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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-03
THE HOME MARKETS.
EGGS A SHADE LOWER, AND DAIRY
PRODUCTS FIRM AT QUOTATIONS.
Maple Syrup Coming Freely-Corn and
Oats Drifting Downward, and All Ce-
reals Quiet-Hog Products Arc Still
Steady.

Maple Syrup Coming Freely-Corn and
Oats Drifting Downward, and All Ce-
reals Quiet-Hog Products Arc Still
Steady.
OFFICE OF THE DISPATCH, !
PIrrsBuRa, WEDNESDAY, March 2.
COUNTRY PRoDUCE-Jobbing Prices
Supply OF eggs has caught up to demand,
and prices are shade lower. Job lots were
sold to-day at q shade below 17c per dozen.
Choice creamery butter is steady, and cheese
is firm enough to go higher. Maple syrup
is coming in freely. and prices are reduced.
Choice Florida oranges are scarce and mar
kets are strong. Malaga grapes are in short
supply and fancy stock is in good demand
at outside prices Vegetables are dull and
slow, with markets in favor of the buyer.
Poultry IS scarce and firm, as 1t has been for
u week past.
APPLEs-$ .5@o 50 per barrel.
BuTTER-Creamery Elgn. 33c: Ohio brands. $50
soc; common country butter, H@lsc; choice coun-
beans York and Michigan pea 9 ss@. g:
hand picked mediam, m dun = 81 Sol s'' ''sV'4'
BEEswA1-Choice, so@s2c p ID; low grades. 20
BucKwnEAr FLouR-New, 2.a@ake 2 n.
sns,ssr snsfss s
2s@8Nc.
CIDER-COuntry cider, 50 5OG1 % per barrel; sand.
refined, Sc 0ya6 50: crab cider. 81 5O0s 90.
CRANBERRIES-Per box, 81 250l IS: per barrel.
EGGs-strictIy fresh nearby stock. 17@lsc.
FEATHERS-Extra live geese, 67@oSc; No. !, 4S@
soc p n: mixed lots, ssa4Oc.
DRIED FRUITs-Peaches. halves. 5hc; evapo-
59sc raspberries; 1sSsac; huckleberries. &c; Cal
HoSEY.New crop white clover. 1sS17c; Cali
MAPLE sIRUP-New. aO@s5c p gallon.
MAPLE SUGAR-10c $ ID.
PoULTRY-Alive-Chicke 709s0c pair: large,
6sd7Or, medium; live turkeys. 11@12c p fb; ducks.
Sa0S5c pair; live geese, 81 00@l 10 pair: dressed
chickens, l46l15c p u; dressed turkeys. 15016c ID;
dressed ducks. 14GDl5c p ID,
PoTATOES-Caroad lots, on track. 3I240c: from
store, 4OGl45c bushe: Southern sweets, 81 5091 Is
a barrel: Jerseys, @ O0GG3 25.
SEEDs-Western receaned medium clover, job
hing at IS 2; at IS 40: timothy, 81 so for
prime and 81 IS for choice: blue grass, s2 65@2 30;
orchard grass. 81 10; milet. 81 co. German. q Is;
Hungarian. 81 10: fine lawn, 25c y ID; seed buck
wheat. 81 4o@I so.
TALLow-Country &c: city rendered. sc.
TROPICAL FRUIrS-LemOns, fancy, Messina.
Valencia oranges. a 0O@4 SO box: bananas. 81 50
Malaga grapes, SO OO015 90 half barrel: Persian
dates. 4,4@5c per pound; layer figs, 129l4c per
pound.
VEGETABLEs-Cabbage @ 0a95 90 hundred;
yellow Danver onions. g 25(92 50 barrel; toma-
toes. s3 COOS 2 crate: celery, 2N030c per dozen;
turnips. s0cI9sl 90 barrel; Bermuda potatoes.
IS 90 barrel.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-03
HOME SECURITIES,
A WAVE OF RETREAT STRIKES THE
SPECULATIVE MARKET.

