a large bay window wilt be placed at the side of each house. All modern itprovements will be used throughout.

The property 134 Chestnut street, measurIng 15 feet front by 63 feet deep, has been transferred from Samuel D. Riddle to Lydia C. Riddle. The consideration was $16,000. Thomas F.

Sanderlin has taken title to the property 1611 Diamond street, owned and sold by Albert D. I Kennedy. The property measures 19 feet front by 95 feet deep and brought $9,500. 'The property the northeast side of Mantua avenue, 566 feet northwest of Fortysecond street. has been transterred by Charles M.

Busch to Isane R. Johnson. The property consists of ten lots, each 16 feet front by 97 feet deep, and brought $50,000. The property was immediately retransferred, leaving 8 mortgage of $18,000. BUILDING PERMITS.

Thomas J. Carman, 133 Rittenhouse street, Germantown, one two-story brick office, 14 feet front by 25 feet deep, east side of of of of of Heiskel street, north of High street M. Macrofer, Twenty-ninth ward, onestory frame cow stable, 12 feet wide by 16 feet deep, on the south side of Istma road, east of Elghty-sixth street. Thomas 0. Enoch, Fairview avenue, Holmesburg, two one-story frame boiler, engine and store-houses, 27 feet front by 41 feet deep, on the north side of Blagh street, west of State road.

James Evans, 5550 Race street, rebuilding stables, north side of Market street east of Gray's lane, 31 feet front by 53 feet deep. A. R. Crosta, 4536 Salmon street, one third story addition, east side of Richmond street, north of Jenks, 16 feet wide by 63 feet deep. Joseph Doyle, 2129 Barker street, alteration and additions to residence, 350 South Fifteenth street.

H. Harvey Schumaker, one-story wheelthe wright side 18 of feet front by 72 feet deep, on shop, west Frankford avenue, south of Foulkrod street. H. G. Schultz, 2633 Germantown avenue, new front to residence, 1737 North Fourth street.

James D. Arthur, 223 Levant street, alterations and additions to residence, 1618 Columbia avenue. Here is a Highly Pertinent Query. From the Harrisburg Star- Independent. An interesting inquiry in Philadelphia at present is how the men who were accustomed to being accommodated by John Bardsley with loans of money, in large or small amounts, get along without his 80- commodations.

All these gentlemen live on borrowed money; do business on borrowed capital and flourish on cash loaned them. As none of the number have died since their respurces have been cut off by Bardsley's Imprisonment, where do they get what they want of money? They are all flourishing as usual-where do they get the wherewithal to do it? What custodian of publie funds Is keeping Well-conducted this crowd of persistent borrowers? banks do not deal with men of this character. Prudent men of means will not deal with them. Hence the interestIng inquiry, How do these borrowers live at presont The Bitter Irony of Polities. From the Pittsburg Post.

There is a lesson in the thwarting of Amos H. Mylin's ambition to be nominated for Auditor General, which lesson is that It doesn't always pay politically to be a packhorse for the bosses. Mylin has the friendship of Quay, Cameron, Magee, Cooper, Beaver and Boyer: in fact, of the Republican ringmasters, great and small, all over the State, who could have easily nominated him bad they wished. He has served in the ate for years, where he has taken his orders from the bosses with obedience and submis. siveness.

But these very qualities, while endearing him to the managers, made him in 1891 ineligible before the people of the State. Quay rejected him 9.4 unsuitable In the too present juncture because he has served Quay faithfully. Only One Way of Playing It. From the Detroit Free Pross. "Now," said little Johnny, "let's play In- dian." How do you play Indian asked Tommy.

Well, you be Indian and I'll be pale face, Now I'll maken treaty with you that I'll give you your apple. See? There, now I'll make new treaty with you that I'll eat your apple. See?" But won't it. I'm going to have my own no; that ain't the way to play Indian. If you don't do the way I any you'll be a tile, you know, and I'll blow you full o' Just Beginning to Learn Something.

From the Erie Di-patch, Itep. Mr. Price is too independentin the strength of his own manhood to sult the corporations and the party machine; it was known that he could never be used as the tool of any boss or the accomplice of any corrupt corporation ring. In the Auditor General's office he would have placed fidelity to the people before allegiance to any man or set of menhence the order was sent out to slaughter him. Would Sarprise the Original Elevator Man From the Pitteburg Times.

The storage warehouse begun at St. Paul does not take in the earth, but enough of it to satisfy the three elties of Chicago, Kansas City and St. Paul, which are interested in the enterprise, as it 18 to contain 500.000 square feet of flooring. It would astonish Joseph, who did something in this line when preparing for the famine in Egypt. Disappointment Will Soon be Over.

From the Lancaster Examiner. We will have our growl over in a day or two and local disappointments will be swallowed up in a united desire to win a Republican victory. Dora the hot weather make you weak and tired? Hood's sarsaparilla will give you strength. Highest of all in Leavening U.S. Gov't Report.

Royal Baking Powder ABSOLUTELY PURE A COLLECTION OF STATE STORIES. An Odd Railroad Literally Built on Stilts and Called the Peg-Leg. From the Pittsburg Post. One of the oddest railroads ever constructed anywhere on the face of this planet was a little four-mile line that flourished like a green bay tree for two years in the heart of northern oildom, and then ended its career with a horrible catastrophe. It was literally built on stilts, practically it had but one rail, and passengers got aboard from the second stories of stations.

It rejoiced in the euphonious pet name of the a term that was peculiarly appropriate, and which was bestowed on it by the quick-witted oil men, who were Its chief patrons. There are A number in this section who will recall it. Its real and baptismal name was the Bradford and Foster Brook, and its termini were Bradford and Derrick City. It was put in operation in October, 1877. Traveling Auditor Campbell, of the Pittsburg and Western, who was located in the northern oil regions, gave a reporter interesting details in regard to its construction and operation.

