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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-07
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

chicago. MAY s.-owners OF the big concen-
,-.,sa holdings Of May wheat her. had to SLASH
80. Cor that delivery - a bushel today 70
"a Of shipments which we're being heanea
,o,,,-, chicago from all directions. New crop
r,o,,bs suffered also. but only to a limited eA-
81, closing easily Aaisc to nc under ia''
Tor, Latest figures on corn we're hahsc down.
ard for oats nai.c to re. In hog products
there was a net gain OF Sc to l2'ae. Crsen'
attempts on the part OF cash houses TO sell ~a.
y,hsa, at the opening disclosed at once the lac.
-, ooo-tnss from outside overnight had reacnea
uis r,sggering total. Thereupon all support vi" s
a,,hd1svn in a hurry. Bull leaders practicans
,nr.a, in their hands, and az least for the u ns
Sainq lei the market go to pieces. First ga ~ =
% Ma we're the highest Of the session. sots
e7o a drop OF i7a@c from the night nelo,s
ghs, ,hsre was a plunge 10 eSc In A minu,e
- as hrokers vainly tried 70 execute stop-loss
orders violent smash followed. the bottom h1.
.naaarin1 until 93i1c was reached, exactly =,
~ ~ ali Moderate buying on the part Q.
shorts caused a rebound which in TIE END
Nav lc up from N. low point. Range OIL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-07
THE ORIENTAL LURE.

Then she came. a tawdTy creature.
dressed n q gaudy robe that was the
only thing about her indicative OF the East.
Smiling in wearied sort OF way. she stood
there beside the les urer. while he winked
knowingly at the people before him.
How'd you like to see her dance Oriental
style, eh?' he asked. jerking his thumb
toward the girl. who Acknowledged this
saigta;ion by an inclination Of her head
and another laborious smile The lecturer
took deep breath ard then began:
She has danced before the crowned
heads
Some were interested. some were not. An
Oriental dance. however. whether II be per-
formed By a real product OF the East. or. as
was plainly apparent in this case. a starched
and ironed Bowery beauty-well. they al
WAYS fall for tat least. some OF then, do.
So We went inside
The first impression when We had en-
tered was that We had been shown into a
none TOO well kept junk shop. but we were
assured by our fat, forid friend that this
was museum. The walls were lined with
glass cases, some containing specimens OF
sea ne. and al incrusted with dirt. vary
inF IN thickness according 20 the length Of
tine the cases had been part Of the show
There were specimens OF birds and Of
minerals. and numerous other oddities that
might be depended upon TO co duty in an
emergency as awe-inspirers IN such an es-
taolishment In the centre Of the room lay
stretched upon its back what was de-
scrioed BY tho lecturer as the embalmed
body OF the first Pharaoh OF Esypt. lying
there silent and inert. in mock defiance Of
2 ne -sr-a COS 90 -Fr,7e
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-07
THE GAME IS EXPLAINED.

The dark complexioned gentleman ~ ny
abe drew closer 70 the table. ana acol-
dentally. 7 think. urged me forward. 100.
I have here q box Of tickets, pursued
the lecturer. exhibiting box filled Win
srnan circular pieces % cardboard. 'Each
tkkst IS numbered 20 correspond Win
nInaher on this olcloth. To play the game
~ must pay o cents and draw a ticket
II YOU draw a winning card pay you the
amount that has been wsgered up 70 the
tine the card is drawn II a winning cara
not drawn n does not mean that you
lose On the contrary. you then have an
opportunity 10 win more on your second
enance than on your first, and so on. each
o'sw Increasing the amount that YOU VIII
axe N when you draw a winning caro-
Sseh time you draw losing number ! am
compelled 20 put up five tunes as much as
so4. You play until you win gentlemen
ana the first red number you draw. the
none on the board is all yours. Now
trends (another favorite expression), who
I, waits 70 Try MS luck while the little Orien-
g!ri is getting ready for her dance
was the gentleman with the black
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-07
Care and Speed
Mark Moving of
Aston Library
MAY TAKE SIX WEEKS
Old Habitues Disconsolate
While Books Are Taken
to Their New Fifth
Avenue Home.

