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    THE, SCBJLNTON TBIBUNE WEDIsTESDAT XXOBKINU. JUNE 3. 1898.
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WEST SIDE EVENTS.
Two DcflMitH Persons Cans Excite
cat la the Vktalty la Which
Thejr Reside.
Evidence of insanity in two persons,
a. 16-year-od girl and a middle-aged
man, has for the past few days created
great excitement in the neighborhood
of Boone hill, where the unfortunate
people reside.
The (Irl is Katie Smith, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Smith, of 2016
Jackson street. She has been affected
for a month past. The insanity Is
shown by incoherent and meaningless
speech. Last Monday night the girl
was sitting on the porch of John Mc
Namara's residence, across the road
from the Smith home. She held in her
arms a babe and the air was rent nith
cries from her lips as she swung the
Infant about. A crowd collected in
front of the house and the efforts of the
girl's relatives to pacify her only In
creased her demented frenzy. Finally
she was taken into the house. The
poor unfortunate has shown signs of a
weak mind for the past month. The
mother has suffered greatly from her
daughter's condition. The cause of the
insanity is continued Buffering from
catarrh. It may be necessary to have
the girl taken to an asylum. This fact
has confronted the parents for a time
past, but they are loath to take the
step. The girl was somewhat calmer
than usual last evening.
, The spectacle of a bare footed man,
hatless and only scantily dressed, run
' ning about the streets, was Bhown yes
terday to people near Filmore avenue
and adjacent streets. He Is John Sll
cox, aged 47 years, and his home is at
109 North Filmore avenue. Several
months ago Sllcox. who Is a miner at
Brlggs colliery, was Injured by a fall
of top coal. One of the resultant In
juries was a wound on the head. This
may have caused the present dement
ed condition of the man.
Recently he suffered a paralytic
stroke and for many weeks past strict
confinement to his home has been or
dered by the attending physician. Dr.
Beckwlth. Shortly after noon yester
day Sllcox ran out from the house and
began his mad run down the avenue.
He went up Jackson street as far as
Van Buren and from thence to Price
street and down the hill to Grant ave
nue, where the pursuers, who amounted
to u crowd, caught up to the man and
held him. In answer to questions he
said he wanted to work and was on his
way to Brlggs' mine. This answer gave
rise to the report that Sllcox had
Jumped down the shaft.
When a Tribune reporter entered the
man's home last evening he was sit
ting in a chair with a coat thrown over
his shoulders. Around him were sever-
men who were present to prevent
further demonstration. Sllcox has
very appearance of a semi-demented
and from his eyes there glared an un
natural look. He spoke but once during
the period and then it was a senseless
expression. Sllcox is a widower. He
has worked at Brings' mine for the
PROUBLE ON JACKSON STREET.
I A young man astride a horse called
atrolman Martin Ourrell to the Main
renue curb last evening at 9 o'clock
Id whispered mysteriously in the of-
noer's ear. The information was that
ome one. nresumablv a burelar. was
at work in the Reynolds home on Jack
son street, between Filmore and Gar
field avenues. Officer Marker was has
tily dispatched to the scene. He
round the house surrounded by all the
neighbors in several blocks and a num-
- per oi inose wno wouia nave passea
by but for the appearance of the ex
cited group. Before the arrival of the
officer some one had brought forward a
lighted lamp and with this in the van a
crowd of young men essayed to asBall
ins aneciea nouse. cut mere was a
noticeable dread In all these brave
knights, and for some reason the
"burglar" was allowed to ply his trade
. tnlnterrupted. One young man tried
Ue front door. It failed to open Im
mediately. The young man pushed and
the lock obligingly sprung. Then the
crowd th6ught that the burglar was
surely Inside. The young man solemn
ly swore that he found the door open.
He actually believed that he had. Head
ed by Jack Neat an entrance was
stealthily made after the arrival of
the police officer. Every room was
searrteaTtlutp burglar appeared to
ciesroborate the rumor. When most of
rne crowa were masing an enort to re
lock the door, a woman screamed:
"There he goes!" A white form was
seen vaulting the feUce at the rear of
the house. After awhile th form re
turned. It was a woman, Mrs. Jack
Neat, and the crowd wA e again dis
appointed. During the Interim while
the woman was between the vaults a
rumor was circulated thlai. the "form"
was that of a son of the, woman that
gave the warning screarrli She had
screamed as a bluff, so uM nimnr
How they ever thought that some
Between
There Is Just
As Much i Difference
cycle Suits and the Weil-Made, as
between any
made article of wearing apparel.
Men's Suits $5.00 to $10.00
Men's Bicycle Breeches $1 to $2.50
Caps to Match. Stockings, Belts and Sweaters
3 Dcj .Cbsv
d tb? Slibarbs:
one was In the house Is accounted for
only by the fact that a light from a
house across the way shone and re
flected upon a cellar, window of the
Reynolds home. That was all.