As stated, there was but one main rail; it was an iron one, although there were two auxiliary wooden ones. This rail rested on strong wooden beams, which were supported by massive stanchions, strongly braced. About two feet below the top beam were two wooden rails about eight inches in width, which were securely nailed to the supporting stanchions. These wooden rails were chiefly for balancing purposes. The height of this oddity among railroads varied, being sometimes twenty-five feet and sometimes less than halt that elevation, according to the "lay" of the ground in the pleasant little valley of Foster Brook, through which it ran.

There was method in the apparent madness of this construction, however, for without this elevation the original and peculiar scheme of the inventor would not have been possible. The cars fitted on the rail like saddle-bags, hanging down on each side, and were really two-story cars, the upper portion being for passengers and the big wooden saddle-bags for the storage ot freight. The stilted rails and the peculiarly constructed cars, which seemed to slide along as if on a groove, presented a sufficiently grotesque sight, but the strange appearance of a train was increased and intensified by the fact that practically two engines, or a species of Siamese twin engines, headed the procession, one being on each side of the rail, the two balancing like the divided cars. When the fireman "stoked up" he had to descend to the tenders by ladders. The engines and the cars ran on a serles of central wheels, and as they protruded through the centre of the floors arrangements were made by which they did not inconvenience passengers.

The cars were narrow, the main rail broad, and whenever the car tilted there were side wheels which caught on to the wooden rails and thus aided in preserving the equilibrium of the trains. Bold Bears in Nippenose Valley. From the Oval Ledger. "Some of our valley boys had an exciting time with two bears the other day on the road leading from Waterville to Haneyville, on what is known as the Pine Bottom Run. Harry Smith and Percy Myers were on their way to Waterville with loads of bark, when two large bears stepped from the side of the road and followed them for some distance, when the boys concluded to try their luck at throwing stones, these being the only weapons they had at that time.

But the bears, not heeding the stones, came still closer to the wagon, at which time the boys thought it best to mount the wagon, and, driving on a short distance, stopped and began firing stones at them again, when one ran up the mountain. The other, getting angry, came for the boys and each of them got a stick out of the bark rack and made for the bear. They clubbed him until they were nearly exhausted, when they espied the other bear coming down the mountain. The boys Jumped into the wagon again and had to leave them, went on to Waterville and gave the news to an old hunter, who went along back with the boys, but the bears were no more to be found. The hunter put the dogs on their tracks, but it 1s not known whether the bears have been captured or not." New Cure for Epilepsy.

From the Reading Times. One of the strangest cases that ever came under the observation of Reading physicians is that of Willie Rothenberger, the 8-yearold son of Jacob Rothenberger, a street-car conductor. When the boy was 4 years of age he became afllicted with epilepsy, and when 6 years of age had from twenty to thirty fits a day, each lasting five or six minutes. About six months ago the boy's mind was so affected that he could not ber his own name or where he lived, and when he wandered away from home he would sit mutely on some door-step and wait for some one to come for him. Physicians treated him for everything from tapeworm to paresis, but without effect.

About 8 month ago, during one of his paroxysms, the boy fell from a third-story window to the pavement. His mother rushed down stairs to pick him up dead, but he was gone. He had walked into the yard. His lower lip was partly torn off and his tongue was nearly bitten through by the fall. The boy Was taken to the Reading Hospital, where he was treated for his injurles, and on Saturday was dismissed sound in body and mind, not having had the least symptoms of epilepsy since his terrible tall.

A Wonderful Pear Tree. From the West Chester Local News. James Ingram, of East Bradford, has a pear tree in his orchard which bears nine varleties of fruit. He grafted this tree himself several years ago, and now has ripe fruit at almost all seasons of the year. One variety after another ripens in its turn from the Katharine pears, in hay harvest, to the large Bell pear late in the fall.

On his farm he has this year as large a crop of apples as he has ever seen In all his long years on the farm. Trees are breaking down under the tremendous weight of the fruit, and one large branch which has broken from a crab apple tree is estimated to contain not less than two bushels of half ripened fruit. His Queen apples are now ripe and the orchard is a pretty sight. His peach crop is a failure this year. On the Hoopes farm, East Bradford, 1s a tree of black cherries which are Just ripening.

Every year the fruit on this tree delays ripening until after wheat harvest from some cause unknown. Any man that puts an article in reach of over. worked woman to lighten her Inbor is certainly a benefactor. Cragin Co. surely come under this head in making Dobbins' Electric Soap so cheap that all can use it.

You give it a trial. MARRIED. ANDREWS- Angust 18, 1891, by the Rev. John Peacock, of W. ANDREWS and ANNA D.

MAULL, both of this city. BAER-HUMPHRIES. On August 12, 1801, at the residence of the bride's parents, No. 2250 Bouvier street. GORGE A.

BAER. of Phoenixville, to MAUD HUMPHRIES, of Philadelphia. BERRY BOICE. -On Wednesday evening. Aug.

1St 19, 1991. at South Fifteenth street. by J. R- Miller, D. Mr.

JAMES LEWIS BERRY and MIAR ANNIE M. BOICE, both of Philadelphia. COMBS- -GENTHER. On August 5, 1501, at the home of the bride's mother, Mrs. Mary Genther.

505 Market street, Camden, N. by Rev. A. L. Yenkel, Mr.

JAMES F. COME of Philadelphia, and Sins ROSINA R. GENTHER. DUNN -In Philadelphia, on August 20, 1891, by the Rev. William B.

Chaliant, WALTER DUNN, M. of New York elty, to Miss ROBERTA M. CARLISLE. of EARL August 13, 1891. by Rev, M.

R. Bridenbuuch, WILLIAM W. EARL and MIN CARRIE C. RICHARDS, both of Norris town, Pa. -On August 13.

1891. at the Media Baptist parsonage, by Rev, W. R. Patton. CHARLES AUGUSTUS GREEN and Miss EMILY TILLMAN, both of Gradyellle, Pa.

HARMAN- SIMMINGTON. On August 1901, at Alloam M. E. Parsonage, 1333 East Susquehanna avenue, by Rev. H.

