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.rnIIc IRON & STEEL COMPANY.


KNICNERBOCKER ICE COMPANY.
Chicago Ill. June IL. 1901.
VNHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS have this day
declared n annual dividend Of THREE PER
CENT preferred stock of this Company, payable
Iulv l. stockholders of record OF June Is 1901
preferred stock will he closed
NJ p NJ June 10 remain closed until July = 1901
Checks he mailed TO stockholders by the Central
Trust Company Of New York.
WILLIAM \. WALTER. Secretary.
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FOREIGN GOVERNMENT AND MUNICIPAL
BONDS.
Reported by Zimmerman < Forshay. and II Wal-st9
New-York tribune., 1901-06-15
ROSTON STOCKS.
nIshed by r. L. Day & Co. No. Nassau-st3
COLORADO SPRINGS STOCKS.

Closing quotations on the Colorado Springs Min
ing stock Exchange. furnished by William +. Bon
hripht q Co OF Colorado Springs:
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THE FEDERAL TREASURY.

washington, June 1.-THE condition Of the Treas
ury, divisions of issue and redemption, the be-
ginning Of business to-day follows:
RESERVE FUND
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CONSOLIDATED EXCHANGE SALES.

STOCKS.
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BANK STOCKS.
Reported by Clinton Gilbert. No wau-st1
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MISCELLANEOUS SECURITIES.
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This Company s legal depository FOR moneys paid
Court authorized TO act as Guardian Trustee
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Miles made quite jump toward
second place in the contest yesterday
bringing in SO points, thereby going
we'll over the 200 mark. Lewis brought
in 13 and is now nearly 200 ahead Of
Schwenker. Anderson sent in 4 by
mail. Ray buckingham jumped from
seventh to fifth place, being now 3
points ahead of Miss Griffin, whom
he succeeds in that position. Miss
Griffin is now sixth and Brunner sew
cnth. with Miss Meredith only l point
behind the latter. Fifth place seems
to be the battle-ground so far this
year, as it was last year nearly all
through the contest.
There is plenty of room for amhi-
tiOus young people to enter the ranks
of the contestants: no others need APP
ply. A contestant beginning today
with eight yearly subscribers, count
ing 96 points, would have a first-class
title to fifth place in the contest a
full description of the enterprise ap-
pears each morning on the fourth page
of The Tribune or letter addressed
Editor Educational Contest" SCran.
| ton Tribune, Scranton. Pa, will he
responded TO with "A handsomely illus
| trated booklet or a set of subscription
| blanks if you are desirous of partici-
pating in the contest.
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cacies, the newly married couple de-
parted for Buffalo, N. Y, on the Has
Lackawanna train. Their trip will em-
brace many points of note, such as
the Pan-American exposition, niagara
Falls, st. Lawrence river, the Thou
sand Islands arl points of interest in
Canada. They will return to this city
in about two weeks, to leave the first
of August for New York city, where
Mr.. and Mrs. Niece will reside.
Mrs. Niece is well-known in Throop
and in this city, especially on the West
side, where she has numerous friends.
MIR. Niece Is pharmacist and drug
Eist, who has many friends and ac-
quaintances In and out of his profes-
sion. MIR. Niece has lately been with
ID. ]. Thomas & 60. in the Scranton
private hospital as their pharmaceu-
tical chemist. severing his connections
with that well-known establishment
however to go to the Brooklyn College
of Pharmacy, New York city, on oc'
tober /.
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and satisfactory accommodation are

and satisfactory accommodation are
secured.
Time to Complete.-The timerequired
TO complete n prescribed course OF
study by a student will depend upon
his previous preparation, aptness, ana
especially upon his application and the
number of hours per day he spends at
his studies. No student will be re-
tarded by less apt or industrious pupils.
nor. on the other hand, VIII he be
urged forward faster than is consist
ent with thoroughness, by those who
are able to make more rapid advance
ment.
Some may be able to complete a
course In four or five months, but the
majority should spend a longer time.
a too hastily pursued or imperfectly
Comprehcnded course of study in any
school is always a source Of disap-
pointment and an Improbable invest
ment of time and money. At the COM
pletion of the course. each Is presented
with beautiful diploma conferrinE
all the honors of the institution, free
of charge.
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H..

