ANY PERSON DESIRING THE CASH NOW Ou Bunds or Mortgage Certificates issued by us due in September or October

of 1897, and persons hay ing coupons of a n y na tu re negotiated by us due in Sep­tember, October or November of 1897. can send them to us and! we> will send draft on New York by re turn mail less interest a t s.x per cent, totime due -

A n y persons, tired of keeping their money idle, who wou ld like to place it where it will be safe and receive interest a t 6 per cent, payable semi-annual ly , can send us draft on New York for whatever you desire so placed..

5 . e Minnesota Loan and Inves tmen t Company has the record of » » W P-J-rng interest by the day due on al l securities it handles S ta r t ing in 1883, incor­porated in 1884. it has never had an investor wait a day for his interest, Eve ry investor has had interest a lways paid when due, and principal according to

a g r e W e e n e v e r speculate, hence canno t offer you large or imag ina ry profits; bu t if you want absolute safety for you r principal, with a definite, positive income that is certain to come by day promised^- we can accommodate you .

&re you sat isf ied"* keep your money ly ing idle?" Or would y o u - P " J e r to receive interest at 6 per cent. , payable semi-annual ly where funds are left for a term of years? Or at 5 per cent, where funds are left to be wi thdrawn when needed?

MINNESOTA LOAN & INVESTMENT CO. Capital paid up $100,000.00 Surplus $100,000.00

Address, GEO. D. DAYTON, President. W o r t h i n g t o n , N o b l e s C o . , M i n n e s o t a .

I N T E R E S T A L W A Y S P A I D W H E N D U E .

N O I N V E S T O R H A S ' T O W A I T A D A Y F O R H I S I N T E R E S T

EDGAR PABKEH, Editor.

TUESDAY. AUGUST 17. 1897.

jUgf-School mat ters have taken a queer t u rn in Dunki rk , it seems. A few weeks ago a majori ty of the school board met and elected a new school super intendent , and notified the ©Id one tha t his services would not be re­quired after J u l y 31st. This a majori ty of the board certainly had a r ight to do, But the minor i ty appealed to Superin­tendent Sk inner of Albany, who re­strained the board from removing the old Sup't . The appeal was legally an­swered. Then a request was made of Mr. Sk inner to remove all the majori ty members of the school board, five out of e ight or nine. These five were elected by the people, and by large majorities, too—men who apparent ly have the best interests of the schools at heart . Supt. S k m n e r ought not to act without go ing to Dunki rk and g iv ing a hear ing to both parties, and he will do this if he is the m a n we th ink he is, Mr. Skinner is not usua l ly the man to act hasti ly, and above all to act with a minor i ty without hear ing from the ma­jor i ty ; and we have known him per­sonal ly and well for a dozen >ears .

j g ipEdd ie McDuffee of Boston has lowered the bicycle mile record. Last Saturday, Aug. 14, paced by a sextette and a quint , he made the full mile in 1,38 1-4, in the presence of thousands of spectators. This was on the Charles River track at Boston. W h e n he went to the track that day it was with no in­tention of riding, but to see other sports. He noted tha t the track was in prime condition, the weather just right, and when he saw Tesna wheel out 30 miles 1030 yards in one hour, set t ing a new record for an hour , he asked per­mission to t ry and beat the mile record. I t was readily granted, and no one ex­pected he would do it, but he did. amid the long cheers and ho.wls of that im­mense throng. The following is his t ime: t ' o r the quarter, 25 sec. ; for the third, 33 1 5 sec. ; for the half, 49 2-5 sec, ; for the two-third, 1 min. 5 3 5 sec. ; for the three-quarters, 1 min. 13 3-5 sec.; for the mile, 1 min. 38 1-4 sec.

S3F"No issue will be made with the P e n n Yan Express over the assessment of personal property. The person as­sessed has only to appear before the board and under oath declare that his personal estate is worth but certain fig­ures and the assessment will be cut to his figures. Trouble will begin when it is accurately ascertained to be much in excess of the amoun t so declared. But when real estate property which cost $700,000 is assessed at $1,200,000, as was the case with W m . G, Rocke feller is not on ly absurd but wrong. W e have since read that the other tax­payers of Tar ry town will be glad to have the rich people leave there so that the property may fall in to the hands of men of smaller means and thus build up the population.

JBIPLate reports from Alaska a r e not as buoyant as those of a few weeks ago, W h e n it comes to r isking life for gold, life has the best of it. Especially is this so when death from starvation and cold stares one in the face. Those now on the route across the dreary moun­tainous wa'ste leading from J u n e a u to the gold beds meet more men r e tu rn ing than are going, men who have aban­doned the under tak ing because of the hardships encountered. I t is not so difficult for the men to get through, but each has to car ry with him provis­ions, tools, c lothing, tent, etc., to the weight of a thousand pounds a t the least to enable h im to live th rough the long winter and into the min ing season. The bubble is burst ing.

JrUF'Saturday morn ing there was a re­port tha t Capt. General Wey le r had grown sick of his job in Cuba, had re­signed and if permit ted would sail for Madrid this week. N o doubt the Cubans would ra ther get hold of him— they would l ike to give h im a sl ight dose of the t rea tment he had ordered in his a t tempts at "paci fy ing" that un­happy island. They would like to mur­m u r sweet Spanish songs in his ears, and do m a n y things pleasing to a l l the senses, W i t h W e y l e r the butcher gone , half the intensi ty of the war feeling a m o n g Cubans goes with h im. As between "Spain and Wevler , they hated the la t ter most.

|BP~With a big crop of wheat and better prices t han for m a n y years past, the farmers of the Uni ted States a re made more prosperous, a n d this will lead to a li t t le better t imes al l a round. Now if there would be a corresponding re turn to wages as t h e y were five years ago, ano the r class of people would be "benefited, and strikes would become a n u n k n o w n quant i ty . There is a demand in all Europe for whea t ; which makes wheat h igh . Now if there could on ly be a l ike demand in Europe for some of o u r surp lus laborers, those who remain­ed, l ike the wheat t h a t remains here, would br ing better wages.