REMAINS TAKEN TO CLIFFORD.
The funeral of Mrs. Gwennle Reyn
olds took place yesterday morning.
The body was taken to Clifford on a
morning train. At the village a short
funeral service was held. Rev. T. Bell
and Rev. D. P. Jones, of the West
Side, preaching. Interment was made
in Clifford cemetery.
SEEING THE MINES.
Under the guidance of Joseph Phil
lips, a party was conducted through
the Oxford mine last evening. Among
the visiting sight-seers were Mr. and
Mrs. George M. Briton and Mrs. Reber,
of Reading, who are the guests of Dr.
and Mrs. George B. Reynolds, of North
Main avenue. Photographer Peter
Baker took Beveral flash Hcht photo
graphs of the group.
NEWS NOTES AND PERSONALS
The following police ofucers are on
duty on this side this month: Gurrell.
J. D. Thomas, Matthews, Peters,, Saul
and Lowry.
St. Leo's battalion will hold their
annual Held day sports at Laurel Hill
par on Saturday, June 13. There will
be exhbton alnj prize games of base
ball. . .
Mrs. J; C. Moyer, of Kingston, Is vis
iting West Side friends.
A base ball club Is being organized In
the lower section of the Vest Side.
The Harmonies of 'Bellevue is the club
they are especially desirous of defeat-.
ins- i
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lull, of Price
street, are entertaining Mr. and Mrs.
William McFarland, of Drlfton.
The Misses Hlnes, of Waverly, are
visiting Mrs. Henry Jacobs, of Lafay
ette street.
The employes of the Bellevue col
liery will be paid Thursday.
Mrs. A. E. Peters, of South Lincoln
avenue, is improving her property.
Hyde Park castle. Knights of Golden
Eagle, will excursion to Lake Ariel on
June 10.
July 28 Is the date scheduled for the
Joint excursion of the Jackson Street
and First Welsh Baptist Sunday
schools.
Swetland street is befng repaired.
Mrs. E. C. Post, of Jackson street,
and Mrs. Harrison, of the central city,
are visiting at Chambersburg.
A girl has been born to Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Evans, of Avenue A.
Miss Sarah Denner, of Kingston, is
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Denner, of Belle
vue street.
Miss Gwennle Davis, of Avenue C,
has accepted a position at Clarke Bros.
At the recent entertainment at the
Jackson Street Baptist church, Profes
sor Lewis Davis, leader of the choir,
was presented with a handsome music
rack. Professor Davis has greaUy Im
proved the singing of the choir.
West Side Business Directory.
FLORIST Cut flowers and funeral de
signs a specialty. Floral figures, useful
as gifts, at lot South Main avenue. Har
riet J. Davis, florist.
PHOTOGRAPHER Cabinet Photos, 11.49
per dozen. They are Just lovely. Con
vince yourself by calling at Starner's
Photo Parlors, 161 and 103 South Main
avenue.
SECOND HAND FURNITURE Cash for
anything you have to sell. Furniture,
Stoves, Tools, etc. Call and see th.
stock of J. C. King, 1024 and 1028 Jack
son street.
PROVIDENCE.
nnvM Reese had Mrs. George Ascott
a,ii hpr son. Richard, arrested last
evening on the charge of trespass,
whan hrnuirht before Alderman Rob
erts Mr. Reese withdrew the charge
upon the defendants promising to keep
off his premises in the future.
The funeral of Mrs. Jeanette Bryden
tnnk tilace yesterday. Short services.
commencing at 12 o'clock, were held at
the home of O. P. Miller, on Church
avenue. At 12.30 the remains were
carried to the Providence Delaware and
Hudson station, from where they were
taken by train to Carbondale.
George W. Davis and B. S. Davis,
who have been spending a few days at
Lake Wlnola, returned yesterday.
The funeral of Patrick Berry, of Per
ry avenue, took place at 3 o'clock yes
terday afternoon. Services were held
at Holy Rosary church. Interment was
made In Hyde Park Catholic cemetery.
The pall-bearers were Patrick Galla
gher, Patrick Lynn, Thomas Lavelle,
Michael Lynch, Patrick O' Toole and
Thomas Walsh.
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Brant, of Ca
pouse avenue, returned home yester
day from Ransom.
Mrs. C. DeWltt. who has been visit'
lng Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Boland, of Oak
street, returned to her home In New
York city yesterday.
Martin Loftus, of . West Market
street. Is 111. ,
Miss Myrtle Bolton Hughes and Ern
est Ward Dolph will be married this
evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Ill-Made, lll-Fitting Bi
omer m ana wen
Hattsrt end Furnlshsii.
SAMTERS
W. M. Wilson. East Market street, by
the Rev. James McLeod.