W. Kurtz Mr. SAMUEL HARMAN to Miss LAURA E. TON, both of Philadelphia. July 28, 1891, by Rev.

Goodfellow, Mr. WILLIAM M. HOPKINS and MIRN EMMA V. FADELEY, both of Philadelphia. KNAUH -On August 14, 1991, nt 2439 Columbia avenue, by M.

H. Mr. IL. 0 KNAUS tO BALLIE BROWN, both of Philadelphia. LLOYD- August 13, 1891, by Rev.

d. W. Finlaw, at his residence, 315 Benson street, Camden, N. Mr. WILLIAM T.

LLOYD to MeN. ANNIE R. HARRINGTON, both of WImington, Del. On August 18, 1891. by Rev.

W. H. Burrell, ut his residence, Cooper street, Camden, N. Mr. FRANKLIN MCCALLA to Mrs.

MARY L. GRAVATT. MINGLE On the tAth of August, 1401, by Rev. M. A.

K. Francis, at his residence, 1431 South Tenth street, Mr. BENJAMIN MINGLE to Miss MARY REYNOLDS, both of this city, August 20, 1901, nt the realdence of the groom, 2918 Darien street, by Rev. N. D.

Mr. THOMAS RICHARDS and MisS MAGGIE LAYCOCK, both of Philadelphia. -On August 1801, by Rev. W. H.

Burrell, At his residence, Cooper street, Camden, Mr. COOPER ROGARS tO Miss GEORGIE FERRELL, both of Carden. SAUERS -On August 4, at 510 Pearl street, by Rev. Howard Stoy, WILLIAM A. T.

SAUERS tO ANN HART. SCHEIBAL- MULLER. -On Tuesday, August 18, 1501, at the residence of the bride's parents, 1929 Christian street, by the Rey. J. Mitter, D.

Mr. OTTO RIBAL to Miss ELLA MULLER, both of Philadelphia. BIMON- August 18, 1801. by Ilev. W.

H. Burrell, at his residence, 13 Cooper street. Camden. Mr. DAVID I SIMON to GRACE C.

VAUTIER, both of Philadelphia, -On June 17, 1891, by Rev. W. H. Burrell, at his residence. 43 Cooper street, Camden, N.

J. Mr. CHARLES H. THOMAS to KATIE SPENCER, both of Philadelphia. THOMPSON-WESLEY.

-On August 17. 1891, at the residence of the bride's parents, 2085 Richmond street, by Rev. F. Reel, Mr. D.

EDGAR THOMPSON and Miss JANET E. WESLEY, both of Philadelphia. Addis. Ellen Watts, 89. Archer, Annie E.

Beasley, George, 62. Bloomer, Thomas, 33. Brandt, W. J. 9m.

Brodhend, Elizabeth, Byrne, Rev. J. P. Cavenaugh, Michael. Davis, Francis, 10m.

Dickinson, Sarah A. Dresser, Mary, 51. Fedigan, James. Finnegan, Cath. 10m.

Pleishman, Israel, 49. Flynn. Patrick, 19 mos. Guinnivan, Mary A. 50.

Keane. Ellen. Kendrick, William, 28. Lehman, Cath. A.

81. Lindsey, Theresa A. Maynard, Caroline, 79. DIED. McCoy, Bernard, 78.

McCrystal, Anas. 6m. McGuigan. Hugh. McWilliams, James, 18m.

Murphy, Agnes, 40. O' Brien, Mary A. Pattison, John F. Peale, Morris, 4. Racinora, Corina, 6.

Roberts, Rachel D. Robinson, Philip, 21. Rose, Henry J. 55. Samuelson, Daniel, 47.

Sanders, John J. 15m. Thomas, Joseph M. 2. Van Artsdalen, Jas.

89. Warren, Mary A. 21. Wharton, Oliver B. 24.

Whitaker. Anna A. 22m. Wint, Parker C. 56.

the 20th instant, ELLEN, wife of the late Patrick Keane. Funeral this morning at 8 o'clock, from the residence of her son-in-law. Mr. Henry H. Hoatson, 2229 Willington street.

KENDRICK. On the 20th Instant. WILLIAM, son of Eliza and the late Thomas Kendrick, aged 28 years. The relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral. on Monday morning at 7.30 o'clock, from his mother's residence, No.

9 Ledger place, below Arch street. High Mass at St. Joseph's Church. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery. August 21, CATHARINE widow of the late Benjamin Lehman, In her 81st rear.

Funeral services at her late residence, No. Main street, Germantown, on Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock. the 21st Instant, THERESA widow of Thomas Lindsey. The relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, on Monday morning at 7.30 o'clock. from the residence of her son-in-law, Curnal Buckley, Cardington, Delaware county.

High Mass at the Church of Our Lady of the Rosary. Interment at St. Charles', Kellyville, the 23d instant, BERNARD McCOY, aged 78 years. The relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, on Wednesday morning at o'clock, from his late restdence, 1814 Fitzwater street. Solemn Requiem Massat St.

Charles' Church. Interment at Cathedeal Cemetery, McCRYSTAL. -On the 22d ANASTASIA, daughter of Owen and Mary McCrystal, aged months and 2 weeks. Funeral on Stonday at o'clock, from her parents' residence, Orchard street. Interment at the Old Cathedral Cemetery.

the 20th Instant, HUGH, son of the late Archibald and Mary McGulean and grandson of the late Patrick and Ann The relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, on Monday morning at 8,30 o'clock, from his brother-inlaw's residence, Jacob Ginader, 2141 Philip street. Requiem Mass at St. Edward's Church. Interment at New Cathedral Cemetery. On the 21st JAMES, son of James and Mary McWilliams aged 18 months.

