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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-12

tree is to prune 1t, and sometimes it prunes
where we would rather that no pruning
had been done. Fortunately it never ap-
pears in very large representation; if it did
we would have to grin and bear it, for as
yet science has settled upon no remedy for
the pest. We have always found it worse
on the common persimmon Olospyros vir-
giniana), than on either the hickory or the
pecan. The probability is that it will never
trouble the pecan grower to any extent
worthy of serious consideration.
The pecan has no diseases that we know
of. On several occasions we have heard of
"twig blight on the pecan, and more than
once we have travelled a considerable dis
lance to investigate it. Invariably we have
found it springing from the same cause:
Swampy or soggy land. While occasional
overfows Of streams do not at all injure
the pecan, but rather help it, lands perma-
nently swampy or soggy are against it. The
trouble shows first on the slender twigs,
and then We hear of pecan blight. 1t is
scarcely necessary for US to suggest that
immediate and thorough drainage would be
the remedy in all such cases. Cut deep
bitches to the grove leading off the water
standing in the soil and subSoil and the
trees will promptly recover.
We will state in conclusion that of all the
American trees known to US none approach
SO near entire exemption from disease and
from serious insect ravages as does. the
necan
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-12
THE PEANUT IN TEXAS.

Your article in THE GAZETTE mentioning
successful experiment at peanut culture
made by Mr. Robbins near Fort Worth has
reused no small degree of interest in this
section. l have long thought that the pea
nut might be made most successful and
profitable crop for US. There is one point
not mentioned in your article that we would
much like to be informed or. You did not
give US the probable yield to the acre as
shown by Mr. Robbins experiment. Give
US all the facts at your command on peanut
culture, from time to time, as they appear
before you, and doubtless The GAZETTE will
soon be able to congratulate itself upon hav-
ing worked en- one more great good for
the agriculture of Texas in the way of
bringing her into recognition as the cham
pion peanut-producing state of the Union.
Tell US something of what an acre 10 pea
nuts, properly managed, might be expected
to do tor the Texas farmer.
AN ADMIRING PATRON
Weatherford, Tex.
After receiving your letter we called on
Mr. J. NJ. Robbins for the purpose of inter-
viewing him relative to the point IN
touched in our former article He in
formed us that by bringing his peanuts to
a regular stand, as they would have had by
correct attention, it might be stated that he
had in about one-fourth of an acre. AL
ready he had picked off considerable pro-
portion of his crop-enough to convince him
that he would get at least thirty bushels of
merchantable nuts from that quarter acre.
Four thirties, as you will understand, are
120. So, as it appears, Mr.. Robbins ex-
pertinent has PANIED out at the rate of 100
bushels of nuts to the acre.
The next thing was to find out what pea
nuts were worth on our market, SO that
thing took US near a mile to the Fort Worth
Grocer company, the concern from which
most of our retailers of peanuts obtain
their supplies. That concern told US that,
while they could not put the figures down
to actual cents, they concluded that the pro-
Queer might safely depend upon nothing
less than Sl.5O per bushel for good goods.
In all probability it would never be below
those figures, though there was a chance
that it would often be considerably above
One hundred and twenty bushels of pea
nuts at sl.5o bushel would be $50 to the
acre, at cost for culture, ETC., decidedly
less than that of an acre to cotton. How is
that for hight
But we don't stop at this. Mr.. Robbins
told US that he was feeding his peanut vines
to his horse, and that his horse would quit
corn or anything else in the manager for
them. They seemed to be relished more
than anything else he could offer Tie ami
MAJ, and, therefore, on account of the great
abundance of the vines, he fully believed
that it would well pay tho Texas farmer to
raise peanuts for the fodder alone, suppos-
ing that the selling value Of the nuts was
not at all takan into conaidaratian-
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ANOTHER PECAN LETTER.