Last evening Miss Edith Humphrey,
of Wayne avenue, met with a painful
accident. While playing with some of
her friends, she started to run and In
some unaccountable manner waa
tripped. In her endeavor to save her
self she threw out her arms and fell on
her elbow, dislocating It. ,'
SOUTH SIDE NEWS.
Qeorje Wirtb, jr., Elected Common
Couocitmaa ia the Nineteenth Ward
, by M Majority.
The special election held yesterday In
the Nineteenth ward to All the vacancy
caused by the promotion of the commoa
councilman of the ward to the chlel
tancy of the Are department resulted In
a victory tat George Wlrth, Jr., the Re-.
publican candidate, by a majority or
s votes.. Attorney John J. Murphy was
the Democratic candidate.
The vote by districts is as follows:
First Wirth 187. Murphy 112: Second
Wlrth 79. Murphy 165; Third Wlrth 104,
Murphy 38: Fourth Wlrth 110. Murphy
7. Mr. Wirth is a brother of Fhllip
Wlrth. common councilman from the
Eleventh ward, who was elected over
Fred Phillips at a special election held
there last March to nil the vacancy
caused by the election of Robert Robin
son to the select council.
.
SHORTER PARAGRAPHS OF NEWS.
Lawrence Houch. who left here seven
or eight years ago and during his ab
sence was in many parts or tne eartn.
Is visiting his parents on Cherry street.
Klectrlc City council, Koyal Arcanum,
held a regular meeting last night at
Fruehans half.
Miss Sarah Mulraney. of Crown ave
nue. Is the guest of Plttston friends.
The annual picnic of Uuth 8 band win
be held at Central Park garden on June
11
C. J. Ruddy has organized a com
pany of militia among the cadets of
St. Patrick's Total Abstinence and Ben
evolent society and as their captain in
tends to drill them so that they may be
able to compete with any organization
of their kind in the county.
Dr. J. B. Ammann, of Cedar avenue.
has recovered from a recent Illness.
DUNMORE.
The council met in regular monthly
session in the borough building last
night with all members present but
Walsh. The minutes of the last regular
and all Intervening meetings were ap
proved as read. The council will meet
the tax collector on June 9 to act on
exonerations. The street commissioner
was Instructed to plank Nay Aug
bridge. A number of marketmen pre
sented a grievance against the Scran
ton venders not paying license, but as
there is already an ordinance on the
books, a resolution was passed Instruct'
lng the chief of police to notify all reg
ular and special officers to exert spe
cial vigilance against these offenders.
The report of the chief of police was re
ceived and placed on file, as was also
that of the Btreet commissioner, show
ing work done to the amount of $470.46.
The auditors' report was received and
filed. An ordinance was presented by
Medway providing for the grading of
Jefferson avenue, between Delaware
and Green Ridge streets, and the lay
ing of sidewalks and gutters, which
passed first and second readings, the
same to be done within sixty days.
This ordinance passed third and final
reading. An ordinance compelling reel
dents on Apple street to lay sidewalks
was referred to the next regular meet
ing. A petition was received from a
number of cittsens praying for the ap
pointment of a night policeman, and re
ferred to the police committee In con
junction with the burgess. A report
was received from the burgess showing
that the appropriation ordinance would
exceed the receipts for the year. The
ordinance was revised on second read
lng, to be acted upon at the meeting
on th 9th. The report of the board of
health on nuisance, which has not been
abated by the Keystone Brewing com
pany, was received and the borough at
torney Instructed to proceed against
them at once. A number of bills were
received and orders drawn for the va
rious amounts. A bill of $400 from Dan
Powell for damages on his North Blake-
ly street property, was referred to the
street and bridge committee.
The prayer meeting In the Presby
terian church tonight will be omitted
preparatory services being held on Fri
day evening.
The regular prayer meeting In the
Methodist church will be held tonight
to enable the members to attend the
meeting of the American Volunteers
at Elm Park church tomorrow night.
MI NOOK A.
P. L. Coyne, of Kingston, was a call
er in town yesterday.
Thomas Murray, of Peckville, visited
his parents on Main street yesterday.
The school board held a special meet
lng yesterday afternoon at No. 3 school
to elect officers for the ensuing year.
Directors Davis and Morgan, the re
tiring directors, are succeeded by P. J,
Foley, of Greenwood, and ex-Assemblyman
Dennis O'Lenahun, of the Arch-
bald. ' The old board held a short ses
sion, and adjourned sine die. A recess
was taken until Director McCrlndle, of
Mooslc, put In an appearance. Direc
tor O'Lenahan was made temporary
chairman, and T. R. Lovering, tem
porary secretary. The board then went
Into executive session. O'Lenahan
was unanimously elected permanent
chairman, and in a neat speech thanked
the board for the honor conferred on
him. Mr. Lovering was elected perm
anent secretary on the second ballot.