Funeral on Monday afternoon at 1 o'clock, from the residence of his grandparents, 239 North Fourth street. Interment at Cathedral Cemetery. the 22 CAROLINE, widow of the late Henry J. Maynard, aged 79 years. The relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral.

on Wednesday at 3 o'clock, from her late residence, 350 China street, between Fourth and Fifth streets, below Green street. Interment at Monument Cemetery, MURPHY. On August 21, AGN ES. wife of Michnel Murphy, aged in vears. Funeral on Monday morning at 8,0 o'clock, from her husband's rest.

dence, No.2124 Latona street. Requiem Mass at St. Charles' Chorch. O'BRIEN. -On the 224 MARY widow of the late Cornelius O' Brien.

Due notice of the Mineral will he given, from her late residence, 1225 Columbia avenue. On Aneust 21, JOHN FINLAYSON PATTISON. Funeral services at his late residence, Holmesburg, on Monday afternoon, at 2 o'clock. Carriages will meet the train leaving Broad Street Station at 1.10 P. M.

at Holmesburg Junction. Angust 90, MORRIS, son of James and Annie Peale, aged 4 years and 6 months. Funeral, on Monday afternoon at 1 o'clock, from his parents' residence, No. 1068 Line street, Camden, N. J.

August 21, CORINA RACMORA, daughter of Joseph and Catharine Racmom, aged 6 years. Funeral th's afternoon at 2 o'clock. from the residence of her parents, No. 705 Mercy street. ROBERTS.

-On August 17, at Beach Haven, N. RACHEL DEWEES, wife of the late Leonard F. Roberta, of Chester county, and daughter of the late Waters and Anne Bull Dewees, of Chester county, Pa. ROBINSON. -On the 224 PHILIP, eldest son of Mary L.

and the Inte James Robinson. and strandson of Alexander and Elizabeth Work not. In his 21st year. The relatives and friends of the family are respectfilly invited to attend the funeral, on Tiesday morning at 10 o'clock from, his parents' realdence, 2034 N. Nineteenth street.

To proceed to Mount Vernon. Interment private. On August 21. HENRY J. ROSE, aged 57 years.

Funeral services this morning at 11 o'clock. nt his Inte residence, 2209 Artisan street, near Norris and Richmond streets. SANDERS, -On August 92. at the residence of his parents, 1317 Brandy wine street, JOHN JOSEPH. son of Jatues and Mary Sanders, aged 15 months.

Due notice of the funeral will be given. SAMUELSON. -On the 19th instant, DANIEL SAMUELSON, in his 47th year. relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral, on Sunday 1725 afternoon at o'clock, street. from his late residence, North Twentieth Interment at Mount Pence Cemetery.

SEABROOK -In Greencastle, August 23, Mrs. LEAH SEA BROOK. in the 92d year of her age. Funeral Tuesday 2 P. M.

Ohio. Plaindeater copy. 1 on of membranous, croup, JOSEPH MAXIFIELD. son of Frank M. and Mary E.

Thomas, aged 1 year and 11 months. Funeral on Monday afternoon at 3 from the parents' residence, Central avenue. Moorestown, N. J. the 21d ALICE COGS.

WELL, daughter of the late Thomas M. Gallaudet, and wife of the Rev. H. Clay Trumbull, in her 59th year. Burial in Hartford, Conn.

VAN ARTEDALEN. On August 20. JAMES VAN In his moth year. Funeral from his late residence, at Feasterville, on Monday morning at 11 r'elock. Services at Churchville Church at 12 o'elock.

WARREN. Suddenly, Brooklyn, N. Y. on August 21, MARY wife of Charles Warren, aged 00 years, Services will be held on Monday, August 24, at 9 A. at the residence of her 8011, 560 Pacino street, Brooklyn, N.

Y. Interment private, WHARTON On August 22. at North Cramer Hill, N. OLIVER 8. son of B.

and the late Captain James It. Wharton, in his 24th year, Due notles of the fineral will he given. beloved daughter of John W. and Letitia WhitaWHITAKER. On August 22, ANNA, ADELL, ker, aged 22 months.

Funeral this afternoon at o'clock, from her parents' residence, 2403 North Fifth street. To proceed to North Cedar Hill Cemetery. the 20th Instant, ELIZA WATTS ADDIS, relict of the late Joseph Addis and daughter of Rev. Thomas B. Montanye, in the 89th year of her age.

The relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from her late residence, Huntingdon Valley, on Monday, the 24th instant, at 10.30 A.M. Services and interment at the Davisville Baptist Church at 1 o'clock P. M. Carriages will meet 9.40 A.M. train from Third and Berks at Huntingdon Valley Station, Newtown Railroad.

ARCHER. -On the 20th instant, ANNIE ELIZABETH ARCHER, daughter of John and the late Eliza Archer. The relatives and friends of the family are resnectfully invited to attend the funeral, on Monday morning at o'clock. from the residence of her father, 1255 Warnock street. High Requiem Mass at St.

Malachi's Church. Interment at Cathedral Cemetery. -On the 21st GEORGE BEASLEY, in his 62d year. Funeral on Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, from his late residence, 526 North Third street, Camden, N. J.

between August 19 and 21, THOMAS BLOOMER, aged 33 years. The relatives and friends, also the Ebb-Tide Club, are invited to attend the funeral, on Monday morning at 7.30 o'clock. from his late residence. northeast corner Second and Federal streets. Solemn Requiem Mass at St.

Philip's Church. Interment at New Cathedral Cemetery. August WILLIAM son of George M. and Julia J. Brandt, aged 9 months and 9 days.

Funeral from the residence of his parents, corner of Ellis and Mercer streets, Gloucester, N. on Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Delaware Water Gap, on Saturday, August 22, ELIZABETH, wife of John D. Brodhead. Funeral on Tuesday, August 25, at 4 P.

M. of St. Joachim's R. C. Church, Frankford.

Due BYRNE. -On August 22, Rev. J. P. BYRNE, rector notice of the funeral will be given.

