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The Yale expositor., 1914-12-10
A Yuletide Tragedy

TkTHEN Josiah Gibbs found tuat
MAJ his wife had it IN for him.
wv as he called 1t. anG had
bought him box OF cigars
for his Christmas present he grew
wise and. with apparent sorrow. said
TO her:
"Now. isn't It too bad. my love; |
discovered that cigar smoking was be-
coming SO injurious 10 me that ! have
quit it and have To vCatsut myself
with a few whifIs now and then on
my pipe with mild tobacco Now. isn't
It too bad.
I'm so sorry, dearr' said Josiah
Gibbs wife. "But your friends will
enjoy them. and am sure that will
please you"
Gibbs smiled grlmly and. as his wife
departed. winked knowingly at him
self in the looking glass. And when he
saw his friend Joe Spicer he told him
how he had escaped his wifes Christ
mas cigars-Joe Spicer, the best judge
Of good cigar that ever bit off the end
Of a two-for-a half. And Joe smiled
grimly too.
But every time Joe Spicer called at
Gibbs, which was often-he was an
old friend of Gibbs-he smoked one or
more Of Joslah's wife's Christmas cs
gars.
Gallant and diplomatic Of you, old
man. Gibbs would say TO Spicer on
opportunity and smile his knowing
smile. And Joe would smile his.
And by and by the cigars were all
smoked by Spicer, and Gibbs wife was
led to say to Gibbs:
ITS just perfect shame. Josiah
that you couldn't take any pleasure in
those cigars and that your friend Spi
Ger should have had them all.
At which Josiah smiled his knowing
smile and said:
"Oh, well. my love. never mind Joe
seemed TO enjoy them"
Eyes. indeed" said .Iosahs wife
"Why shouldn't heT'
Which made Josiah smile more and
more and almost Chuckle Rnt he said
nothing
Eyes. indeed" repeated Mrs Gibbs.
"why shouldn't hcf You know. 10
siah. you told me that II woman should
never choose ,igars for u Christmas
present to her husband. ~ n woman
knows nothing about thelr cunlity. so
asked Joe Spi having heard YOU say
often what an excellent iudre W n
cigar he was. to select u box for mo
the best he could Sct md he id
and
Josiah Gibbs had Instant Business
down nt the ofTl"e. where he tore his
hair and flung his plpe md tobacco
out Of the window Ana re passed loe
Spicer without howing and without his
knowing smile But Joe still wore his
-Brownlng's Magazine
Holiday Music.
II looking for a Christmas tune.
carol OF n Elec.
I'd recommend that timely tune
"Thpu Yulr remember me-"
Louisville Courier-JournaL
The Yale expositor., 1914-12-10
THE CHRIST CRILD'S MANGER.
Pretty but Obsolescent Feature of the
Latin Christmas.

All through the Italian and Hunga-
found traces of the manger at Christ
mas time The Italians call 1t the
"presepio." which means manger; the
Hungarians the bethlehem"
The manger is an exceedingly old
and interesting devotion in the Catholic
countries of south Europe st. FraLcis
of Assist. who was born in llS2 in
troduced it into Italy. and It is still the
sign of Christmas in south Italy. as
much as holly in the windows Is the
sign Of 1t in New York 1t is not many
years since Il carpenter could not be
had for weeks before Christmas in Ma
pies or Rome They were all busy put
ting up hangers In the houses Of the
quality. while the poorer folk were
busy fabricating their own.
This quaint old devotion Is fading
out OF the cities Of the mainland, but
In conservative Sicily il remains in full
force. Every family there still erects its
presepio some time from the lst to tht
18th of December. 1t is not a mangeT
alone, but a whole mountain side, made
of the rough, flexible bark Of the cork
tree Peaks and crags and precipices
abound, with winding trails, houses
and castles Of colored cardboards. for
ests of evergreen twigs and sometimes
tiny pipes to furnish brooks and lakes
In the center Is the grOtto with the
holy family within, surrounded by the
cattle. A sky Of blue paper is stretch.
ed above. With the star uf bethlehem
upon IT, over the hills come shepherds
bearing gifts 10 thp infant and though
they are in Sicilan costume and carry
good Siciian chcesp and wine upon
their donkeys. they are all the more
interesting for that
Sometimes the preSepo fills only
corner. sometimes the whole side OF
room. according to the meun, of the
family II is kept year after year IN.
til worn out but II needs 20 be fresh.
ened up each year. always a welcome
task to the mother and daughters Of
the house
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HONOR old AND YOUNG
ON CHRISTMAS DAY
in the southern part

