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In the he mat-rs Is » Je coin. tr. An*. monot-sky 4 *

W « h ^ as is by 'i'dJancy :ca3foa-nlj^djs-

coraes las Mr. i biased r Nov* ^«tc'op# as they change

original iphs ah *y may -. Still » SlOOTTl >ve him a* man tryxnan d noth-sh and be over >al will y. even £ for it

Spencer *ad hlin weight

making is* work for him use no

still ra­tted far "!.' Thl8 3p*enc*r T3. and o style. in some f style, •hoiceet ulty In y asks: muster

"rwrlt-•cm &•" tic cut* !s ptis!-he cttr-IJC the tguages xlels is n go's •le £06* is Ideas o occa-rrc© a*

grate- ; n^ aim * seem-Robert ytiSg to nguage

Irs that he last le ftnat ,nt. the

-.tizrrlsofi Stewart is spending a couple d weeks in Lestershirc. " jobn Ke,aviii is spending: a few days tfth friends in Troy, Pa .

wr a n d Mrs. Floyd M. Shoemaker were h$ew York city during the pas t week.

Miss Lucy Winton. of Addison, w a s in a* citf shopping the first of the week.

u r s Julia S. Reynolds, of New York e<ty. Is spending a little time In the city.

j | , and Mrs. Bertram Yenger. of Lake ' t ' g p « n t Friday with Waver ly friends. lifts. Charles Orton Hall , of Chicago, is

jnejidins'a few days at" her home on P a r k place-jjb and Mrs. Bmmet t Dalley. of Dun-

fa, have been spending a week wi th E l -Kira friends. -Mr. and Mrs. Scott Radley. of Canan-

toigai have been visiting G. H. Allen, of Herrick street.

-Mrs. Henry C. Spaulding and Mrs. E d ­ward P. Kapelyea spent the p a s t ' w e e k In

• Js'ew Y<H* city. , \ -Miss Marion Greener has re turned to

the Mansfield Normal school to r e sume her studies in music.

| -Mrs*. T, J. Crowley and sister, Miss Mary S. Mahoney, .of Hornellsville. spent pa r t of last week In the 'e i ty .

-Mrs. R. H. Ceethin. of Corning-, r e tu rn ­ed home last week after a visit of a few ,Say1 with Elmira friends.

-Mr. and. Mrs. Daniel B. Smith a r e spending a few days in Buffalo with Mr. aad Mrs. Harry Blampled.

-Mrs. E. C. Recor. of St. Clair, Mich., :s spending a few weeks with her paren t s , Hon. arid Mrs. Gabriel L. Smith.

-Mrs. Edward K. Tidd who* went to Geneva, last Tuesday to visit her aunt , ex­pected to return home yesterday.

-Mrs. Solomon If. Friendly, of Wil l iam itreet, left last w c k for Chesanlng, Mich., to visit her sister. Mrs. Greenbaum. -Great Record Keeper J. E. Dewey, of

theK. 0. T. M-, of Buffalo, w a s the gues t of Elmira tent. No. ^59. F r iday night.

-Mrs. Jam^s N. "Ward, of West Gray street, is at home from a visit with rela­tives In Schenectady and Amsterdam. -Mr. and Mrs. Emmet t Dalley. of Dun­

dee, have beta spending the past week in ten city visiting friends and relat ives . -Chauneey B. Hammond has re turned

home after an extended business t r ip through northern New York and Canada . /-Messrs. John Brand. H. C. Mandeville ind Harry X. Hoffman left F r iday af ter­noon for a trip of a few days to Canada ,

-Mrs. J. H. Harris has re turned to Corn­ing after visiting her daughte rs . Mrs. G. P. King and Mrs: G. H. Allen, of the south side. -Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Ferguson , of

West First street, have re turned from a four weeks" visit with friends near Chi­cago.

rMr. and Mrs. James D. S. Reid a re ^expected home to-day or to-morrow from ~s week's business and pleasure t r ip to New

Y;r:<. -Miss Mamc Watson, of Will iamsport .

ha* returned home after a visit with her sister, Mrs. Paul F. Conklin. of Beecher street.

-Mrs. Harry W. Birchard. who had been swpding a number of weeks with re la t ives in the city, has returned to her home in Pittsburg.

-Mrs. J. Sloat. Fasset t and Miss KUn. M. fender were guests of Mr..-and Mi's. S. Vernam Fits-Simons, of Rochester, the last of the week.

-Mrs. WIHJs J. Swartwood and Mrs. Henry E. Stefnbaoser were gues ts a t the PaimcE-Kreldler wedding In Hornellsville. •at Tuesday. r-Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin H. Goodher. of BWlmgton. X. J., are visiting a t the home « their uncle, Edward Kennedy, on West Water street.

* f ~ r l a " ( l M r s " W 1 ! , i a m H. Ferguson went «> Cnicago on Friday, wh^ro they will 'Pesda couple of weeks with Dr. and Mrs. fehert A. LeTourncau.

""** A- B r w n dage has accepted a position « clerk In the office of general foreman of ,»!.vT Y o r k a m l Pennsylvania Telephone «u Telegraph company. j " j ' an<1 Mrs '- Norman J. Thompson a re Z£*l* h o m o t h e n r s t t «>f F e b r u a r y for » S ? . r a c h - F ! o r i r 5 » . "nrt expect to remain wnl the middle of April.

f*Bi^0n A- ^ ^ c e left Wednesday n i^h t J* Plttjjton. Pa., having been t ransfer red ? 2 f i ]2°n ? , I o r r i i ; * C o - t o t a k o charge « tneir ofJW , n t h a t c,t-y_

it^l188, ? ' H t o S h annon . of W e s t Fif th *„! . . ,ft yesterday afternoon for a two

' * 2 ? V* ! w i l h h " r f r i ' > n d - Mrs. William -ran. of \s llliamsport. Pa .

SW^i ,*?*! 8 Mc<5wlre and Mrs. S tan ton ««cn*rd left last evening for Penn Yan. 5 S L % WiU- 8 p « n d t S e next few days ^•«ng friends and relatives.

*% Walter Uoyrt Smith ca

fferties, 2 K T F $ ? ^ ^ h ° m e l n S a u "

Myron Dagget t , of Woodbury, N. J

fZh&i£ lh?city t h c m i d d l e of t h e w e e k

being called home by the serious illness of

s L n d ^ e e ^ 1 8 3 C ] a r a ^ ^ ° f W e s t

s Carrie Goldstein, of West W a t e r s t reet , went to New York the middle of the week, to spend some time with friends af ter which she expects to visit in Albany'. Glens Fa l l s and Syracuse.

- M r . and Mrs. Oliver A. Colvin. of Sodus, : i l " T ° h a d b c e n spending several days

a t the home of Mr. and Mrs. Will iam P Colvin on Wes t W a t e r street , re turned home the las t of the week.

—Moses F . Fybush . of West Church s treet , and his brother , Samuel, of Penn Yan. a re enjoying a trip to California by way of New Orleans re turn ing home by way of Denver and St. Louis.

—Miss Ida Langdon left on Thursday for -:ew York and on Fr iday evening, together wi th Mr. and Mrs. Edward E. "I.oomis and a pa r ty of friends was to s t a r t on a pleas­ure t r ip to Quebec ln Mr. Loomis 's pr ivate car .

—Mrs. John Engie, of Wes t Clinton street , was expected home yes terday from Phi la­delphia, where she wa.s called last Tuesday to a t tend the funeral of her mother. Mrs. Wills, -who had been an invalid for several years .

—Miss C la re t t a Norwood, one of the facul ty a t the academy expects to leave the first of next month for New York city. having accepted a position a s teacher of ma themat i c s in the. Wad.Icigh school on 115th s treet . -„

—Mrs. Henry L. Taylor is a t home from a two weeks" visit in- Rochester with her sister, Mrs. N. D. Luco and her mother, Mrs. Amelia Loucks. came home with her. after spending the pas t six months ln Cort­land and Rochester .