Dick Sterrett was a soldier. Tha s
how it all happened, and he was of the
stuff of which soldiers are made. kath-
arine Redumer seldom erred when she
did choose friend-dnd one mis-
cradle blue day Dicks marching orders
said in substance: "Pitch your tents
towards Cuba" captain Sterrett was
ready to go, but there was Katharine.
He wondered if she would care be-
cause he were Going-if she would ever
think of all their happy days if he
never came back. OH if he never
came back! Suppose he did not? The
chances We're all against it. What If
Katharine should fall in love with
somebody and marry him? He never
had thought about that. How perfect
| ly dreadful that would be! He would
| not be able TO fight as a soldier should
| If he must think of her as loving some
other man, Then Dick Sterrett aWoke
to the fact that he loved her himself;
| that Katharine Reaumer was a little
more than all the world beside to him,
and the remainder of that day and
| night before he might see her was
| made up of elastic hours, which SEEM
ed to stretch on and on into ternity.
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General Information.

sessions and HOulS.-Thc school is in
session every week day except sat
urdays and holidays. The building is
opened to admit students at s a. IN. and
is not closed until . \. m. 1t is also
open ON Saturdays. The school ses-
siOns are from . a. IN. to l. M, 80 T..
IN. TO p M, and from y. m. to 2
D. IN. Day students are permitted to
attend the night school free of charge.
When TO Enter.--Studcnts may en-
ter at any time during the school year.
The courses are so arranged that they
may be begun as advantageously at
one time as another.
AttCndanCc.-The formation of hab-
its of regularity and punctuality re-
cclvcs strict attention, and students
are impressed with the Importance OF
being regular in attendance and
promptly on time. Those holding
scholarships should attend continu-
| ously until course is completed. If
| there be good reason for dropping OUT
| for time the student should apply to
| the principals for written leave of
| absence"
| TardineSs.-Tardy students cannot
| gain admission To the college rooms
| Without first rendering a good excuse
| for being late. lrrcGularity of attend
| ance and frequent and ineXcusable tar
| dress will be considered sufficient
| cause for suspension.
| RJIlruud lI,."t~ Thos" living with
in reasonable distance Of Scranton, who
| wish to 20 to and from school by rail
| road, can, by presenting a certificate
| signed by the principals, secure stu
| dents monthly tickets at exceedingly
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MUSICAL GOSSIP.

Mr.. Alfred Wooler recently received a letter
from his former pupil, Henry =. Drcycr, who
is now in Europe completing his vocal studies
under eminent masters. Mr.. Dreycr spent some
time in Italy, after which he went TO France,
where he had the pleasure OF meeting Alexander
Guilmant, the great French organist. Professor
Guilmant spoke with pleasure Of his visit to
scranton last year. Mr. Dreyer is now in Ger.
many. He is an indcfatiEa student and is the
po,SeSsor Of magnificent bass voice. Great things
are expected from him on his return 10 this
country in September.
"The Strollcrs" will remain at the Knickcr.
booker, in New York, until September. The audi
torium OF the theater, even on the hottest night,
is made cool by an ice cooling machine Of the
modern kind, which makes little noise some.
times, hut always brings polar air current. The
only other playhouse that the hot wave has
not closed and will not close, is the Casino,
where "Florodora" runs on much the same as it
has for the past six months "Thc strolcrs,'
next door, has no doubt ioltcd it little bit, but
the audiences are still very large
The Rhode Island society Of Cincinnati has
resolved that another tune should be composed
for the national hymn, America" II the so,
cety will offer generous prize for the com,
poser no doubt an air could bc found in short
order as substitute ior the melody "God Save the
King"
II is said that County Commissioner John Cour
ier Morris has for some time past been in iI,aI
Of having a band stand erected on court hcus,
square, where an occasional concert could b,
given for the benefit of the public There seems
10 he 40 objection TO this arrangement from an,
one, save perhaps the other county commissioners
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misunderstood"
Submitted in The Tribunes Short Story Contest.