Chairman O'Lenahan stepped from the
platform and nominated Director King
for treasurer. The nominee waa chosen
without a dissenting voice. Before the
meeting a repetition of the '95 dead
lock was threatened, as the whole board
seemed to be office seekers. Teachers
will receive their pay hereafter on the
second Wednesday of each month. The
members of the board will make their
annual visit to the township schools on
June 10.
If the Baby Is Cutting Teeth.
Mrs. Wlnslow':; Boothlng Syrup ha
been used for over Fifty Years by Mil
liens of Mother-: for t:,elr Children
while Teething, with Perfect Success.
It Soothes the Child, Softens the Gums,
.'.Hays all Pain; Cures Wind Collo and
Is the best remedy for Diarrhoea. Sold
by Druggists in every part of the world.
Be euro and ask for "Mrs. Wlnslow's
Soothing Syrup," and take no other
kind. Twenty-five cents a bottle.
The New Lager.
Call for Casey & Kelly's extra fins
lager beer. Be sure that you get It.
The best is none too good.
Prefers the Indian. '
said little Jim to his Juvenile
"I'm ' golnter run away from
"Yes,'
friend,
"And fight Indians?" .. i
"I don't know about that. But I'm goln'
to get away from what's coming. I've
had paw's trousers cut down to fit me. I've
never found fault. But since maw got a
wheel and Is wearin' bloomers, I'm takln'
no mors chances, 7 Chicago Reporter.
- .Oil Market.
Oil City; Pa.; June J. The only quota
tion on option oil today was ll.ln .bld.
Credit balances, unchanged, -
FOOD PLANTS THAT
ARE NEGLECTED
Secretary Morfoi Taika at Soae That
Grow Wild Here.
FLOWERS THAT ARE FIT FOR EATING
Interesting PotIIrbs Which Are
Regarded as WcedvSoane ofTheaa
I Brought Originally Froai Far-Off
LandsIngrediaats or the Myster
ious Root Bccr-Ocea Gardening.
From the Philadelphia Times.
The Americans are becoming a bil
ious race. It is because they do not eai
enough "greens." Such, at all events, is
the o:ilnion that will be expressed by
Secretary Morton lm the forthcoming
Year Hook of the department of agri
culture. ...... n". .
It appears that there are lots of use
ful vegetables growing wild all over tho
country, Vhe people, regarding them
as weeds, pay no attention to them. In
other parts of the world the value of
many of them is JUEtly appreciated es
pecially In Europe. Savage races In
general have a habit of utilizing green
herbi in springtime. That tired feeling.
so much advertised in the newspapers
at this season of the year, would not be
so prevalent If the consumption of fresh
yarbs from field and meadow were
more common. The worst state of af
fairs exists In the south, where an un
varying diet of corn bread, bacon and
molasses has produced a widespread
and chronic condition of biliousness.
There Is a great deal that Is very In
teresting about the wild pot herbs of
the United States. The best known of
them is the dandelion. At this season
large quantities of dandelion leaves are
gathered and sold in the markets. Th3
dandelion is a native plant on our high
er mountains; but the dandelions of our
lawns and pastures have been brought,
like so many other common weeds, from
Europe. While the dandullon occurs In
almost all parts of this country, it is
not a common plant In and west of the
great plains, nur in the extreme south.
The market gardeners in the neighbor
hood of Paris have been cultivating the
dandelion for the last twenty-five years,
and three recognized horticultural va
rieties have been developed within that
time. In Paris dandelions are eaten as
salad, green or blanched. When they
are employed as a pot herb the water
In which they are boiled is changed two
or three times during the process, In or-
der to remove the bitter taste.
ONLY A WEED.
The common garden purslane, more
commonly known as "pusley," occurs
as a weed in almost every garden in the
United States; yet rarely does one meet
with a person who has ever eaten It or
who knows of its usefulness as a pot
herb. It Is a great annoyance to gard
eners, being difficult to eradicate; as
Charles Dudley Warner says, its roots
take hold on hell. The plant Is a na
tive of India, where it has been culti
vated from the earliest times, and was
such an early accompaniment of civil
ization as to have a Sanscrit name. It
was carried westward to Europe and
has there been in use for centuries as
a salad and pot herb. Indeed, several
varieties are now known In cultivation.
In this country, however, It is known
only as a weed, its principle economic
value being supposed to be as a food
for hogs a purpose to whtch large
quantities of it are devoted. As a pot
herb it is very palatable, retaining,
when cooked, a slightly acid taste.
Kale a species of cabbage that does
not form a head is a very common pot
herb. It is sometimes called "German
greens." Like - cabbage, It requires
thorough cooking, and It is not remark
ably digestible. The young leaves of
the every day turnip, either green or
blanched, are frequntly used as a pot
herb, especially in e South. Among
country people the ' marsh marigold"
or cowslip, is a favorite pot herb. This
plant Is a native of the Northern United
States and British America, extending
from New England northward to Alas
ka. It grows In cold swamps and wet
meadows, shooting up in the spring
through the shallow water. It Is gath
ered In bud or Just as the flowers are
beginning to open.