—Miss Ka the r ine B. McKnight , who had been spending a week in Saratoga, where she a t tended the Ingham-Adams wedding on Thursday evening, expected to leave there on Sa tu rday for Albany where she will be the guest of the Misses Maude and Louise Baxter . ' •

—Misses Constance and Cora Algie, who had been spending a week with Mrs. W. R. Compton left Wednesday afternoon for their home in Alton. Can., and were accompanied by their father. William Algie. who had been in New York and this city for the pas t ten days.

—Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. Miller, of Maple avenue, Mrs. Mary A. Miller, and William D. Miller, of Pennsylvania avenue, left Fr iday n ight for New York, and rrom there a re to go to Miami, Florida, where they will remain a t their family cot tage for a couple of months .

—Lieutenant Thurber A. Brown was in Corning last week, a t tending the funeral of his father . William II. Brown. Other E lmi ra r e l a t i v e s ' a t the funeral on Thurs ­day were Mrs. Benjamin F. Brown and daughter . Miss Mary Brown, of West F o u r t h street , and Mr. and Mrs.; Evan I. P a t ten gill.

—Last evening, Wilbur A. Beach, who has been floor walker fpr a few months for Sheehan. Dean & Co.. left the city for Washington, D. C , having accepted the position of traveling- sa lesman with the Traders ' Reba te company, cf New York city, his terr i tory being through the south­ern s ta tes . His many friends will wish him well in his new business.

pedro. not confining themselves to any par­t icular game. Nex t Fr iday, they will play a t the home of Mrs. H a r r y C. Durland on Euclid avenue, where they will be the guests of Mrs. H. Belden Slyi and Mrs., Durland.

—Last Thursday evening, Mr. and Mrs. John R. Van Campen entertained th i r ty ladles and . gentlemen a t "progressive grand ." The game was played by points the souvenirs being won by Mrs^ George P. Bryan and Samuel R. Van Campen while the consolation gifts were presented to Mrs. Samuel R. Van Campen and H a r r y A. Decker. The game was followed by a fine Leap year supper, the gentlemen being seated around the room and waited upon by the ladies, while Will iam W. Cole and Dr. H. Dox Wey presided very gracefully a t the tabic, pouring coffee.

—Yesterday afternoon, Miss Helen Bent-ley, of Horseheads, very pleasantly enter­tained a few of her young lady friends from 3 to 6 o'clock a t progressive hear t s . Her guests were the Misses Mattison, Cook, Wellar,, Hibbard, Sixsby, Greene. Taber. Rickey, Eisenhart , Dibble,, the Misses Lovell, of Horseheads; Miss Anna West-lake and Miss Daisy Westlake, of Elmira . Refreshments were served a t 5 o'clock, dur­ing which announcement was made by Miss Sadie Lovell, of Miss Bentley's engage­ment to Dr. Ar thur J. Westlake, of Elmira . The young hostess received the hear ty con­gra tu la t ions of all of her guests who wish her a long-life and a happy one.

—When J. S. Wilcox re turned to his home on Wes t F i r s t street, Tuesday evening, he was great ly surprised to find tha t a number of his friends had taken full possession of his home and were enjoying themselves great ly. At midnight a delicious supper was served by Mrs. Wilcox and Miss Lucy. Progressive eucher w a s played and the prizes were won by Mrs. George Campbell and Charles Breslin, first prizes; Mrs. H a r r y Arnold and William Arnold, booby prizes. . .Those who shared the fun were : Mr. and Mrs. H a r r y Arnold, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brislln. Mr. and Mrs. George Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. J . S. Wilcox, Mrs. C. S. Chase. Mrs. R. Howard, P . Fean, R. Gillard, Misses Pearl Osborne, Carrie Bur-bage, Louisa Hunter , Ka t e Wilcox. Messrs. Fred Howard, Charles Campbell, William Arnold, Roy Osborne. J ames and Leon Wil­cox.

—Two large sleigh loads left the upper end of Euclid avenue early last Monday evening for Pine City,where the thirty-four ladies and gentlemen had a fine chicken supper, etc.. etc., arr iving home about mid­night. In the pa r ty were Judge and Mrs. George McCann, Mr. and Mrs. George B. Wixson, Mr. and Mrs. Edward K. Tidd, Dr. and Mrs. Rober t A. Wilbur, Mr. and Mrs, H a r r y M. Clarke, Mr. and Mrs. Ar­thur P ra t t . Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Steele, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob B. Coykendall, Mr. and Mrs. H a r r y N. Forbes, Mr. and Mrs. Theo­dore H. Markthaler . Mr. and Mrs. John Eraser , Mr. and Mrs. Ha r ry N. Hoffman, Mr. and Mrs. Frederic R. Orcutt, Mrs. Charles W. Williams, Miss Mary A. Reese, Miss Frances B. Tubbs, Miss Jeanne t te T. Leavitt , Miss Carrie H. Smith. Messrs. Seymour Lowman, Charles A. Petrlc, E . Komaine Clarke.

CORNING C A S E IN U N I T E D S T A T E S COURT.

J O S E P H BASTIAN IS ON TRIAL.

POPULARIZING A C E R E A L . " N u - L i f c " Meeting W i t h ' Much

F rom t h e Publ ic . Favor

the we.-k from New York city. tme home York city.

Rw TW - T n t a r , > w , , ! l>'a ! ' t the home of *M£ and Mrs. Wilton Merle Smith.

* 2 t X Pw M s i * w eH. of W e s t Clinton VtK„ .arl b r e n confined to his home » £ £ ? * W e '"k s w ! t h a severe a t t a c k of XoncV- ? a S ?*bIc t o r c t l , r n to work last

' • V ^ j ! ' , W m a r " Stillwell. who had been ifw •» r t h r e e w e e k s of b e r st>it*»r«. « * Joseph H .

^ ^ ^ 5 ^ "

Pierce and Miss Decker.

THE WAY OUT.

% W M to Do When Food Don' t Agree .

' '«> food don' t a g r e e sens ib le folks

tn a Chan!:"-is* I S . 8 " o t h c r s f a i l - Q / a p e - N u t s . b e -2 c £ 2 ? g e , l e d ^ n a «il n o u r i s h m e n t . r jW*J usually from t h e first t r i a l /

W , l y o f W a s h i n g t o n s a y s : '"My **II da m o n t h s o M n " d neve r seen a

' J'onv r l h ' r l i f e ' S h c n a d suffered 5 an„

g?St,°n f r o m t h e Um* °f her »»JICAH >lt 8 e e m e d imposs ib le to find W a , , v° a ^ e wi th her . S h e could her bow-0*" n o t h i n * o n n c r s t o m a c h a n d

in such a c o n s t i p a t e d I t w? S i e s u f f e r e d a- *rea.t deal .

1<x he- t h a t l t r I e d G r a p e - N u t s «*ta£r , ^ c e p i n 5 it . t h o r o u g h l y a n d *chf,LV p u t t i n S a smal l po r t i on in

, J * « n g and it worked like a c h a °*gan to

"S--lfa l w , , " ? 4>- " w * f a l ike a c n a r m .

1 to Improve i m m e d i a t e l y a n d **** Half a * % got l Costive • i diLf*0t h e c , n d i K * s t i o n f rom r

*ea)c " organs h a v e a l w a y s been

* ^7 f J J ° n G r a P e - ^ u t s for m o s t ^ e a * V V 0 r t h e r e a r c t l m e s w h c n x

la» >:eadn <T* ° l s e b u t G r a p e - N u t s . I *«r«w , J m p r ° v j n g a n d k n o w i t will

ct»re me in time, " ,Jl*t thwi"c, 1 I i e m t i n ? e - 1 never have K „ deling' a i l y more . I e a t

***d » a n d l f e e l l t s effects in i m -^ e *£T v"*1 3 t r e n » t h ve ry forcibly." %kh. ^ b y Dostum Co.. B a t t l e Creek,

5i* ? a m ^ € a c h Packnge for a copy of ^«Qvii^..US U t t l e book, " T h e R o a d t o

—Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Taylor a re to enter ta in Our Whis t club, nex t Tuesday evening.

—Next Tuesday afternoon the Cavendish club will play a t the home of Miss Redfrckl on P a r k place.