Trading Cut Down to Comparatively Small
Dimenslons-Somo Of the Specialties
Let Go-Downward March Led by Phil
adelphIa and Switch and Signal.
The market was less active and in some
respects weaker yesterday than for some
time. The pace had been too rapid to be
maintained Indefinitely. and a reaction was
quite natural. 1t possesses no other signifi-
canoe. The improvement. financial and
otherwise, OF Pittsburg corporations, es-
pecially the fractions, in the last year or 90,
will continue to hold the favor OF investors.
There was little vim in the market yester-
day. There were buying orders, but they
were not SO numerous rs Tor some days past,
and those having them appeared to be in q
waiting mood. The market being on the
run. they NO doubt thought to profit by
delay. The most interesting events of the
day were declines in Philadelphia Gas and
Switch and Signal. These led the downward
movement in which, though not to the same
extent, Birmingham Traction and Luster
participated. Birmingham sold ut 20 ut the
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-03
NEWS FOR BOTH PARTIES.

Wheat Fairly Active but Unsettled, Owing
to Conflicting Reports - Bradstreet's
Crop Bulletin-Corn and Oats Follow
Wheat-Pr DIVISIONS Quiet and Steady.
CHICAGO-Wheat was fairly active to-
day, but the market was somewhat uu-
settled though prices ruled higher than
yesterday with sharp fluctuations. Cables
reported the English markets stronger and
somewhat higher and domestic markets all
seemed to be doing better at the outset. The
weather. too, was regarded as anything but
favorable for the growing crops, owing to
freezing and thawing, and good many crop
damage dispatches were received, an un-
usual number coming in from Michigan.
The Government weather crop report was
also bullish feature. 1t pointed out that
the past month had been a trying one on the
wheat plant but whether 1t had caused
serious damage by freezing and tina aWing re-
mained to be determined during the present
month-always critical one for winter
conservatism. The weather all over the
Northwest was mild. but in England it was
reported cold and unfavorable. The re-
celpts, both here and in the Northwest
showed a falling of.
On the whole, the position was looked
on as rather bullish, and, as New York was a
good buyer. the market was firm with an
considerable freedom. Under this demand,
May, which opened sc higher at gO15c, ad-
yanced gradually to 9lc. The advance was
stimulated by the good shipping demand at
the seaboard. the Atlantic ports and New
Orleans having cleared 500 900 bushels of
wheat and A 900 packages of -four. Late pri-
yate cables came in easier, and especially
from the Continent, and Kansas and Mis-
souri dispatches said crop prospects in those
States were splendid. Then came Brddstreet's
report of the available supply, showing
coasts, east OF the Rocky Mountains
showing an increase of l03, ,000 With these
statistics in hand the opportunity for work
ing scalp was availed of, and the. early
buyers began to offer freely, with the result
that the market broke to 90sc. Their object
again. and, assisted by heavy buying Ior
New York account decidedly better late Ca
Dies and crop damage reports from France,
the market became very strong, advancing
to 9l1<c, and closed steady at 9l1sc.
Corn started strong on the small receipts
ana the firinneSs in wheat. Shorts we're un-
easy and covered freely, sending prices up
some, as there was apparently very little for
sale. Later, on the break in wheat, the feel
ing softened considerably. The demand fell
of and the offering increased, prices declin-
nS somewhat, but firmed up again with
wheat toward the close; MAY opened nc
higher, at 4254c; advanced to 427sc; declined
70 42ssc, and closed steady at 421sc.
Oats quiet and steady, closing without
change.
Hog products generally weak and lower
Hogs at the yards were easier the stocks
we're larger than expected, and there was
rec selling. American pork suffered de-
all except SC. Lard and ribs were
steady.
The leading futures ranged as follows as correct
d by John m NJ Oakley & Co.; sixth street. mem
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-03

6 e5: good to choice, S. 4o05 65; fair to good,
"a 1895 30; lambs. good to extra, 81 0007 25
fair to good, SC 50Q6 80
omaha-Cattle-Re Receipts, 1850 head; mar
ket steady and &c lower; common to fancy
Receipts a7OO head: market weaker and
DC lower light - 55Ql IS; heavy. - 40@4 6sH5:
mixed, 81 50@4 So. Sheep-Receipts, 0ooO
head; market firm; natives, 81 25@5 40: West
81 25@6 co.
Cincinnati-Hocs easier; common and
light IS 4063 75; packing and butchers, 65
O. 50; receipts. I2O0 head; shipments, l,66o
head Cattle steady; receipts. 76s head; shin,
ments, 80 head. Sheep strongi receipts, W
head: shipments, none. Lambs steady: com.
mon to choice, SIS OOQ650 per 100 pounds.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-03