AS TO SPINACH.
The common garden spinach culti
vated everywhere in Europe and the
United States may be considered the
typical pot herb of both continents.
The plant, which waa unknown to the
Greeks and Romans, is believed to
have originated In Persia and to have
been carried both westward and east
ward, ultinately finding Its way to
China as well as to America. Several
varieties of spinach are known in cul
tivationfor example, prickly-seeded
spinach Flanders spinach and lettuce
leaved spinach. The New Zealand
spinach, which originated In that
country, was brought to Europe by
Captain Cook In his voyage around the
world. Another common European pot
herb, though by no means so Important
as spinach, is "charlock.'! It occurs as
a weed across the northern part of the
United States and is troublesome In
wheat growing regions. It Is a near
relative of the black mustard, but may
be distinguished by Its large pods, one
to two Inches long. In thls-country It
is not utilized at all, and it Is reputed
to be poisonous.
Two species of dock,' the broad
leaved and the curled, are common
weeds In pastures and fields. Their
root leaves in spring are often used as
a pot herb, sometimes mixed with,
dandelions. "Patience dock" Is largely
cultivated in Europe as a pot herb, and
In America it is grown to a small ex
tent for the tame purpose. Perhaps the
commonest and most widely diffused of
the weeds which might be used for hu
man food Is that known as "lamb's
quarters." It Is otherwise known as
"goosefoot." In Its young stage, when
six to eight Inches hgh, it is tender and
succulent. It belongs to the same
family as the beet and spinach. Winter
cress, another valuable pot . herb, . is
cultivated to a considerable. extent in
the eastern part of the United States.
The plants here enumerated do not by
any means comprise all species . that
might be used as pot herbs. They are
seicctea Dy wr. sr. v. t-'ovllie, the bot
anist of the department of agricul
ture, with a view to suggesting to peo-'
pie In every part of this country cer
tain plants growing In their own region
which are available for such purposes.
It is believed that the common nettle
and milkweed might be utilized pro
fitably. This Is a subject on which the
people generally ought to be Instruct
ed, In order that they may not allow
valuable foods to go to waste. .
HERBS FOR ROOT BEER.
Great Quantities of herbs are collect
ed annually for the manufacture of root
beer. They are put up dry in half
pound packages, mixed In proper pro
portions and sent all over the United
States. They are obtained chiefly from
North Carolina, especially among the
Black mountains, where 1b the most
wonderful region In the world for medi
cinal plants. There they are gathered
Dy Indians, who live on a reservation
in the vlclnity.and who find in this busi
ness a very remunerative Industry.
They attach superstitious notions to
the simples, and various quaal-rellglous
ceremonies are observed incidentally
to nicKinw ana nigging them. They drv
them and sell them In bulk to dealers
In naltrhhnflnii1 ftum, i '
The herbs, barks and roots thus col
lectcd are sorted by skilled botanists, In
order that one vegetable species may
not be mixed with another and are put
up in bales, sacks ana barrels. The con
cerns engaged In this business send clr-
culars to apothecaries all over the Unit
ed fitatea. (juotlnar prices. The apothe
caries and wholesale dealer In drugs
put up in simples in dry shape or
make medicines out" of them. Spikenard
Is a diuretic) sarsaparlUa and winter
green are supposed to purify the blood.
The other herbs, etc., have various bene
ficial effects on the system. New Hamp
shire etlll furnishes most of the check
erwries. while dandelions are largely
cultivated for medicinal uses by the
Shaker at Lebanon. -Though root beer
In considered an agreeable beverage. It
is used particularly for a spring medi
cine, with the addition of hops and Ja
maica ginger, the latter for a stimulant.
In fact. It is sort of shotgun prescription
warranted to hit anything that may be
the matter with a pert on.
- There are lots of useful plants which
are not employed by men. Parsnips, the
oyster plant, parsley, the artichoke and
spinach are all of comparatively recent
discovery. The tomato waa not sold in
northern market until 1S29. No one
that sees the wild cabbage on the sea
coast of Europe will find It easy to Ima
gine that a table vegetable could be
made of It by cultivation. There are
about 110.000 species of tlowerlng plants
In the world, and of these barely 300 are
cultivated. In tl"- .1 'i-rfV Sr-vr Mex
ico and Southern California the seeds of
a plant related to the common gaiden
sage are gathered by Indians, who
knock them out of the pods with racquet-shaped
bats. They are roasted by
putting them Into a basket with hot
charcoal and shaking them about. Then
they are ground between stones, and the
meal is eaten In the form of meal or
cakes. Experiments are being made In
the cultivation of the plant. Its yield
when wild Is scanty, but It might be
greatly Improved:
MARKETS AND STOCKS
Wall Street Review.
