THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 1900.
JVE NEWS OF THE
INDUSTRIAL WORLD
XSS
ACTIVITY IN ANTHRA
CITE COAL TRADE.
xplanatton for This as Given by
tha Engineering; and Mining Jour
nalPresent State of the Iron and
Steel Trade Make Up of the D.,
L. and W. Board for Today Dig
ging Up Revolutionary Relics.
General Manager C. E, Flynn
Has Resigned.
CrmtlniM'U ntlld weather litis taken
Buch activity out of llio nnthraclte
rade. Threatened troubles nt the col
Jcrlcs may have caused some tlmor-
'his pplrlts to put In a few orders, but
cueh buying has not begun to affect the
tailing off due to a mild winter. The
reather at both Western and Eastern
lolnts Is beginning to be railed "tin
nccedented," and the coal man can
inly wait and hope, consoling himself
'tilth the reflection that the winter
lnsn't gone yet. and that consumption
Hill Increase decldedlv on a small fall
11 temperature,
Trade at Duluth and at Chicago lias
leen very light, with no hope of Im
provement, except through a cold wave.
it Eastern points the steam sizes con
tinue In excellent demand and keep
things moving, Prices at both West
irn and Kastern points aro very firmly
leld and there Is no sign of weakening
r't.
The general strike threatened at the
solllerlcs seems to be less Imminent
than last week. The movement, though
criminally for the correction of numer-
ims grievances, seems to have resolved I
Into a simple struggle for recognition
by officers of the Culled Mine Work
rs. As the companies hold together
,ti refusing to recognize the union,
though offering to deal directly with
Hie men. and as the shrewder organ
izers see that to shut off the produc
tion of anthracite would cripple the In
dustry bv turning considerable busi
ness over to the bituminous producers
and as the total earnings of the an
thracite miners are now belter than In
time years. It Is altogether probable
Vlhat the organizers will be satisfied
with some comparatively slight con
cessions. Owing partly to unrest among the
miners the output for this month will
probably show a considerable falling
pff from December. Consequently stocks
tlo not accumulate much. Engineering
and Mining Journal.
The D., L & W. Board.
Following is the make-up of the
Delaware. Lackawanna and Western
board for today:
Scrnnton, P.i., Jim. S:i, iwo.
SCMMITS.
I s. m.. norlli-Ci. I'Vounfclker,
i p. m.. south If. Bush.
6 p. m.. south M. Muillgan.
pi'lli:p
10 a. m. Pccklns.
PCSIIEItS.
a. m.. south llmihcr.
11.30 a. m., south M. Mnrnifc
" p. m., south M. Murphy.
10 p. hi., south C. Cawley.
PASSENGER EXOIXa
S.S0 p. m. MeGoveni.
WILD CATS, NOiVriJ.
II a, rn., L engines ti. mil.
1 p. m.. 2 engines H. Castnrr.
p. m., 2 engine C. KlngMcy.
I p. m., 2 engines J. E, Muster.-.
10 p. m., 2 engines O. Ilandolpu.
Revolutionary Relics.
Workmen engaged In excavating the
foundation for tho Lackawanna rail
road's new warehouse In Wallahout
Jlasln, which Is to be the largest In
Brooklyn, recently excavated this
bones of a number of men who were
buried there during the War of tho
Involution. They are supposed to have
been killed In the battle of Long Island
and to have been burled there during
Washington's retreat to New York.
They were turned over to tho com
mandant of the navy yard, which ad
joins the site of the Lackawanna's
warehouse, and will be buried In one
of the national cemeteries.
Iron and Steel Market.
The Engineering and Mining Journal
of Saturday said or the present con
dition of tho Iron and steel market:
"The market at present is essentially
a waiting one, both buyers and sellers
resting; the former looking for some
concessions: In prices, the latter appar
ently confident that the other party
will finally be obliged to come to terms
nt present quotations, or somewhere
near them. Buyers' wants are not very
pressing Just now, since most large con
cerns are supplied for at least the first
quarter of the year. Sellers rely on the
great volume of business already under
contract, and Intimate that they do not
se any necessity uf giving way. Tho
situation Is one that may continue for
several weeks: and again, it may he
broken up nt any minute by a few un
easy buyers, who will be followed by
all the rest."
This and That.
The Lackawanna Itallroad company
contemplates placing an Iron plate be
tween tho tail and tie along Its road
this spring. The plate will prevent th.
rail from sinking by wearing Into the
tie.
H. X. Butterfleld has been appointed
cm out of your latnoa.