If you remember last year promised to
send you sample of my paper-shel pecans
this fall. A sample of nine nuts is sent by
this mail, which please acknowledge.
what would call a respectable sized sam
pie, but the fact is the demand on me for
the nuts is so far above the supply that
have been forced to put up with sending
you few. l have but one tree
bearing as yet. 1t stands right where
the waters of the Colorado river
and the - river come together. If
ings on the nuts, which, l think, is due to
the different color of the soils where the
tree grows, the soil carried down by one
stream Ceing black while that carried down
by the other stream is red
This tree is most elegant one, and is as
distinctive from other pecan trees as are
the nuts from those of other trees.
grated from this particular tree, al doing
well and coming on rapidly.
No effort whatever has been made at
booming my peculiar variety of the pecan,
yet knowledge OF it has somehow spread
among the people to such an extent that l
have orders for all the nuts for several
years ahead at 81 per pound. If you ever
happen in this way please call on ne and
afford me the pleasure of showing you
tree, the sight of which would make your
heart glad, think; and I further think
You would much enjoy look at my grated
pecan trees.
would request that you do not publish
this letter in The GAZETTE. for already I
have more letters to answer about my
pecans than l can well afford to attend to,
about half of them inclosing no stamps for
return postage. / have no pecans of this
fine variety for sale at present
Central Texas.
Il will be seen that we have rather vio-
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The Artists Notification.

My attention was called few days since
by DR.. Terrell of Lynchburg to an article
in your paper Of September 7, giving brief
but inaccurate history of full-length por-
trait painted by myself Of the late Samuel
Miller, which now adorns the walls of the
female orphan asylum founded by him at
Lynchburg, Va.
The article in question contains some in
accuracies. After reading it concluded to
write you correct history of what 1 claim
to be in some respects one of the most re-
markable portraits in the world. I will be
as brief as possible. and ask that you pub
lish my statements.
The years of 1867 and 1865 were spent by
me professionally in painting portraits for
different families in Lynchburg. While
there, Mr.. Miller had me to call at three
different times to see him in regard to my
painting view Of the mountain landscape
as seen from his front piazza. was after
wards engaged in Tennessee and other
places, and lastly in Richmond, Va In the
meantime Mr.. Miller had died. 1t was dur
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apt to think, just at the time, that it was
burning bad enough for anything
THE SPANISH CHuFA.

VIII you be so good as to let me know
through THE GAZETTE how many pounds a
bushel of Spanish chufas weighs. and how
much land might be correctly planted with
a bushel of good seed9 When is the best
time to plant2 l read The GAZETTE regu-
larly and am much pleased with it as a
family and farmers paper.
c. S. ONDERDoNK,
Waco, Tex.
In her scale of weights and measures the
state of Georgia has put dried chufas at
forty-four pounds TO the bushel. 4 bushel
of good chufas will plant about five acres.
They are planted in rows three and half
feet apart and eighteen inches apart in the
row, single tuber TO the hill About the
last week in March would be 4 good time
to plant in your latitude, though the crop
might do well enough planted several weeks
later
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-12
opening is left to fill the Office of ventilato

for the potatoes in the bank.
Should you desire to keep the potatoes
longer than the opening up of warm weather
next spring, you add more dirt to the heap
as the warm weather comes on to hold the
potatoes cool and prevent sprouting. We
have kept sweet potatoes entirely sound
and good for ten months on this plan.
In the coast country under consideration
they use dry pine straw (pine needless, in
making their banks, but any kind of good
dry straw or grass would answer the pur-
pose equally as well as pine straw. The
strips of board laid on are to prevent the
covering from pressing heavily upon the
potatoes, thing that might bruise many of
them
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-12
A DEAD MANS PORTRAIT.
THE STORY TOLD TO A GAZETTE
REPORTER.
4 Portrait of n Likeness Painted From
Memory Proves Faithful in Every
Particular-A Strange Tale.

Samuel Miller of Lynchburg, Va, sew
eral times millionaire. on his death gave
nearly all of his estate to build and endow
two orphan asylums-one for girls and one
for boys, the former being located at Lynch
burg, Va-besides giving that city its water
works and fair grounds. The following
story embodies the facts, which authenti-
Gates the account as given by The GAZETTE
some weeks ago:
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OUR CORRESPONDENTS.

This department Is devoted to answering
such questions as may be asked by our sub
scriberS, which may be of general information.
Inquiries Of personal character that require an
swer by mail should always have stamp in
closed. Please give full name and postotfice
address in addition to any such signature as
Subscriber, or "A G. D. not for publication,
if against the will CT the writer, but to admit of
direct communication should such u thing be
deemed necessary. Address as directed at head
of this page
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AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.
j. p. STEELE, EDITOR.