ESPECIALLY in the southern part
L. Of France great preparation ia
made for Christmas, which be.
gins the 18th Of December with Planting
st. Barbara's S grain Women Gll plates
with wheat, which are well Wutercd
and then put in the sunshine or iu
warm ashes 10 germinatc. II ST. Bar
bara's grain grows well or I'll So wi,
the coming harvest be Later comes
the cutting Of the Nue log. The oldest
man of the family cuts a fruit bearing
tree-almond, apple oak or pear The
grandfather uses the AK, and then the
son finishes the work. The log i> five
feet long and is expected to burn. ST.
covered all night, from Christmas eve
to New Years day. Before the eating
Of the great supper the youngest mem
bers of the family light the log
The little gayly painted "crcche" and
other small, inexpensive clay figures
are found in every home. Before dark
Christmas eve the children go out 10
look for the magL They carry with
them confectionery for the magi, lg,
for the servants and hay for the tired
camels. They also put up shcavos for
the birds, and the wealthy send ont
donkeys laden with bread, meat, figs
and almonds, which are sold for a few
cents to the poor The nougat pie or
pudding Of almonds and honey is on
the table for the great supper.
The Yale expositor., 1914-12-10
A Gift Suanestion.

An ideal gift for the bachelor is the
handy" box. containing tags, rubber
bands. labels. thumb tacks, twine-in
fact almost any article one might need
I'm dispatchlng Il package or for the
hundred and one other convenlences to
which these ncedful articles may be
put One bachelor says he derived
which was given to him than from ri
most any other gift he could mention
The boxes come In various sizes the
number Of useful articles contained
vurying with the size Of the box. y
gift Of this character Is well worth
not dpSira bio
The Yale expositor., 1914-12-10

mother. She hud on an old. dingy
brown dress and n rough gray shawl.
but had n kind face. Jack. great big
boy, carried him to the farmhouse.
Next morning Jimmy was awakened
by being vigorously shaken.
Get up, get up! It's Christmas, and
we want to see everything" piped
Bill.
They ran downstairs, and the little
girls seized the boys hands and dane
ed around the old grandmother, who
was making cake Then they all kiss
ed her and kissed mother and father.
Jimmy got an orange In his stocking.
too, like the others, and nice new tie.
But dinner was the best Of all
They all crowded around the table.
Jack had shot wild turkey, and they
had celery and mashed potatoes. cram
berries, jam and lots of other things.
with a big pumpkin pie to crown the
whole. They had just begun to eat,
Jimmy declaring he could eat whole
house of turkey" when there was a
knock at the door Jimmy looked up,
The Yale expositor., 1914-12-10

The Christmas shopper will make no
mistake by following this list Of useful
Christmas gifts:
The Yale expositor., 1914-12-10

Vulnerable times and cutting it in the
shape required When you unfold 1t
one link is fastened within the other,
and a large chain may be draped from
branch TO branch Circles made by
folding paper in quarters and string
ing number of these together at the
folded point make lovely balls. Dolls
ean he fashioned from many objects.
A corncob holds many possibilities, legs
and arms and cotton padded head
being Joined to this body. And did you
ever see a dolly shaped from a clothes
pin?
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and there stood papa. with Tim, the
very oldest boy.
"Papa. papa!" cried Jimmy, running
to him. Papa looked tired and white.
He had been so frightened about jim
my Tim had found out that morn
ing from Jimmy who his father was
and had FASTENED TO Jimmy's house.
"And I'll never miss having Christ
mas dianer with you again." said papa.
But. papa, you'll have Christmas
dinner with us today" said Jimmy.
Mrs. Russell says you're to stay"
So papa stayed and had dinner with
Jimmy after all
The Yale expositor., 1914-12-10
A RUNAWAY'S
JOLLY CHRISTMAS

MMY was very,
very nelly, so
lonely that he al
most cried. A big
boy Of seven and
a schoolboy as well
can't really, truly
cry. Jimmy did
have a good reason
for crying. Nam
ma. the best and
The Yale expositor., 1914-12-10
Ths Christmas Dance.