—The Dorcas society will meet this week a t the home of Mrs. Albert S. Williams, No. 378 1-2 West Clinton street .

—Mrs. Lu the r S. Caldwell, of Lormore s treet , is to enter tain tne Current Topics club, to-morrow afternoon.

—Mrs. John A. Reynolds and Miss Rey­nolds havve sent out invitat ions for Thurs ­day afternoon, J a n u a r y 21, from 4 to 6 o'clock.

—The second dance in the series of three suoscription part ies will bt given next Fr i ­day evening, J a n u a r y 2L\ a t Industr ial school hall.

—Mrs. H e r m a n St rauss won the prize a t the meeting of the Fr iday "Afternoon Eucher club, last week and next Fr iday the ladies will p lay a t the home of Mrs. Joseph Sittenfield.

—Kappa Sigma society of thc Elmira Academy enter ta ined a number of their friends. " F r iday evening, a t a sleigh-ride to Pine City, where they had a nice supper, followed by dancing.

—Mrs. John N. Cooper is to. enter tain the E lmi ra College club, next Sa turday after­noon. J a n u a r y 23. a t her home. No. 322 William street . All members and former s tudents a re cordially Invited to be present.

—•'Mr Bob." the farce t h a t was presented v,o successfully a t the Industrial school fair la*t month by a number of young society people is to be repeated noxt Thursday evening. J a n u a r y 21. for the benefit of the Alpha club in their gymnas ium on L a s t Marke t s t reei .

_ O n Wednesday, the "Night W a l k e r s -club of voung men w a s enter ta ined a t sup-oer by F r a n k Harr i s , at his home on V\ est F i r s t s t reet . The souvenirs were large wooden spoons in memory of the many lolly suppers this club have taken to ­gether . Thc occasion was a farewell to bachelorhood. Mr. H a r r i s -to soon to. wed Miss Grace Bliss, of Wcstfield, Pa . ^ - T h u r s d a y evening a dinner was given b v - M i « s Matey Slade in nonor of Miss S r a c - Bliss, of Wcstfield. Covers were Hid for eight. The color scheme was red and white , the floral decorations, being car-S S o n s and smilax. The favors were tiny baske ts and hea r t s filled with bon bons. Mrs Brooks catered. Dur ing the evening Miss* Bliss 's engagement .was announced t i F r a n k B. Harr is , of this city.

Mr and Mrs. Hube r t C Mandevllle en-. « IT O few friends a t dinner, last

t e r ta ined a f c j j r d u b . a n d after-ZZT^P-rty a t tended the minstrels a t ward ^ P ^ X o v e r s were laid for nine, the the Lyceum Covcw^ & n d d a u h l e r s , g«es ts being YvfiU^m ^ Qf

\ h n o f C a n a S ? ? n k ( i ^ a t e s Marshal and vrl« W i m a m R- Compton. Messrs. George ^ vvyckoff and Donald C H a V k e a ,

- i T h e m e e t i n g of the card club tha t recent ly o r g a n i z e d j - a

I t is p r e t t y genera l ly k n o w n t h a t to pu t a new cerea l food on the m a r k e t successful ly, a t the p r e s e n t t ime, Is no easy t a sk . T h e a m o u n t of a d v e r t i s i n g a n d ene rgy requ i red t o ' d o so" h a v e p rov ­en to be t h e " W a t e r l o o " of m a n y a well laid plan to popula r ize a cereal food. A very few cerea l c o m p a n i e s , h a v e been successful by reason of h a v i n g h i t upon a h a p p y line of adve r t i s ing , a n d the i r success h a s been so m a r k e d t h a t m i l ­l ions of dol lars have been m a d e in a sho'-t t ime. • N e a r l y all of the cereal compan i e s

s t a r t e d recen t ly h a v e been upon such a dead level of mediocr i ty in adve r t i s ing , t h a t the i r w a v e s once seen a r e soon for­go t t en . In s t r o n g c o n t r a s t w i th such, is t h e a d v e r t i s i n g of N U - L I F E , m a n u f a c ­t u r ed by the S t a n d a r d Food company , of B i n g h a m t o n , N. Y., whose bold a n d s t r i k i n g adver t i s ing , t o w e r s above th i s dead level like a m o u n t a i n r i s ing above t h e plain. T h e d ivers i ty o f / t h e i r ads. , a n d t h e h a p p y m a n n e r in which t h e y a r e s p r u n g on the publ ic a r e h igh ly e n t e r ­t a in ing , and they keep eve rybody w o n ­de r ing w h a t is coming n e x t a b o u t N U -L I F E . ' The i r " N u r s e r y R h y m e s , " wh ich goes in to every household , is a t h i r t y -two p-Age, fully i l lus t ra ted book, a n d is called, "A T O U C H O F N U - L I F E . " I t Is w i t h o u t doubt t he bes t ad . ever wr i t t en for a n y commodi ty , and' is so i n g e n u o u s and a m u s i n g t h a t t h o u s a n d s of r e q u e s t s a r e s en t to t h e company , every day, for copies of it.

T h e " N U - L I F E G L E E S I N G E R S " are ' a lso a n innova t ion in t h e field of a d v e r ­t is ing, a n d t h e i r melodius voices b lend­ing in the p ra i s e of N U - L I F E m a k e an

"impression on the l i s tener t h a t c a n n o t be forgot ten . T h e N U - L I F E c o m p a n y on t h e first of las t N o v e m b e r gave a w a y a l a rge s u m in cash p r i ze s : one w a s h e r w o m a n w h o saved t h e coupons from h e r p a c k a g e s of N U - L I F E , d rew $50 in cash.

A n o t h e r l a rge d i s b u r s e m e n t of cash will t a k e place Apri l 1 next,1 whe reby a b o u t 300 use r s of N U - L I F E will d r a w in cash from $25.00 down to $1.00 each. T h e g roce r is also r emembered , a n d each case of N U - L I F E con t a in s a s u r p r i s e t h a t m a k e s h im a l a s t i ng cus tomer .

Some of t h e s t r o n g e s t a r g u m e n t s , h o w ­ever, of th^ N U - L I F E company , a r e t h a t t hey r edeem all coupons a n d all p ledges of eve ry n a t u r e , p rompt ly , a n d w i t h o u t evasion, and sell*their goods only in small q u a n t i t i e s , so t h a t N U - L I F E will a l w a y s be "NU," so a s to speak , and fresh from the oven. T h e N U - L I F E p a c k a g e is a work of beau ty , a n d weighs four ounces more t h a n t h e a v e r a g e cereal . As to qua l i ty , the company , un l ike m a n y o t h ­ers , do no t c la im to have t h e "only t h i n g out ." T h e y res t secure on t h a t poin t by l e a v i n g . i t to t h e people to decide, a f te r the t r e m e n d o u s sa les t h a t follow the i r adve r t i s i ng .

All in all, t he N U - L I F E c a m p a i g n Is w o r t h - of m o r e t h a n p a s s i n g not ice t o a d v e r t i s e r s ; it is unique , or ig inal a n d ca tchy , , and it sells t h e goods, wh ich is t h e end sough t .

TO THE WEST.

Special O n e - W a y and R o u n d - T r i p R a t e s Via W a b a s h Rai l road. ' .

On first and th i rd T u e s d a y of each m o n t h unt i l Apri l 19. 1904, inclusive, t h e W a b a s h ra i l road will sell o n e - w a y a n d r o u n d - t r i p t icke ts a t g rea t l y reduced r a t e s to m a n y poin ts ln t h e wes t a n d s o u t h w e s t . Fo r fur the r informat ion , wr i t e R. F . Kellcy, G. A. P . D., or J a m e s Gass , N . it. S. P . A.. W a b a s h ra i l road , 2S7 Main s t ree t . Buffalo, N. Y.

