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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-01
New York Produce Market.

New York. Nov. SO-Flour--Steady and
quiet. Whcat-SpOt steady; No. red,
HSc.. (. q. b., aiioat: No. ] northern Du-
luth, Sl00, {. o. b., ailoat; No. ! hard NJ an
itoba N.0lia; No. l northern New YORK
99c,, I. O. b., anoat: options opened weak
under big northwest receipts and disap-
pointing cables. ana after further declines
in consequence of liquidation recovered
on enormous ClcaranCCs and closed itc
net higher On May but iic. lower on Dc
cembcr, latter being subjected to special
pounding by traders; No red January
96Ssa97isc closed g7C.; May, 93 3-l6a9ic.,
closed 937sC.; December, 96 9-lGa9G 15-l5s.,
closed 97c. Corn-Spot steady; No. >
SS&c., f. o. b.. a;loat; options opened easy,
rallied and closed firm at partially isc
net decline; May, 81 1-l6a3li4c., closed
aAc.; December, l'sa3l 5-l6c.. closed
Sihc. Oats-Spot steady; No. ., 25iic.; No.
3, 2Ac.; No. . white. eSi2c.; No. 5 white,
21ac.; track mixed, western, 2ta27i &c. !;
track white, 27isa33iac.: options quiet but
iirm all day. closing c. net higher; Febr1i-
ary closed &c, December, 2j2ic. Beef
Steady. Cut Meats-Steady. Butter
Firm; western creamery, l4a23c.: factory,
1llsalic.; Elgins, 23c. imitation creamery,
l2al1c.; state dairy, 12a20c.; creamery, II
a22c. Cheese--Dull large white, Soptcm-
Der, SAaSLc.; small white. do, 9al0Ac.;
large Colorcd, September, SAaSl2C.; small
do, 9a9lic.; large, October TgaI1sc.; small
do, Sl4aSL2c.; light skins, 6a6l2C.; part
skins, ja6c.; fun skins, 2i2aic Eggs
Firm; state and Pennsylvania, 20a2jc.
western fresh, &c. Tallow-Dull; city,
3-l6c.; country, 3La3}sc. Petroleum
Steady: united closed "a bid; Pennsyl-
vania crude romnally Soc.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-01


Life is becoming more valuable. Sew
cral leading insurance companies will
soon Increase their rates-and lose pa
tronagc. Some of the mutual benefit
societies are increasing their assess
ments. They claim that it is neces-
sary.
Postal Savings banks would be nice.
They would make more fat offices. They
would also Increase the partisan spirit
at the expense of patriotism.
IT is now figured out that even in the
Garden of Evan the boycott was ap-
piled TO the apple.
There are 100000 "drummers" in the
United States. There is not finer
class Of men on the face of the earth.
somehow, murders are more numer-
Gus in Lackawanna and Susquehanna
counties than hangings. If hanging
is played out" why not try electrocu-
tion?
Some Great Bend people has recon-
sidered their intention to go to Klon-
dixie early in the spring. Until they
secured a map, on Sunday, they had
been laboring under the impression
that Dawson City was somewhere in
the western part of Wisconsin.
+. V. Powderly, asked his opinion as
to how far the nearest saloon should be
from a school house, said: About five
hundred miles would be reasonable
distance. according to my way of
thinking" WHITNEY.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-01
Chicago Gram Narkpt.