Flood the bouse with the
brlclkl white Ilfht that our
Headlight
Water White
Oil
llvee.aad know the real attaint of
lamp, luxury, inert e no ezeui
fordlMjr rooms and poor lookloi
Itsape in tbtet dtyt of pure oil,
VWi no snore wn oiaiuuij on
Meat all the work and worry
e,ekarred wicks, dlsatreeablt ,
otiOM, smoay emmneys. tsu xy.isa
aejurtialsr to stud rou our Read JfaffiXfi
aprtWaUtWblis 6ll. nude bJKrCSra
iKtiieiiiwste.
rTlWii Up
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Ttmmtmm
travcllng freight and passenger agent
of the Lackawanna company In the ter
rltoiy west of Chicago, with head
quarters at 28 Marquetto building,
Chicago, 111.
K. I. Kcene, who has been foreman
for the Inst year nt the Pennsylvania
Coal company's No. 1 breaker, Dun
more, has been transferred to No. 8
colliery, Plttston, where ho will hold a
like position.
Hereafter the Scranton -Hoboken
sleeper upon arriving In Hoboken
each morning will be placed on a spur
at the end of the station, so that occu
pants can have the privilege of remain
ing In the car until 8 a. in.
C. E. riynn. general manager of the
Carhondale Traction company, has
tendered his resignation to take effect
on Fob. 1. Mr. Klynn has been ap
pointed general manager of an elec
tric light and street railway plant at
Easton, one of the most Important posi
tions of Its kind In Pennsylvania.
The Pressed Htecl Car company, of
Pittsburg, has received an order for
100 steel cars for the Paris, Lyons and
Mediterranean railroad of France. It
Is understood that the order was given
at the Instance of the French govern
ment and that further large orders may
be expected If the cars are found suit
able for the company's purposes.
Martin C.iwley, the well-known con
tractor, has been nwarded a contract
for the construction of a new railroad
bridge nt Xo. I on the new Delaware
and Hudson railroad between Carhon
dale and llonesdale. The work will he
of masonry throughout and at least
two months will be required to build II.
Mr. C'awley started on the Job Wednes
day. The bridge will be located about
two miles this side of Farvlcw. Aich
bald Cltb.cn.
USES FOR CORN STALKS.
Science Adds Millions to the Wealth
of Farmers.
I'mm the Xew York Sun.
Five years ago the farmer considered
the value of his corn ctop practically
concluded with the husking of the corn.
hat was left was worth perhaps sixty
cents an acre ns fodder: rather under
that figure than over It ns a rule.
Science, ever busily seeking uses for by
products, sought to make sugar and al
cohol fiom the stalk of tho corn, but
uuavulllugly. Xow, however, experi
ments along different lines have estab
lished the value of the by-products of
the corn crop as probably second to no
agricultural product of a similar nature
grown In this country and has almost
If not quite doubled the receipts of tho
corn growers, as the stalk Is made
practically as valuable as the grain.
There is now a homo market where the
fanner can get from $3 to $." a ton
for cornstalks; that Is from $6 to $12 an
acre for what has hitherto brought him
In sixty cents at best. The American
Agriculturalist which treats of this
new Industry In a leading article, de
clares It to be one of the most Import
ant departures In Industrial history. It
gives the following list of what Is made
from corn-stalks:
1. Cellulose for packing cofferdams on
battleships, this preventing them from
sinking when pierced by balls or shells.
2. Proxylln varnish, a liquid form of
cellulose, the uses of which are prac
tically unlimited.
:: Cellulose used for nitrating pur
poses for making smokeless powder and
other high explosives, for both small
and great arms, as well as purposes
tor which dynamite or all other explo
sives arc required In various forms and
degrees of strength.
4. Cellulose for packing. It being the
most perfect non-conductor known
against heat or electricity, Jars or
blows.
3. Paper pulp and various forms of
paper made therefrom, both alone and
mixed with other grades of paper stock.
!. Stock food made from line ground
outer shells or shives of corn stalks,
and also from tho nodes or Joint.. The
leaves and tassels also furnish a
shrcded or baled fodder,
7. Mixed feeds for stock, containing
tine ground shells or shives as a ba'se,
and in addition thereto various nitro
genous meals and concentrated food
substances, or blood, molasses, distillery
and glucose refuse, sugar beet pulp,
apple pomace and other by-products.
S. Poultry foods of two types, namely
type 1, containing a dominant nitro
genous factor for laying hens, and Xo.
2, containing a dominant caibohydrate
factor for fattening purposes.