August 20, 1891, MICHAEL CAVENAUGH. The relatives and friends of the family, also the survivors of the -ninth Regiment, Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteers, are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, this morning at o'clock, from his late residence, No. 630 Guilford street. August 22, FRANCIS, Infant son of Ira and Maggie Davis, and grandson of Henry and Hannah Shade, aged 10 months. Funeral this morning at 10 o'clock.

from the parents' residence, Hector street, above Cherry street. Conshohocken. widow the 20th instant, SARAH of the late Jonathan Dickinson. Funeral services at her late residence, 1219 Wallace street, on Monday morning at 10 o'clock. Proceed to Mount Peace Cemetery.

in Camden, on August 22, MARY, wife of Warwick Dresser, aged 51 years. Funeral on Monday afternoon at 3 o'elock. from the residence of her husband, No. 935 South Fifth street. Camden, N.

J. FEDIGAN. -On August 21, JAMES FEDIGAN. Funeral on Monday morning at o'clock, from his late residence, rear 619 Tamarind street. High Mass at the Immaculate Conception Church.

Interment at New Cathedral Cemetery. the 23d instant. CATHARINE. daughter of John and Annie Finnegan, aged 10 months. Relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, on Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, from the residence of her parents, 2029 Webster street.

Interment at New Cathedral Cemetery. FLEISHMAN. -On the 22d instant, ISRAEL FLEISHMAN, aged 49 years. The relatives and friends of the family, also Meridian Sun Lodge, No. 153, F.and A.M.: Oriental Chapter, No.

153, R. the Trustees of the Norristown Insane Asylum and the members of the which various he lodges, societies and organizations of was a member are respectfully invited to at attend precisely the 9.30 funeral, to-morrow (Tuesday) late morning o'clock. from his residence, 1601 North Sixteenth street Services at the house. Interment at Mount Sinai Cemetery. Ba 'timore papers, please August 21, PATRICK, son of Alexander and Margaret Flynn, aged 19 months.

Funeral on Monday afternoon at 9 o'clock. from his parents' residence, rear 420 North Tenth street. Interment at Cathedral Cemetery. August 21, MARY wife of Thomas Guinnivan, aged 50 vears. Funeral on Tuesday morning at 8 o'clock.

from her late residence, 341 Liberty street, Camden, N. J. the 20th instant, ELLEN, wife of the late Patrick Keane. Funeral this morning at 8 SPECIAL NOTICES. GIRLS' NORMAL SCHOOL An examination of applicants for the positions of TEACHERS' EXAMINATION.

A teacher of elocution and teacher of drawing in the Girls' Normal School will be held at the school building, northeast corner SEVENTEENTH and SPRING GARDEN Streets. on MONDAY morning. August 31, 1891, at 10 o'clock. By order of the Committee. H.

W. HALLIWELL, Secretary. CO- CO-PARTNERSHIPS. PHILADELPHIA, AUGUST 11, 1891. Notice is hereby given that the partnership heretofore existing between GEORGE DE B.

KEIM, EDWIN I. MUSSELMAN and AUGUSTUS C. GANSLER, under the firm name of GEORGE DE B. KEIM has been dissolved. All debts due to the said partnership are to be paid to and all liabilities of the same are to be discharged by GEORGE Dr: B.

KEIM, by whom the business will be continued in the same name as formerly at NOS. 610 AND 612 MARKET STREET. (GEORGE DE B. KEIM. Signed EDWIN I.

MUSSELMAN. (AUGUSTUS C. GANSLER. AMUSEMENTS. Gustav Hinrichs' American Opera Co.

HOUSE -POP. PRICES. 25c. GENERAL ADMISSION. 25c.

A Great Repertoire This Week To-night-AIDA. AIDA-To-night To-morrow and Thursday, CARMEN. AIDA Wednesday and Saturday Nights, MASANIELLO. MASANIELLO-Wednesday and Saturday Nights Friday (by request), LA GIOCONDA. Saturday Matinee, FAUST.

Boxes and seats at Blasius Sons', 1119 Chestnut Street, and Grand Opera House. To-night-AIDA. A THE BIJOU. EIGHTH STREET. ABOVE RACE.

OPEN SUMMER. CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE From 12 M. to 10.39 P. M. OPEN ALL SUMMER.

Biggest and Best Show in Philadelphia. Ladies' and Children's Theatre. SIXTEEN BIG ACTS OF REFINED VARIETY. Orchestra, Balcony, 20c. Gallery, 10c.

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HOME AT HOME AT HOME EVERY EVENING THIS WEEK. Box Office now open. DEOPLE'S THEATRE. CUMBERLAND KENSINGTON Ave. Matinees Thurs.

and Saturday. THE STOW. AWAY. Spike Hennessy and Kid McCoy, the two famous burglars, will crack a safe at formance. Mon.

Aug. 31-McCARTHY'S MISHAPS. TENSINGTON THEATRE. Matinees Thurs. and Sat.

The Famous City Club Vaudeville and Burlesque Company. Next Week -Frank I. Frayne, Jr. PROF. S.

ASHER, BROAD, BELOW Walnut, reopens TUESDAY EVENING, September S. Terms, address CONGRESS HALL, Saratoga Springs, N. Y. The TATIONAL Grand Spectacular THEATRE. Military Drama, CUSTER.

MATINEE TO-MORROW. Next Week -The New BANDIT KING. YCEUM. Matinee Every Day. AUGUSTIN NEUVILLE IN THE NEW BOY TRAMP.

Next Week- -THE HEARTS OF NEW YORK. CENTRAL SUCCESS THEATRE. OF SAM T. JACK'S MATINEE CREOLE BEAUTIES. EVENING EVERY Healthy pleasure.

AT DAY No vulgar fun. 8 THE CITY, CHIEF THE NEW ATTRACTION OF THE CYCLORAMA OF GETTYSBURG. CYCLORAMA OF GETTYSBURG. BROAD AND CHERRY STREETS 9 A.M. TO 10 P.M.

OPEN ALL SUMMER. RIVERSIDE MANSION, WISSAHICKON, LICENSED HOTEL RESTAURANT. Band, with WALTER RODGERS, the worldrenowned Cornetist, will appear every afternoon and evening. A PPLEGATE'S and PALACE children: free candy. FLYING TO SWIM NOW AT ONE usual rates.