Chicago, Nov. 3O.-The leading futures
ranged as follows: Whcat--Decumbcr,
95;ia95aic.; May, @Oasa9iiSc. Corn-Decem-
her 25i4a25iI a2jasc.; May. 29d29'sc Oats
Decemher-2o', ,a2)isc.; May, 2l7sa22isc.
Pork-January. $S.15aS.@o; May, $S.4oasa5.
Lard-JanuarS, 2a4 %; May, S4.37lsI
4.i2ia. IIibs-Jauuary, $L17l2at2O; May,
H30a432i2. Cash uotations were as fol-
lows Flour-Easier, mostly 5al0c. lower;
no. spring wheat Oa90AC.; No. do,
Sfl90c. No. , red, 95a4 a9GIc.; No. corn,
2J'4a25?sc.; No. 2 oats, 2lIcc.; No. 2 white,
+. o. b., @3l ia2Sa,c.; No. white, {. o. b., %
a23$4c.; No. . rye, 45hal5l2c.; No. . barley,
T. o. b, 25'Ia3Gc.; No l fax seed, Sl.0ial 10;
prime timothy seed, S2.Gj; pork, S7.1ja7. 20;
lard, A20ai22la; ribs. S4.lja4.7o; should
Crs, i&Iajc.; sides, 42,ai5,c.; whisky, S1.l9;
sugars, unchanged. Rc"cipts-Flour 900
barrels; wheat, 1jl 900 bushels; corn, 357, -
W0 bushels; oats. j2l,oO0 bushels; rye, &c.,
OJ0ubushols; barley. 5000 bushels. Ship
ments-Flour, l200O barrels; wheat, 29,-
900 bushels; corn, $1,000 bushels; oats, il6,-
600 bushels; rye, noEe; barley, 5000 BUSH
els,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-01
THE MARKETS.
Wall Street Review.

New York, Nov. 30-The principal fac
tors in today's stock market were the
statements of the earnings in october of
two of the great railroad systems of the
country-namcly. Pennsylvania and Bur-
linEton. Both statements made a re-
markably strong showing but that of
burlington had been discounted by active
speculation and the rumors which have
preceded the publications for some time
ba%t having so heavily exaggerated the
proportions of the increase, AS n Consc-
qu"nce there was some disappointment in
speculative circles over the Burlington
statement and some proft-taking which
impaired heavy tone to the whole OF
the granger group until late in the day.
In the final hour prices of the grOlp
shared in the general strength of the mar
kct. The October statement of the
Pennsylvania system with its increase in
gross earnings of $90O,0O and in net Of
%j3lt0, was regarded as strongly favor
able, and as rejecting a large general
Improvement in business. The stock Of
Pennsylvania railroad rose 23s under its
influence, and all Of the trunk lines
showed marked degree Of strength. New
Jersey Central, Lake Shore and Canada
Southern rising from l TO . points. The
Erie and Lehrh Valley also had very
favorable statements for october, but in
both cases heavy increases in gross earn
ings were absorbed by large increases in
operating expenses. otherwise net gains
in the active stocks are confined to frac-
tiOnS, and there is a fair sprinklng of
small losses through the list Total sales
were 2iS,Qj0 shares.
Furnished By WILLIAM LINN. AL
LEN ~ CO. stock brokers, Nears build.
ing. rooms tQ5-706.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-01
philadelphia Provision Market.

Philadelphia, Nov. 30.-Wheat-Was l4r.
lower; contract grade, spot, 9Ga. .a97c.; De-
ccmbor 96a4a97c.; January and February,
nominal, Corr-l4C. higher; No. mixed,
spot and December 32l Ia32Iac. January
and February nominal. Oats-Steady:
No, white spot ana December, 2Si2a29C.
January ana February, 2Slga29c. Potatoes
Firm; white, choice, per bushel 6Sa7Oc.;
do fair to good, GpaGjc.; sweets, prime
per basket, 5UdjjC.; DO. seconds, 25a3jc.
ProvisiOns-Dull; smoked beef, city, La
lSc,; be"f hams, 2la22C. pork, family, Ia
l3r.; hams, S, H. cured, in tlerccs, 7aSl.c;
hams. smoked, Sa9igc.; sides, ribbed, IN
salt, Ji2c.; do. smoked, GaGlIc.; shoulders,
pickle cured, 6a6'4c.; do. smoked 7c.; pic
nc hams, 5. T.. cured, 5Aa6c, do. smoked,
G@ia7c, bellies, In pickle 7aSc.; breakfast
bacon siaal0c,; lard pure city refined in
tierces, &C.; do. do. do. in tubs, 5a5i4c.; do
butchers, loose i'2aI&,c, Buttcr-Steady;
fancy western creamery, % &C.; do. Penn
sylyania prints 2jc. do. western, do, 25a
EgSs-FlTm; fresh, nearby, 24c do. west
crn, 23c. ChCese-Unchanged. Refined
Sugars - Steady Cotton - Unchanged.
Tallow-Dull at former rates. Live Poul-
try-Quiet but steady; fowls, IiaaSl2c.
old roosters, be-; spring chickens, 7isaSl2c;
brollers. &C.; turkeys. 9alOc.; ducks. sa9c,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-01
THE NEWS RECORD.