tain; you wished me to call" cried a
voice at the door. "Good-bye, Dick" "
said a sweet Eirlish voice, and she
was gone. Dick Sterrett turned with
groan. He knew that he dare not
follow her--so did she-timc was too
brief. So he gave orders to his men
with as steady and perhaps sterner
tone than he was accustomed, and left
all he loved behind him, feeling the
agony of an unrequited love; strange
position for a man, self-sufficicnt
man.
There is 90 need to tell of those trials
which our soldiers endured en- route
| to the land of summer, unbearable
summer No description is needed of
the storm-swept hill of San Juan,
| where the rain was lead and the thun-
der was the vocalizng of the guns
| but afterward
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forming the duties of a bookkeeper un-
der the direction of his employer. AS
soon as he enters the business practice
department he becomes the manager of
business for which he keeps the
books. He begins by leasing a store
and opening an account with the col
lcge bank. He starts with a capital
of from $4,000 to $4,000 in college cur
rency. The business Is general mer-
Chandising. He procures his books
and stationery for the office, purchases
his store fixtures, and orders various
lines of goods from the wholesale
houses. lie writes an advertisement
for an assistant bookkeeper and appro-
PIRATES money and goods for private
use. He draws on his debtors and dis
counts drafts and notes at the bank
or leaves them for collection. He
makes partial payments on notes and
renews them when necessary. lie re-
deems his notes or aCCeptanCes before
due at a discount. He learns how to
prove his check book when his bank
is balanced. lie has his checks certi-
fed, obtains certificates of deposit, and
buys and RENTS bank drafts to apply
on account. He makes shipments G..
O. y. lie admits a partner or partners,
and writes articles of Co-partnership
| and gives n mortgage to secure the
firm name. Both stock and private
accounts are kept, the goodwill of the
business is estimated, and correct en-
tries of adjustment are made. The
student, as manager. buys the store
and gives a mortgage to secure the
unpaid balance. He Is taught how IA
| take advantage of merchandise dis
| counts and when to allow them. lie
learns how to buy and sell stocks
make shipments and draw drafts
against them, and by discounting the
| drafts realize Immediately the pro-
ceods. He pays off his mortgage and
takes a release. Every transaction
| that is recorded actually takes place
| No slipshod work is permitted. Al
| papers and methods of business must
have the managers approval. The
| system of proving accounts is so per.
| feet that it is practically impossible &c
| do dishonest work without detection
He must send out monthly statements
of account and learn the value of sucl
| to both buyer and seller He must d,
| almost everything that Is necessary {,
tho practical and profitable conduct o
his business.
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THREE MORE OF
THE BIG REWARDS

largest commercial school in the state
OF Pennsylvania. There are 800 stu
dents in actual attendance, this num-
ber being nearly equally divided among
young men and women, the male sex
predominatlng slightly at present AS
an evidence of the high reputation the
college enjoys IT is only necessary TO
state the fact that the demand for its
graduates from business houses in this
and other cities is greater than the
supply. Its graduates are employed in
the very best business houses in con-
fidential and responsible positions, and
a large number of them are in receipt
of very good salaries. The Tribune can
testify cheerfully to the thoroughness
of the training of the graduates OF
this college, having several Of them
in its employ at the present time. The
methods of instruction employed there
are equal to the best of the business
colleges in this country and are con-
stantly improving, always keeping pace
with the expanding business demands
of the commercial world.
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His command was here when | saw
him fall, Katharine" said the colonel,
who in the tropical evening was
searching for a friend of his proteee:
but she had found whom she sought
The eyes of love are keen.
And the colonel turned aside a mo-
ment as he heard a faint voice cry:
katharine, am / in heaven" mo,
Dick" Then it's very near" and as
the words grew fainter the officer came
with aid to remove him to where care
might be given.
Katharine Reaumer W,Ut north in
the care of the colonel of the regiment.
by whose influence she had been
brought to cuba, He knew that she
loved Dick Sterrett. She had been the
cOlonels favorite niece since left an
orphan baby, and he knew the depth
of this nature which the man who
loved her >more than all the world
could misunderstood. "Ye shall know
hereafter"
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Complete Scholarships in
the Scranton BuSi-
ness College.
ONE OF THE LEADING
SCHOOLS OF THE STATE

The Tribune Offers Three Full
Scholarships in This Successful
Institution as Special Rewards in
Its Educational Contest-Either
Shorthand or Commercial Courses
Can Be Taken Full Description of
the College, It's Establishment and
Location-The Great Demand for
Graduates Progress of the Con-
test-There Is Still Time to Enter.
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Ill.