Tim stalk of the mar.o plant, or
American com, Is made up as follows,
on a basis of 100 pounds of alr-drled
stalks stripped or leaves ond tassels;
20 pounds of nodes or Joints, 20 pounds
of pith, coarse and fine, and 54 pounds
of shells or shives. The nodes contain,
on an average. 33 per cent, of puro
cellulose, the pith 36 per cent, and tho
shives 40 per cent. This corn-pith cel
lulose Is of so great value In naval
warfare that Lewis Nixon, the naval
constructor, has declared It to be of an
much Importance as the development
of Harveylzed armor and smokeless
powder. Cofferdams along the side of
a vessel, when tightly packed with
maize pith to u thickness of three feet
will not leak when perforated with
shells or solid shot. When the coffer
dam containing this material Is per
forated by a shot, the elasticity of tho
tightly packed pith completely closes
tho hole made by the projectile, so that
the water cannot pass through. Nat
urally some water must enter nt th""
point of perfoiatlon, but owing to tho
great capacity of the pith to absorb
water, It being able to hold more than
twenty times Its own weight when not
pressed, the water that first enters Is j
at one absorbed. This oiiusxs the pith
which Is moistened to swell and thus ,
to close more completely the aperture
made by the projectile.
The Columbia, New York and Olyiw
pla are thus protected and many of tha
new warships now under construction
In this country, Hussla, England and
France aro using the new material In
stead of cocoanut fibre which was
formerly employed. In the manufac
ture of high explosives the corn pith
forms an excellent basis because of Its
admirable keoplng finalities, and high
class smokeless powders and dyna
mites are now made from this product,
which Is said to be superior to cotton
In that It Is more easily nitrated anil
cleaned.
In tho nrts of peace the greutcst
valuo of the corn pith nt present Is
found In tha liquid form of tho cellu
lose, known ns pyroxylin varnish,
which Is utilized In hundreds of wuys.
Nearly every thing that Is made from
wood pulp can, It Is said, bo made from
this material. Experiments aro now
under way looking to the manufactuio
of paper from cornstalk pulp. For one
thing, it Is predicted that a substance
will be produced from the woody cov
ering of the stalks which will produce
a good quality of paper at such a price
that It will be available for newspaper
use. In the end It may be that tho
cornstalk will save the forests of this
country which are being cut down for
the consumption of the wood pulp mills
The uses of the cornstalk for packing
nnd food are varied but too technical
for discussion In a newspaper. As to
the poslbllltles opened up by this now
market, the Agrlcultuallst says:
"The possibilities thus opened up aru
prodigious. To add only a few dollars
per acre to each one of the 80,000,000
acres devoted to maize In the United
States each year tuna Into u sum so
fabulous ns hardly to bear publication.
But If It Is assumed that only the fields
of the corn belt will bo benefited, those
eight States, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Kunsas and
Nebraska, alone average close to fiO.OOO,
000 acres under corn. If only $r tier acre
Is added to the valuo of tho crop In
this belt, It means thu tidy sum of
J250.000.000 added to tho farmers' In
come." A large plant Is now turning out these
products at Owcnsboro, Ky under the
direction of Mark W, Marsden, who
took out the first patent on cornstalk
product In 1895, and other plants ntc
now Hearing completion at Linden,
lnd Peoria, III., and Newport News,
Va.
THE ORIGIN OF DIAMONDS.
A Recent Discovery That May Throw
Some Light on the Question.
From tho St. Louis Olohc-Dcmocrat.
The origin of dlmands, which for so
long has been a debated question, ap
pears to be explained by a recent dis
covery near Klmberley.
In both the Indian and the Hrazlllan
diamond fields the gem occurs like .t
pebhlo in certain gravelly strata, hut
has not been traced hack to any rods
that gives any Indcatlon of Its genesis.
After the discovery of diamonds In the
hlver sand In some South African
rivers, a peculiar material of a brownish-buff
color, which turned to a dark
bluish tint, was found. It became
darker as the miners dug down. The
diamonds lay In this material, together
with several other materials, such as
gurnets, Iron ores, auglte, olivine, etc.
Excavations, begun systematically,
were eventually carried on In such a
scale that near Klmberley they had
reached a depth of more than 1,400
feet. Here tho rock Is about as hard
as ordinary limestone. rno blue
ground Is found only In limited areas.
The locks around aro of dark shales,
banded with hard sandstone. In which
sheets or dykes of basalt or some ma
terial which was once In a molten con
Itself cut up by similar dykes. The
blue ground tills a sort of shaft of co
lossal size In these other rocks, and Is
Itself cut up by Imllar dykes. The
opinion of geologists differs as to
whether the gems aro produced where
they now lie or have been formed of
some volcanic explosions. It Is thought
that the mystery has been at last
cleared up.