NATATORIUM, 219 BROAD. 708 CHESTNUT open during the GREAT EUROPEAN MUSEUM. months of July and August from A. ST. till 6 P.

for gentlemen only. Admission. 25 cents. EDUCATIONAL. A CADEMY CHURCH, OF LOCUST THE and PT.

JUNIPER EPISCOPAL Streets, Founded 1785. -The Academy, through its head master and a large staff of assistants, who have had many years' experience in teaching, prepares boys for college in either classical or scientific courses, or for a business life, in a commodious building especially constructed for the purpose, Boys are eligible for admission as soon as they can read, write and cipher. The Benson Library, now containing some 1,500 volumes, and kept in a large and bright room, is for the use of the boys. Each Form separately exercises for a stated period in the middle of each day, in a spacious, well-lighted and well-ventilated gymnasium, completely equipped with Sargent's apparatus. Open air sports are encouraged, but are never allowed to be carried to excess.

A large playground, covered with asphalt, adjoins the building. Enclosed athletic grounds of several acres, near the city, afford opportunity to engage In healthy field sports. A hot luncheon, at cost, is provided at school. A voluntary afternoon study hour, free of charge, and conducted by competent masters, Is exceptionally popular with the boys, as is also the use of the gymnasium, which remains open until 3.30 P. M.

The next session begins on Thursday, September 24. The head master will be at the Academy between 9 A. M. and 1 P. M.

dally, on and after Monday, September 14, to receive applications. The building will then be open for inspection. DR. WILLIAM H. KLAPP.

building will then be open for inspection. DR. WILLIAM H. KLAPP. Head Master.

RICKETT COLLEGE OF COMMERCE GIRARD BUILDING, Broad and Chestnut PHILADELPHIA. THE LEADING SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Ed SHORTHAND Graduates of both sexes assisted to paying positions Send for "Report of Commencement," containing addresses by Bishop J. H. Vincent, D.D., LL.D., Lyman Abbott, D.D., LL. Hon.

John Wanamaker, Ex-Gov. Pollock, Edward Brooks, Ph. Col. A. K.

McClure, Hon. Charles Emory Smith, and others. THOS. J. PRICKETT, Prest.

DEIRCE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND SHORT-HAND. 917-919 CHESTNUT Street, Philadelphia. Fall Term begins MONDAY, August 31, 1891. Office open during July and August for examining and enrolling students. College Annual, Graduating Exercises and enrollment blank on application to Dr.

THOMAS MAY PEIRCE. Principal and Founder. RITTENHOUSE ACADEMY, N. E. COR.

and EIGHTEENTH reopens Sept. 16. Boys thoroughly prepared for college or business. Circulars sent upon application. E.

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K. MRS. STEPHENO, FUGUET'S FRENCH WIll open on SEPTEMBER 28, 1801. The Kintergarten Class will be very thorough. Children cannot begin too voung to learn a foreign language, Strx.

FUGUET'S School will be very particular to have the very best teachers. French alone spoken in school. Mrs. FUGUET will give private lessons same as in the past. DOLLARS for Life Scholarship.

50 Best 1709 (Both Circulars PALMS Chestnut Equipped free St. if BUSINESS Best you Night Positions name Course for School this of COLLEGE Graduates. paper. Studs. $12.

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MOUNT Healthful, (N. helpful, homelike. ACADEMY Education with formation of character. College English and Business Courses, 8400 vear. H.

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WELLESLEY Ladies SCHOOL, wi'l FOR SEPTEMBER GIRLS open 23 in Its new home, 9101 SPRUCE. For circulars address Rev. J. R. MILLER, 1334 CHESTNUT.

MONTGOMERY TERRACE Girls, 1829 SCHOOL. North BROAD Street, Twenty -second year begins WEDNESDAY. Sept. 23. Miss KENNARD, Principal.

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HENRY HOBART BROWN, Prin. 22d SOUTH JERSEY INSTITUTE New Bridgeton. Jersey year begins Sept. 16. 1591.

Both sexes. Prepares for any College, Teaching or Business, French. German, Music, Art. Military Drill. H.

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Do you want anything better: can you find any. thing that can begin to offer you the chances that you would have in purchasing Florida Phosphate Lands at $2 to 810 per acre? 29-Call or send for Descriptive Pamphlet, THOS. P. WORRALL 532-WALNUT STREET-532 PHILADELPHIA. WEST PHILADELPHIA.

FOR SALE -3813 WALNUT West Philadelphia, 16 rooms, lot 23x220 feet Sansom street. 3741 Walnut street, 14 rooms, lot 22 112 feet. These are the only remaining houses In these operations. They are finished in hard woods, havetwo bath rooms, pantry, laundry, papering and gAS fixtures complete, with electric attachments and bells. All the latest improvements in heating and plumbing.

Easy terms. PAGE 132 South FOURTH Street. SUBURBAN. FOR SALE- -AT ARDMORE, hot and cold water. gas, path, stationary eleven-room house: all modern conveniences; three minutes' walk from station: the house in perfect order: good reasons for selling.

Apply to MERION TITLE AND TRUST COMPANY, Ardmore, Pa. MISCELLANEOUS. FOR SALE- THE HEALTHIEST spot in the United States- One of the most beautiful and valuable little farms on the Iron Mountain Railroad, at Vineland, three-quarters of a mile from station, same distance from the copper shaft at Vineland; 60 acres under fence: contains apple orchard and grape vineyard: has house of nine rooms, porches, bay window. cellar and outbuildings, chicken yard and barn, two cisterns, 100 evergreens: price, 26,000 in cash. Address MRS.

ALICE M. DAVISFORD. Vineland, Mo. REAL ESTATE FOR RENT. IMPROVED PROPERTIES -CITY.