New York, June 2. Stocks were dull
again today, but the tendency of prices
was downward. London, which gave the
local market quite a little support yes
terday, turned up as a seller of St. Paul
and Louisville and other of its specialties.
The strength of the radical sllverltes and
the chances of an early passage of the
Butler anti-bond bill by the senate it was
said disturbed the foreigners, and for
these reasons they wer disposed to reduos
their holdings of American securities. In
cidentally the further reduction of '4
cent per pound In Refined Sugar and the
veto of the so-called Whitney bill by the
governor of Massachusetts contributed to
the depression. A reduction in the poatel
rate for demand bills to 469 and liberal of
ferings of acceptances drawn against se
curities recently sold abroad which ought
to atop gold shipments for a time at least
were Ignored. German bankers, who evi
dently have unfilled orders for Russian
account, advanced their price 1-32 of 1 per
cent., but local bankers are of opinion
that shipments In the near future will be
light. Some of them assart that gold can
not be shipped at a profit even at the Ad
vance offered by the Berlin financiers. The
selling of stocks for London was taken ad
vantage of by the room traders and the
bears generally and the active list re
corded declines of UalVi per cent., Sugar,
the Internationals, Grangers and Tennes
see Coal all being prominent. Leather,
Preferred, first dropped to 63 on reports
that the dividend would be passed, but
later on, when It was announced that th-
management had decided to distribute 1
per cent, on July 1 the stock Jumped to
S4a53ly,. Bay State Gas broke from ?94
to 2SW on sales of 3,300 shares. The market
closed weak at about the lowest point of
the day. Net changes show losses of V.a
lt Der cent. Bav State Gas. however, loct
6V per cent. Total sales were 106,916
shares.
Furnished by WILLIAM LINN. AL
LEN & CO., correspondents for A. P.
CAMPBELL, stock broker, 412 Spruce
street.
Op'n- High- l,ow- cios.
lng. est. est. Int.
Am. Tobacco Co 65. 664 6Mi 6SY
Am. cotton on 11
Am. Suirar Ref. Co.. 123
Atch.. To. & 8. Fe. .. 15
114
123
15
m
164
68
10SV4
77T4
33
77
69
17
33
1504
50
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103'4
24
24',i
105
m
24
15
43H
25
10
914
2fl
2ti
8
7'i
17',
95t
9-4
9
Ot'ii
22
11
11
122
14H
50
16
67
104
V
7614
6il
17
33
VWt
49
24'4
102
24
24
104
964
8.
24
15
434
25
10
8
2?Vg
25
8
17
94
94
9
63
22
122',
H',4
Canada Southern ... 60
Ches. & Ohio 1G'4
Chicago Gas n
Chic. N. W 105V4
Chic, B. & Q 77
C. C. C. & St. L 3.1V,
Chic. Mil. & St. P. ..77
67
101
77
33
76
unic, k. t. pac .
63
Dlst. A C. F.
17
33
17',
Gen. .Electric
33
150',
Lake Shore ....l.'0,i
Louis. & Nash.
50
49i
M. K. ft Texas, Pr,
Man. Elevated
Mo. Pac
. 24Vi
103,f,
. 24
. 2i'j
24
102
24
Nat. Lead
24
N. J. Central
.105
104
96V
8.
21
N. Y. Central 96H
N. Y., 8. & W 8
n. x ., a. w., rr... 24
Nor. Pac. Pr
15
Omaha
Pac Mall
Phil. & Reading ...
Southern R. R
Southern R. R.. Pr.
25
10
9
25
8.
284
Tenn. C. & Iron
25
Texas pacinc g
Union Pacific 7Vi
Wnhash, Pr 17'i
Western Union SS1
W. L. 9.
8
17
841
!'?4
U. S. Lent her 9
9
U. S. Leather, Pr... 6Ui
U. S. Rubber 22
5?i
22
CHICAGO BOARD OP TRADE PRICE3.
Op'n- High- Low- Cloj-
WHEAT. ing. est. est. lnij.
July 66 56 65 56
September ....... 56 67 65?4 67
OATS. '
July 17V4 17 17 17
September ....... 17 18 17 18
July 27 27' 27 2!
September 28V 28 234 2S
LARD.
July 4.12 4.17 4.10 4.17
September 4.27 4.30 4.22 4.80
PORK.
July 6.87 7.10 6.80 7.02
September 7.07 7.20 6.95 7.17
Scranton Board of Trade Exchange
Quotations-oAll Quotation Based
uFnroflOlL
Name.
Dime Dep. & Dis. Bank ,
Scrnnton Loco Curtain Co
National Boring & Drilling Co
First National Bank
Fcranton Jar & Stopper Go
Elm hurst Boulevard Co ,
Scranton Savins Hank
Ronta Plate Glass Co:
CM A3kl.