New observation-disclosures including
499 cars for sale: market slow but steady:
native steers, sS s5a4 9a115 per 100 pounds:
bulls and cows, 81 05G3 90; dressed beef
steady at 6@s1ac per pound; shipments to-
day, AIS beeves and 7,464 quarters of beef: to-
morrow, 404 beeves and 95 sheep. Calves
Receipts. 0oS head: market steady; veaIs,
S. OcGs 90 per 100 pounds; barnyard and
Western calves. 50 35@3 co. Sheep-Receipts,
b66 head; market firm: sheep $5 506O6 80 per
LOO pounds; lambs Sc 5oG7 50: dressed NUT
ton steady al @lOc per pound: dressed
lambs firm at 99llc. Hogs-Receipts, 7649
head. consigned direct; nominally firm at
81 S0@5 so per loo pounds.
ChicaGo-Cattle-Receip 10 600 head: shin.
ments, 4.OOO head: market steady: good to
extra steers, 81 Jo@5 20: others, So 25G4 o:
stockers. y aoa5 20: cows, 81 50@3 e5 Hogs
Receipts, % OOo head; shipments, II, 600 head:
market steady; rough and common 81 4oa
{ So mixed and packers, s4 65J4 so; prime
heavy ard butchers weights, 81 SOQ14 80:
tight, 81 65@4 So Sheep-Receipts, 6,OOO head:
higher: ewes, a O0d4 10: mixed. IS O0615 10.
wethers, s5 251j 30: Westerns s. I0SI5 65.
lambs steady at 50 5000 50; yearlings, S. ESQ
d.
shipments, 1900 head; steers, choice strong
to Zoe higher; others steady; COWS steady.
ieedrrs more active; steer8, 81 93G14 20; cows
y 61a3 30: stockers 80 and feeders, s. 5o93 GO.
H9ys-lseceiDts, $3.50 head: shipments . Goa
head: market steady: choice strong and
higher; common weak to &c lower; extreme
range, So oal3 6j; bulk, 81 1904 55 Sheep
Receipts. 200 head: shipments, none: mar
ket strong and unchanged.
st. t.Louis-Cattle-Ieceip 167O head; shin
p,ents $50 head: market strong: fair TO GOOD
native steers, Sc 0094 4o iair to good Indian
and Texas steers 50 S0I3 40. Ho-s-Re-
ceipts, 900 head; shipments, I,34G head: mar
ket slow; fair to prime heavy. 81 G0G4 so;
mixed. ordinary 10 good. A 1904 65; light
fair to best, 81 50@4 20. Sheep-Receipts $50
head: shipments, none: market steady; fair
to desirable nIuttons 81 G04W6 90.
Buffalo - Cattle - Receipts, Ill loads
through, 3 sale: quiet but weak, with few on
sale. Hogs-Receipts, "a loads through l2
sale; shade firmer; heavy grades, IS 059l5 10;
packers and medium, s. Dogs o. Sheen ard
loads through. l2 sale:
quiet and firm; sheep, extra fancy, s. 75Q
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-03
THE MoNEY MARKET.
No Change in the Situation - stored-Up
Wealth in New York.

No Change in the Situation - Stored-Up
Wealth in New York.
The local money market was quiet yester-
day as to demand and steady as to rates,
which were maintained on the usual per
cent basis for about all classes of loans
Bank clearings were 81, 790,9H 90, and bal
ances s5O9, ,673 6S
Big lines of deposits in somo Of the New
York City banks are as follows; National
City, SIS 025.4 AGO. American Exchange Nation
al sI7, ,773 900; National Bank of Commerce,
SIC, $50, 800: National Bank Of the Republic,
SIG, 500; Bank of New York, sl4 $40, 900: Man.
haitian Company, SI3,0J6 0C0; Western Ma
tiona!. $40 200; Mercantile National. $ll,-
1885, 400 and Central National, S1l, III, 900. This
Il wonderful exhibit of stored-up wealth.
At New York yesterday money on call was
easy at l16G2 per cent last loan 2. closed
offered at d Prime mercantile paper, 405
steady at "a sJ1 for 6o-day bills and "a BIZ for
demand.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-03