About two years ago the manager of
a dlmand mine owned near Klmberley
picked up a specimen In which smaller
diamonds were apparently Imbedded
in the garnet. This led to an Investi
gation of various bowlders, one of
which was broken open and was found
to contain diamonds. The rock Is of
the description known to mineralo
gists as "ccloglte." It Is apparently
composed almost exclusively of red
garnet rock and a peculiar light greea
auglte. The rock is coarsely crystal
line, and In all probability was once
llko garnet In a molten condition, the
diamond being one of Its original con
stituents. Experts now tend to the
belief that the "blue ground" in which
diamonds were found Is not their trua
"Who Gives to Alt
"Denies All"
Tis is as true of the spend
thrift of health as of the
waster of money. Do not
'waste your health by allow
ing your blood to con
tinue impure, but purify,
vitalize and enrich it by tak
ing Hood's Sarsaparilla,
America's Greatest Medicine.
Dyspepsia" husband dodorrd
a long time for dyspepsia, 'with only tem
porary relief. The first bottle of Hood's
Sarsaparilla helped and the second cured
him. It cured my sick headaches."
SMrs, SMary A. Clark, Wilmington, Vt.
Jfjbcd&Si
..I'Sl'' Pllli " Ur 111 ; the con Irrlutloc and
only ctinrtlc to Uk with Hood's Strnptrllla.
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Tha Bfiftt en4no8tejperlcDe4.tbeotel
Hill D051 comuli If jMitifJir from Private!
PlKUe Kieemf. ProH U. r TIIEI
M. D.. A04 North Afxth HL. Phlladtl.f
phi. Pa. ft" ft Qairtntee la trerf ,.
Vtriewelt 4 Strietort (do cutUar). I.it Titer L
Blibreiiorl. PtrUtaUrnd. BourMSS.L
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et dkllf to SO to 9 30. Frh ease cura4 4 to 1 0 dtyi. f
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Pointed Paragraphs.
Rocker Talk.
Reed Rockers, were $3.75, $5.00. 6.50, $12.00.
Now 2.75, $3.75, $5.00, $9.50.
Fancy Rockers, were $3.7 j, $.50, $7.00, $10.00.
Now $2.75, $4.00, $9.50, $7.50.
Bed Talk,
Metal Beds, were $7.50. 10.00, $12.00, $15.00.
With best springs, now $.7$, $7.0, $9.0, $12
Bureau Talk.
Bureaus, white enamel or oak, Oval Bevel Plate
Glass, were $i6.jo; now $12.50.
jUTHI T- "Ytl'mm VMTEBDAV F
East Mountain Lithia Water
Sold by All Flrat.Class Druggists. Highly Recom
mended by Physicians.
FAMILY ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED.
JOSEPH
Ollce 902 West LackuwAima Avenie,
TKLKPHONM
birthplace. Tho bowlders are often
watermarked, and may have rested for
ages In an ancient gravel at the very
bottom of sedimentary rocks of the
district. In course of time volcanic
explosions shattered the rocky floor In
which tho diamonds were Imbedded, of
which tho bowlders wore only samples,
and dispersed It, together with the
overlying materials. It is .believed
that this Is the true explanation of the
formation of the diamond bearing
"blue ground."
Kansas Is troubled by a dispute to
whoso memories It will perpe'tuate In Its
allotted sparo In the statuary hull of tho
capltol building at Washington. Quito a
faction favors John Brown and Preston
11, Plumb for tho honor.
GREATEST
OF
HUMAN
BLESSINGS
A skin without btemlih and body nour
Ithed with pure blood. Such Is the happy
condition produced by CUTICURA SOAP
and CUTICURA Ointment, externally, and
CUTICURA RESOLVENT. Internally. In the
severest cases of torturing, dUllgurlng,
Itching, burning, and scaly humors.
Sold titty whff. Frit.. Tits Mt.II.JJi or, I'dict's
ftnir.SUe.l OlHTMtNT. .VIC tUULlKT(hIfllK). N.
ronm Duo akd (Hen. CiiKr. Sole Front.. Benton.
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" How to Cute tlumon," 64-pi(e book.
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has attracted a great deal of
attention the past few years.
Xo matter how pure the food
may be. It will buffer, If
cooked in a cheap enameled
kettle that is not acid proof.
1STRANSKY STEEL WARE
has four coats of enamel, burnt
cm separately. Suppose you
try ono piece of Htransky
Ware.
Our name on every article.