VERY weekday is now moving day
II al the Astory Library Books which
IL have moved people for over Atty
years are now being moved in turn; while
other volumes which have been dis
turbed ONLY once in a decade are in transit
TO a new resting place Other tones which
have slumbered. like Rip Van Wrinkle, for
twenty years have gone also 10 the New
York Public Library, in Fifth avenue
where they will be vacuum cleaned and re-
juvenated
When the Aston Library closed the doors
Of its old-fashioned building in Lafayette
Place on Saturday night. April Is II did
not reopen them TO the public. The doors
were really closed No irate author can
demand angrily a certain book which ne
needs in order to finish his masterpiece
only 10 be told ~ am very sorry, sir, out
we have Just put Il in that furniture van
He might rush up 10 the library and ask
for the book. but no one would pay any
attention 10 him.
The vans travel back and forth between
the two Libraries undisturbed by the seek
ers after knowledge. There are six vans
and they carry on an average OF thirty
seven thousand books day. Win the e"-
ception Of a few that are deeper. the poxes
are all Of a uniform size: three feet long
a foot wide and a foot deep They are
onen az the top. and one of the employees
said that II cover had 20 be nailed 70
each box the work would never be nn,sheo'
II IS doubtful II any person would nave
taken the contract under such conditions
Instead OF closing the boxes an 1Astoi
Library official locks each van. Wnen a
wagon reaches the new library another Oh
fetal unlocks II Even on the return jour
rev. when the boxes are empty. the KEY -
turned in the paddock just as carefuily
A. the boxes are received al ooth the 'V'h
and the AID street sides OF the library each
van is able 10 make three trips day. Al
the time Of writing. the moving OF the
library is two days ahead Of the schedule
As the gods have blessed the movers Win
90 much sunshine az the start there 10 a
good prospect OF finishing the task WITHIN
The thirty working DAYS allowed by the
contract
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-07
DIAMONDS AS INVESTMENTS.

Diamonds 70 the value Of Sis 100000 we're
Imported into the United States last year
In 1909 the innportations amounted 70
800 go 600 AID in 1908 10 100000. People
r,ents II a single }car arc not manifestlY
~ ANYTHING like financial suaits. Yet the
diamond trade Is not exactly a measure
Of prosperity Diamonds are bought by an
.iassAs but by many persons they are
raasrded as equivalent 70 investments, for
,bsV are always worth what they cost and
a. not decline In value for causes that
TT other things The person who pos
t!-sos n GOOD diamond has a piece Of prop
80, that he can readily convert into cash
49, messed for funds. Hence the de-
r,apd for diamonds is constant aad every
1ndv wants them.-rtca PresA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-07
A PERFORMING SKELETON.

Thea We were conducted into another
room. where a skeleton was made 10 per-
from various skeletonic antics. 10 the de-
lsctation OF the brave among US and the
uneasiness Of the tirnid Pretty soon the
bony one ceased his Gathering 1--WE knew he
must have been Gathering. although we
could not hear tim and our corpulent
guide wiped his mouth and up and spake:
Gentlemen, They always call their
audiences by this appellation on the Bow
cry. the same as any other place. although
they do hatter some OF US Gentlemen.
YOU are indeed fortunate. Beyond that
door (Which he indicated in the same man
rsr that the tragedian would tell the ad-
vsnturess 10 20 hence our little Oriental
dancer waits 70 perform her gyratiOns. "
he turned toward the door Are you
rsady?" he called. And shrin. very
American voice hoated through the part
ton Inner minnit'
The lecturer turned once more 70 his au-
dience You heard" he said. I'VE must
delay the treat for a moment or So She.
the Oriental butterfly. the marvellous pin
wheel tie skyrocket that has thrilled all
OF Europe. the escaped pet Of the Sultan
harem-she is getting ready. Oh, just wait
cer.fz--er,fff
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-07
THE FOOLS RUSH IN.