fcH^These stories about g rea t gold finds in Alaska, California, Colorado, N ica raugua a n d elsewhere, should be taken with m a n y gra ins of a l lowance. I f the t ransporta t ion companies can ge t passengers, the i r desiresx a re accom­plished. I t is the foundat ion for more t han ha l f t h e rubbish pr in ted abou t t he goid finds,

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[ g f W e have quite forgotten the ex­act law about it, but there is a provis­ion in the election laws that the prima­ries must be held within a certain limit of time, also the nomina t ing conven­tion. W h e t h e r the limit is three months or three weeks we have quite forgotten, and the printed law is not h a n d y for reference. W h e n in politics eighteen or twenty years ago. we made it a point to keep posted on such things, but they are now ten times more com­plicated tban they were then. The Republicans of the county cer ta inly are within the limit,

Jg ipA big battle in Cuba is wha t in the civil war of 61-5 would be called a skirmish. They had such a battle very near H a v a n a ear ly last week, when the Spaniards lost 200 in killed and about 300 in wounded. They left the field in possession of the Cubans, who have had ra ther the best of all the late battles. The re t i rement of the Spanish from the Is land may be looked for soon, Spain declines to send a n y more troops, who have to fight disease as well as Cu­ban armies. Besides, the debt of Spain is now enormous, being near ly two bil­lion dollars.

tSF 'L ike all old men J o h n Sherman is t oo m u c h of a t a l k e r to r e m a i n a t t h e head of McKinley 'spol i t ica l household. As Ar temus Ward used to say, the old man is l ikely to " inv igg le" us into a war with his chat ter . I t is the last th ing this coun t ry needs now.- I t is all r ight for other nat ions to be fighting, and buy ing their bread and guns from this count ry , but those rich people who swear down their personal property and live on the fruits of combinat ion and high tariff, don ' t want to pay the shot. Peace is cheaper than war.

gaiF'Dispatches from the Pacific coast say that hundreds of people are t u rn ing back from Alaska. They see the diffi­cu l ty of reaching the gold fields this year, or if they could reach them, the hardships and privat ions d u r i n g the long eight months of winter, with pro­visions very h igh and m i n i n g opera­tions impossible. W e begin to th ink that the whole th ing is a bubble, and that it has burst thus early in the game.

lUST'The rumor that Senator J o h n Raines will next year contest with Mr. P a y n e for congressional honors is ra ther ear ly. I n our j u d g m e n t the Senator is seeking bigger game, little less than that of the U. S. Senate . Were Aldridge not booked for Governor , his leading position in the senate for two years would ha've advanced h im in that direction,

is now in order to h u n t up records, political and personal records. A man without a record, whether it be good, bad or indifferent, is not to be considered in an official l ine. A prom­inent citizen used to say, " H e may be a good man, but—" and r ight there he a lways stopped. I t left much to infer,

iFW The bullion value of a silver dol­lar is now about 44 cents, while the real value of the paper on which the silver certificate and green back is printed is about 30 for a cent. So weight doesn' t go.

The Baldwin 's Again.

The New York Press of Thursday, Aug . 12th says that financial trouble has overtaken the Charles A. Baldwin Company, one of the best known con­cerns of i ts kind in the count ry . A judgemen t for $940.17 has been obtain1

ed against the company by one of its clients, J a m e s K. Gardner , of Ridge-way, P a . >

" T h e company has a fine suite of of flees in No. 40 W al l street, but since the E, S. Dean Company collapse little business has been done. The incorpor­ators of the company, which was or-/ ganized with a capital of $100,000, were the two Baldwins, Jesse B. Coutant and Freder ick L. Watson . I t does no t pre­tend to own membersh ip in a n y of the exchanges, a l though i t is engaged in the stock brokerage businesss. I t s of­fices remain open, a l though it has been announced several t imes that the concern had been closed up.

" I n an advanc ing market , failures of this sort a re not infrequent , The ma­jor i ty of persons who go to W a l l street to t rade buy stocks, and if the house takes the o ther side of the trade, there is no profit when prices advance ."

As we unders tand i t Jesse B. Cou tan t retired from the firm in J u n e last, and since then has had n o connection with it whatever . I n fact he has removed to Geneva with his family. W e fur ther unders tand tha t Chas. A . Baldwin is: in the southwest , a t New Orleans a n d has been there for some t ime.

May be H a r d t o Suit .—The Rochester Herald of yes terday m o r n i n g h a s this item from W a t k i n s :

The y o u n g business m a n of W a t k i n s who advertised for a wife in the Wat­kins Review for several weeks past, had his advert isement answered in person yesterday. Shor t ly after the afternoon t ra in came in, a _ handsome y o u n g woman, s ty l i sh ly dressed a n d c la iming to come from Montour Fa l l s , came to the Review office, a n d announced tha t she would re tu rn a t a stated hou r for a n in te rv iew with the gen t l eman in question, She was chaperoned by a well known married l ady of Montour Falls9. P r o m p t l y a t the hou r appointed the y o u n g l a d y and he r chaperone ap­peared a t t h e Kenda l l Hotel , a n d a n in­terv iew which lasted nea r ly a n h o u r fol lowed. Ev iden t ly satisfactory ar­rangement s were n o t made , fo r about $:3G p . m. , t he women re turned to the i r home wi thout h a v i n g a r ranged ano the r Reeling. '.V-'"'

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Eoad Bui ld ing . Geneva Eaces .

I t is very in teres t ing to watch t he process of good road m a k i n g on West Castle street, and we should have print­ed someth ing about it sooner, except that we were wafting to see the whole business m o v i n g a t once, which had not been u p to this wri t ing, for the top

.dressing had not then arrived. The first t h ing done is to see tha t a l l

s tone and crosswalks are removed from the section to be operated upon. W e r e they a*ot removed they would be crush­ed in to the ear th by the huge twenty-tons rol ler passing over them. Thus the roadway is prepared for the ma­chinery to pass over it.