140
M
80
650
25
100
io
100
93
250
150
W
29.50
!0t
20Q
8crar.ton Car Replacer Co
Scitnton Packing Co
Weston Mill Co
Lackawar.na Iron Steel Co
Third National Bank 350
Throop Novelty M'f'g. Co
Scranton Traction Co 17.
BONDS.
Scranton Glass Co
Scranton Pass. Railway, first
mortgage duo 1918 . 110
People's Street Railway, first
mortgage dim 1918 lit
Rcrnntnn A Plttston Trac Co
People's Street Railway, Sec
ond mortgage due 1920
Dickson Manufacturing Co...,
110
100
102
102
100
85
100
I.acka. Townsnip Mcnooi
City of Scranton Street Imp VH ...
Bormich of Wlntnn 6 ...
Mt. Vernon Coal Co
Scranton Axle Works
Philadelphia Prdvision Market.
Philadelphia, June 2. Provisions were
In steadv Jobbing demand at unchan;4
prices, we quote: City smoked beef, H'-n
12c: beef hams, S!5al6.G0;. pork, family,
S10.50all; hams. S. P. cured, In tierces, a
9,4c: do. smoked, 9V2al9Vic. as to av
erage', aides, -ribbed. In salt, 4a4c. ; u-j
do. smoked, 6a5c. i shoulders, pickle
cured, 6a5c ; do. do. smoked, 6a6'2c;
picnic hams. S. P, cured, 6a5c; do. do.
smoked, a6c: bellies. In pickle, ac
cording to average, loose, 6a6c.; break
fust becon, 7a9c. for round and lobbing
lotB, as to brand and average: lard, pure,
city refined, In tierces, G',.a5c; do. do.
do., -In tubs, 6a6c; do. butchers', loose,
4fea4c; city tallow. In hogBheads, 3c:
country do., 2a2c, as to quality, and
cakes, 3c.
Chicago Live Stock.
Union Stock Yards, III., June 2. Cattle
Receipts, 4.000 head: marlrot easy: common
to extra steers, S3.35a4.35; stockers and
feeders, t2.80a8.90; cows and bulls, $1.60a
3.25; calves, J3.25a5.20; Texans, S2.3093.95.
Hogs Receipts, 13,000 head: market firm
and from a shade to 10c higher; heavy
packing and shipping lots, J2.K5u3.20; com
mon to choice mixed, 3aS.30; choice assort
ed. $3.30a3.40; light, S3.10a3.4O; pigs, S2.50a
8.40. Sheep Receipts, 15,000 head; market
firm; Inferior to choice, S3a4.60; lambs,
SS.6Oa0.1B. , ' , ; .
Buffalo Live Stock.
Buffalo, June 2. Cattle Dull for heavy
steers. .Veals Quotable at S3.75a4.26; com
mon to fair, S3.25a3.60. Hogs Dull, lower;
Yorkers, generally. S3.50: mixed Backers.
1 S3.35a3.40i heavy hogs, 13.25; roughs, 12.76a
i.w; stags, Ktaz.zB. aneep ana iambs
Dull; feeling fairly steady tor handy stock,
but no export demand.
I' THE v FASHION!
308 LACKAWANNA AVENUE 308
DRESS GOODS.
tost what you are looking for. Oar strong argu
ment Is that here you gat tusiu a "little cheaper' than
elsewhere. ' ' ' ' ' ' '
26 pinrM of Imperial Surge. 40 inch
vid, bl e only; tliis u - oil:
worth 64-. every yard. Only 30c
The pick of onr lot of Not.Ut Dross
Hoo'ifrom U5a to 75a per ro.
Won't hum this chance.. 49c
Want to a;ain erupliasizs
ers of Lace Curtains. Hence
man's profit and save from 25
100 pair of Not'ingham Curtains,
full sum, f 1. 50 value. , Only 98c
100 p-lrs extra tiz KotMnch-ra
Cm tilpa. $2.U) vain. Only $1 as
90 pairs Koltingbsm Cnrtalns.
barrio at 11.00- Only i.o8
HEADQUARTERS FOR
-
PURE WATER
Is Essential to Good
Htaltli.
The process of ni
tration is shown in
the cut, by perco
lation through a
porous natural
atone from the up
per to the lower
Jar simply by the
force of gravity,
which la nature's
own process of fil
tering. Our Altering disci
ars a natural stone,
quarried from the
earth, which is of
such a nature that
tt does not allow
the filth It extraots
to enter Its pores;
but retains all Im
purities upon its
surface whence
they are removed
In ntuinln. V. I .
.1. VIC.IIIII.I ,,.
is as simple an operation as the cleansing
of an ordinary jar or pail. Our Alter disc
can be cleaned in two minutes ready for
use, when It Is the same as new.
Every part of our Filter is easily gotteu
at for the purpose of cleansing.
Our Filter Is all stone and there Is noth
ing to rust and corrode or become foul.