MILLINERY BUsi*NESS FOR SALE,

W i s h i n g to re t i r e from bus iness . Mrs . M.* B. H a g a d o r n offers for sa le t h e old­est and bes t e s tab l i shed mi l l inery b u s i ­n e s s in E l m i r a . I nqu i r e No. 306 E a s t W a t e r s t ree t . E l m i r a . N . Y,

THE MARY ELIZABETH

CANDIES

held was

las t Fr iday f "iL V.AT10 of the Misses Wells

on V. imam ->"^ tT n.tinrioT._ T n c meetings

9

Miss Elizabeth, r ™ ; r& f t e r n o o n , w h e n

J & £ £ will S k eucher. whist , hea r t* or ,

OF SYRACUSE

rCAN BE HAD IN E L M J R A AT

iss Adams BOOK STORE,

In the Masonic Temple.

Charge of Swearing Falsely to His Bankruptcy Schedules and That He

, Did So in an Effort to Defraud His Creditors Against Whom He Had Taken Advantage of the Bankruptcy Law—An Alleged Conspiracy.

T h e p r inc ipa l c a s e of t h e w e e k t r i ed in t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s cou r t in sess ion here , w a s t h a t of t h e g o v e r n m e n t a g a i n s t J o s e p h B a s t i a n , n o w a b a r t e n d e r a t t h e S e n a t e on E a s t W a t e r s t r ee t . B a s t i a n fo rmer ly conduc ted t h e "S ideboard ," o p ­posi te t h e R a t h b u n house . H e is t h i r ­ty-f ive y e a r s of age , a n d has, a l w a y s r e ­sided he re w i th the ..exception of t w o y e a r s s p e n t in Corning . H e w e n t t h e r e ln 1900, m a n a g e d and a f t e r w a r d p u r ­chased t h e bus ines s of h e P i c k w i c k h o ­tel, on M a r k e t s t ree t , f rom Phi l . Fa r l ey , who a lso owns t h e bui ld ing . B a s t i a n w a s t o give Mr. F a r l e y .$2,000 for t h e stock, f u rn i t u r e of t h e place. H e gave a cha t t e l m o r t g a g e for t h a t a m o u n t , a n d finally did se t t l e t he c la im in full, b u t n o t long before the t roub le w i th t h e gov ­e r n m e n t .

B a s t i a n had been indic ted u n d e r t h e R a i n e s law, a n d t h e case w a s on t h e ca l ­e n d a r for t h e t e r m of s u p r e m e cour t b e ­g i n n i n g a t Ba th , M a y 25, 1902". I t w e n t over the t e rm, and a t a s u b s e q u e n t t e r m w a s t r i ed a n d the de fendan t w a s a c q u i t ­ted. On May 1, 1902. the l icense to the hotel w a s r enewed i n t h e n a m e of Mrs . B a s t i a n . wife of t h e defendant . In s e ­c u r i n g the bond from F r a n k H . Fe r r i s , a g e n t for a b o n d i n g company , B a s t i a n set for th t h a t ho w a s wor th a t l eas t $3,-500 over all l iabi l i t ies . On severa l n i g h t s d u r i n g the week end ing May 24, 1902, i t is al leged goods w e r e removed from t h e hotel a t the o rde r of Bas t i an , a n d t a k e n to t h e place of bus iness of t h e K e u k a L a k e G r a p e a n d W i n e company , wh ich is control led by A t t o r n e y J. O. Sebr ing , of Corning . A m o s H . Rad iker , b a r t e n ­der a t Sebr ing ' s , testified t h a t he r e ­moved goods a t the o rde r of Bas t i an . T h e goods, i t is claimed, were placed ind i sc r imina te ly i n the S e b r i n g s tock. Bas t i an , a f te r becoming s u r e t y for h is wife, and c la iming he w a s w o r t h $3,500, is a l leged to have given h e r a bill of sa le of al l household goods in t h e hotel .

A few days l a te r a r r a n g e m e n t s were m a d e to sell the bus ines s to S a m u e l Clark, b u t he a n d B a s t i a n had t roub le . C la rk is now said to be in California .

On Ju ly 17 , 'Bas t i an filed a pe t i t ion in b a n k r u p t c y , m a k i n g affidavit to t h e schedules before W. W. Ar land , a n o ­t a r y public. H e swore t h a t he h a d $8 in c a s h ; bills, no t e s a n d s tock in t r ade , n o t h i n g ; household goods, $100; bicycle, $5; a c c o u n t s due, $50; goods exempt , $50. T r u s t e e F r a n k J . Saxton , who h a d been n a m e d by "the credi tors , r emoved the hotel fu rn i tu re to a v a c a n t s t o r e and also seized a por t ion of the so-cal led B a s t i a n goods a t t he S e b r i n g wine s tore . M r . - S a x t o n al leged t h a t he h a d discov­ered t h e ex is tence of th i s p roper ty , no t from Bas t i an , b u t from a persona l in ­ves t iga t ion . On S e p t e m b e r 23, 1902, B a s t i a n se rved on t h e t r u s t e e a not ice d e m a n d i n g the r e t u r n of t h e hotel p r o p ­er ty , and c l a iming it w a s his and exempt from levy a n d sale. Mr. Sax ton t e s t i ­fied t h a t B a s t i a n r emoved the goods from s to r age a g a i n s t h i s p ro te s t a s t r u s ­tee. A s u p r e m e cour t ac t ion w a s com­menced t o recover , t h e p r o p e r t y from Bas t i an . b u t it did not succeed.

It was last s u m m e r a t J a m e s t o w n t h a t B a s t i a n w a s indicted on a c h a r g e of falsely s w e a r i n g to the b a n k r u p t c y schedule , it be ing c la imed by t h e p rose ­cut ion t h a t he did so to def raud his c red i to r s . By h i s own a d m i s s i o n he h a d secured a b o u t $1,500 in cred i t d u r i n g a few m o n t h s pr ior to h i s r e t i r e m e n t fro,m bus iness . H i s to ta l l iabi l i t ies w e r e a b o u t $2,200. I t also t r a n s p i r e d t h a t a f t e r be ing ad jud ica t ed a b a n k r u p t B a s ­t ian t r a n s f e r r e d to Donald Campbel l , of Cross F o r k s , Pa. , a cert i f icate g iv ing t i t le to five b a r r e l s of wh i sky in bond a t Louisvi l le . Ky.

Uni ted S t a t e s Di s t r i c t A t t o r n e y B r o w n occupied all T h u r s d a y in s u b m i t t i n g the people ' s case . T h e de fendan t is r e p r e ­sen ted by J . O. Sebr ing , of Corn ing ; Major H . H . Rockwell , and F r a n k O. Ell iot t , of E lmi ra , Major Rockwel l t a k ­ing the pr inc ipa l pa r t . T h e conten t ion of t h e de fendan t is t h a t he m a d e the affidavit a t t a c h e d to the b a n k r u p t c y p e ­tit ion, and schedules in good fa i th ; t h a t t h e t r ans fe r of the hotel bus ines s to h i s wife w a s for a valid cons idera t ion , and t h a t it W a s no t necessa ry for h i m to en te r i t in the schedule . Grea t s t r e s s is also m a d e on t h e cla im t h a t he d e ­posed to the bes t of his knowledge a n d belief a n d upon advice of a n a t t o r n e y as to his r i g h t s and there fore c a n n o t be convicted of false swea r ing .