FOR RENT. 1608 Diamond, 12 rooms 1612 Diamond street, 12 55.00 2018 North Seventeenth street, 10 30.00 1610 Fontaine street, 9 rooms. 02.00 1614 Fontaine street, 9 rooms 22.50 1713 Arlington street, 9 20.00 These houses have all been newly papered and are in complete order throughout and have the Intest sanitary plumbing. Apply at PAGE BROTHERS' office, 2035 North SEVENTEENTH or 132 South FOURTH Street. FOR RENT IT -NEW HOUSES, 9 rooms, all Morris Second.

Apply 219 MORRIS Street. C. CULLEN. HORSES AND CARRIAGES. BARGAINS IN WAGONS OF every description.

new and second hand, as we are going to dispense with our salesroom. A. IL. ENGLISH 141-147 N. TWELFTH St.

PEOPLE to send for Birch's Carriage and Harness Catalogues: largest assortment In America: very moderate prices; don't pay such extravagant prices for harness and carriages: established 1862. Address J. H. BIRCH, Burlington, N. J.

PIANOS AND ORGANS. WM. G. FISCHER, PIANOS, 1221 CHESTNUT ORGANS WANTS. MANAGER HAVING FIRST.

class Summer is anxious to secure agement of winter resort: Southern house ferred: best of reference given. Address H. A. 405 WALNUT Place, Philadelphia, Pa. ONE EXP.

AGENT TO collect pictures for enlarging. 450 N. 4th St. P. MOXEY.

EXPERT ACCOUNTANT AND AUDITOR, 304 CHESTNUT Street, Philadelphia. Accounts of every description audited books examined, opened, closed and balanced. Highest testimonials. ANTED SALESMEN SIDE LINE article: standard: no samples required. Address Drawer 67, KALAMAZ00.

Mich. MACHINERY, TOOLS, ETC. LONGINES, BOILERS, STEAM PUMPS, RICH. SIXTH St. HELP WANTED MALES WANTED commission SALESMEN the ON NEW SALARY PATENT CHEMICAL INK ERASING PENCIL.

The greatest selling novelty ever produced. Erases ink thoroughly in two seconds. No abrasion of paper. 200 to 300 per cent. profit.

One agent's sales amounted to 4630 in six days: another $32 in two hours. We want one energetic General Agent for each State and Territory. Address, THE MONROE ERASER MFG. LA CROSSE. WIN, A GENTS day CITY selling OR our COUNTRY.

Hoshold Specialty. MAKE CHAMPION 4 N. FOURTH Phila. WANTED work on TWO bromide CRAYON prints. 450 N.

ARTISTS 4th st. WANTED expenses $75 to PER special MONTH representatives SALARY in every county. No experience necessary, Ability to follow instructions required only. Steady employ ment. Send stamps for full par.

and con. Add. Worcester Ferrule Mfg. Hermon Wor. Masa, BUSINESS CHANCES.

FOR Store, SALE well equipped, NOVELTY AND VARIETY live established trade, town. Apply to GUY JACOBY. Attorney, I'n. CAPITALISTS Send AND for descriptive PROMOTERS, circular of AT- a real estate investment requiring 41,800,000 and showing a net profit of $10,000,000 Inside of ten years without risk or Incumbrance. This property is suitable for entailing an estate, endowine an Institution or for speculation.

W. G. WILSON, Owner, 60 Commercial Bank Building, Chicago, Til. TRUSSES, BANDAGES, ADVANTAGEN LONG RECON. nized 57 peculiar to Secley's Hard Rubher Trusses, and now universally conceded by the profession and pubile: They are itpervious to moisture; used in bathine.

and fitting perfectly to shape of body: may be worn by the boring man with comfort and safety: unaffected by youngest child, the most delicate female or the inperspiration, they are enally kept clean avoiding all extremely sour, sweaty, the chafing unpleasantness, and, while light, worst forms of rupture will be held permanently therehy causing a radical cure where cure is possible, Establishment, 38 South ELEVENTHStreet. Lady assistant. PERSONAL. off clothing. Address M.

KATZ, 502 South St. PAID FOR CAST. GARRY'S FIFTH MONEY and LOAN VINE Streets. OFFICE, ESTABLISHED IN 1859. $100,000 TO LOAN at reduced rates on Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry, Silverware.

Dry Goods of all kinds. Goods received on storage, with or without advances. Perfect security guaranteed. The only Pawnbroking Establishment in the city protected by the Holmes Electric Burglar Protector. HEADQUARTERS FOR 720-1230 RUBBER Chestnut GOODS.

St. MRS. voyant; HOFFMAN, BUSINESS visitors and CLAIR- the name in full of the one you marry. 505 Franklin. R.

Pills. DE $1. Sold by HARDT'S druggists. Office. PENNYROYAL 203 N.

9th. SUMMER RESORTS. POOREST SPRINGS HOTEL, BROWN'S MILLS-IN-THE-PINES, N. 1. Greatly enlarged and improved: has elevator, electric bells, billiard room, fine drives, elegant lake, boats free, telegraph office.

Popular prices for summer. Trains leave Market Street Ferry, 7.49, and 11.20 A. and 3.30, 4, and 6.10 P. M. Address GEORGE PFEIFFER, Brown's Mills, Burlington County, N.

J. WISSA ISSAHICKON CHESTNUT INN, HILL, PHILADELPHIA OPEN THROUGH SEPTEMBER. Only 28 minutes from Broad Street Station, Pennsylvania Railroad. J. E.

KINGSLEY CO. THE MAPLEWOOD, MAPLEWOOD, N. F. ATLANLIC CITY. THE MANSION.

THE LARGEST HOTEL. OPEN ALL THE YEAR CHARLES McGLADE THE ORIENTAL. VIRGINIA AVENUE. NEAR BEACH Everything ALEX. new.

All modern improvements. M. OPPENHEIMER. Proprietor. HOTEL TRAYMORE, ATLANTIC CITY, N.

IS NOW OPEN. W. W. GREEN CO. THE CHALFONTE, ON THE REACR.

UNSURPASSED OCEAN VIEW. E. ROBERTS SONS. THE SHELBURNE. ATLANTIC CITY, N.

J. Remains open throughout the year. Every convenience, including Passenger Elevator and Hot and Cold Sea Water Baths. A. B.