Next the big steam roller, a Buffalo machine, is especially prepared for dig­ging, being used instead of picks. A number of large spikes about five inches long are adjusted on the surface of the drive wheels, which wheels are each about twen ty inches wide, and as they are th rus t in to the ground every parti­cle of it is loosened up The roller is thus ru,n over the section twice, for­ward a n d back.

Then comes on the road'scraper on wheels, d rawn by a pair of horses, and set to the depth the spikes have loosen­ed the ear th . The scraper is run on an a quar te r angle , so that the ear th is placed to one side in going, to the other side in re turn ing . The operation of both machines is repeated until the proper depth is reached, If any large stone appear, tha t a re too large for the machines to handle , they are taken out with picks and crowbars, placed in a pile and hauled to the stone crusher. Thus near ly all the work is done by machinery .

The bottom of the road is about a foot below the intended surface. I t is not a real Macadam, for that would be at least 18 inches deep, and the bottom filled with larger broken stone than is used here— that is as we have seen it o n a T e l f o r d road i n D u n k i r k , w h i c h

extends from curb to curb—the on ly way to make a city or village street. But our 's is a sample roadway, under­stand, and not a city street.

We don ' t know how m a n y tons of stone is crushed in an hour, but it is crushed more rapidly than the two dis t r ibut ing wag-ons can haul it away and d e p o s i t i n t h e c h a n n e l t h u s m a d e for i t . People will have observed tha t a r idge of hard earth is on each side of the ex­cavation, and when the crushed stone is deposited i t canno t get away . Then this is ready for the roller again. The spikes are taken out of the dr iving* wheels, other pieces take their places which are screwed down even with the surface of the wheel, and no th ing but the smooth steel surface. W h e n this ponderous, twenty tons machine has rolled over it two or three times, there 's no th ing left to give way beneath a heavy load. Smal le r s tone is then spread on, then gravel , and this is roll­ed down m the same way, and now it is ready for the top dressing.

The observer will see tha t the road is left gen t ly c rowning in the center, which is for d ra in ing on either side. The surface water must pass off through the gut ters on either side. These baye not yet been perfectly formed, but they will be before the work is declared fin­ished.

This, you see, makes a perfectly hard roadway, 14 feet wide in the center. The sides a re intended as a s u m m e r drive, but they will also be thoroughly rolled down with the large steam roller so as to preserve an even slope from the crown in the center. Possibly within a year or two the street cars will be run­n ing up tha t way, and the track will be put down on the side of the street, probably the south side. I t is in tend ed that al l improvements i h a l l be made in advance of the road construction, so that under no circumstances, except a broken water or sewer connection, not a foot of the splendid pavement will have to be taken u p :

How long will this last? The experts who are put t ing it down say that it ought never to wear out. There m a y by accident, or in some way unfore­seen, occur a s l ight depression in the surface in some places. If these occur, theNiefects will be remedied at once by filling with broken stone to the desired level, To preserve such a piece of roadway ' the engineers say tha t there should be no delay in m a k i n g repairs, as a hol low will wear deeper, and others will be dead sure to follow it.

If the broken stone from the Hudson River has arr iyed, a half mile of the new roadway will be completed by the end of this week, and the ent i re work completed by the end of August . The cost—we are not figuring on that to­day. The excavation *of the Maxwell hill was ex t ra work, not considered in the first estimates, and we guess it will be pre t ty heayy . W e don ' t even know who ordered or authorized it to be done so extensively. Provis ion mus t have been made for it or i t would not have been done.

Perhaps we have wri t ten enough to interest our readers so tha t they will go up to Castle street and inspect the work* while in progress. I t is intended as a n object lesson for farmers and road builders all over the State, and they ough t to see it now while the work is progressing, not wait unt i l it is fin­ished and then mere ly see the surface. There 's no instruct ion in that . This week the men will be excavat ing a t one end of the road, finishing a t the other end, and al l stages of the work progres­s ing in the middle portion of it . The Governmen t is do ing i t to g iye ins t ruc tions, no t to build streets. There ' s room enough for five thousand people to see, it work a t a t ime, so tha t there is n o danger of c rowding or being crowd­ed.

The fall meet ing of t he Cen t r a l .New York Circui t a t Geneva D r i v i n g P a r k will be held on Tuesday, W e d n e s d a y , Thur sday and F r iday , A u g u s t S l t oSep-tember 3, The very successful mee t ing held at this park last sp r ing gave good promise of a still more successful meet­ing this fall. The horsemen were well pleased and the races were of such character tha t those present were all well satisfied. On the occasion of the fall meet ing in addit ion to the usua l purses for t ro t t ing a n d pacing there are offered purses for two r u n n i n g races ; the half-mile heats being best three and five, and the mile heats best two and three. The aggrega te of purses offered is $3,300, and the entr ies a l ready re­ceived give promise that this meet ing will be one of the best ever held in Ge­neva. As the a r r a n g e m e n t of dates in this circuit gives Geneya the week fol­lowing the State F a i r a n d the week preceding the Onondaga C o u n t y Fa i r , held also at Syracuse, there will be no lack of entries. F o l l o w i n g is the schedule of races and purses:

Tuesday, A u g . 31.

No. 1. 2:40 Trot P u r s e $300 No. 2, 2:18 Pace .- P u r s e §00 No. 3, 2:29 Trot P u r s e 300

n Wednesday, Sept. 1. No 4, 2:34 Pace P u r s e $300 No. 5, 2:22 Trot Pu r se 300 No, 6, R u n n i n g Race, half-mile,

best, 3 in 5 Purse 150 Thursday , Sept. 2.

No. 7, 2:34 Trot Pu r se $300 No. 8, 2:22 Pace P u r s e 300 No. 9, 2:27 Pace P u r s e 300

Fr iday . Sept. 3 . No. 10, 2:2J6 Trot Purse $300 No, 11, F r e e for all Trot and

Pace P u r s e 300 No, 12, Mile, best 2 in 3 Purse 150

Wi l la rd S ta te Hospi ta l .