Some sixty years ago
The stately couples often met
Beneath tho mistlctoe
To waltzes now the customs veer,
But Mabers foxy beau
That damsel doth contrive TO stser
Beneath the mlstletoe.
Dances change. but not the game,
AS close observers know,
For mortals act about the same
Beneath the mistletoe.
Louisville Courier-JournaL
The Yale expositor., 1914-12-10
Christmas Gift
Suggestions

The Christmas shopper will make no
mistake by following this list of useful
Christmas gifts:
Gifts For a Woman.
A baby's bottle warmer.
A chatting dish.
A curling iron.
A foot warmer.
A hair drier.
A heating pad.
A hot water kettle.
A coffee percoator.
A small pressing iron.
A bedside reading lamp.
a sewing machine motor.
A nursery sterilizer
An art glass table lamp
A toaster
A vibrator
Gifts For a Man.
A cigar lighter.
A motor for the workshop.
A shaving mirror
A shaving mug
A bedside reading lamp.
A vibrator
Gifts For the Home.
A small pressing iron.
A luminous radiator
An electric combination grill.
An art glass table lamp
Piano lamps. large and small
corn pepper
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~~ for crying. Nam
ma, the best and
dearest of all good. dear mammas. had
gone away never to come back. Papa
was almost always at his Office.
Jimmy heard Hannah. the nurse.
calling.
Jimmy, oh, Jimmy! Just come and
see what papa has sent up from the
stores It's just fine. l can tell YOU"
Jimmy jumped up and ran to the
kitchen. On the kitchen table lay
huge turkey, with loads o. flxin's,"
cook said; a great pile of red cranber-
ries, crisp, curly celery. raisins, nuts
and several big boxes.
"Will papa be home for dinner? l
haven't seen him In ever so long, and
don't want dinner without papa" ask
ed Jimmy.
I'll tell you. Wen phone TO papa
and ask him specially to come to our
Christmas party tomorrow and to din
ner tomorrow night" nurse suggested.
''Can 1 really. truly phone. HannahY
''Yes, indeed, and I'll show you how"
and Hannah led the way TO the room
where the telephone was
Jimmy had to climb on a stool, he
was so little, but he didn't mind bit
Then nurse told him just what to say
TO central and he called papa up. Yes,
papa wns coming home to dinner and
would be out all day tomorrow.
Jimmy was very happy and could
scarcely wait Till dinner. But when
dinner time came papa did not arrive.
Nurse came in and told Jimmy that
papa could not come home that night,
Jimmy said nothing. He didn't cry,
as nurse thought he would. He only
looked very sober and went TO his room.
Then he washed his face and put on
his hat and coat. He slipped down the
stairs and out the front door. He was
going to run away.
When he got out In the lonely coun
try Jimmy began to be afraid. Night
came on, and 1t was bitter cold. He
felt tired and sleepy and crawled un-
der q fence and lay down to sleep.
When Jimmy woke up his head was
resting In somebody's lap, and some
body had her arms around him.
"Poor little fellow! He's nearly fro
zen. Jack. carry him up to the house."
he heard a motherly voice say.
He looked up. The lady who was
holding him wasn't bit like his pretty
The Yale expositor., 1914-12-10
GET ALL THE FUN YOU CAN
OUT OF CHRISTMAS.

Get all the fun you can out Of
Christmas. Plunge into the at
mosphere right away. Smugele
packages up and down stairs
and hide them in the "old fash
ioned" hiding places.
And remember everybody, not
with the substantial presents
you have thought it imperative
20 give, but with a jar of jelly,
a piece of fruit cake or book or
magazine cover made from bits
Of linen your scrap bag has fur
nished, a dainty saehet made
from silk scraps or any one of
hundred other simple things you
can work on at odd times, These
are the sort Of presents which
will restore the old time thrills
that have been we'll nigh lest in
the loVeIess gift giving OF recent
years.
Teach your children that
Christmas time is q giving time
as we'll ss getting time.
Teach them particularly to
think Of children whose nests
are less downy than their own.
There are so many such, And
there is no more tragic THING I7
ehlld's life than 10 bo foroas
ten on Christmas day Is thc~5
any picture en- earth so appealing
as to see e child az r shop win.
dow with only o WiGdoVS1ne
between his pinchad nose and
pointing finger and high piled
world Of della and drums and
skates and picture books7 Can
you imagine keener para. n
more sorrowfu thing. than tho
unanswered prayer Of a litt,s
child at Christmastide?
= - a - .
The Yale expositor., 1914-12-10
Gifts For q Man.
Gifts For the Home.
tielpina Things Alona.