N e a r l y all of F r i d a y ' s sess ions w e r e t aken wi th h e a r i n g evidence from J . O. Sebr ing , a n d the defendant . Bas t i an . L. C. Gridley, George Weigand , Wi l l i am I-Ioffman. a n d severa l o t h e r s were s w o r n and testified as to B a s t i a n ' s good c h a r ­ac te r . T h e s tock in t r a c e r emoved to the Seb r ing wine s to re w a s no t m e n ­t ioned in the b a n k r u p t c y schedule . T h e defendan t c la imed t h a t B e r t S e b r i n g h a d gone on his bond in the R a i n e s law case and t h a t h e h a d given B e r t Seb r ing a cha t t e l m o r t g a g e on the s tock a s s e ­cur i ty . J . O. Seb r ing testified a s to m a k i n g ou t t h e cha t t e l mor tgage , b u t i t did not a p p e a r t h a t t he p a p e r had been filed in t h e c o u n t y c le rk ' s office a t B a t h . No one w a s able to locate t h e paper , and it w a s in t ima ted t h a t i t had been lost. Bas t i an expla ined t h e t r an s f e r of t h e cert i f icate for five b a r r e l s of w h i s k y af­t e r t h e b a n k r u p t c y p roceed ings by c la iming he h a d sold t h e cert i f icate to hi3 wife, and w a s a c t i n g as her agen t . H e c la imed t h a t he had bor rowed abou t $600 from he r and t h a t , this w a s figured a s a pa r t of t h e cons idera t ion in the t r ans fe r of the p r o p e r t y to he r a few weeks pr ior to t h e b a n k r u p t c y p roceed­ing. H e testified t h a t a t the t i m e he t u r n e d over t he place to his \vife he had no t h o u g h t of be ing ad jud ica t ed a b a n k r u p t . I n . fact, he a s s e r t s he d idn ' t k n o w w h a t ' b a n k r u p t c y m e a n t un t i l J . O. S e b r i n g . h a d expla ined it to him. Pie h a d go t into t roub le w i th h i s b a r ­tender , McGivern, wbo, ob t a ined a j u d g ­m e n t agairfst him. T h e n c a m e s u p p l e ­m e n t a r y proceedings , d ispossess ion p r o ­ceedings a g a i n s t Clara , a n d t h e r e w e r e severa l o the r proceedings , unt i l "I Couldn't show m y face upon the s t r ee t w i t h o u t be ing h e l d , u p a n d served wi th legal p a p e r s by t h e sheriff or some o the r officer," he said, w i t h g r e a t d r a m a t i c express ion , on the wi tnes s s t a n d F r i d a y a f t e rnoon . I t w a s a f t e r b e i n g t h u s persecuted,-• he c la ims, t h a t he aga in vis i ted J . O. Sebr ing , a n d found out w h a t b a n k r u p t c y proceed ings m e a n t . H e took Sebr ing ' s advice . T h e d i rec t examina t i on of B a s t i a n w a s still on w h e n J u d g e Haze l ad jou rned c o u r t

sp i racy , b u t t h e d i s t r i c t a t t o r n e y h a s n ' t decided; w h e t h e r to ' m o v e t h a t ca se a t t h e p r e s e n t t e rm, or -wait un t i l t h e n e x t t e r m . T h e S e b r i n g i n d i c t m e n t r e l a t e s to t h e B a s t i a n b a n k r u p t c y proceedings . A t t o r n e y I£. E . ' E n g l i s h a p p e a r e d a s a t ­t o r n e y of record for B a s t i a n i n t h e b a n k r u p t c y proceed ings , b u t t h e p a p e r s w e r e d r a w n u p in Mr. Seb r ing ' s office, because Mr. E n g l i s h h a d no s t e n o g r a p h ­er, t h e de fendan t a l leges . •<

T h e con tes t is one of the m o s t d r a ­m a t i c ever h e a r d in a n E l m i r a c o u r t room. Occas iona l ly D i s t r i c t A t t o r n e y B r o w n a n d Major Rockwel l c lash . I t is expec ted t h a t t h e ca se will g o t o t h e j u r y t o - m o r r o w a f t e rnoon .

A N O T H E R S U D D E N DEATH. Followed Close on t h e Gregg Death , a n d

W a s S u r p r i s i n g .

Twice wi th in a w e e k B l m i r a n s w h o h a d been c h a r g e d w i t h homic ide passed f rom life w i t h o u t w a r n i n g . T h e first w a s Mr3. M a r y Gregg, who killed h e r b r o t h e r - i n - l a w , J o h n Gregg , n e a r l y t h r e e y e a r s ago, a n d who w a s found dead" in h e r k i tchen , h e r t w o in f an t d a u g h t e r s c r y i n g over t he body, a week a g o las t W e d n e s d a y n igh t . H e a r t t rouble , t h e doctors said. T h e second v i c t im was Ar low A. Dav i s , of No. 225 W e s t Miller s t ree t , whbse end c a m e ea r ly l a s t W e d n e s d a y morn ing . D a v i s on J u n e 24, 1903, kil led F r a n k C. W e r t m a n . D a v i s h a d accompan ied two s le lghloads of m e r r y m a k e r s t o t h e h o m e of George E v e r e t t , n e a r H o r s e h e a d s , l a s t T u e s d a y n ight . T h e y a r r i ved a b o u t 9:30 o'clock. Af ter p l ac ing t h e h o r s e s in t h e b a r n , Dav i s en te red t h e house a n d s t a r t e d for the f ront rooms to jo in h i s fr iends. H e sudden ly col lapsed in a cha i r . Dr . W . E. Colegrove w a s s u m m o n e d . Dav i s died in a "few m o m e n t s . T h e doc tor gave the cause of dea th a s apoplexy . Davis is s u r v i v e d b y a wife a n d s t e p d a u g h t e r , Miss A n n a Holt , and one b ro the r , A u g u s t Davis , of P o r t Dickson .

T h e W e r t m a n t r a g e d y is fresh in t h e minds of E l m i r a n s . W e r t m a n w a s a y o u n g m a n of excel lent r e p u t a t i o n a n d h a d been in t h e e m p l o y of the N o r t h e r n Cen t r a l s ince 1890. H e w a s t h i r t y - f o u r y e a r s of a g e a n d c a m e h e r e f rom W i l l -i amspor t , Pa. , w h e r e h i s p a r e n t s now reside. H i s body now lies in t h e cem­e te ry a t J e r s e y Shore . Dav i s w a s a d r a y m a n a n d f if ty-seven y e a r s of a g e a t the t ime of h i s dea th . H e came h e r e a n u m b e r of y e a r s a g o from Greene, Chenango county . T h e two men q u a r ­reled ove r a s imple m a t t e r . F r o m w h a t the police l ea rned a t the t ime W e r t m a n visi ted t h e home of D a v i s and a sked h i m to d r a w a; load of wood, offering h im fifty cen t s and l a t e r seventy- f ive cen ts . Dav i s refused to d r a w the load for less t h a n $1. T h e N o r t h e r n Cen t ra l t h r o w s cast-off l u m b e r in the "Klondike ," a spot 300 feet s o u t h of the shops . I t is given to employes who will h a v e i t c a r ­r ied away . T h e r e w a s a difference of opinion a s to w h e t h e r Dav i s a n d W e r t ­m a n had en te red in to a con t r ac t . T h e ra i l road held affirmatively, a n d Dav i s c la imed o the rwi se . H e wen t to t h e "Klond ike" a n d .was loading h i s d r aw with wood. W e r t m a n came up a n d a s k ­ed h im if t h e wood w a s for h im, and Davis sa id it w a s for Mar t in Insco, an engineer . W e r t m a n t h e n a s s e r t e d t h a t it should be t aken to his house , a t the corner of F r a n k l i n a n d B a l s a m s t r e e t s . Dav i s demur red . H e is sa id to h a v e tolc W e r t m a n he m u s t ge t s o m e one else to deliver. W e r t m a n is t h e n sa id t o have a s sau l t ed Dav i s wi th an u m b r e l l a a n d a piece of pine four feet long. D a v i s r e ­ta l i a ted by t h r o w i n g t h e pine s t i ck a t W e r t m a n , s t r i k i n g h i m in t h e h e a d . T h e y o u n g m a n w a s rendered unconsc ious a n d died a t t h e A r n o t - O g d e n hospi ta l t h e following morn ing . Dav i s w a s a r r e s t e d by De tec t ive Gradwel l a n d Officer F o r -k e r on a c h a r g e of m a n s l a u g h t e r in t h e first degree. As in the Gregg case , t h e g r a n d j u r y failed to return^ a t r u e bill. Davis had b o r n e a good n a m e , a n d even j the pol ice were of the opinion t h a t . there was no i n t e n t o n . h i s p a r t to kill or even ser ious ly in jure W e r t m a n . F o u r e y e ­wi tnesses test if ied t h a t t h e t rouble h a d been s t a r t e d by t h e ra i l roader .

CORNELL 22, YALE 10.

Red and White Showed a Surprising Reversal of Form.