80 a quarter was laid down for each one
present and We all drew a card Not q
winner in the lot Well thought l that
didn't cost me anything; guess I'll take one
more crack at II. it's only quarter. Every
body must have had the same wonderful
Inspiration simultaneously for they all
came forth with more money.
Now. understand the game Each time
card is drawn there are five chances 10
one against your winning. which means
that both stakes are increased II red
number is drawn al any time you are en-
titled 10 the money. but each black num-
Der that YOU extract from the box depletes
Your pocket 10 the extent OF so many dol
lars-more and more the longer you play
The object Of the game. from the dealers
point OF view. is 70 win every cent a man
has before ne draws red umber-if in
deed, such numbers really exist-when the
player will no longer be able to continue
1t is simply case OF freeze out"
But when the biggest part OF your money
is on the table and YOU know II will take
only 4 little red number 10 make your
pockets bulge with green and yellow backs
YOU forget for a time that there is a rent
day coming and that the grocer and
butcher are always on time with their
bills You have come 70 that sorry stage
where YOU have only money enough 10
take one more chance. You take II. With
unsteady fingers and a smile that tells the
story o. an inner fear you pick card
from the box with pitiful assumption of
abandon. For a moment you hesitate 10
look al Il. Something tells YOU that II is
a red number. but the Indifferent look Of
the dealer sort Of disconcerts YOU. He
probably knows II IS black, YOU think. and
80, ,oss g, ~ yo,- hands moment
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-07
Yester
COUNTRY PRODUCE MARKETS.

BEANS AND PEAs-Light trading IN do
nestle white beans. but prices without change
Red kidney held nrmly. IN most instances
higher than quote. Scotch peas favor the
seller BEANS-Marrow. choice. 100 10. So 70.
POOR 70 good. Sass G3. medium. choice. SO a.
e. so nc0r ~ good sSGS3 40 red kdnev
choice. go a5ds6 30. poor 20 good s. 1888.
white kidney choice. s5as5 10. yellow eve,
choice e. k0GS3 so. black turtle soup. choice,
IS 5OfsS 80; lima. California. choice. 50 70 2
SC SIS PEAs-scotch. bass. 100 IN. 81 IS
BUIIER-Receipts. i6sj pkgs Demand
confined 20 small jobbirg requirements but
stock :. cleaned up fairly well. no change IN
tone or price Creamery. specials 10. 29c eX-
thirds fGisGiTc. held. l6a2Ol,c stat. dairy.
tubs nnesf p n 22c good % prime 100 20c
common 10 fair - lsc. process. specials
lTi, dlsc. extras. lie. rrsts l6Ac, seconds
l5fil5Lc. imitation creamery, nrsts. ia
lTi.e. factory. current make. nrsts 16isc
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-07
LIVESTOCK MARKET.