Mrs Crabshaw- What's that you're
blowing on your bugle. dear?
Bobbie-The call to arms ma. Sis.
ter's young man has her under the
mistletoe,
The Yale expositor., 1914-12-10
On Christrnnaa Mnrn

They Jared across he lonely plains.
They dared the desert way
Above them moved the starry trains
That rest not night or day.
One star from out the splendor shone.
A rift OF heavens own light.
In fearless faith they followed on.
Their eager faces bright
Three kings were they of great renown.
And from the east afar
Until II stood DER Bethlehem town
They journeyed by the star
II stood above a cattle shed.
And there its light grew dim.
To heavens own Child the star had led
It's glory paled for him
Immanuel A little Child
That very day newborn.
They knelt before the undefled
That earliest Christmas morn.
Each head was bent 10 ave him praise.
Their incense. gold and myrrh
They offered him in glad amaze
Each humble worshiper.
What gifts have VIC for Christ .odav?
We too. have seen tho star.
And we have found the happy way
To Bethlehem afar.
Our gold. our mygrh our incense sweet
Shall we not hither bring?
All let us haste TO kiss his feet.
The little Christ. our King,
Margaret T. Sangster
Salut-ticn.
o night, o star O land afgr.
In sweet surprise OF glory
Let shepherd train and angel strain
Sing new your Christmas story,
o dawn, O gift. O heaven arilt,
o Mary. mystic mother
OF newborn Christ. keep ye my tryst
with every human brother
O door flung wide. - full 1oodtde
OF ligh, and alrdness meeting.
Unto my friend hts day outsend
A Joyous Christmas greeting!
i e T.. IN Ll;riHcottr
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-21
APPRAISALS OF ESTATES.

ANTONIO Keynes. Havana. Cuba (April
IS. 1910. Assets in New YORK state mao a
or Of decedent. is beneficiary: New y rh
assets: Life Insurance. Sl3Ilb; one-halt IN
terest in the firm of Keynes BIOS, exporters
and importers, rs Wall st, S1O4ol5, mem
6ership New York Produce Exchange s3oo'
membership New York Maritime Exchange,
81: and the following bonds and stocks;
way: $1,000 bonds Denver u Rio Grande
r. r.: $1,000 bonds Chicago & Eastern lili-
n0is r. r. So. 900 bonds Chesapeake * ONO
Railway; COCO bonds Edison Coz SJ,OOo
bonds L. s. Steel Corporations, OF shares Ma
tional Bank OF Commerce; 10 shares New
York Produce Exchange Bank There was a
fund of 81 900 insurance. paid by the Pro-
6uce Exchange, but II was not taxable.
JEANNE PLATT dee IL. 1919 net;
50 JOj. American Guardian Society received
$4,000; n. Y. Institute for the BIND, siOoy'
sunshine Home for Blind Babies, 5000 y. l.
Christian Missionary Society. 81, 400. -
MARGARET +. KENNEDY december II.
1919; net, Sl47O1. Legacies Of $1,000 each 10
Roman Catholic orphan Asylum. Cancer Hos
ptal and Little sisters OF the Poor' tne
churches. $500 each. and S4,79O passed to three
cousins OF decedent Assets: AL West 16oth
St, $500; deposits ss,77s. and personally
FENTON J. HURD January IL, 1919; net.
S4s, 3O2. Byron l.. Hurd. son and Dr. Lee NJ
Hurd grandson. share estate Assets; he.
posts 81 100. mortgages s32' l4O. ana tne
amount recovered in a suit against Laura r.
Crane. Of Washington. sls5s1. ...o.
ARLINGTON 4. HEM tAprll D. loioj. nt',
SIO422 Mary G. l.. Hem. widow. received
So 76l: Martha Hem. mother. s3.si0 and the
remainder Of estate passed 10 brothers ana
sisters Assets; Plot at Jamaica Estates, S.
COO three lots at Hampstead, $500; deposits.
S4OG: notes and claims due, $500. and jew
elry. SOB. .o,o,. 49,.
EMILY G. BERTHET april 20. 1919: net,
81 Cos Emily W. space. niece receives SiO6S
and the remainder OF the assets went 10
brothers and sisters. Assets: Deposits. 500.
stocks. 3.tsO: bonds. sj.677; furniture, SOL.
and jewelry. 81. 400.
EDNA ISRAEL (Nlarch %, 1919: stocks;
bonds and mortgages. net. s12970. Mother and
sister are benehciaries.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-21
BUYERS NOW IN THE CITY
Out.ofT Town Visitors Here to Look Over Offerings OF
Local Wholesale Dealers