o Pro J. Worth.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-07-20

the dead Vasquez. There came no answei
to the horses challenge and he wheeled
about and went az suddenly ~ no came.
Then be turned bandit and fouowed vas
quez's old trails. Once In a while n man
would be found on the road with his body
j frightfully mutilated and his flesh bearing
the marks of hoofs. Sometimes in the
night a whits horse would appear at the
door OF q Mexican cabin in some lonely
spot and neigh. II no nnswer came ha
would be off like the wind, but II n man
dared show himself the horse would attack
! iii with hoof and teeth and 1t was seldom
| that q victim escaped.
Time and again he was shot at. and one
Mexican buck was foolhardy enough to try
| to rope him and met n horrible death. The
| horse bore a charmed life. He became nj
most as great a terror to the Mexicans as
Vasguez had been to the rich Americans.
Ii by chance a MeXican's pony got out OF
the corral and wandered OFF IN search OF
grass the white horse would find him and
enlist him First he had one follower, then
two, then half a dozen. No man could kill
them and no man dared to attempt to cap
ture them. With no loads upon theft backs
they were fleet as the wind and could out
strip the best horse with u rider. The Mex.
leans named the leader the white Devil"
II said that Vasquez lived again il his
horse.
As the years went by and Vasquez became
a memory and his exploits the theme for
children's stories, the White Devil lost his
companions. His visits to the vicinity OF
the little towns became less and less fire.
quent and then ceased altogether. AT long
intervals a Mexican would ride in with a
report that he had seen the White Devil i'll
some canyon among the hills. Even these
reports ceased. ana few Americans of the
latter DAYS in California had heard of hlIn
until the freight train had kil.ei the white
horse. Tn Mexicans came tor miles to
look at lin. All of them knew him. at
least they said SO. and they respected him
sufficiently TO look at his dead body from a
distance.
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pECEIVER'S SALE-NOTICE Is HEREBY
~ given that the undersigned receiver by virtue
OF a decree made and entered in the United States
for the district of Montana. on Wednesday, July
1, 1880, IN which Gilchrist BROTHERS K Edgar arc
plaintiffs, against Helena, Hot Springs and Smell
ter Railroad company, ct al defendants. will sell
at public auc ion, to the highest bidder. on the
LIST dav of September 1891. at the north door OF tho
court house. in the county Of Lewis and Clarke.
all the right, title and interest of the parties in
said suit to the following described property to-
That certain railway known as the Helena, Hot
Springs and SINE tier railroad, commencing on the
boundary, line between ths Broadwater Hot
fI apr hs; Hot9 4 pTGa anTs;, and ,an the premises niss Of # the ne
easterly direction to, and through the city of
Helena, to the Northern Pacific depot. Together
with al the h lands, 1ftss. ana r. herneditamentss;
said railroad and branches. And all the ease
ments. rights, liberties, privileges, franchise. i'm.
pany appertaining to the owning, maintaining,
operating, using and enjoying the same; together
with all the railroad tracks. right of way, depot
grounds, station ground and other lands, struc-
houses, warehouses;. shops. machine houses. turn
tables, snpesstrnctures rolling stocks, cars, fur ,
railroad, company. and all other property, real,
personal and mixed.
Written bids will also be received by the under
signed for said property, which said bids will be
opened at the place and upon the day of sale and
olealy read as the bids of parties making the
same. The sale shall be made subject to the ap-
court.
The property will not be sold for less than
ss?, goo, Of y Wl. heh 50 sun T.; at least st. $1,000 I, 3 shl 81 DC %
and nine months, secured by a mortgage lien
upon the property, or such other security as may
bearing interest at the rate of eight per cent per
annum. WILLIAM II. CLARK.
Receiver.
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PROPOSALS FOR WATER WORKS-PRO-
l. l., posals for the supply Of water to the town of
White Sulphur Springs. Mont. on the franchise
plan, will ne received by the town council until
Proposals must be accompanied by a $1,000
bond as a guarantee of good faith, and must
specify:
System proposed.
Sources from which water will be drawn.
Amount of water that can be furnished.
Pressure at which water will be suppl ed. for
fire purposes. test to be made with the flow from
four 90 one and .one-quarter ~ inch MOBILES.
and for the period of three go consecutive hours
corner of the Higgins townsite.
Cost per hydrant for fire purposes for twenty
Cost for domestic and personal uses.
Lime at which work will be completed.
The town to have the privilege of buying works
at the expiration of twenty 900 years.
A further bond Of $4,000 will be required OF
party or parties whose proposition may be 40
cepted. as a guarantee for the fulfllment Of
contract.
The council reserves tho right to reject any and
all bids. A. III. HENRY,
Recorder.
Dated July II, 1891.
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O.. 4. T.-Honest Results.-o. K. T.