noon CALL and finished the day at 2597k bid.
At the same time "a was bid for DuQuesne
and 309f for Manchester, both lower than the
day before. Airbrake and Pipeage were
stronger.
Sales at first call were Is Pleasant Valley
at "a, Luster at 9H, 100 DuQnesne at a.
Second call, ! Manchester at 40, 100 at 3ss4.
3G5 Philadelphia Gas at II, 20 Mt III. leo at
III. membership at $780, 50 Birmingham at
26, IS at 251s THIRD call. 10 Birmingham ut
&C. 20 Pleasant Valley ut 241 100 Philadelphia
Gas at II, 10 Airbrake at 107, IS Electric at
15I. Bids and offers ut each call are ap-
pended:
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Closing Bond Quotations.
fAsked.
Bank Clearings,

NEW YoRK-Clearings, $l5s, ,s04, 600; balances,
$S.2505l3.
BosToN - Clearings, SIS, ,5ss 324; balances,
q, 1856 224. Money 1H@2per cent. Exchange on
New York 15c discount.
PHILADELPHI = Clearings, $H, 1853; bal
ances, s. 275,032 Money 81 per cent.
BALTIMORE - Clearings, $2,79 ,5Oi. Rate, 6
per cent.
NEW ORLEANs-Clearirgs, s2.071 ,259. New
York exchange-Commercial SOC per 81, 900
premium: bank, 81 so per 900 premium.
ST LOUIS - Clearings, 8, ,947 100: balances.
$685. 5924. Money. 6@7 per cent. Exchange
on New York, 25c premium.
CHICAao-Money easy at 1895 per cent.
Clearings. sl7,330, l04. New York exchange,
zoe discount.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-03
The Coffee Markets.

NEW YORK. March 2.-Coffee options opened
steady, unchanged to 10 points up: closed
firm. unchanged to Is up. Sales, $3.50 bags.
including: March, 13.60@365c; April. 1860
13 l0c: May, 12.s5@l290c; September. 1225@
123Oc; spot Rio dull and easy; MOI, l5c.
BALTIMORE, March 2.-Coffee steady; Rio
cargoes fair, 171ac; No. Z, l5c.
NEW ORLEANS, March 2.-Coffee strong;
Rio, ordinary to fair, l5ll@I7Ic.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-03

NEW YoBx-Rosin firm and quiet. Turpen-
tine dull and easy Mt l%@42c.
WILMINGToN-Spirits of turpen tine quiet at
SOC. Rosin firm; strained, 81 Is; good strained
81 20. Tar steady at 81 80. Crude turpentine
steady; hard, 81 90; yellow dip and virgin,
81 80.
CHARLEsroN-Turpentine steady at 4Oc.
Rosin firm; good strained, 81 80.
SAvANNAH-Turpentine, 4Oc. Rosin firm at
81 450l So
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-03
Boston stocks-closrnr Prices.
Mining Stock Quprations,

NEW YORK, March 2.-Aspen, 800; Best &
Belcher. 190:' Consolidated California and
Virginia, $40; Deadwood T., 1876: Eureka
Consolidated, 175; Gould & Curry, 1l5;
Hale & Norcrpss, l45 Homestake. 1,325;
Horn Silver. $685. Mexican, 16o; ontario,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-03
Groceries.