New York. MAY 1911
BEENE>-Receipts. ~ cars or 1922 he,4
including cars for the market. Feeling
STEADY for an sorts and grades Dressed ser
slow. hu' steady a. "a Zoe per II for nativs
sides. London cables quoted live cattle selli-e
ar l3'. l4i,c. dressed weight sinking ,hs
cnal Exports TO-DAY. 995 cattle and 2.7ss
quarters OF beef.
C,LyEs-Receipts. 500 including 81 FOR 80.
D. 'lrket steady for live calves and prime
Gals sold az 81 - per loo N. Dressed caiv.s
steady a. sla l2i7c for city dressed yel's
and g. Y l0c for country dressed calves.
Sales-Tobin 4 shannon. 81 veais IA n
average AZ g. - per 100 H.
SHEEP AND LAMBs-Receipts e5i, cars.
or 6.I46 head. including for the mar
ket. sheep steady, handy lambs steady. o.r-
ers SLOW. marker closed dull Good clipped
sheep sold AZ ~ - per 100 M: clipped lambs
AZ - 81 y So common wooed lambs a. -.
Dressed mutton and dressed lambs cute, ard.
unchanged Country dressed hothouse>ismbs
slow at $50 So 30 per carcass.
Sales-Kerns Commission Companv. SIC
clipped Michigan lambs. - n average. IS Pc
100 10. PSI Ohio 80 10. s. 20. clipped sheep.
s. 10. IS bucks. 1855 10. a. 50
Tobin shannon. $50 clipped Michigan
lambs ~ u. So 3 clipped Michigan ss.ep.
lSS 10. 81 25 % state ted Western. li5 Is.
Newton & Co.: 2S7 clipped Ohio lasnoa ~
10. s. 81. "a unshorn. Sc 10. -
HoG>-Receipts. lois cars. Or s54 heaA.
weak. nominal quotations Sc "A 80 - tor hesvX
10 lsh' hogs Country dressed hogs dull a,d
unchanged
United states and Canadian exports Q, I've.
stock and dressed beef week ended May 4.
1911
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-07
Mr.. SMITHS coMPEERs.

IN France the name employed 20 desig-
nate one OF a very large number OF -rcr.
as Smith il sometimes fsuratNely used
with u.s. y Durand the commonest name m
the French directories
In Berlin and other cities OF North Ger
many Herr Never IS the equivalent or
Mr. Smith In other parts OF Germany
the name OF Schulz. or Schulze. IL ire mcst
common German police authorities. ~so
keep a sharp eve on everybody. nave nuSn
trouble 20 distinguish all the Schulzes who
have the same given name
one Schul,e. who received pubic ONCE
in Berlin was inscribed on the police rols
as Hermann Schulze w. on me sane
roll there were A Lehman XIX ana
Neumann XIV.-Harper . Weekly. -.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-07
RECIPE FOR GOOD HEALTH.

Good health is my only ailment5, ssys
Senator JEFF Davis. Of Arkansas / Wolh
like a harvest hand. and have an appe,
lite Ike a prize fighter need p!ThJ a.
son am always found IN my shirt sieeNes
when ~ my office -.
T have been admonished frequently tnat
! am violating the rules OF good socie'y
Now. 7 don't civc a 'cuss' for the rules OF
good SOCIETY wien they are the rules u
fools ard contrary 70 common sense.
Would sou ce; ony good work our OF a
draft horse u you kept blanket on nun
on a hot dave Not much. YOU bet. Well,
I'm q draft horse. ! always work In my
shirt sleeves Washington Herald.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-07
FLOR AND NEAL