Many of the pioneers of Oregon and
Washington have c%heerfully testified to the
wonderful curative properties of the cole
brated Oregon kidney Tea. Purely vege-
table and pleasant to the taste and can be
cate female. .. X. I. is q never failing
remedy for pains in the back and loins,
non retention of urine, scaldlng or burning
sensation while urinatinG, mucous dis
charges and all kidney troubles of either
sex. sri at all druggists.
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1891.
1891.

Makes regular trips through Gate OF Mountain
on the Missouri river, from Hilger's Landing to
PicA,c Canyon and Beartooth Mountain and re-
turn, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays, dur
ing the present navigable season, leaving Hill
gers Landing at IL a. m. and return by $3.50 p. m.
of same day. Will also mako special trips with
parties of ten persons or more on Mondays.
Wednesdays. Fridays and Saturdays, during same
hours of the day. Fare for one person to Picnic
Canyon and return On regular trips, 81. 10; to
Beartooth Mountain, So. For parties of fifteen
or more persons, 81 each 10 Picnic Canyon, and
Beartooth 81. 50. Special trpis for parties of ten
or more to Picnic Canyon 81. so; to Beartooth s..
For p~arties Of fifteen or more on 81 scial trips
81 each. For parties of fifteen or more on spe-
cial or regular trips, including conveyance per
John Zeigler's band-wagon. from Helena to Hill
gers, and from Hilger's to Picnic Canyon and
return to Helena. leaving Helena at 2 a. m. and
return at $50 p, m. same day, 50 per person.
N. HIL1ER. Proprietor.
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dividend NoTICE-Al A MEETING OF
~ the board of Directors of the Copper Bell
Mining company, held this day, a dividend of
three l3) cents per share on the outstanding cap
ital stock of the company was declared. payable
at the office of the company July 20, 1891.
transfer books will DO closed from 4 o'clock
p. IN. Saturday, July Is, until o'clock a. m.
Tuesday, July Il, 1891. II. 4. HOWELL,
Secretary.
Helena. Mont. July IS, 1901.
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BANK. OF HELENA.

Directors.
T. c.. Power, Al Eeljgmsn.
A. c.. Johns n, Richard Lockey.
James Sullivan.
Interest allowed on time deposits. Exchange
issued on principal cities of the United States,
Canada and Europe. Transfers of money made
by telegraph. Collections promptly attended to.
City, county and state securities bought and sold,
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National Bank.....
OF HELENA, MONT.

OF HELENA. MONT.
-
PAID UP CAPITAL, $500 900
SURPLUS AND PROFITS, TOO, 900
Designated Depository Of the Uni
ted States.
Interest Allowed on Time Deposits.
General banking Brs'ness I transacted.
Safety Deposit Boxes for Rent.
Directors.
s. +. HAUeER, President
Il. w. KNIGHT. Cashier
i. II. KLElNSCHMIDT, : Asst. Cashier
GEO. II. HILL, End Asst. Cashier
Granville Stuart, Stocksrower
Hon. 7. G. Power, U. Is. Senator
j. Z. Curtin. Clarke. Conrad Il Curtin
II. s. Hamilton. Capitalist
Q. II. Allen. Mining and Stockgrowar
Chas. X. Wells, Merchant
A. n. Hotter, A. M. Hotter Hardware Co
Associated Banks.
Northwestern National Bank, Great FAlly
First National Bank, Missouh
First National Bank. Butts
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SITUATION WANTED-AS COACHM AN by
~ a sober young man we'll acquainted with the
city: references given if required. Address nj.
Il. L., this OF ce.
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SITUATION WANTED-A YOUNG MAN WHO
~ is going to school wants to do chores for his
board. Address Albert, Independent Office
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SITUATION WANTED-EXPERr BOOK
~ keeper, IL years experience in hardware.
groc ry and general store; also typewriter desires
position. City reference, Address box 40, p. o.
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HOARD AND ROOM OFFEREu.