I thaca , N . Y., J a n . 16.—The Cornell b a s k e t ball t e a m s p r u n g a s u r p r i s e on its s u p p o r t e r s h e r e l a s t n i g h t a n d r o u n d ­ly t rounced the Yale t eam b y a score of 22 to 10. F r o m t h e b e g i n n i n g t h e Cor­nell five h a d t h e g a m o w e l l in h a n d and in t h e first five m i n u t e s of p lay Cap ta in I-Iermes scored six po in t s on two goals from 'the field a n d two from fouls . L y -ford scored from t h e field, m a k i n g t h e tall ies 8 to 0 before H y a t t t h r e w Yale ' s first ba ske t . C h u r c h t h r e w a goal from a foul and H e r m e s finished t h e ha l f by t h r o w i n g a n o t h e r goal from t h e field a n d -two from fouls. T h e half ended wi th the score 12 to 3 in Cornel l ' s favor. T h e f ea tu re of the hal f w a s t h e w o r k of H e r m e s , w h o d rew t e n , po in t s of the Red a n d W h i t e score . T h e second half w a s m o r e evenly waged, for in t h a t pe r ­iod of t h e c o n t e s t Cornel l m a d e t e n poin ts a n d he r opponen t s seven . H y a t t ' s b r i l l i an t p l ay ing .from . one end of t h e c o u r t to the o the r , a n d Bees ley ' s goal s h o o t i n g w e r e t h e f ea tu re s of t h e second half. I n t h e whole g a m e t h e Cornel l men w e r e t h e supe r io r s of the New H a v e n m e n in t h r o w i n g b a s k e t s . In team p lay t h e Yale men excelled. T h e l i n e - u p w a s a s fol lows:

Cornell. Positions. Yale. Hermes, (capt) . r ight forward H y a t t Miller r ight forward Beesley left forward Barber Molatch left forward Wadswor th :.center Car ter Lyford r ight guard Church Brinkerhoff . . . . left gua rd . . . Donahue

U N I T E D S T A T E S COURT. 8 o m e of t h e Bus iness T r a n s a c t e d t h e

P a s t Week . T h e J a n u a r y t e r m of U n i t e d S t a t e s

c o u r t convened in thhS c i ty las t , T u e s d a y a f t e rnoon , J u d g e HazeL of Buffalo, p r e ­s id ing . I t w a s t h e first sessloi i t o b e held in t h e n e w federa l bu i ld ing . T h e fol lowing officers w e r e in a t t e n d a n c e : U n i t e d S t a t e s m a r s h a l , W i l l i a m R, Compton , of t h i s c i ty ; Un i t ed S t a t e s a t ­to rney , Cha r l e s H . Boron, of B e l m o n t ; c le rk of t h e cour t . George P . K e a t i n g , of Buffalo; d e p u t y clerk, Cha r l e s J . F u r ­long; a s s i s t a n t Un i t ed S t a t e s a t t o r n e y , W e s l e y C. Dud ley ; • second a s s i s t a n t U n i t e d S t a t e s a t t o r n e y , S. W a l l a c e D e m p s e y ; Un i t ed S t a t e s m a r s h a l s , F a s -s e t t a n d Deved ; c o u r t cr ier , C a p t a i n J o h n La id l aw . T h e fol lowing j u r o r s w e r e d r a w n to se rve d u r i n g t h e t e r m : Orr in Sea r s . H o r s e h e a d s ; D a v i d T i t u s a n d F r a n k M. Shr iver , B ig F l a t s ; George Smi th , P o s t Creek ; M. P . Robinson , B e a v e r D a m ; Char l e s W . Sleeper, O r a n P a r s o n s , Mi l lpor t ; E d w a r d Klngs ley , L u t h e r Fu l l e r Boei tker , George Mann ing , W . H . Smi th , Collin L. H a t h a w a y , H o r s e h e a d s ; Louis Bach , Char l e s F . Smi th , Allen Rible , I r v i n g Comfort , J o h n B u r t , ' W e l l s b u r g ; Bruce V a n Gorder , M a r t i n S t r a t o n , R o b e r t Ro"bert Cr ispon, F a y e t t e Rodge r s , George Cornell , J o s e p h S w a n , I r v i n g P a r s h a l l , C h e m u n g ; J a c o b L. Boswor th , L o w m a n ; Palmer Baldwin* L u t h e r J e n k i n s a n d J . G. Z i m m e r m a n , E l m i r a t o w n ; Alfred Rumsey , E r i n ; J o h n Al l ington, W. J . Cole, Muchdel H . Marsh , J a c o b Metzger , A. B. Tabor . N icho las Baker," E. B. Bil l ings, Wi l l i am Collins, Char le s H . Gridley, Ade lber t H a m i l t o n , T h o m a s H . H e w i t t , H a r r y N . Hoffman,

_, J e r e m i a h Keefe, E. B . Munoy, H a r r y L u p t o n , O. J . Smi th , D e n n i s Sul l ivan , A u g u s t Valois , Michael K a v a n a u g h ; E l ­m i r a ; H a r v e y Howe , Ben jamin SItzer, S o u t h p o r t ; Lou i s P e p p a r d . J a m e s CrOw-ley, H a m i l t o n Seelcy, A a r o n H a r r i n g t o n , C h e m u n g .

C. L. H a t h a w a y , of H o r s e h e a d s , w a s m a d e fo reman of the g r a n d j u r y . A b o u t half a h u n d r e d I n d i a n s a r e in t h e city, t h e g r e a t e r n u m b e r b e i n g wi tnes ses for t h e g o v e r n m e n t a g a i n s t pe r sons c h a r g ­ed wi th sel l ing l iquor to Ind i ans . Severa l of the red faces m a n a g e d . to secure a n over sufficiency of fire w a t e r here , a n d the p a t r o l m e n in t h e v ic in i ty of the a v e ­n u e were k e p t b u s y / k e e p i n g t h e b r a v e s s t r a igh t . One, Madison Brown, m a n ­aged tofi ge t a r r e s t e d twice wi th in two days on a c h a r g e of in tox ica t ion . An of­ficer from the federal c o u r t paid h i s fine.

A m o n g the cases before the g r a n d j u r y a r e thp fol lowing: •».

A. J . L o w r i e a n d o the r s , c h a r g e d wi th consp i racy to c o m m i t f raud in b a n k ­r u p t c y : Sa lva to r B ruca to , coun te r f e i t ­ing ; Gela Grazzia , J o h n Vienholz, and J a m e s Law^son, b r o a c h i n g the ca rgo of t h e s t e a m e r Arab i a ; George Unis , i m ­por t i ng diseased a l i ens ; J . M. Mead, of J a m e s t o w n , coun te r f e i t i ng ; J a m e s Blair , illegal use of t h e mai ls , a n d forg ing a post-office money order ; J a m e s Myers a n d J o h n Openhock, Lockpor t , r a i s i n g a silver cert i f icate. D e p u t y M a r s h a l Conkl ing b r o u g h t to E l m i r a Moy Loong and J u n g Foo, two C h i n a m e n from the Er ie coun ty ja i l , a s wi tnesses in the s m u g g l i n g cases of Mrs . S impson , D i n g -man , a n d W e s t . T h e t e r m will c o n t i n u e un t i l a b o u t J a n u a r y 20, if the bus ines s is no t clpsed before t h a t d a t e . Chinese I n s p e c t o r s P ierce , Bal tz , a n d O'Leary , wi th I n t e r p r e t e r Li H i n Quai , a r e in a t ­t e n d a n c e a t cour t a n d a r e i n t e r e s t ed especial ly in t h e case of Mrs . May S i m p ­son, Wi l l i am D i n g m a n a n d F r a n k or "Kid" Wes t , w h o a r e c h a r g e d w i th con­sp i r acy a g a i n s t t h e Chinese exclusion l aws . D i n g m a n , ' F i s h e r a n d M a y S i m p ­son were indic ted jo in t ly on T h u r s d a y . T h e y a r e al leged p a r t i c i p a n t s in t h e noted case w h e r e a ' w a g o n load of C h i n a m e n w e r e d u m p e d in to the Er i e cana l n e a r Buffalo. Severa l of t h e oc­c u p a n t s of t h e vehicle w e r e d rowned and t h e s u r v i v o r s ^ a r e unde r a r r e s t . T h e p r i sone r s were a r r a n g e d a n d each p lead­ed no t gui l ty . T h e y were r e m a n d e d for t r ia l . I t is possible t h e case m a y be tr ied a t the p re sen t t e r m of cour t .