The funeral of Mrs. Herbert C. Ben
son, who died suddenly on Saturday
morning at her home in Scranton, Oc-
Cured and was largely attended this
afternoon from the Uuiversalist church.
Rev. William NJ. Hitler, rastor of the
Methodist church. OtIiciatcd and the
remains were laid to rest in Evcrgro on
cemetery.
After brief illness, Mrs. Amanda
jenkins, relict of Henry Jenkins, died
at her home in Thomson on Sunday
afternoon. She was one of the oldest
and most highly esteemed residents of
the borough.
The pastors of the several Susque-
hanna churches on Sunday preached
stirring temperance sermons.
Lanshoro has about twenty-five cases
of measles.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-01
EnstLibertY CnttIe MnrLet.

East Liberty, Pa. Nov. 30.--Cattla--
Steady; prime, A.7Jai.S5; common, S3.2ja
800: bulls, stays and cows, S2a3.GO Hogs
Shade higher; prime medium weights,
s3j5a3CO; best Workers and pigs. $S.50l
3 50: heavy, $3.4ja3j0; common to fair
Workers. s3ija55O: roughs. S225a32 25
Shecp-Choicc, A.JOaAGj; common, S3aS.Gj;
choice lambs S5jOaj7j; common to good,
$i.4jaj. 10; veal calves, S6.JOa7.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-01

Dressed Pcultry--Dull and weak; fowls,
choice. &c.; do. fair TO good, 7a7igc.; cnick-
ems, large. 9a1cc. medium do, SaSigc. !;
common and scaldcd, Ease: turkeys,
choice, 12al2c.; do. fair to good, 9allc,;
ducks, 7a9c. ReCcipts-Flour, 5000 bar
rels and 5000 sacks; wheat 1000 bushels;
corn, 5000 bushels; oats, $1,000 bushels
shipments 5000 bushels; Corn
22Q,OJO bushels; oats, 20i,0o0 bushels.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-01

Chicago, Nov. 30-Cdttle-Common TO
extra beef steers, $3SOa5.5O; fed Texas cat
tel, S3Soat4o; fair to prime feeders, $3.SOa
4.J0; cows, $2.eJa400; calves, S6a6.5O. Hogs
Slow and weak; coarse, heavy packers,
S32ca33o; prime shipping, $3ija5.Jy. Shccp
and Llmbs-In good demand; common,
$3a360; good to choice, $i.4ol k6j; prime,
$.75atS5; fed western, S3.6ja4.,J; lambs,
$i.jOa5.S5 for common to strictly choice;
fancy lambs. 81, Rcccipts-Cdttle, i5OD
head; hogs, $1,000 head; sheep, il,O0O head.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-01
RAILROAD ETCHINGS.

Supernt ndent Charles D. Hammond
denies the current rumor that he is to
leave the Delaware and Hudson svs-
TEN to become president of the Fitch
burg road.
Whitney raves over the delights of a
ride in a clean and easy-rding Della
ware and Hudson passenger coach.
Poor fellow. He has probably never
experienced the delights of a ride over
our Delaware, LaCkaWanna and West
ern railroad. -- Halstead Herald
Pears to me that ! have heard of the
D., l.. q w. road, Runs from Kings
ley to Montrose does it?
None Of the stove committee $"
changes among the Erie superintend-
ents have, as yet, ben officially bulle-
tined. Occasionally the committee
hits the target. The Erie is enjoying
an excellent live stock business.
Some of the Erie engineers and
trainmcn have already received de-
merit marks under the new merit mark
system.
It is believed that the Delaware and
Hudson road win soon run a Sunday
train between Wilkes Barre and Nine
Nch.
For the first time in its history, Pal
mcT's Jefferson branch Flyer" made q
trip on Sunday last. 1t will continue
to run every day i'm the week.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-01
isnlinIO IIYn SIOCii.