FOOTE D SHEAR CO,,
119 Wf SHINGTO'1 aVclUL
What fnritU Pcmfii .-
JAMES MOlR,
THE MERCHANT TAILOR
Has Moved t His New Quarters,'
402 Lackawanna Avenue.
Entrance on side next to First National
Bank. He bus now in a
Comprising everything req lUe for flue
Merchant Tailoring. And the same can
be shown to dvntRi:e in Ida splcn
dialy fitted up ruomt.
A SPECIAL INVITATION
Is Extended to All Readers of The Trib
une to Call on "OLD RELIABLE" In His
New Business Home
RESTORES VITALITY
'Jl V
to
Made a
1st bay. pj
Well Mar.
18th Day.
of Me.
ir.tuiBAi 30th Day.
f-XIXSCTGXX riEJYXUXJ-Sr
proilnces tho above result In no days. It ni-tr
powerfully and quickly. Cures when all others (ail
Vouur meu will ivuoiu their lout tuuuiiood.and old
mon will recover their jroutliiul Tliror by mi no
KfcVlVO. It qnlokly and .urtly restores Norvoun
ueiw, I,oit Vitality, linpotoucy, Nightly Kruiesioar,
Loot Power, Failing tlemury, Wanting Diwasen. nd
11 rfTocts of eelf-ubuse oreiceaand Indiscretion
hlch unfit one lor ndy bimlnesH or marriage. It
lot only cures byntartlngat tho mat of d.jcMo.b'H
la a great nerve tonle and blood builder, brine
ti'g back tho pink glow to palo cheeks a- d re
no'iim the Are of youth. It ward off Tnxauilv
r. Consumption. limit on having RKV1VO, n:
-tl'er. It can be carried In vent pocket. Or mi.il
-1 .110 per package, or six for 85.00, with a po
va written gnarunleo to cure or refund
"money. Circulnr fe. Address
--- .. r.ji(.M!o
For sale by MATTHEWS BROS., Druggist,
Scranton, Pa.
Houses for Sals and for Rent,
If you contemplate purchasing or leas
ing a house, or want to Invest In a lot,
ace the lists of desirable property oa
pegs s of The Tribune,
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MvwiTta. iiltir
I
Sjtdc sU 5ZS
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fBsV
mm
"MM.
50 vlec-s of Cordxd Swlrel Pitts, in
"w oub.atious of i-"loring:
Sue, value. To CIm. ass
25 pieces of Chanreabls Silks, choice .
line: this Is good vaina at 50-. pr
yard. This Week, asc
that we are direct import
buy direct; pay no middle
to 50 per cent.' ' '
40 pairs Irlah Point Curtains, reco
lar S7.UU valne. Only S4.se
CO ralra (grand bar sin) Irl.h pnlnt .
Curtain special at $9. Only $6.50
37 pairs Irish Point Curtains, -Malar
f 10 valus. Only S7.48
EXCLUSIVE. ffilLLINERY.
-
THE FROTHINGHflM.
Wagner Rets, Lessees and Managers.
ONE WEEK
Commencing June 8.
Opera
em
uompany,
70 - - PEOPLE - - 70
The Entire New Series of
Living Pictures.
Prices, 15c, 25c, 35c and 5Cc
Matinees 15c, All Parts of the House.
MATINEES, Wednesday and Saturday
TC
SATURDAY, JUNE 13,
Under tba Auspices of tbs le:cber and Pd
plis of tba Scranton
inuv Ikhi m in. Aim Rnfit rp.
SATURDAY, JUNE 13.
STGINWAY ft SON'S . .
Acknowledged the Leading
PIANOS
Of the World,
DECKER BROS., .;
KRAN1CHB ft BACHB and other.
ORGANS
Musical Instruments,
riusical Merchandise.
Sheet Music and
Music Books.
Purchasers will always find a eemplett
stock and at prices as low as the qual
ity of the Instrument will permit at
11
n
nusic STORE,
117 Wyoming Ave. - Scranton
WILLIAM S MILLAR,
Alderman 8th Ward, Scranton
ROOMS 4 AND 5
OAS AND WATER CO. BUILDINO, ,
CORNER WYOMING AVE. AND CENTER ST.
OFFICE HOUR9 from 7.30 a. m. to t p.
m. (1 hour Intermission for dinner and
supper.)
Particular Attention Given to Collections.
Prompt Settlement Guaranteed. Vour Bust
ness Is Respectfully Solicited. Telephone 114.
MT. PLEASANT
COAL
AT RETAIL.
Cool of the best quality for domestic usa
and of all slses, Including Buckwheat and
Blrdseye, delivered In any part of tho city
at the lowest price.
Orders received at the Office, first floor,
Common'wefilth hirilrllnv. rnnrm Na. fir
11
telephone No. 2624. or at the mint, tele,
phono No. 272, will be promptly attended
io.Dcalers supplied at the mint.
WM. T. SMITH.