ROBERTS. THE ROSSMORE. all mod. TENNESSEE and PACIFIC Aves. Elec.

bells con. Mrs. J. P. DOYLE, late Cape May.

HOTEL VIRGINIA CLARENDON. Avenue, near the ocean. Open all the year. COLONEL JOHN M. CLARK.

THE MOUNT. ocean. PLEASANT. Greatly enlarged VIRGINIA and everything new. A.

SMITH. MADISON HOUSE. 49 per 2015 week. PACIFIC Sam'l Law. AVE.

ASBURY PARK. HOTEL BRUNSWICK. ASBURY PARK, N. T. A LEADING HOTEL IN EVERY RESPECT.

Finest location on the New Jersey Coast. Only 70 yards from the grand board-walk, and beach; nnexcelled for comfort, pleasure and health; all modern conveniences: open until October 1. MORGAN PARSONS AT THE SPRINGS. Bedford Bedford, Pa. Springs HOTEL OPEN UNTIL OCTOBER.

Write for pamphlet on this great Resort, and the famous Bedford Springs Mineral Water L. B. DOTY. MANAGER. CAPE MAY.

THE CAPE STOCKTON MAY, NEW HOTEL. JERSEY. Now open for the fourth consecutive season present management. Greatly Improved. Cuisine unsurpassed.

F. T. WALTON, Proprietor. HOTEL CAPE LAFAYETTE. MAY.

N. 1 New Management. Elevator and all Modern Improvements. Apply to JOHN TRACY, Washington Hotel, Philadelphia, or Cape May. THE ARLINGTON.

CAPE MAY -REFITTED and improved, now open under tha personal management of JOHN J. KROMER. SEA ISLE CITY, N.J. SEA over ISLE Atlantic CITY. City are: THE The place ADVANTAGES is much cooler and more healthy: Instead of being an old, compact, odorous city a long walk from the is directly on the beach, wide and open to all the breezes of the sea: no cesspools allowed: no obstruetions upon the beach or boastwalk: also better ing than at Atlantic City, because It is a shell beach, which is the reason the University of Pennsylvania located its aquarium and marine laboratory at Sea Isle: safer bathing: motor cars run from inlet to inlet: church services, different denominations: furnished and unfurnished cottages to let 40 hotels and boarding houses open; select family resort; elroulars.

C. K. LANDIS, 402 LOCUST Street, Phila. IN THE MOUNTAINS. EAGLE'S delightful MERE, September SULLIVAN resort.

Send PA. for terms and circular. HOTEL EAGLE'S MERE. INGHAM BREED. OCEAN GROVE.

Grove, block from the ocean and AVENUE HOUSE. OCEAN the new fishing pier: terms very reasonable. MRS. JOHNSON GATMAN, Box 2,361. BEACH HAVEN.

THE BALDWIN. BEACH HAVEN, N. J. This popular hotel will remain open until 00- tober 1. A particular health resort for hay fever patients.

Hot Sea Water Baths. F. A. HARDT. FINANCIAL.

THE PHILADELPHIA TRUST. SAFE DEPOSIT AND INSURANCE CO. FIRE AND BURGLAR-PROOF MARBLE FRONT BRICK BUILDING. Nos. 113, 415 AND 417 CHESTNUT STREET.

1,500,00) For safe, keeping of Government Bonds and other securities, Family Plate, Jewelry and other ables, under special guarantee, at the lowest rates. The Company offers for rent SAFES OF ALL SIZES, IN THE BURGLAR-PROOF VAULTSthe renter alone holding the Deposits of WELLS received upon the Company's Certificate WITHOUT CHARGE. The Company is by law empowered to act 1 GUARDIAN, ASSIGNEE, RECEIVER or COMEXECUTOR, ADMINISTRATOR, TRUSTEE. MITTEE. MONEY RECEIVED ON DEPOSIT AND TEREST ALLOWED.

All Trustin vest ments are coot s3parate and apace from the Company's DIRECTORS: J. Livingston Erringer, James M. Aertaen, R. P. McCullagh, Daniel B.

Cummins Benjamin B. Comegys, William S. Grant, Augustus Heaton, William Weightman, Edward Y. Townsend, William Henry Trotted Alexander Brown, William L. Du Bols John Story Jenks.

President--J. LIVINGSTON ERRINGER. Vice President -BENJAMIN B. COMEGYS. Secretary and Treasurer WILLIAM L.

DuBOI3 Assistant Treasurer -EDMUND D. SCHOLEY. Assistant Secretary J. GARDE It is conceded by the Most Successful Advertisers in the Country that they can get Better Value for their Money in the Columns of GOOD NEWSPAPERS than anywhere else. SHIPPING.

RED STAR LINE. FOR ANTWERP, PARIS AND RHINE. RELGENLAND-Wednesdav, August 6 A. Wednesday, Aux. 28, 11 A.

PETER WRIGHT SONS. General Agents, 307 WALNUT Street, Philadelphia, AMERICAN LINE. For QUEENSTOWN and LIVERPOOL. BRITISH PRINCESS Wednesday Aug. 21,6 A.M.

PETER WRIGHT SONS. General Agents, 307 WALNUT Street, Palladelphia. 4PM. INMAN TOWN LINE- AND -FOR LIVERPOOL QUEENSCITY OF CHICAGO Anz 21, 11.00 A. M.

PETER WRIGHT SONS, General Agents, 007 WALNUT Street, Philadelphia. THE TURF. SOUTH JERSEY JOCKEY CLUB SUMMER MEETING. SUMMER MEETING. GLOUCESTER RACES.

GLOUCESTER RACES SIX RACES EVERY DAY. PRIZES AGGREGATING 14,331 ADMISSION, 50 CENTA Steamers DAUNTLESS, PEERLESSAD4 GEORGE LAW leave SOUTH Street Perry every fifteen minutes, Steamer SYLVAN DELta and SYLVANGLEN leave ARCH Street Wharf every half hour. THE ME..