East Buffalo, y. y, Nov. 30 cat tlc--Eo
trading; choice steers, SlS0a4.9O; fair to
good steers, S3.25a4.l0; fair to good butCa-
CrS' cows, $3iia350; pmmon to fair cows.
s., l0a2,75. HOgs-Weak; Workers, good to
choice. $3.50; roughs, $3.l013.-5; pigs, $3.jJl
S6j. Sheep and LInbs--StCaiy ana firm
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-01
OPEN WINTER PREDICTED.

1T is going to be an open, wet win
ter" remarked an old Starrucca farmer
yesterday. why? Because the musk
rats are building their burrows high up
from the water, which is a sure sign Of
an oDen, wet winter If we were going
to have a closed winter with plenty of
snow, they would burrOw close down
to the waters edge. Another good sign"
remarked the same prophet, lis that
the husks on the corn last fall were
very thin"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-01

New York, Nov. 30.-I}ocyes-No trad
ing Calvcs-Stcady; voals, $jaS. Sheep
Active, $3.50ai.@0. lambs, $j.2ja6.30 Hogs
Dull at $3.6oa3.Go
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-01
7ABYs SMOOTH, FAIR SKIN
A Grateful Mother Writes this Letter
Tells all about Her Troubles when

Baby Broke out with Scrofula Sores.
"At the age of two months, my baby
began to have sores break out on his right
cheek. We used all the external ap-
plications that we could think or hear OF,
to no avail. The sores spread all over one
side OF his face. We consulted n physi-
clan and tried his medicine, aud in week
the sore was gone. But to my surprise in
two weeks more another scrofulous look
ing sore appeared on baby's arm. 1t
grew worse and worse, and when he was
three months old, / began giving him
Hoods sarsaparilla. i also took Hoods
Sarsapari!la, and before the first bottle
was finished, the sores were well and have
never returned. He is now four years old,
but he has never had any sign OF those
scrofulous sores since he was cured by
Hoods Sarsaparilla, for which | feel very
grateful. Ny boy owes his good health
and smooth, fair skin to this great med
icine," MRS. S. s. WRoTEN, Farming
ton, Delaware. Get only Hoods.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-01
Oil Market.

Oil City. Pa. Nov. 3O.--Credit balances,
Gj; certificates opened. sales "a; highest,
81; lowest, esq; closed, offered at G7; to-
tai sales, 22,OO0 barrels; shipments 9S Gi2
barrels; runs, 1898 barrels.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-01
A SOUTH GIBSON FACT.

In South Gibson last summer a large
black snake got through a crack in a
hen house, and ate so many eggs from
under a sitting hen that it could not
set out again through the same crack
Next morning il was killed and cut
open, when, as the eggs were found to
he unbrOkcn and still warm, the Cxpcr-
imcnt was tried of replacing them un-
der the mother, who, in que time.
httcLcd out the brood, none the worse
for the remarkable accident.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-01
THE scRA TRIBUNEMEDN

than in an overindulgence in pickles.
The cat is given to catching sparrows.
and after indulging in one of these
birds the cat requires salad dish
in the form of a dish of pickles. which
she gets at once. Before the cat took
to eating pickles she was spotted
gray and white-but she gradually
turned a rich golden brown color.
When the sun strikes on her she looks
like old gold.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-01

lambs. choice to extra, S6aG 10; culs TO
comon. S5a565; sheep. choice to selected
wcthers, Sl.6jal.S5; culls to common, S5a
am
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-01
CRUELTY TO THE HEN.

