The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-04-25
Stray Topics From
Little Old New York

New York. April 24.--The latest
market quotatioRs for human blood,
at least in this city. is SIS a quart.
full measure. Some may consider
that price rather low. but it must
be considered that the price OF blood.
like that OF any other marketable
article is regulated BY the relative
proportions Of supply and demand.
That there is quite large supply in
the market and that the owners OF
the article are not only willing but
anxious to sell az the regular market
price. was demonstrated the other
day. when more than one hundred
men called at the Mount Moriah hos
pital In answer TO an advertisement
offering SIS for quart OF human
blood to be transfilsed into the ar
teries of woman patient. The man
who was finally selected by the doc
tors, admitted that he had offered
his blood only because he had been
out of work and penniless for three
months and needed the money"
The fate OF Madison Square Gar
den is still undecided. II is gener-
ally admitted that New York abso-
lutely needs place like Madison
Square Garden for big shows and ex-
hibitions. Capitalists would be will
ing enough to furnish the necessary
funds for such building. were II not
for the disquieting fact that New
York's famous garden" has never
proved profitable venture Why II
did not. has always been puzzle
to the general public. There are
various rumors in circulation con-
corning the ultimate disposition OF
Madison Square Garden. One ruuor
states that the Madison avenue side
OF the Garden is TO be improved.
while fthe big amphitheater. where
the shows are held, is to remain in
tact Other rumors, however. are to
the effect that the entire structure
win soon be removed and the ground
used for modern Office or business
buildings. II has been suggested 10
build another building on plans sim
liar TO that OF Madison Suare Gar
den. but in a locality where real
estate Is less valuable and IL Is quite
possible that this plan will ultimate
ly be carried out. as there Is un-
doubtedly a demand for large
amphitheater for circus perform
ances, big exhibitions and monster
balls.
The other morning Commissioner
Walsh, OF the bureau Of weights and
measures, and his inspectors de-
scended upon the 'honest" farmers
selling their products in Ganseyoort
market. They condscated nearly
200 baskets which we're anywhere
from three 20 six quarts short. IL
fact. only three or four baskets we're
found In the market that came up
to the required standard Of capacity.
The result OF this raid was a great
blow 10 the unxOphiscated city people
who f0ndly imagined that In dealing
with the honest" farmers direct
they we're in safe hands and would
get their moneys worth.
Speaking OF the reputed honeuy
% the farmers recalls the often stat
ed belief that the Chinese. as race.
are thoroughly honest and reliable.
Travellers who had an opportunity to
become acquainted with the methods
Of merchants In China, have always
been full OF praise for the honesty
and reliability Of the slant-eyed mer-
chants and although these Orientals
have undoubtedly learned a great
many tricks OF trade from their west
ern competitors. since they have
come In closer contact with them.
they seem TO have retained 20 a
great extent their Wanted honesty.
During all the years since the United
States bankruptcy law went into
effect only four Chinese residents Of
this city have filed petitions in bank.
ruptey. Considering the formidable
number OF Chinese merchants and
residents in New York city this IL
an excellent showing.
The remarkable commercial growth
OF New York city Is shown In the
seth volume Of the copaftnershlp
and corporation directory for 1911,
which has just been Issued. The d.
rectory shows a total OF $4,000
names as compared with 1900 in
the edition Of a year ago. an Increase
OF about $500. The FIRST volume,
publish in 1919. contained approx
mately 5000 names. Since then
there has been an average annual
increase OF 1900 names In each d.
rectory.
n the ambitious dreams OF VIII
liam Henry Harrison, New York
inventor. are ever reaized. lhe vari-
GUS patterns Of seropIanes. although
barely out Of the experimental stage,
will be rolegated 10 The scrap pile for
all time 10 come. Harrison, who Is
by profession a maker OF coat and
trouser hangers. has invented fy-
ing contriyance. which. he believes.
Will completely revolutionize the art
% NAVIGATING the air His contriv-
ance, upon which he was careful
enough 70 obtain patent. IL based
upon an entirely new and decidedly
original principle ~ has no wings
or planes 10 enable Il to rise. The
power 70 rise liz impaired 70 the MAJ