I s a a c Allison, of E l m i r a ; Wi l l i am H . Burr , of Roches te r , and Char les Clinton Pa ige , of T r u m a n s b u r g , w e r e a d m i t t e d to p rac t i ce in the d i s t r i c t c o u r t s a n d Mr. Allison w a s a d m i t t e d to p rac t i ce in the c i rcu i t cour t .

5;000 Rifiesi

TO BOYS Just send U3 your same

1 and address so that we may L tell you how to tret this fine! rifle ABSOLUTELY FREE.1

YOU CAN HAVE ONE As we are sroiw? to prfve away .5.000 of them. We mean it, every word, and this is an honest, straightforward offer, made by an \ upright business firm who always' do exactly as they agree. All we ask is that you do a few minutes ( work for us. It is so very easy that you will be surprised.

This handsome Rifle is not4

a toy air rifle, but is a genuine steel.I blue barrel, huntinjj rifle, that for strong, accurate and safe and carries j a 23-callbre lonar or short cartridge. If you want a fine little hunting-rifle, just write and ask us for ' particulars. They are free and you will 8urely say it's the best offer yon ever saw or heard of. BE SURE AHD WRITE AT ONCE

before the 6.000 rifles are all gone, as the boys are taking them fast.

PEOPLES POPULAR MONTHLY] 177 itanhottnn Bui ld ing ,

O E 8 MOIWE8, I A .

TRAINS DELAYED.

Bath , N . Y., J a n . 16.—Erie p a s s e n g e r t r a i n No. 108, from Roches te r , w a s a b o u t t w o h o u r s l a te in a r r i v i n g In B a t h t o - n i g h t , b e i n g held u p w e s t of Avon un t i l a 7 f re igh t w r e c k a h e a d of t h e m w a s c lea red u p . T h e t r a i n f rom t h e ea s t w a s also l a te in to B a t h t o - n i g h t . T h e L a c k a w a n n a w a s a b o u t half a n h o u r l a t e from Buffalo.

FOR S A L E — H o t e l c e n t r a l l y loca ted . Possess ion g iven on or before May 1. W. G. Ryan , No. 99 W e s t M a r k e t s t r ee t , Corning , N. "Y.

LOST.

LADIES SMALL HAT LOST S S S ' S S S S K S f c win. Fifth, Park Place or College Ave. Reward if left M Barnett 's Millinery Turlor, at 314 Hxldwlu St.

AGENTS WANTED.

AGENTS ARE COINING MONEY S^UTJSS Sell* in every bourn. A-boy-11 years old made S.OO Uio fir»t day, 12 centw in »tat»i>s gets a sample au<l full par­ticulars. Folts Manufacturer, Atlanta, HL

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Perfect Skirt and WalstV Holder. Sample by raaU 25 ccnttC Very libera] t«-nns to agents. Addison J».ovcl-ly Co.. Addison, X. Y.

PATENTS.

PflTFNTQ PKOTECT YOUR IDEAS. rrHCniu""uo fee. Consultation free. Ii^ubliKlied I&H. Milo 15. Stevens & Co., <J7

>'o allowance. KKtubliKlied.

Hih St., Washington.

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.

AN EXCEPTIONAL OPPORTUNITY--,tSrro^ ling Integrity hoWlna a highly responsible' position with a lar.ite concern in Xew Vorfe City from whom he can furnish the highest credentials, would like to meet an energetic and discreet bu^iue:-* man with £2,0(W cash who IK Willing to associate himself in an A-I cash en­terprise that will yield profit Of at least £10,000 wi th in ' tlio next 80 days unattended by any risk of capital, which is always tinder owners control. The control of th is enterprise is assured and its success Is beyond question a thorough trial, and practical demonstration will be given party meaning business to prove that It Is just as represent 'd. References exchanged prfncinalsonlv. Ad­dress R. H. BOX IIS, C17 SIXTH AVE., XEW YORK.

FOR SALE OR RENT

TWO SEATED SLEIGH I OR SALE— Address B. X. avne, Elmira, N. y.

PflP \ f l l P •*• s ' ' v ° " thousand dollar stock of dry r U u UHL_I""^<JO<1S. Stock can be reduced. Terms'easy. Enterprising town. K.'Y.

Address, Lyman D. Anils, Elmira,

REFORMATORY IMPROVEMENTS.

WORLD'S FAIR STATION.

The Famous Wabash System Wil l Be Right in the Swim.

In v iew of t h e fac t t h a t m a n y t h o u ­s a n d s of people will t r ave l to St . .Louis over t h e W a b a s h ra i l road , i t is i n t e r ­es t ing to r e m a r k the faci l i t ies provided by th is road . T h e W a b a s h h a s def ini te­ly de t e rmined upon t h e p lans for a la rge s t a t i on a n d t e r m i n a l a t t h e a p p r o a c h of the exposi t ion. At n6 poin t n e a r t h e m a i n g a t e w a y of the wor ld ' s fair will different k inds of traffic cross on t h e s a m e level. F i f teen s p u r t r a c k s will l eave t h e W a b a s h l ine 1,500 feet e a s t of De Bal iv ie re a v e n u e , and , e n t e r i n g t h e e a s t e r n por t ion of t h e Cat l in t r a c t a t t h a t point , wi lL r u n d i rec t ly in td the s t a t i on by t h e in t e r lock ing s y s t e m . E x ­curs ion t r a i n s will en t e r a n d leave t h e t e r m i n a l s p u r s on t h e s a m e t r a c k . T h e W a b a s h m a i n l ine wi l l c a r r y four t r a c k s

New W a t e r Main To Be Cons t ruc t ed— P lans For Domestic- Building.

T h e E l m i r a r e f o r m a t o r y m a n a g e r s w e r e in session T u e s d a y and W e d n e s ­day. H a r r y H . Bender , fiscal s u p e r v i s ­or ; G. L. H a i n e s , s t a t e a rch i t ec t , a n d S u p e r i n t e n d e n t Mills, of the indus t r i a l d e p a r t m e n t of s t a t e p r i sons , w e r e p r e s ­ent . A si te w a s selected for a n e w do­mes t i c bui ld ing . I t will be in the form of a n L, cover ing the' p lot of t h e p resen t bui lding, and ex t end ing to t n e boiler room. T h e . t a i lo r d e p a r t m e n t is to be e n l a r g e d . a n d the i n m a t e force will be a u g m e n t e d , t h e ob jec t b e i n g to m a n u ­f ac tu r e c lo th ing for i n m a t e s of o the r i n ­s t i tu t ions . T h e board o rdered a new w a t e r m a i n c o n s t r u c t e d a t once, a n d to connec t wi th the c i ty m a i n on D a v i s s t r ee t . T h e r e a r e now four ca ses of t y ­phoid a t t h e in s t i t u t ion . T h e boa rd o r ­dered t h e parole of 102 i n m a t e s . T h e board , in i t s a n n u a l repor t , compla ins of insufficient a p p r o p r i a t i o n s , l ead ing to de t e r io ra t ion of p l an t and h a m p e r i n g of a d m i n i s t r a t i o n . T h e boa rd r e p o r t s the n u m b e r of i n m a t e s for t h e y e a r e n d i n g S e p t e m b e r 30, 1903, a s t h e la rges t , w i t h two except ions , in the h i s to ry of the ins t i tu t ion .