\ stevens Point man took a notion
last summer to raise chickens. He
purchased an incubator. several hun
dred eggs and some full blooded Ply
mouth rock hens, When the little
chicks We're hatChcd the lady of the
house boiled eggs and made hash for
them 10 eat. In the meantime one of
the Plymouth rock hens had been given
a sitting of choice eggs, but at the al
lotcd time no chickens appeared. The
man was rather jubilant because the
incubator had proved itself superior to
the natural mother, when the lady dis
covered that she had given the hen
boiled eggs to hatch. Then. instead OF
feeling remOrse she got mad and COM
PEELED the poor hen to sit another three
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-01
IT HALLS FROGS
AT GULF SUMMIT
Whitney Witnesses Remarkable Show
er of Frozen Reptiles.
SUSQUEHANNAS JAIL BIRDS
Mormon Missionaries Seek to Convert
Dye at LancsbOrO - Oiypham
Awakcning-.Au Open Winter is
Predicted-- Measles Attack Hanes-
bOrO--SOuth Gibson Fact.
pcclal to the Scranton TrIhunc.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Susquehanna, Nov. 30-There was a
severe hailstorm in the Gulf Summit
and cascade section a few days since
The storm was brief but very violent
II seemed as if an ice cloud had been
frozen solid to depth of about six
inches and then suddenly knocked to
pieces and thrown to the earth. Few of
the lttla ice chunks bore the least re-
scmblance to ordinary hailstOnes. All
We're of jagged and irregular form, the
majority Of the pieces containing some
foreign substance, such as a ball Of
earth, wads Of rotten leaves, sand. fish
and frogs. The head of a sunfish was
found in one piece, and dozen or more
of the hailstones gathered up and put
in a water jar yielded two live and
one dead water snake. some moss, a
small eel, three small pebbles and some
queer black seeds about the size of
buCkshot
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-01
MATTERS AND THINGS.

Susquchanna sometimes gets a little
behind in the procession, but she claims
to have the muddiest principal street
In Northeastern Pennsylvania.
The Susquchanna Journal. rather
broadly hints that several very prob
able Jury fixers' hang around the
county court. 1t is said that the find
ing of the jury in a recent Susquehanna
case was known upon the streets of
Montrose before it was known in the
court room. That's a state Of things.
Business appears to be picking up.
one night recently twenty-five tramps
were lodged in the Susquehanna
lookup.
Prof. William S. Tyler a professor in
Amherst College. died recently at an
advanced age. He was an native of
Hartford, this county.
a well-known Lackawanna county
newspaper man and politician, who
ought to know, tells me that Olyphant
is one of the most wide-awake and pro-
gressive towns in the valley. Tally
for Olyphant!
\ few mornings since | overheard
several Carbondale and Jermyn young
ladies, en- route to school in Scranton,
very intelligently discussing foot ball.
They are well up in the hazardous
game
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-01

Hoods Pills easy in effect. % cents,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-01
AND WOMAN. TOO-GOD BLESS
HER.

The oyster and the strawberry have
each done its share i'm evangeliHing the
world. They have built more churches,
paid the salaries of more ministers and
helped more heather than any other
two natural agenCics.-Truthful EX-
chances
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-01
Our Third Semi-Annual
9 Days Sale Begins or Monday First

Our Six Day Sales have been extensively initiated
quaed and in starting Third Semi Annual Week. Bargain Giving
we have simply say that Such Values We VIII Offer have
before been seen in this city, The bargains however
ad on the days named Mondays bargains will repeated
tuesday, nor Tuesdays on Wednesday,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-01
ODDS AND ENDS.

wecfs-on fresh eggs, however, this
time.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-01
DESIRED A COMPUTATION.

a weary wanderer stole six pairs of
socks and was arraigned before a Sus-
quehanna Justice of the peace, who
sentenced him to sixty days imprison-
ment in the county jail. Judge" cried
the trembling prisoner have | got to
live in Montrose sixty days." The
magistrate said that the guest was
correct. For heavens sake"
shrieked the prisoner. as he was led
away, Cant you commute the sentence
to hanging?"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-01
ono KICK COMING.o

The Montrose Republican sets up a
protest against Susquehanna sending
so many prisoners to the county Jail
Being the only large town in the
county, Susquehanna's annual contri-
button to the bastile is naturally quite
large, transients predominating. While
we regret seeing any number of reo-
pie going into temporary exile, we find
consolation in the fact that we are ma
terially helping Montrnse from again
becoming a bowling wilderness. Every
prisoner sent to the county Jail is a
Godsend to the bakers, butchers and
groccrS of MOntrOSe. Inasmuch as
MontrOse is suCcorcd and sustained by
the taxpayers of the county, she has
mo kick coming" Strict silence best
becomes her.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-01
IN sUsQUEHANNA COUNTY.