90, Katharine, you must have known
/ loved you" cried Dick. why, dear,
you never told me. | truly thought
that | bored you, you We're always so
preoccupied when i wanted you or
wanted you to talk to me-" You have
no heart Katharine Reaumer; you
never had, or you could not be so cold
and uncaring when | may never see
you again. My dear, my dear. can't
you understand" Times up, cap
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Shorthand Department.


The winners of the three full scholar
ships offered in The Tribune's Educa-
tional Contest may enter upon either
the stenographic or commercial courses
as soon as they wish to do so. The
shorthand department has few equals
and no SuperiOrs anywhere. Here are
taught not only shorthand and type
writing, but also manifolding, press
copying, grammar penmanship, spell
ing, besides letter writing, Capltaliza-
tion, punctuation and the preparation
of legal documents In short, every
thing to make a well-equipped stenog-
rapher. All of the details are care
fully looked after, Many who have
taken lessons from private instructors
and by mail, realizing that the mere
ability to write shorthand is not suf-
| ticient come here TO really fit them
| selves for office work. There are un-
| limited possibilities before bright young
| men and women who will make OF
| themselves tirst-class stenographers. If
| they have good common school edu-
| cation they are qualified to take up
this course. Very many ladies and
| gentlemen who have taught school
| from one to ten years are giving up
| teaching to take either the business
course or the stenographic course, or
both. The busy clicking of the type
writer's may be heard from early in
the morning till late in the evening
In this department are found the best
| typewriters on the market, a perfor-
| ator charts to be used when learning
the touch system, and a letter-pre
Students are taught single case and
double case keyboards, so that wher
they go out they will be able to oper.
ate any standard machine. They arc
also taught manifoldng, press copy,
ing, etc. Typewriting is part of The
stenographic course, and is not charged
for extra, as in many other schools
The business course is divided int
the preparatory and business practic,
departments. While the student is n
the preparatory department he is per
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Good Positions Easily Secured.

This college is highly recommended
by large number of the most prom
inent business and professional men,
including educational leaders as well
as those in other walks of life. The
opportunities offered to its students
commercially are great, and SO eager
is the demand for them that a great
number are offered positions by busi-
ness houses before they graduate. Hun
dreds secure positions from here,
either directly or indirectly. In fact, APP
pliCations from business houses for
students of the college are now on file
in the Office of the institution. and the
proprietors are unable to fill them
because of the demand being so much
larger than the supply.
Mcssrs. Buck and WhitmOrc take
great pride in those who have passed
under their tuition, and keep their in
terest in them alive long after they
have received their diplomas or have
entered into active employment, striV-
ing to help them into better and more
lucrative positions and following their
careers with kindly zeal, amounting
| almost To sentiment, well knowing
| that a worthy and deserving pupil
| cannot receive too much encourage
| mcnt and will appreciate all that can
| be done to make his way smooth
| They have secured a number of posi-.
tions for individual students, each bet.
| ter than the last, and their interest
| in a graduate survives long after the
student has left their college. students
| have secured positions through the pro
| prietorS, not only in Scranton, but il
| many other cities including New York
Chicago, Philadelphia and the princi
| pal cities of the country.
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anu 'll' N'IN lll'iN'' 'llt
avcrrod that friends so-called, We're so
intangible and so indefinite as to- fire.
qucntly be altogether invisible both to
the eye and the spirit, especially they
developed this condition if one needed
a friend. But her friends, those to
whom she accorded sufficient of her
self to allow Of their being friends,
We're her sworn allies, and If ever one
was persuaded that she whom they
wOrshipped was not perfection he was
nevertheless convinced that she bor-
dered upon that happy land. She said
that if she possessed any strength Of
character IL was due to the influence
of the Pennsylvania hills among which
she was born and bred. Others said
that if she had been born under other
skies she would have forced the Condi-
tions necessary to her individual de-
velopment
Dick Sterrett, who, by the way, was
her ideal of manhood, said that she
had no soul in particular, but could
get up the sembanCe of one on Occa-
sion, inspired either by a gorgeous
sunset or a dirty bootblack, and which
quite deceived even herself She must
needs have a sensation to keen her
alive, and chose to consider himself
peculiarly amused by this side ofKath-
arine's many-sded nature. She had
told him over and over on occasion
and off that she loved him, and he
said he always salted 1t well before
taking-said it kept her from trying
the soul of some other poor devil and
he was unaffected thereby, because he
knew she couldn't help saying things
| she did not mean to cover that which
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The Faculty.