T h e to ta l w a s 2,338, an inc rease of 815 over t h e to ta l popu la t ion o n S e p t e m b e r 30, 1902. Al lowing one m a n to each cell, t h e r e is room for 1,200. T h e r e h a v e s o m e t i m e s been a s m a n y a s 1,500 i n ­ma te s , n e c e s s i t a t i n g a b o u t for ty per cent , of t h e m be ing "doubled up . "

pnt l CfllC Hotel, known as Lake View Hotel, con-r i l i i uriuu"""taininK 55 rooms, steam heat, hot and cold water, electric light, well furnished, all first class, located at head of Seneca Lake, in Watkins, at tlio terminus of Elmira and Seneca Lake Rail road, j u s t across street from steamboat lauding and Northern Cen­tral Railroad station; good reason for selling, lo<s of husbaud. Call on or address Mrs. E m m a Shultz, Wat-kins, x . y .

SALESMAN WANTED.

QIJI CCHjJM To represent us in Xew York. Splendid Oftbu0iilrlit"'~o)>en1n« tor reliable, energetic man. cap­able producing results, staple line. Drawer S., Chicago.

WANTED.

Five hundred cords of Willow, Sap Pine "Poplar or Bass wood. Apply at Muttresa

Factory, 620 State Street, Elmira, X. Y. J-17-3L

DflQITMlW fiDCW to young man book-keeper h a r l u g rUOUlUft UfCn fair practical knowledge of steno­graphy and typewriting. Address, giving age, experi­ence, salary desired and references, X. Y. Z., this office.

HELP WANTED.

Lady or Gentleman to manage busi­ness in each county. $20.00 s t r a igh t , ;

salary, and expenses paid weekly Awn headquarters."- * Position permanent, Addiess Manager, eosMouuu Bldg., Chicago.

MALE HELP WANTED.

nPTPfTIVpfJ Every locality, good salary, expert-) l i h l UbIl iJ jO"" 'ence unnecessary. Internat ional Do-tcctive Agency, Milwaukee, Wis

PATTERN-MAKER WANTED K E S ence and references, to Machine Builder, care Telegram. Elmira, N. Y. ,

YOUNG MEN EVERYWHERE, Sc%J?S& H £ Send addressed envelope for particulars, i lauager DepL Si l l , Box U l i , 1'hlhidelphJa, Pu,

WE MTIEITEYERYWHERE ; & * X X 1

tion, Wllliamsport. Pa., pays sick, accident and d«ath benefits for total or partial disability weekly; costs from 40c to fl per month; easy seller; splendid Inducements;

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big commission and permanent employment; gilt edge, contract for.the right man. Address 'Hiram H. Secretary, Williamsport, Pa.,

FEMALE HELP WANTED.

'NU-L IFE" AT UTICA.

B i n g h a m t o n , N. Y., J a n . 16.—The N u -Life people have encoun te r ed a q u e e r propos i t ion in Ut ica , a n d A d v e r t i s i n g M a n a g e r V a n Slyke w e n t to t h a t c i ty W e d n e s d a y to t r y a n d s t r a i g h t e n t h i n g s out . I t a p p e a r s t h a t t h e r e h a s been a resolut ion adop ted by t h e U t i c a Bus ines s Men ' s a s soc ia t ion which prov ides t h a t no m o r e n e w cerea ls shal l be in t roduced in t h e c i ty a n d t h a t g roce r s sha l l b u y n o t h i n g excep t t h e old e s t ab l i shed l ines of goods. T h a t would be all r i g h t in t h e case of s o m e . c e r e a l s , b u t N u - L I f e Is m a d e from n o t h i n g b u t p u r e whea t , a n d Mr. V a n Slyke said, j u s t before l eav ing for U t i c a : " W e use n o t h i n g b u t w h e a t In o u r food—no p e a n u t s h u c k s — a n d I a m go ing to fight i t ou t on t h a t b a s i s in

la -WANTED AT.ONCE-fiS ^LSr&SS^uuu Klmira, X. Y. D-14-U

^1fl W P P J U Y r " l r t f o r l > I a l n sewing. Work sent y/.U n u l m u l everywhere. Addressed envelope for contract. Le Grande, 397Broadway. Xew York.

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I flWPQ PflDV £Q WEEKLY - P l e a s a n t employment bnUiLiO DrirAn tj>3 No canvassing. Addressed envelope brings Instructions, Oriental Co., 573 Broadway, X. Y.

WflWPN l 0 ^rw n l I*0"10 , *9.00 per week. Materials sent j ( l o m u i i every where free, steady work, plain sewing only. Send addressed envelope for full particulars. W. K. B. Du Pont, ,Philadelphia, Pa.

unt i l 2 o'clock Monday af ternoon. E v e r s ince the B a s t i a n case w a s s t a r t ­

ed t h e cour t room has been crowded, a n u m b e r from Corn ing be ing p resen t ,

pend ing a n i n d i c t m e n t S e b r i n g , c h a r g i n g c o n -

T h e r e is a l t o a g a i n s t J . . O,

for the * en t i r e exposi t ion. T h r o u g h u t I c a l f X h a v e t o s t a v t h e r e unt i l 1905." T h e f a m o u s N u - L i f e s i nge r s a r e a lso in Utica , a n d no doub t t h i n g s a r e l ively a l o n g cerea l l ines b y th i s t ime .

A L P H A C L U B E N T E R T A I N M E N T .

t r a i n s will s t o p a t p l a t f o r m s a long the main t r a c k s on t h e n o r t h side of t h e leased t r a c t , a n d in t h e i m m e d i a t e p rox ­imi ty to t h e wor ld ' s fair s t a t ion .

TO WED AN ELMIRAN.

Addison, N . Y., J a n . 16.—The a n ­n o u n c e m e n t of the a p p r o a c h i n g m a r ­r iage of Miss A n n a Troy, ' of t h i s place, to T h o m a s K a n e , of E lmi ra , h a s been m a d e . T h e b r ide - e l ec t is w e l l - k n o w n a n d h a s m a n y f r iends in t h i s v i l l age who ex tend b e s t w i shes for h e r fu tu re h a p p i n e s s . ' ' f«

Be sure and! buy the Telegram.

T jjnjpC Most, profitable home work $» to $15 weekly. i i l tvlwO—Material free, experience unnecessary, steady work. Send stamped envelope to Surety Co., *Dept. 20, Chicago. p tf

"Mr. Bob ," g iven b y s a m e o a s t .as a t the I n d u s t r i a l school -fair, a s s i s t ed b y t h e A l p h a ch o r a l c lass , T u e s d a y , J a n u a r y 26, a t Aud i to r ium. T i c k e t s 25a Rese rved s e a t s 10c. add i t i ona l . No t i ce c h a n g e of t i m e a n d p lace .

F R O Z E N T O D E A T H . (By Associated Press.]

K i n g s t o n , N . Y., J a n . 16.—Ira Bi rd w a s found d e a d i n t h e s t r e e t t o - d a y , h a v i n g b e e n frozen to d e a t h d u r i n g t h e n i g h t .

WAMpN to Sew at Home, ?0.00 per week. Materials seat nuiillill everywhere free, ste.tny work, ptal.o'scwinj only, tfcud addressed envelope for lull particulars, si. F. R. l>u Pont, Philadelphia, Pa.

! flnfPC to do piecework at their homes. We furnish hrlUluO all material and pay from $7 to ?l2.w<jckly. Experience unnecessary. Send stamped envelope ta BOYAL CO., Dealt 1), 34 Mouroe St., Chicago, Ills. tT

LADIES WANTEDlYERYWH¥E7"p&.^ inK*or spare time and return to us. Xo mailing Or canvassing, JO.OO weekly c a m e l , materials Proe. En­close self-addressed envelope for particulars. Guarantee Co., Xo. S i l l Xluth St., Philadelphia, Pa.

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BffiBDIftTP PAPER FREE. Tus best in existence, n l r m u l . l u i i Eastern Agency 7T, Bridgeport, Coun.

U/RIIl 11 YAH raaTy to advance your happiness, com-nUUi iU 1UU fort and fluancial interestr If so write us for Information, stating age and sex. Home <t Com­fort, Toledo. Ohio.

S80 A EiOtiTH SAURY ftrtSSiS-Sf t o i n t roduce ou r (»uHr*iHc«<l P o u l t r y wnd tHtx-k

i M exnedlea. Send for contract: we me«n busin«*« und tur-lUshbestreroreace. ti.K.BUUJUiCO., X ««»8prtasftK,UI*

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