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ks Foote & Shear Co. SB
M 1 19 N.Washington Ave M
iiiisiiii$$iiiiiistl
In a
Modern Mill
Everything is as clean as in a.
modern kitchen.
a
SNOW
WHITE
it
I'lour Is nunc in a. MODERN
mill.
Get It of your grocer.
"We only wholesale!:."
THE WESTON ILL CO.
Scranton,
Carbondale, Olyphant.
WTTyTTWTWTW..TI
The Dickson Manufacturing Co.
kcranton aud WllkevBarre, Vx,
Manufacturer of
LOCOMOTIVES, STATIONARY ENGINES
Boilers, Hoisting and Pumping Machinery.
General Office, Scranton. Pa.
Mi
ITo PATENT Good Ideas
may be secured by
our aid. Address,
THE PATENT RECORD,
Baltimore. Md.
AGENT,
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Wash
Capital, enthusiasm, will. Our Wash Goods stock shows
the influence of all chese. The variety is rapidly reaching
its zenith. View the display from every point. Easy to
prophesy your
your appreciation striven faithfully
For witness of our efforts
A texture of the finest
all colors; also plain shades. Our success with this cloth last season was so great
that we have providsd a line this year double in size and even lower in OCr
price, and this under the present high market conditions: Our Price... 'C
A fabric of acknowledged superiority. In the quality ot texture, artful colof
blending and fanciful woven designs these Madras
prtH-nn ornnrlcs nf t-lipir P1.-KSC!. Our Price
W. JJ --...
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The aim of the makers of American Dimity has been to provide an equivalent fof
the most saleable imported goods at a tempting reduction in cost, and the effort
has been crowned with the most notable success. A close comparison with quality
and finish, as well as excellence of colorings and designs, reveals no inferiority to
the same grade of work
our Domestic Dimity
the best fabric ever offered at the price in the history of the Dry f y rr
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CONNOLLY
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THIRD NATIONAL BANK
OF SCRANTON.
DEPOSITARY OF
THE UNITED STATES.
Capital-Surplus-
S2OO.O0O
450.000
WM. CONNELL, President.
HENRY BELIN, Jr., Vlce-Prei.
WILLIAM II. PECK, Cashier.
Our
Entire Stock
of Diamonds,
Watches,
Jewelry and
Unredeemed
Pledges Are
Now Sold at
Auction to the
Highest Bidder,
as We Must
Vacate the Store
We Now Occupy
by April 1.
Davidow Bros
227 Lackawanna Avs.
I
At Retail.
Coal of tha best quality (or Cnmtstlo
use and of all sizes. Including Buckwheat
and Ulrdseye. delivered In any part of
the city, at the lowest price.
Orders received at the omce, ConnHI
building. Hoom 806 s telephone No. 1763, or
at the mine, telephone No. ZK, will h;
promptly attended to. Dealers suppllod
at the mine.
MOUNT PLEASAN
MOUNT PLEASANT COAL CO
SCRANTON'S SHOPPING CENTER.
Goods
verdict "Perfection."
Linen, with a finish like silk,
.. , . .
by the noted makers abroad, while the nominal price of
will secure its popularity. This
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Lager
Beer
Brewery
Manufacturers or
OLD STOCK
PILSNER
435 to 455
. SCRANTON, PA
N. Ninth Street,
Telcphon: Call, 233J.
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311 Sprusa St,
Ttmple Court Building,
SCRANTON, PI
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Thrci months' treatment only $5,00. Trial
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and succeeded.
in neat stripes and checks of
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Dimity is unquestionably ,
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WASHINGTON AVENUE
CARPET
ECONOMY
It's real economy to buy your Car
pets now.
Spring patterns here in all their
beauty. Stocks complete in every
department, and all at the old micas. '
No advance here as long as present
stocK lasts, win it pay you to wait
and pay higher prices? We'll gladly
store any goods selected now free of
charge until you want them.
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DRAPERIES
129
Wyoming
Avenue
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I Umbrellas
Repaired
I or
Recovered.
Skates
Sharpened
at
&
'ill Washington Arc.
g We can show you the 1900
S Model Chainless Bicycle if you
I will call. I
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THE
I0SIC POWDER CO,
Booms 1 and2, Com'lth BTd'g.
SCRANTON, PA.
nining and Blasting
POWDER
Usde at Mooslo and UuiU lata Wor'ii,
LAPLIN 4 RAND POWDER CO.'S
ORANGE GUN POWDER
EUetrlo Batteries. Kleotrlo Bxplodsrt
exploding blasti. Safety fuse au 1
Repauno Chemical Co.'s exruiVm
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