W e have a copy of the 28th a n n u a l report of this h u m a n e inst i tut ion, one of the largest in the State. I t gives the usual information regard ing the num­ber of insane, par t iculars as to their case, the financial report, and all other mat ters which the public have a r ight to know. The at t ract ive feature of the report is that concern ing ex t raord inary expenses for the next year—that is the present year, for this is the report for 1896. T h e r e q u i r e m e n t s w e r e a s fol­l o w s :

Increased water supply $20,000 00 Two bath houses 25,000 00 Hospital for acute cases 25,000 00 Cottages for working pat ients . 16,500 00 Cold storage 14,500 00 H e a t i n g appara tus 20,000 00 Electric l ight equipment 16,000 00 P l u m b i n g , 15,000 00 Piazzas 5,000 00 New floors, sidewalks, steel

fence, steel ceilings, furni­ture, paint ing, machine shop, t i l ing, laboratory, farm implements , farm fences 38,250 00

Total $195,250 00

The n u m b e r of pat ients from Ontar io County was 148, which n u m b e r is ex­ceeded by on ly three other count ies in the state, A lbany , Cayuga, Steuben. Dur ing the year 32 pat ients was admi t ted from this county . Of the total, the former occupations of most of the pa­tients were waiters, cooks, servants , T h e r e a r e m a n y i n t e r e s t i n g t a b l e s i n t h e

book, and besides, quota t ions from the general laws are made showing laws and regulat ions re la t ing to the insane, especially in regard to commi tmen t of patients, t hus m a k i n g it valuable for reference,

How F r a n k Dwyer j^ost His Job .

F R A N K D W Y E R , the noted pi tcher on the Cinc innat i ball team for some years , was in town last week, h a y i n g been given a shor t rest by reason of a sl ight ly sprained ankle . A rumor was cu r r en t Wednesday n igh t that he had been released from his club. W h a t led to this r umor was an i tem in the Roch­ester Post-Express tha t evening under the heading "Lost His J o b , " Some one read the heading only, and then start­ed the rumor , Th i s is the item as told by F r a n k :

"Because I gave an imitat ion of one of Chr i s Vou der Abe 's speeches to der P rowns , Chr is released me, and that ' s how I came to sign with the Reds , " said F r a n k Dwyer , in a recent inter­view, " E a r l y in the season of '92 1 went East on the tr ip with the Browns and we made an unbroken record, lost a dozen s t ra ight games out of twelve, I pitched winn ing ball, but m y support needed fumigat ing, it was so mellow. Er ro r s and stupid base r u n n i n g lost four games for me. But Chris t hough t I was responsible and sent me home.

On my re turn to St, Louis I was in­terviewed by one of the newspaper men and gave him an imitation of Chris mak ing a. speech after a losing game . The speech appeared in one of the local papers and someone sent a copy of the paper to Chris . W h e n he came back from the t r ip Chris wrote out m y re­lease and fined me $100 for m a k i n g a gommedian of myself in the news­papers, as he called i t . H e was so hot over m y comedy effort tha t he over­looked the fact that I was wor th some th ing to some other club, and he could have sold me for at least $1,500."

Lehigh Valley Rai l road .

Low excursion rates to Buffalo, ac­count of Nat ional E n c a m p m e n t G. A. R. Single fare for t he round trip, Tickets on sale a t a l l L . V . offices Aug . 21st to 24th, good for re turn l eav ing Buffalo after Aug . 24th to a n d includ ing A u g . 3ls t , inclusive. Extens ion of t ime l imit to Sept. 20th m a y be secured by p a y m e n t of 25 cents a n d deposit of t icket wi th J o i n t Agen t a t Buffalo. R e duced ra te tickets for side tr ips to Nia­ga ra F a l l s (50 cts,) a n d o ther points of interest on sale a t Buffalo d u r i n g E n ­campment ,

—The W a t k i n s school board h a s adopted t he Smead system of bea t ing a n d ven t i l a t ing t he n e w school build­i n g there,

S tand ing of t he Clubs.

The positions of the four leading clubs in the nat ional league have had l i t t le change in the last four weeks, ex­cept tha t Bal t imore and Cinc inna t i have s t ruggled ha rd to ma in ta in second place, and there are bu t few games be­tween the first and fourth, so that re­verses of Boston and success of N e w York this week would make qui te a difference, The fol lowing was the s t and ing at close of last Sunday ' s g a m e s :

Clubs Won. Lost. Boston 64 30 Ba l t imore . . . . 60 30 C i n c i n n a t i . . . 59 32 N e w Y o r k . . . 54 36 Cleve l and , . . . 50 44 Chicago 47 "51 Pi t t sburg 42 51 Lou i sv i l l e . . . . 43 54 Phi ladelphia . 42 53 B r o o k l y n . . . . 38 54 W a s h i n g t o n . 37 55 St. L o u i s . . : . 26 72

Dates of P a i r s .

PerCt. .681 .667 .648 ,600 .532 .480 .452 .443 .442 .413

' .402 ,265

State Fa i r , Syracuse, A u g . 22-28, Cayuga Co. , A u b i rn , undecided.' C h e m u n g Co„E lmi ra ,Aug ,30 , Sep 3 . Cor t land Co. , Cort land, A u g . 1720 . Ont . Co. , Canandaigua , Sept. 21-23 Schuyler , W a t k i n s , Sept. 28, Oct. 1. Seneca, Water loo , Sept. 28 30. Steuben, Ba th , Sept, 28, Oc t . 1. Tioga, Owego, Sept . 7-9. Tompkins , I thaca , A u g . 31 , Sept. 3 . W a y n e , „ L y o n s , Sept . 16-18, Yates , P e n n Y a n , Sept. 21-23. Wes t . N . Y . Eochester , Sept . 1317. B inghamton , A u g . 31, Sept. 3 . T r u m a n s b u r g , Sept . 7-9. Dundee , October 5-7. Wo*ia'*£ Beedf Oojfnew, Sept . 232$,

Have ' Received Marching Orders.

i ' h e pr ice p r i m e r . has aga« i b e e n going1 the rounds , a n d the resu l t is m a n y lots of rel i­able a n d season­able merchandise will be tu rned i n to

cash in the nex t few days . -W e d o n ' t believe in win t e r ing sum­

m e r stuff; there 's l i t t le e n o u g h room as it is for the big fall purchases , which Will soon begin to ar r ive . These prices will c lean u p the surp lus lots a t a rapid rate. 50 cents for sh i r t waists t h a t have been 75cts a n d $1.00. 75 cents for waists tha t have b / en $1.00 to $1.50, Wti i te Duck Skir ts , on ly $1.00. S tand­ard calicoes, l ight and da rk oulyffi4cts a yard . Ladies Impor t ed Black Hose , 12 1-2 cts. pa i r ; and s imi lar reduct ions al l t h rough the store.