FLOUR AND MEAL-Flour inactive with
BUYERS encouraged by the easier wheat mar
straigh;s. si1o9ti is winter sS PATENT. 81 100
81 80. spring clears SO s5ds4 90. extra No I
%i q s. 30 81 60 ezra 10 T 81 is -
spring patents SO 15Gss 23- RYE FLouR
Firm; far % good s. s s., So. choice .
81 9J BAG MEAI-Fine white and yellow.
81 1881 90. coarse. 81 ioaSl Is. FEED
Western spring. s26 10, standard middlinS.
bran So bulk s2s so sacks; middung So rs
y SIS; red dos SIS: hominy chop. So bulk.
PROyIsIONs-Quiet but steadier Influenced
by hrmness In the hog situation and buying
b. the leading packers PORk-steady. mess.
sl7 756sls - family. SIS 80 $50: short clear.
Slsasls BEEF-Mess s13a sl3 so family.
mess. s?1 at2l so BEEF HAMs-Quiet. SOC
&c CIT MEATs-PickIed bellies quiet 10
h. I:f y h. Il He Ii IT Seed
CITY. 5i5-lGc; country. 80. asls LARD
FIRM: Middle West. stoG .20c city steady.
7Tsc. refined South America acc Continent.
55c: Brazil kegs ~ iOc. Compound. 7dTi4c
sTEAR1NE-Oleo -. aTise. city lard. "a
sUGAR-Business in refined moderate.
Prices unchanged with standard granulated
A. 9oc net less per cent cash. In London
MAY and June AZ los SID arr August los
end Raw here steady but quiet centrifuxal
l8 test 3 S3c. muscovado 50 test. $3.50. and
n1oiasses sugar so test 3 osc Holders w.re
asking an advance Of f-32 n 1-1sc and ~ was
believed that a. the close % The market
amer. would pay 2i7c for last hair Ma ship
nlent That ia equal 20 Sc here.
RICE-Steady here and firm a, primary
points Prices not materially changed
METALs-There was no change in the mar
k~t for metals or pig iron certificates and
prices continued nominal
MOLAssEs AND sYRuPS-Firm but quie,
and unchanged
NAVAL STORES-Market continued its
downward tendencv Turpentine uas down %
ssc n sympathy with the hresk IN Savannah
Tar easter. although not quotsbly changed
Posin easy
OILS-Linseed oil unchanged Refined Pc
,roieun steady a. recent prices
COTTONSEED OIL-Steadler closing az an
advance % l2S points. with small offerings
ewing n reports ~ little better r'nslmrtivA
ara expor, demand Hrnness IN lard AMI small
offerings % crude. Local contrac, prices
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-07
AsToR LIBRARy's EFFICIENCY

In two respects. however. the Aston Ii
brarv has been admirable II Is one OF the
largest reference libraries IN the United
states and II has the quickest delivery II
any. large library IN the world DR. Bill
i,ngs sald that the delivery OF books at the
actor Library took only six or seven min
I,tes. while It required ten or twelve min
utes al the Boston Public Library, a longer
time at the Congressional Library at
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-07

Washington. and a full half hour at the
British Museum.
DR.. Billings is not a prophet He viii
talk about the past and the present. but
as to the future he is silent. But n is his
private opinion and hope that the service
at the new library will establish q new
record of five minutes Although in the
stack room there are sixty-three miles OF
shelving. the book racks are not arranged
IN long horizontal rows as they are, for ex-
ample. in the Boston library. but run I'D
perpendicularly for seven floors. each seven
feet high (the floors are actually seven and
half feet. but each stack is only seven
feet. There are book lifts or elevators
running between the circulation room and
the seven floors of the stack room. DR..
Billings believes that such a system will
develop great speed In the delivery OF
books 10 the readers
OF the 100000 volumes in the Astor Lii
brary, every book. however old or SEEM
ingly out OF date IL may be, will be moved
Not one will be DESTROYED DR.. Billings
said that in a reference library IL was i'm
possible 70 destroy any of the books as one
could never tell when a book might be
dShcu ioI IL NOuIl De also ullllcuit 10 QlS-
tinguish between the good book and the
bad or worthless one. Augustine Birrell
once delivered an address In Edinburgh on
that very subject. and he decided that tell
ing good book from a bad one was "a
troublesome job. demanding strong under
standing knowledge and a delicate senti-
ment." Many a librarian would hesitate
10 undertake the task
The report which has gone abroad that
many books had been borrowed from the
Aston Library before It closed was de-
clared by DR.. Billings to be entirely erro-
neous. The Aston Library never lends
books 10 be taken from the library" he
said. 4 can recall only two instances
where books were taken out OF the library
The details OF one case l have forgotten,
but there was an old Jewish book which
was sent 20 one OF the circulating branches
where it was borrowed for the purpose Of
having a copy made"
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New loTkl WY D. ItLI
GRAIN-vEEAT-H selling by ca