The movement in this line is quiet, and
prices are practically as they have been for
q week past. The wretched condition of
country roads is adverse to trade in this
line. Coffees and canned goods are reported
firm, and sugars quiet.
java ss MaEae9Se aT:c;s
,c Ssai la SSs Gasyra sAa'ssi a2ss aee' caracas s
sSs sss sssss Hs$sssa SS saasss sS
Ess$ sss"SS isF sii;pes ,os
cassia Sc: pepper iic: nutmeg: 7C9,Gco 49,.
oe @ pssS p5 es oV test xaei s
dine. 1c: r0yalinc. l4c red oil. lo'a@lic; purity.
MINERS OIL-No. winter. strained ss94oc per
se sSfp sTs s esses sugar syrup
st@Ssc; prime sugar syrup, ao9sac; strictly prime,
<: O.. MoLAssEs-Fancy crop; 4o@s2c;
choice, 4o@ilc; old CROP 5e@3sc; N. o. syrup.
sopA-Bi.carb in kegs s,4@ssac; bi-carb, in rs.
in kegs lAc; do gran%lated. 2c o ,
set, ss4c; parafine. llD12c.
KIcE-Head Carolina, G19@6ac; choice. 5s@6y4c;
sTARcm-Pearl. &c: corn starch. 54@sAc; gloss
starch. 5k@iAc:
layers. e a Muscsteis 81 Is: California Siuscates,
q 4O@l 60; Vaencia. 5hasc; Ondara VALENCIA. 61z
prunes. 44@5zc: French prunes sS9Ee ;coeoanuts. .
p ICO, s. 90; Almonds Lam. z fb 9Oc; do Ivica. 17c;
do shelIed. soc; walnuts. Nap, 1a9l4c Sicily til-
berts, lie: Smyrna figs. l19iac, new dltes. Sa5Mc;
Brazil nuts &c: pecans 139lIc; citrOn 2 ID, 2l12.c;
lemon peel. l0c p ID; orange peel, l!c.
DRIED FRuITsaaApplcs. sliced. 6ls@sEc; apples,
1S9loc: peaches. California. evsporated, impaired,
Sl119Hc; cherries pitted, 1ac: cherries, unpiited
6c; raspberries evaDoratad. l7@iSc; b'ackberries.
SUGARS Cubes. !Sc: powdered, 44c: granulated,
44c: confectioners', 45c: soft white 3h(93c; yell
low. choice. aX@aAc; yellow. good. sA(95,ic: yell
low, fair 3as03xc.
PICKLEs-Medium bbls q, 200), a Is; medium,
SALT-No.i p bbl, u 20: No. l. extra, p bbl
81 10; dairy p bbl, 81 20; coarse crystal per bbl
q 20 Higgins Eureka. 4-hu sacks. $2 S0 Higgins
Eureka, 10 Alb packets. So 90.
CANNED GOODs-Stand3rd peaches. 81 7501 30:
DDS, u sOa1 10; extra peaches. e 20. 10: pie
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-03
Tho Drygoods Market.

NEW YORK, March 2.-Business in dry
goods was only fair at first hands, the
weather doubtless operating against freer
movement. The situation, however, was
unchanged. Prices rule steady to firm.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-03
Metal Markets.

NEW YORK. March Pig iron weak and
dull; American, SIS 75@l7 IS. Copper easy,
dull; lake, $40 50@l0 62h Lead quiet and
steady: domestic, 81 2c04 25 Tin firm, dull;
Straits, $l9 55Ol9 60.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-03
Bar Silver Quotations, s,

NEW YORK, March s.-[Spectol l-Bar silver
IN London sl@d psir o. Ne" fork
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-03

Closing quotations of Philadelphia stocks. fur
nished by Whitney 4 Stephenson, brokers, No. 81
Fourth avenue. members Of New York Stock Ex-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-03
Provisions.

Hogs are still on the downward drift, but
are relatively lower In price than products.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-03

Roston Electric Stocks.
BOSTON. March 2.-CSp.ctdl. 1.-THE latest electric
stock quotations to-day were;
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-03
Ncrddeutschsr Lloyd Steamship Company.
Fast Line OF Express Steamers
New York to SOUTHAMPTON nondon) Bre

Time from New York to Southampton, ~ days.
From Southampton to Bremen, "a or 30 hours.
From Southampton TO London. by Southwestern
Railway Co., 2ii hours. Trains every hour In the
summer season. Railway carriages for London
await passengers in southampton Docks on arrival
OF xpress steamers from New York.
These steamers are well known Tor their speed.
comfort and excellent cuisine.
MAX SCHAMBERG & CO.. 5z7 smithGeld st.,
LOUIS MOSER. GIG Smith6eld ST., J. y. ERNY
Cashier German Savings and Dep. Bank, Agents
or Piltsburg. jA3-D
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-03
PhiladelDhja stocks.

