The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-12-20
BrOadbrim'S New York Letter.


Mr.. EDIToR,-I was strollipg along
Broadway last week, and meeting friend
who was just in from Hooking Valley, he
remarked they were having hard tines
out in Ohio, and yet he said they are
worse off in West Virginia, where they are
actually starving to death. Starving to
death, I said. Yes, he replied, starving
to death. While he was speaking we
stopped in front of Schaus' store to take
look in the window. The picture was
a noble landscape, and myself and friend
were delighted. Let us step in, l said,
and see what they have inside. At the
door met my old friend Herman Schaus,
his face beaming with delight. Come
in, come in, be said cordially. have
the fines! collection now that have had
since came TO New York. At the ex-
treme end of the store is a room about
sixteen by twenty, and in that small
space was $780, 900 worth of pictures.
On the easel was a little canvass ten by
twelve, by no means pretentious look
ing picture. l asked the price; it was
$1,000 1t talmost took away my breath.
What's the matter, said Mr.. Schaus
Ten thousand dollars for that little pic.
ture, L exclaimed. Oh, that's nothing,
said he, there are pictures in those cases
worth S25, 900; yes, sir, and we sell them
too. Here were Schreyers and Millais,
and Messoniers, and Bouteliers, and the
other sons of gilded art, whose canvass,
like diamonds, is weighed by the carat
l went from picture TO picture in amaze
ment and wonder and then started out
to find a curious friend to show him
these pictures of marvellous prico.
was gone about half hour and when ]
returned the little ten by twelve $40, O0(
picture was sold, and met the little ole
lazy who had just given her ceeck fol
the money walking ont of the store with
it under her arm. Hard times and star
yatiop Let us jump into this bus ant
ride down Broadway. Come into Del
monieos and get little lunch. At th,
next table is pair Of young bloods jus
out of the Stock Exchange. Rougl
times, one of them remarks, nothing do
ing, business not worth q ----. BY th,
way, jim, have you seen that team
bought last week, cheap as dirt-2.2 20
and only seven thousand five hundred
Eh, by Jove, it was jnst like picking
them up in the street, Here take a tick
ct for the Dempsey mill tonight. Bill,
Edwards made me take three; dropped
thirty dollars. but Billy says it's goin,
to be a slashing mill. Hard times,
said to myself, ten dollars for a ticke
to 60 to fight, and seven thousand fv
hundred dollars for team. Come,
said TO my friend, let Us drop into Il
Produce Exchange. Tie floor of tn
vast hall is not crowded, but here an,
there are knots OF eager, anxious faces
Come over here; this is the wheat mark
ct. December wheat at 76 and corn "A
AZ. The memory of man runnelh no
back to the time when such thing hatl
occurred before In this land. Har,
times, says burly-looking broker VIII
last summer paid S27 900 for a yacht
Yes, it is hard times. for the bushel o
corn that costs AZ to 80 cents in Ne,
York only yielded to the man who raise,
it in Iowa or Illinois Is or II cents
Wheat to-day is thirty cents less in Ney
York than corn was last year at hi
time and corn brings less than one.hal
of its last years price. Everybody say
times are hard. Let rs Journey u
Broadway agaln; the crowd sweeps b
like a rushing torrent, merchants, me
chauics. professional men, bankers
brokers and immigrants; here comes
fiue lady, It fue feathers can make he
so. she carries about her three on fou
thousand dollars and thinks nothing q
it. Her husband, who is merchant
remarked as he started down town afte
breakfast this morning that times wer
awful hard. but Mrs. b. has on he
shoulders n cameps hair shawl that cos
= in Paris 81 500. 1t passed the custom
without paying duty, but that is of e
done; in her ears are pair of solitaire
cheap at 81 900; several diamonds has
S on her fingers good for 81 900 more, he
, hat cost $50 in Paris and the dress is
q genuine Worth Yes, 81 600 will hardl
pay for her ladysbip's gear, but sh
knows that the times are hard. Alb, hei
E We are at TiiIany's, let us step in for
S moment to see the glittering baubl,
which represent in hard cash about f,
millions Of dollars. The cases are or
blaze of light, Tor diamonds and 9th,
! precious stones are scattered about lib
) the sands on the sea shore. How muc
, for this looket my good sin? S5 OOi
Here. however, is one much oheape
: that one we can sell for $1,000, but
e you want cheap goods we have for ten
. Ave, or even as low as n thousand dollari
In the back Office sits the elder Tiffany
the head OF this great firm-a cold. au
tere man sOmeWhat stately and NOT nv,