The J . W. Smi th Dry Goods Co., 40-42 Seneca St., Geneva, N. Y.

LATE LOCALS.

-^Hoy t ' s " A Tr ip to C h i n a j o w n " on Monday even ing next , with m a n y new features, new costumes, a n d e v e r y t h i n g recherche,

—People desir ing to consul t J o h n A . Spengler about their .eyes should do so immedia te ly before he leaves aga in for the Univers i ty of Buffalo t he ear ly par t of September.

—The electric cars began r u n n i n g on the P e n n Yan and K e u k a P a r k rai l road on schedule t ime yesterday, a l t hough a thousand or more passenger were car­ried over the roufe Sunday , Every­th ing works satisfactorily.

— Mrs. Luc inda Edson died at the h o m e ' o f her daugh te r J\irs. Nelson El l iot t late last n ight , aged nea r ly 80 years . She came here from Pra t t sbu rg , Steuben Co., th i r ty years ago. * The re­mains will be taken there for inter­ment .

—This m o r n i n g when we left home, little Marian Ken t , aged three years , was again in terr ible convuls ions , he r lit t le l imbs rigid, a n d hear t very weak. W e don ' t k n o w wha t the physic ians th ink , *but we fear the worst . On Sun­day she was br ight and happy , but was taken ill tha t n igh t ve ry late, arid has recognized no one since,

—Threshers say " Howel l , a t the Le­h igh Va l l ey coal yard, has the boss Thresh ing coa l . " H e also has a la rge supply of the^same superior qual i ty of hard coal for which tha t rel iable old yard is so jus t ly noted. I t is the H E N R Y

and P R O S P E C T fresh mined coal. A trial will cc^hvince you of the economy of placing y o u r orders with this firm.

—Rev. and Col. J a m e s P . Foster who commanded a brigade unde r Sher­idan in two big batt les in '64, is too lame from wounds received to accept a leading position in the grea t Buffalo parade nex t Wednesday , which he was urged to take. A n d besides this, he na tu ra l l y sh rank from the display the place and parade would have g iven him, because•fjf his sacred ca l l ing .

—Yesterday we had an in t imat ion that the meet ing of citizens might be deferred to Sa tu rday n ight , on account of the absence of Genera l Stone, who will be in Troy, and tha t Pres ident Mc Kin ley would be asked to stop here Sa tu rday on his route to Buffalo, and inspect the m a k i n g of the new road on Castle street, But the papers this morn­ing say tha t the Pres ident will remain in P i a t t sbu rg unt i l Monday .

—The re-union of the 148th Keg' t . U, S. V , , will be held in the supervisors ' chambers , Buffalo, Thursday , Aug . 26, 3 to 5 P. M. The Regiment ' s headquar ­ters d u r i n g the encampmen t will be in room 311, Mooney'<% Brisbane block, jus t below the m o n u m e n t , where the members a re requested to eall and reg­ister, and make their headquar te rs . Seneca, Onta r io and Yates papers please ment ion ,

—A musical service was held in the M. E. C h u r c h S u n d a y evening, in which m a n y of our lead ing amateurs took pact, i nc lud ing Mrs.. Par t r idge , J . A. Spengler , Wi l l W r i g h t , and Miss Steck and Prof. Alber t Besser, tenor, of Buffalo. The lat ter has a voice of great power and rare sweetness in the upper range , The A na tu ra l tha t he took in " F e a r not, O I s r ae l , " has been the talk of the singers here ever since. W e trust he will come again ,

Could Hard ly Get to Breakfas t .

" I was troubled very much with m y stomach and could ha rd ly get to break­fast in the morn ing . I read about Hood 's Sarsapar i l la and began t a k i n g it and it has cured me, I r ecommend Hood's Sarsapar i l la to a l l who a r e troubled with weakness of the s tomach . " Miss M A M I E H . H E D G E S , Freepor t , N . Y .

Hood 's P i l l s a re easy to take, eaey to operate. Cures indigestson^ headache.

Lis t o t Unclaimed Le t t e r s in the Pos t Office at Geneva , N . Y. , for the week end ing Augus t 17, 1897.

Becker, F r a n k . « Chambers , "Alic Davis, J a m e s W Estes, F r e d D (2) El i te Ar t Co Fairchi ld , D G Gray, Ed Grager . Char les R. Howel l , Mrs Geo R Hickey, F r a n c i s McCarrick, F r a n k O 'Har rah , Miss Rosey O'Leary, W H Stebens, Mrs H K Sexter . -Mrs Anie Si lverman, M Stiles, Mrs H e n r y ' -Tomas, K a t M **

I n ca l l ing for above le t te rs s a y adver­tised. H , B . G R A V E S , P . M.

News F r o m Othe r Local i t ies .

— W e have ' learned, on w h a t seems reliable au thor i ty , of a P e a e h Orchard m a n who some t ime ago fired off a hund red pounds of d y n a m i t e deep d o w n * in Seneca Lake , a l o n g t h a t shore, k i l l ­i n g a wagon load of fish. W e will re­fer a n y g a m e protector t o o u r i n f o r -m a n t and , , if proof is. obtainable , we should rejoice t o see s u c h a selfish a n d contemptible viola tor of t he g a m e l a w s p u n i s h e d , - W a t k i n s Express ,

— F r o m rumor , which i n t h e m a t t e r of electric roads has so f requent ly prov* edTalse, i t is .gathered t ha t n e x t sp r ing h a s been decided upon a s t h e t i m e for e x t e n d i n g Cananda igua ' s electr ic road system to inc lude Manchester , a n d pos» s ibly a vi l lage fur ther o n , which h a s been Canandaierua's keenest base bal l

s e a s o ^ . ^ o u r a a l .