II. ID. Buck Is comparatively young
in years, but old in experience. lie
spent the earlier years of his life in
acquiring liberal education. He is a
bOokkeeper and business man, having
spent ii number of years behind the
counter and at the desk in various
kinds of business in LyComng county.
lie has taught five years in the public
schools, and for the past fourteen years
| has been actively engaged in business
| college work, teaching ten and eleven
months each year in the day session
| and eight months in the night school.
| During school hours he devotes all of
| his time to the students, both in the
class room and in giving individual
| instruction.
\. r. Whitmore, besides having had
| considerable experience as a practical
| bookkeeper, has been for the past six
| teen years performing the duties of an
| all-around commercial teacher. His
| specially, however, is penmanship. and
| as a penman and teacher of pcnman-
ship he has few if any, superiors. He
| claims, and he is living example OF
the fact, that penmen are made" not
born" He placed himself under the
| TUITION bI lHOSt W no were lnOGOuRnlN
competent to teach the art, and ther
| put forth his best effort. Others who
| wish TO become good writer's may do
likewise, and feel sure of accomplish.
ing their desire. Like his co-worker
he spends all of his time during sChoo
hours with the students.
| L, Donald Yoder the principal of tn,
shorthand department, is "A practica
stenographer and a teacher of four
teen years experience. He has a grad
uation record of l57 words per mnut,
for five consecutive minutes in short
hand and "A speed of Sc words per min
ute on the machine. He is an en-
thusiast in his work. always has hi
students interests at heart and get
results, That any one willing to worl
can make "A success of shorthand unde
his instruction can easily be proved b,
pointing to the many ladies and gen
tlemen who are filling the bes
stenographic positions in this an,
other large cities.
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BY ROSE VAN g. SPECIE.

she did Iaean, that for the nOnce he
stood in place of land or sky-scape or
buotblaCk.
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CONTESTANTS WERE
ACTIVE YESTERDAY
Miles Drawing Nearer to Second
Place-Buckingham Goes from
Seventh to Fifth.
Standing Of Contestants.
TABLE NO, 1.

II this was the last day, these would win:
Points. ?
/. Meyer Lewis, Scran- ]
ton .....' wv
2. Henry Schwenker,
South Scranton. $50
8. William Miles, Hyde
Park ...... ..... |So .
a. Garfield Anderson,
Carbondale 80. 100 .
5. Ray Buckingham,
Elmhurst 80. So
6. Miss Wilhelmina
Griffin, Providence 30
!. z. August Brunner, jr.,
Carbondale ...... 81 I
8. Miss Norma Mere
dith, Hyde Park. so {
1 TABLE NO. 2.
How many o, these will he in Table No.
on the closing day?
Points.
I 8. Miss Vida Pedrick,
{ Clark's Summit E. 62
! 10. Frank Kemmerer,
{ Factoryville ..... 30
= IL. Arthur C. Griffis,
4 Montrose -. 49,. 81
7 12 David o. Emery,
+ Winners, Pa. -. 35
+ 13. w. n. Harris, Hyde
d Park. ...... 80. 23
+ Ia. Miss Minnie Wallis,
I Carbondale ...... IT
+ Is. E. J. Sheridan, Haw-
n ley ......... o
= 16. Miss Jennie Ward,
( Olyphant ....... 3
+ II. Robert Campbell,
Z Green Ridge 800. 3
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