AN hOoM VT FIJI ~.
WANTED-GENTLEMAN N WIFE, OR
w two young ladies', can find pleasant home in
small family; terms reasonable. Address Home.
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w ANTED-CHILDRkN 10 BOARD; GOOD
w care given; 97 Missoula avenue.
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Merchants National Bank

Merchants National Bank
OF HELENA, MONT.
UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY.
Paid In Capital, $3.50, 900
Surplus and Profits, S 10000
i. H. H~ERsHTIELD. President
A, j. DAVIDSON. Vice President
AARON HERSHFIELD, Cashier
p. BOARD Of Directors, .
Thomas Cruse. NJ. sands,
4. b. Huntley, A. X. Prescott,
A. j. Davidson, Moses Morris,
J.. II. Hershticli. Aaron HershtieId,
j. Ewitzer.
First-clsss City. County and State Securities
bought and sold.
Exchange issued On the principal cities of tho
United States and Europe. Transfers Of money
made by telegraph.
Interest allowed on time deposits. Collsctions
promptly attended to.
Boxes for rent at reasonable prices in one of
the best constructed fire and burglar proof eafe
dep" IL vaults in the country.
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NO. 44O6.
Ielena National Bank....
OF HELENA, MONT.
CAPITAL, $4,000
Transacts q General Banking Bust
less.
JOHN T. MURPHY, President
SHIRLEY G. ASHBY, Vice President
FRANK BAIRD, Cashier
Interest allowed on time deposits. Exchange
Issued on foreign countries.
Transfer Of money b. telegraph. First-class
city, county and state securities bought and sold.
Collections promptly attended to.
Board of Directors.
John T. Murphy.
Shirley C. Ashby, p. W. Meadow,
Frank Baird. Chas. X, Wells,
j. P. Woolman, =. G. Maclay,
w. E.. Cullen. Jno. s Mendenhall.
AEner b. Clements; r. 3. Ford.
A. A. Mcdonald, j. 2. Porter.
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SITUATION WANTED-AS HOUSEKEEPER
~ or to do chamberwork, by lady; no objection
to country. Address or call at Woman's Home,
20 Raleigh street. Housekesper.
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SITUATION WANTED In SHOP OR STORE
~ by an experienced dressmaker just from the
east. Address NJ. II. e. this Office.
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ROARDERS WANTED AT ISL WALNUT
II street, near n. +. depot.
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HELP wANTED-FEMALE
WANTED-A GOOD HOUSE SERVANT. n
W South Benton avenue.
HELP

WANTED-AGENTS-FRE PREPAID OUT
" fit to energetic men. sevsral Of our sales-
mon have earned from $40 to 500 n week for
years past. I. ~. box 1871, New York.
WANTED-TWO YOUNG MEN AS NEWS
" agents, Apply to Northern News Co.. N.
Z. depot.
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SITUATION WANTED-BY PROFESSIONAL
~ nurse, in families. Address Nurse, this office.
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The Thomas Cruise Savings
BANK, OF HELENA.
Incorporated Under the Laws OF
Montana,
PAID IN CAPITAL, 100000
THOMAS CRUISE. President
FRANK II. CRUISE, Vice President
VIM. j. COOKE, Sec. and Asst, Treas
w. j. SWEENEY, Treasurer
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$5RL-4E OPENS JULY rs
.. RAILROAD ..
Will be Completed Into Barker by
AUGUST 10, 81.

Barker has the assurance of
being one of the best ore produc-
ing camps in Montana, new
strikes being made daily. An
abstract showing perfect title
will be furnished free with the
deed on final payment.
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SITUATIONS wANTED-MALE.
Advertisements under this head three times
FREE.
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7 ,OsT-ON THE ROAD TO MONTANA CITY,
~ July :, one cloak and one circular. Finder
please leave at the Independent office.
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LOR kENT-THkEE FURNISHED ROOMS
l. with or without board. No. ~ North Benton
avenue.
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OSI GOLD BRACELET. PEARL SET
~ ting, in blue emanuel. Finder please leave at
this Office and receive reward.
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OST-STRAYED OR STOLES, DARK
y brown horse branded T on right shout
ger; has scratch on lett side. Small white star in
to VIM. Albrecht.
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G ec0nd National Bank....
OF HELENA, MONT.
PAID UP CAPITAL. $751; 900
SURPLUS AND PROFITS, $25, 900
A General Banking Business
Transacted.
E. D. EDGERTON, President
G. X. COLE. Vice Pre- sident
b. CHILD, Cashier
JOSEPH N. KENCK, Asst. Cashier
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[OST-RED POCKETBOOK CONTAINING
IL $50. heward of $50. Return to sol Fifth
avenue.