ITJSH AID COISEfiyAi Y. M. C. A. BLOCK, GENEVA.

Pianos Organs, Violins, landolin? The Best Makes in the World. I

The I atest Compositions in Sheet Mi As soon as they are published.

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Mr. Seward ' s Wi l l . la te Cla rence A. Seward , who died in this ci ty in J u l y , has publ ic a n d filed in

-The will of t h e

INSTRUCTIONS IN INSTRUMENTAL AND V MUSIC. ALSO TUNING AND HEPARIN

Desiring to make these rooms Headquarters for People, I invite the co-operation of all my frier

Z C I T T Z E I Z E T J - O I E Is offering special prices on all goods ti

his large stock and realize cash ont DEESS SUITS, BUSINESS SUITS, SE

PANTS, HATS, CAPS, & GENT'S FURUg In fact every garment in the house has I

duced 25 and 50 per cent. He is b make this a l ively sale, so has usedtl unspairingly on the price of all good* is a chance for you to purchase

FITST CLASS GABMENTS From your home merchant a t cost and less than m in and see for yourself the bargains we are offering depar tment , and be one of the first to take advantij great sale of F ine Clothing a t 488 Exchange Street

JOS. HLRSCHH

jus t been m a d e the Sur roga te ' s

of office. T h e will bears the da te September 30, 1890, a n d a codicil at­tached executed M a y k, 1897, A m o n g o the r beq-uests Mr. Seward gives to Ho-bar t Colleg-e an oil p a i a t i n g of Joseph Ames . A l l the bound vo lumes in his law l ib rary , marked ' 'Cases, P o i n t s and P l e a d i n g s , " he gives to his fr iend a n d par tner , Wi l l i am D. Gu th r i e , T h e residue of his proper ty is given to t rus

tees in trust, the incomp to be paid to his widow, Caro l ine I>. Seward , for life, for the jo in t suppor t of herself a n d chi ldren . U p o n he r death it 'is to be divided in to two port ions, for his daughte rs , Alice D. Seward a n d Caro­l ine S, Endicot t , t he wife of Robe r t Endicot t . A n n u i t i e s of $1,200 each are to be paid to M a r y A. a n d E v e l i n e T, D«Zeng, of this c i t y , and | t o Mrs. Augus ­tus Seward, of V ine l and , N , J . Caro l ine D, Seward a n d F r a n k S. Bond a re appointed executors a n d trustees . Courier,

Wanted-An idei Protect your ideas : the • may p

Who can think of some simple thing to patent?

i-roteot your ideas : the • may Baring yon wealth. Write JOHN WEDDERBUKN &1CO., Patent Attor­neys, Washington, D. C, for their $1,800 prize offer and new list of one thousand Inventions wanted.

Tax Collector's Notice.

TH E TJN'DEIRSIGN'ED having received the warrant and tax roll for thej collection of vil­

lage taxes for the year 1897, hereby gives notice that he will sit at the First National Bank of Ge­neva, for fifteen days, (excluding Saturdays,) com­mencing on Wednesday, .Vugustlll, 1397, and end­ing on Tuesday. August 31. 18971 during banking hours, from 9 o'clock a m. to 31 o'clock p . m., to receive the taxes at one per cenff.

FRANK O. KENT, Geneva, Aug. 10, 1S97. Village Tax Collector.

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T o w n A s s e s s o r s ' ! N o t i c e . ONTARIO COUNTY, )

TOWN OP GENEVA, j ' Notice is hereby given, that the Assessors of

the Town of Geneva have completed their assess­ment roll for the present year, land th it a copy thereof is left with H F. Fox at 176 Exchange street in said to •vn where the saine may be seen and examined by any of the inhabitants of said town, until the third Tuesday of August next; and that the said Assessors wiil rdeet at Trustees Rooms. Village Building in said tdwn,

On t h e T h i r d T u e s d a y of A i g u s t N e x t , at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, to review their as­sessments, on the applieatii n of any person con­ceiving himself aggrieved

Dated the ad day of August, 189?. H F . F 0 2 . ) PHILIP BECKER, \ Assessors. ROBERT BILSBORROW, j

$75.00 GIVEN i ^ A Y . To persons making the greatest mimber of words out of the phrase "Patent Attorney Wedderburn " For full particulars write the National Recorder, Washington, D. C , for sample eopy containing same. , aug3tf

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE 0 F NEW YORK-BY THE GHAOE OF GOD FREE AND INDEPENDENT:

To James Harris, Frances Williams, Jane Wales, Ann Norman, Edwin Harris. Sarafl Page/Fanny Falek, William Harris, Archibald g a m s . Martha Sparks, Thomas Henry Morris, Mary Elizabeth Matthews, Walter George Morris, Lnc> Pilkington Fanny Edith Bexhill, Frederick Herbert Morris, Emily Mary Leforgeais, George Henry Hopkins, Frederick Welfare, Marian Thompson, William Cordes Welfare, Alfred Welfare, George Welfare Albert Welfare, William Harris, Tjhomas Harris Pnscilla Sargent, Fanny Wens, Walter E. Harris George A, Harris, Amelia Rodenbosfel, Edward w' Harns. Laura Ritzel, Eliza Harris, jGertrude Har' ns, Edwin A.. Harris, Albert J . Harris, Marian Underwood, Fanny E. Harris, Sarah M. Bennett, C h a r t s L. Hams , Minnie FlandeVs and Grace Wagner, heirs at law and next of, kin of Edwin Harris, deceased, GREETING:

Whereas, Amelia Harris and ArtHur Hammond ^ n , T n t l a i e ^ a P p I i e ( l t ( l o u r S u r r °ga te fs Court of the county of Ontario to have a certain Instrument in writing relating to both real and personal estate, du'y. proved as the last will and {testament of Edwin Hams , late of the village oC&eneva, On­tario County, New York, deceafed, r

Therefore you and each of you a r i hereby cited to appear before our said Surrogate kt the Village Trustees' office in the village of ©eneva, New York on the 16th day of Septembei 1897, at ton o clock m the forenoon of that day, then and thepa to attend the probate of saidj last will and testament. j r.