Hallstead and Great Bend will al
tempt to secure county bridge, if she
can secure the very essential consent
Of Moptrose. which is laboring under
the hulluCination that it is the county.
Mormon missionaries a few days
since distributed handbils i'm Union
dale, and intended to hold a series of
meetings in the village, but failed to
secure hall.
The Montrose Democrat wants TO call
the prospective poor farm "Sunnyside
Home" That would make life SUMMER
for the occupants, Poverty by another
name would be easier To bear.
The editors of the Great Bend Plain
dealer and Hallstcad Herald are in
dulginG in a 'pOetical' contest, Their
readers are getting Vaccinated
In the county court, in the Soutb
Gibson slander suit of r. A. Davis US
Mrs. Emma MaXey, the jury brought
In verdict for the defendant.
Another hearing in the Pepper muir
der case was held last week, 1t is quite
generally believed that the murdered or
murderers will never be apprehended
SOMETHING NEW IN HAIR DYE.
The wife of a resident Of Lanesboro
has pet cat whose fur is changing
color, apparently for no other cause
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-10-06
Curious Wax Flowers.

A German scientist gives the follow
.ng directions for performing a very
amusing and interesting experiment.:
Take n lighted stearin candle and hold
1t horizontally over a wide glass filed
with water. The drops of melted stear-
In when they strike the surface Of the
cold water will be formed into hemi-
spherical cups and float on the water.
These forms often take the shape Of
the flower of the common Maybell (con-
vallaIia majalis) and can be made
smaller or larger at pleasure by drop
ping the melted stearin from a less or
greater height. When sufficient num-
ber OF such bells have been made. take
q slender iron wire and cut 1t into Sec
tions, of which one end is curved, then
warm the straight end of each by hold
Ing 1t in a fame, and thrust it through
one of the wax bells so that the wire
passes quite through the bell. leaving 1t
hanging at the curved end, where 1t
remains fixed when cool. looking strik-
ingly like the Maybell flower when the
wire is held curved end upward. In
the same way all the hemispherical
cups are treated. and finally the single
flowers are combined by twisting to-
gether the wire stems, when they may
be arranged in a vase. By using col
Ored stearin similar flowers may be
initiated.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-10-06
African Ivory II the Best.

African ivory Is now conceded to he
the finest. The first quality Of this
comes from near the equator, and 1t
has been remarked with regard to this
fact that the nearer the equator the
smaller Is the elephant, but the larger
the tusks. The ivory from equatorial
Africa Is closer in the grain and has
less tendency to become yellow by ex-
posure than Indian ivory. The finest
transparent African ivory is collected
along the west coast between attitudes
10 degrees north and 10 south, and this
is believed to deteriOrate in quality AMI
to be more liable to damage with i'll
crease Of latitude in either direction.
The whitest ivory comes from the east
coast 1t is considered to be in best
condition when recently cut; 1t has
then n mellow, warm, transparent tint.
as If soaked in Oil, and very little ap-
pearance of grain or texture. Indian
ivory has an Opaque, dead white color.
and a tendency to become discOlOred.
or the Asian varieties Siam is consider
ed to be the finest, being much superior
in appearance and density. The ivory
of the mammoth tusks Is mt very
much esteemed, particularly in En-
gland: ii is considered too dry and
brittle for elaborate work, besides
which 1t is very liable to turn yellow.
AS a matter Of act, the larger tusks
very rarely leave Asiatic Russia. be-
ing too rotten for Industrial purposes
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