New York Nav 8. 1ell.
AIN-WEEAT-Heavy selling By cash
houses in Chicago on reports that a million
bushels OF wheat we're headed for Chicago
from the country broke the May position IN
that market &c a. the opening. and during
the day the market here was easy closing az a
net decline Of &c for May and =. nc FOR
other positions Cables we're steadier Than
expected foreign markets falling 20 respond
to our weakness OF Friday afternoon ~
! o'clock the New York market vas quoted
az 95iz 9p5s. FOR May. e5 n ass Tor July
ard e3Gc FOR September CORN-Fairly ac-
tive and a little easier. closing az a net de-
cline Of i4aitc Export new No ?. soc nom
lnal. ahoat. OATs-steadv most ~ me
dav but near the close became easier. and
fna figures we're &c lower. Cash oats arr,
standard white. 40c; No ?. 40hc: No 3. 9ei. c,
and No I. Sel3c. RTE-Nom!nal. BARLEY
observation-disclosures. American. s5c per 100
10 New York. Canadian. CSC New
-. q
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ERE you are, Absolutely the
He was a stout individual WIFE
\ Aabbv. forid face. who hurled these "orus
,r,err,ittently into the surgins crowd that
-, -, and down the Bowery Some
...1,od % listen 20 his proclamation of the
virtues of the various features o. en'er
tainment that went TO make up the Dig
,es, show" while others passed on CON
tenrntuously ignoring his insistence on It's
immensely
y, vas a more than ordinarily swagger
Nve.cent amusement place before wh'ch ne
s.oos-ouite aristocrstic looking IN compari-
g. ,,.i,b some OF these resorts with which
The Bowe-, abounds. Great flaming post
ers described in word and picture multi
tude OF wonders gathered from all parts
NJ the world-relics Of the early Egyptians
rrarvels OF the surgical profession strange
specimens OF sea life drawn from the
depths Of foreign waters No one could
doubt. after reading the convincing de-
scriptions which decorated the entrance,
that i've cents invested in a ticket would
be money well spent
A crowd OF eager. wide-eyed people hav-
ing gathered 70 cape at the fairyland as
pect Of the show place ard 10 marvel at
the Huency OF the fat. forid fellow. that
gentleman turned suddenly. and with dra-
matte effect whispered a strange name TO
an assistant Then he faced hts audience
once more and waxed encouragingly con-
rdeutial
Wait" he said Wait until you see
his little Oriental girl"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-07

was launched by the consolidation Of the
New York Public Library with the Astor.
Ienox and Tilden foundations, on May @.
1925. is now practically accomplished.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-07

Liverpool cables spot quiet sales 5000 bales
speculation and export 500. American 5000.
sales include 1000 made late YESTERDAY. I'm
ports 700. all American. Middling upland.
$50 Futures opened st~ady. 10 Sc points
higher closed steady % So points higher.
NAV. : O3d. May-June, 79sd. June-July 1904
Julv-Auzust. s2izd August September 754d
Septemher-October. : Had. October-Noveniber.
6 % I'D November-December. 6s6lsd. Deem
ber-Janusrv January Februar,. February-March
and March-April. s4ied
COFFEE-Quiet and featureiess, but steady.
closing az net unchanged 10 points advance
sales II 80 bags Havre closed az decline Of
!. franc, Hamburg was = pig lover o 4 pig
higher Rio showed an advance OF Is refs. while
Santos was 80 rels over. Cost ard freight offers
from Brazil firm. but prices were above a work
ing basis spot unchanged al ll7sc FOR Rio No
T. Local contract prices.
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NEW YORK PRICES
INTERIOR RECEIPTS
sFARoARD CLFARANCEs.

COTTON-Old crop positions sold into ne"
-,Sh eronnd for n. movement with July touch
inE IS 4sc an advance OF about 3 points IroTl
the low level Of Friday ard even with the nlgn
record fer the season made last Decenner NeW
crop months easy. but the market closed s'eaoss
with last prices showing 4 net ADVANCE OF
rri-es. $1,000