And such of you as a re under the age of twentv-one years are required to appear by| your guard­ian, if you have one, or if you havei none, to ap­pear and apply for a special guardian" to be ap­pointed, or in the event of your neglict or failure to do so, a special guardian will be appointed bv the Surrogate to appear for you in fids proceed-

In Witness whereof, we havJ caused the seal of our said Surrogate'slCourt to be hereunto affixed. j

/r a , W l ™ E ?s , Hon_D. G. Lapham, Surrogate (L.,S.) of said County, at Canandaigpa, the 30th J

day of July, in the ydar of our Lord one thousand eight h&indred and ninety-seven. I

a u g 3 w 7 D. G. LAPHAM, Surrogate. ^

r p H E PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NfEW YORK

To Elizabeth Newick. Portsmouth, Sew Hamo-shire; Caroline S. Hixson, Syracuse ¥ e w ™ | -f l w W k . e S g a n d G e ° r g e E - L e *M Syracuse,' Rn^SSSf1* Charfes Legg has petitioned to the Surrogate's Court of our County of Ontario to have a certain instrument In writins- frfilariii» tn a f E S r 1 ^ P e r S ^ ? r ° P e r ^ W p r o v e f as the last will and testament of Mary Jane Pumphrey, late of the town of Geneva? in the SSSS: ari° aSd State °* SewprlS «£

Therefor© you and each of you are heiebv cited to appear in the Surrogated Court, l e f w e our tee^loo^tL^-^ °f Ontario, ' a f t h e f m s l £ J?« ^V50111.111 *be Village of Geneva, jn la id Coun­ty of Ontario, on.the 16th day of September 1897

ment P ^ t h e s a i d l a s t w i l* &nd tes t£ And the above named who are infants! are here­

by notified fco then and there show e a « w h v l special guardian should not be appointed t £ L

?! the fp ret i t !Sn^S a J d P r ° b a t S ' ° * & 3 & * 8 r I n < ! t i n i S O D ^ w l i e r ? o f c J ^ e ka™ caused- the Seal of the said Surrogate'slCourt to be hereunto affixed. i w u » n « WITNESS, HON. B . Gt LAPBAM « I , ^ „ ™ „ * „

3uIy27wT D.G. LAPHAM. Sur jowte .

THE PEOPLE OF THE ST4TE OF NEW YORK: To Henry Armstiong," Jr . , of Steamboat

Rock, Iowa; John Armstrong of Fergus Falls, Minnesota; Elizabeth A. Freeman of Indepen­dence, Iowa; Emily A Moody of Milwaukee, Wis con sin; Mary Ann Fitzgerald of Somers. Wiscon­sin; Henrietta A. Weiler of Sedalia, Missouri; Sarah A. Miller of Three Rivers, Michigan; Wil-Ham Chapin of Olallo, Washington; E Bennett l^hapin of Grass Lake, Michigan; Samuel Chapin of Milan, Michigan; Cornelia A Chapin, individu­ally and as soHe legatee of Eliza D. Harper, deceas­ed, of Grass Lake, Michigan; Electa Waite. Seio, Michigan: Martin Armstrong of Gregory, Michi­gan; Paulina E. Guthrie of Peoria, New Vc.rfc: Rebecca W. Thresher of Geneva, New York: K. Berrian Arms.rong, New York City, NHW }ork: William Armstrong of Glen Springs, (•••loradu; John Armstrong of Miio Centre, New York. < ic •r.rt-Armstrong of Rochester, New York; SabraRiss of Penn Yan, New York; George S. Long'and Laura Long his wife of Acampo, California; Wil­liam Long and Annie Long, his wife of Geneva, N. Y., Clinton Long of Geneva, New York; Seraphina E. Chapin as administrator of the es­tate of James A. Chap.'n, deceased, of Ypsilanti, Michigan; S. Lott of Bellona, New York; and Sarah A. Armstrong, executor etc of James A. Armstrong, deceased. Mason and Rose, Dorches­ter and Rose, M. Wilson and Sons, Stephen H. Parker, Emma Pendle. Eliza Pendle Armstrong, Watson E. Stubbs, agent, and Irving Corwin, all of Geneva, New York; and all other persons, who are heirs at law or next of kin of Sarah Arm­strong, deceased, or claim an interest in the real property of said decedent under an heir or devisee of said decedent, whose names and places of resi­dence are unknown and cannot with reasonable diligence be ascertained: who are interested as heirs at law, next of kin, devisees, legatees, credi­tors or otherwise in the estate of Sarah Arm-^rong, late of the town of Geneva, New York, de­ceased, send GREETING:

You and each of you are hereby cited personal­ly to be and appear before our Surrogate of the County of Ontario at the Trustees' Room, in our village of Geneva, in said County of Ontario, on the 16th day of September, J897, at ten o'clock a. m„ to attend the final judicial settlement of the accounts of James Armstrong and Sarah A. Arm­strong as executors of the will of said Sarah Arm­strong, deceased; and at the' same time and place to show cause why a decree should not be made directing the disposition by mortgage, lease or sale of the real property of the said decedent, or of so much thereof as may be necessary for the payment of her debts. •

And the above, who are infants, are hereby not­ified then and there to show cause why a special guardian should not be appointed to appear for them in said proceedings, on the application of the petitioners.

In testimony whereof, we have caused the seal of Office of our .Surrogate's Court to be hereunto affixed.

WITNESS, HON. David G. LAPHAM, Surrogate of said County, a t Canandaigua,the 19th day

[L.S] of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven.