400; Ophir, 240; Plymouth. It's; Sierra
Nevada. 155; Standard, no. Union Consoli.
dated l3O "
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-07-05

Twas told q delightful story Of one -
cent action In which the soudanoss
troops took a prominent part. Tho en-.
envy was under cover not far of, but
the firing line of blacks were blazing
away at him as fast as they could open
and close their rifles. In vain their Of
foers tried to stop them. Tho waste Of
ammunition threatened to become ex
tremely serious, and their commanding
officer, O Scotchman who had seen many
lights with them, losing his temper, rode
up and down behind the line cursine
them with every abusive epithet in {
fairly adequate vocabulary of Arabic In
yective, but entirely without effect Al
last one Of them happened to turn ant
discovered the beloved hey in evidently
very excited state Of mind. He q
once rose, ran back 10 him. and pattinf
him reassuringly on the boot he said
1Dont be frightened, hey. It's al
right We're hera wen take care o.
your
Tho Scotch hey. however, was equa
to the occasion. He rode out through
the line, and walked his horse up and
down in front of the rifles Now" b,
said, .if you must fire, fire at mer
After this II is not surprising TO read ii
dispatches that this officer has twice re
Gently had his horse shot under him.
Contemporary Review.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-07-05

Speaking of the queer things to be seen
on the streets, it is really astonishing
how instinctively one person initiates an
other. A man with passion for psy-
chical research has been proving this by
some experiments which are, to say the
least of it, original. Going along about
dusk the other night in advance of a
small party of folk, he suddenly turned
out into the muddy street, as if avoiding
something in front. Unquestioningly
every person behind did the same thing
in spite of tho mire.
1t isn't likely that they felt the full
humorous force of the incident in quite
the way he did, however, when they saw
him face about and walk calmly back in
the beaten path. The sheep went to all
the trouble of jumping over bar of
dust, to be sure, but it would really
seem worth while if human beings could
think a little more independently and
for themselves. Tho truth of it ia, it is
just this blind unreasoning herding to-
gether that leads to half the accidents
and panics which are cropping up on all
sides.-Boston Transcript.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-07-05

Occasionally some person knocks at
the door of Jay Gould's Office in the
Western Union building with a copy of
"The History Of Delaware County, New
York, by Jay Could" to sell. An i'm
preston exists in the minds of many
people that Mr.. Gould is DESTROYS of
suppressing this publication as com
pletely as possible, and that he win pay
almost any price to get possession of the
few stray copies that are left. Resi-
dents of Delaware county are authority
for the statement that several years age
an agent of Mr.. Gould's secured that
county for these books and bought near
~ all Of them at fancy prices. When
ever a copy of this particular history of
Delaware county is displayed in that
county at the present day the older resi-
dents will advise the owner, "J;st you
take tibet down ter New York, an Jay
Gouldll give yer thirty or forty dollars
fer it," 1t is certain that nobody in Mr..
Gould's office ever heard of his paying
any such price for one of those books.
And nobody is able to explain why Mr..
Gould should want to suppress the pub
location, unless it is that he thinks there
is too much sentiment in it for man of
his present reputation. = New York
Times,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-07-05

The effect of quake bite depends partly
on the conditions Of the snake and partly
on that of the person bitten and the part
attacked. No effectual antidoto has yet
been discovered. Ammonia and per
manganateof potassium will not suffice,
although a solution of the latter will
take away the poisonous property of the
snakes venom If it be mixed Herewith.
Immediate amputation of bitten toe
or finger is the best course, as the delay
of few seconds may suffice to convey
the poison into the patients circulation.
If from the nature of the part bitten
amputation cannot be performed, very
tight ligature applied after conformation
and sucking the part is the best course,
and the administration of stimulants is
generally recommended.-Quarterly Re-
view.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-07-05

The gullibility of persons who buy
mines has passed into proverb. 1t is
said that such properties have actually
been sailed with half melted silver dol
lars and sold to investors, who did not
realize that the precious metal was not
found in nature with the stamp of the
mint upon it. Undoubtedly the most
scientific method of accomplishing this
sort of swindle is to apply the silver in
the shape of nitrate solution. When
it is ready for use some salt is put into
it and it is squirted over the rock, the
salt causing an immediate precipitation
of the metal in a manner that is equally
conspicuous and deceptive to the eye
Kansas City Times.