C. N. HEMIUP, D- G ' L A P H A M - S U C r < * a t e -Attorney for Petitioners,

Geneva, N. Y. july27w7

D R . D A Y , ' • f i i i i

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Always the Best. Our outlet for the distribution of merchandise gives us the exclusive sale of many leading lines of goods. You are .unable to find them elsewhere. Such arrangements are made only with houses thajt handie leading lines— whose goods possess value. They must be right in every way—for price, for style, for quality That 's another argument why its to your advantage to trade with us, you get the best makes of goods, the correct styles, the

worth of your money" kind of merchandise,

A Good Hat. I t has much to do with your comfort If it's right, and becoming, you naturally have a bet­ter feeling towards others. It 's a good bracer for you to wear a good hat. We sell only that kind, hats tha t are right in every respect, pro­ducts of leading makers, and we sell them a i careful, economical prices. If it 's bought St us, it s a value, and correct in every way Extra good values in Fedoras, the newest shapes and colorings, the modish kind, Julv Woo8 a r e s w e U e s . 6 shapes from $LOo up to

Superb value in Derbys, the latest shapes and colorings, July value $ 1.85 to $3 50 l?r»w rrD

,ftduC^L011 p r i c e s , ° n a 1 1 remaining f w f L . ? ? i ! • ^ h , e p r o . p e r ^ a p e s , the fashion able braids, Values from 25c to S1.60 The clearance prices in our straw hats make won­derfully interesting buying for you.

A. L. OAST^ER'S Y. M. C. A. Building,

CASTLE STREET.

Geneva Wholesa le M a r k e t

Gradua ted S|. ist in Clironu eases, especially >.t the Jun^s. lit- li.n-iii"; been pronounc­ed an i i] c u r a I) i c consumptive, d 1 » covered remedifi that cured him.scll a n d Jiundi'eds 0/ others. Twenty five %< years' practice, ten years as a specialist.

He uses special iinprwaijs for examining ami r- 'tftsl Hea r t , Liver ami K J.'K-VJ J g ive you a tliori.;j^/n-.\a(n;iaB a n d t reatment , if curan.r amis a t modera te pi ices, no! to exea per week. |

WEAKXES>K- • Yiv \\U «""J Trea ted with a iT^T.v.wn p whi le in Par i - fmni "i.- >li Frenc l i specialist ::;J'. ;.n?m ou t fail a sui it- f.ir 4. n from whatever <\t'i^. n'vat

' g ans in male an.I fen ,(- \mli extor t iona te el .n_"- .'".r : ' as is so often t ic e.isi-t h a t br ings heaiih. ••' a n d na tu ra l t"i.> p;ans, at moclei-a' ing: $3.00 per w > •

D R . D A Y W i : House , Geneva. x> from 9 a. m, to ">

P e n n Yan. Ki.app H - * Visi ts as ab"V>- < ven :« H o m e Ollice. Walerion.

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WATKIM. ' -V N Y.Arf I hereby reifi 'y that

was very sick f"r man? was treated by sev» 11 Jiff*-who pronounced 'uveas sumpt ion , I tie u <-<i>y after I iiad given cured me.

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Notice to-Creditors.! P r S S ? ! i M T « ' 0 a ? _ ° ¥ e t °* # e SSM-ogate's *L JP£Hf£ o f £ h e Oounty o£.o£tario,^^ ndtic#is here-sy3*I!X *? allPerson8havuigxjlaimsagai&ii Janet County, State of New YorJr, dweased, p r e s e n t signed, tlieadmiHisfcratrix with the wili« SnTwS*. of Janet 8,Be*dtt her place f o r t h J l a l S o n of business as fueh administratrix a t -N6l las l t

¥aderfcafcer and imtoalmlr ESTABLISHED 1830.

W h e a t , W h i t e , p e r b u . . No . 1 R e d C o r n Meal , bo l ted , p e r 100

d o u n b o l t e d i Corn , choice, p e r b u Oats , '<(0 # #

Barley, , 2-ra,wed * " 6 - r o w e d . . . ;

S m o k e d H a m s , p e r \b... d 6 S h o u l d e r s , p e r l b , _dd%Bacon r p e r l b . „ .

Beef, s ides, p e * I Q 0 . . ^ . . 6 00 to M u t t o n , c a r c a s s , . . . . . . . . . -Vea l Ca lces , J ive per - Ib.fe. Dressed P o r k .. Z . * 4 n 0 t o i s m

raiiflW* 4 up to B pa

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25 t o 20 t o 25 t o 3 8 to

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O h i e k e n s . D u c k s T u r k e y s . . . , * " *

S a l t F o r k , p e r lb** ' g h e e s e , p e r l b . . " - ' Bu t t e r , p e r l b . . . *' Po ta toes ,ne \v \ . "•'•' A p p t e s , . d o •***• O n i o n s , d o . . ***

W o o l , fine, p e r l b , . , . . . ,

J f e i ^ b n e k ^ i p e ^ » a & »

'"•j&mmk «tei4:.'v; a&s t f t e t i tmae]ive*iBg, H&

J. WILSON & 1>E\I.KR> I-N

Wall Paper, Ct and Fixtures,

Oils, Varnisi^

1 9 L i n d e n S t . , GENEVA

50,000 KOLLS Pi

Received, feelu.iini? all ^L^U Delph Blues, (Jrern-. ' % • j-rfj the largest line of I-V,lu.; '«* r" shown in Geneva. \ ' t '1 r

frtWl»i

mings to matcn ' 'inert , in pipers are the I ' e m m ^ " colors. Wall Payers from

Four Cents»• andUpwa^

And the lower p r i r W U j a P * ^ quality, same as °>irm*:f cents. Great stock 01 F i x t u r e s , at prices cents up.

Paints, Oils. | Varnishes."!

We are now to*^^ English Tinted Lead, ana ffe yjy edSPamts in all e o ^ jrf*** these for the last two f* are all right,

Who c«n think of some simple tUnttopatctttf

u We have a Force

do our work, and " f ^ ^ p D - ^ i in every respect .^ ^ . ^

. experience of ftu*:> ucBW ^ we needno fur tl.er ,r. ; ^ ^ ere for good work MJ"-