|, WHEELING. W Wallpaper Bro: W Har~
per. furnishing goods; Park Avenus.
House Furnishing Goods. etc.
BosToN-Gilchrist Co; r Parson. house fur
Rls6ns sSeas; e WITS Murray Co:
Rssy sGuss T1asb ssods CO. XIX Kerr.
house furnishing goods; 20 White ST..
LANCASTER. PENN-Watt & Shand: II n
Kline, house furnishing goods; Is White st
LAWRENCE, MASS-Robertson sutherland y
Go; Donovan. house furnishing soods' %
Los ANoEr.Es-A Hamburger q Sons; Q
Bartlett. carpets and upholstery goods 20
NEW oRIEANs--s Al Katz g. Co: A Katz.
furnishing goods and blankets; ~ Leona arc 81 :,
NORWICH COSN-Porteous & Mitchell co; x
II McGrath. house furnishing goods' %
TisBHUJRGH-Kautrnann q Baer Co;
Churchill, carpets and rugs; - Manson p Nv,
Co; q w Conan,. house furnishing goods; 30
RICHMOND vA-Mni.r 4 Ehcses: W Day.
sPRINGFrELD. MAss-smith Murray; J
Jardine. house furnishing goods: Is White 81:
WORCESTER. MASS c Machines Co. mousse
furnishing goods buyer; u White ST.
Miscellaneous.
AKRON. oHIo-Hone Furniture Co, 8 Jacobs
carpets, furniture; lls4 Bway.
BALrIMoRE-Eutaw Furniture GO: J COM
precht carpets. furniture: Clandss: r..
BATTLE CREEK, MiCH-L w Roomson So'
II Murbine. carpets; Broztsl.
BosTON-E Kskss & Sons; z + Kakas II b
Kakas. furs; Brozten
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, Dick q Walker; c
Longwell, carpets; 2l2 9Th av.
BosToN-Gichris. Co: q Ross. carpsts;
White st; Prince George
BOSTON-R II White Co, r II Dean, Innings.
umbrellas and notions; II NJ Gibson. repre-
senting; 60 West SD ct.
BOSTON-W Filene's Sons Co; A W Wight
assistant merchandise manager; lis West
32d ST.
BUFTALO-Ciawson a Wilson Co: st4n-
bro carpets. rugs and upholstery goods; u
West 22d ct
CHICAGO-Nahigian Bros; 9 II Nahigian.
Oriental rugs; Breslin.
CHICAGOA-Marshall Field Co: q o Tant.
inger and d Doherty. leather goods; lH
Worth 81.
cLEvELAND--W Taylor Sons a Co; Mr. ROC.
ers, upholstery goods and carpets; 81 LEONARD
st: Prince George
DAYTON, OHIO-Cappell Furniture Co:
Cappell, carpets. furniture: lisa Bway.
DERBY, CONN-Howard & Barber Co; l. b
Terrell. carpets; i Abbott. carpets. rugs
upholstery goods; los Grand st.
DETROIT-J r Sullivan e. Co; Sullivan.
carpets. furniture; Breslin.
PHTLADELPHrA-W II Mcmahon. furniture.
bedding; York.
sEATTLE-Eastern Quitting Co; Dan
Tiger, furs: 10 18th st.
SPRINGFIELD. MASS-FIrt a Brfckett Co;
J Brlckett. carpets, furniture; 1884 Bway.
SYRACUSE, VI A Witheril r w
Churchill. carpets, rugs, upholstery goods; IL
W 9th st.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-21
TO CROSS ATLANTIC
IN HUGE MONOPLANE
Hamel Will Attempt 1t This Sum-
mer with 800 Gallons
of Fuel.
IBy Gable TO The Tribune :

London, May 20-Gustav Hamel, I'M
questlonaby England's premier airman
and one of the most daring flyers in the
whole world, expects to attempt his
promised transatlantic flight according to
THE Pail Mall Gazette" within the next
few weeks. Mr.. Hamel declines to dis
cuss his plans, but THE Pail Mall Ga
zette" says he will start before August
In n Martinsyde monoplane with 63-foot
spread of wings and a 2So-horsepower
motor developing a speed OF eighty miles
an hour. The monoplane is built to carry
800 gallons of petrol and $50 gallons OF oil.
the whole machine weighing. with its
equipment. $500 pounds. The petrol car
rled gives a capacity for twenty-one
hours flying. but the machine could go
some hours longer because of the pro-
gressive diminishing of the fuel load.
No floats will be used. II descent into
the water becomes compulsory Hamel
will empty his petrol and oil tanks. using
them for buoyancy until rescued. He will
take one navigator. but will not start I'M
less under the most favorable conditions,
such as a westerly wind, etc.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-21
HITS STEEL CORPORATIONS
Commerce Body Deprives Them
of S13.O0O,O00 Rebates.

Washington. May 2o.-Allowances as-
gregating millions OF dollars heretofore
made to iron and steel industrial railways
by trunk line railroads In the territory
east OF the Mississippi and north or the
Ohio and Potomac have been discontinued
by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
The commission announced to-day It's
refusal to rehear the industrial railways
case on the application OF companies rep
resenting the United States Steel Corpora
ton and various other iron and steel con-
Germs.
Estimates made by experts OF the COM
mission indicate that the amount or the
allowances paid to the United States steer
Corporation alone aggregated approx
mately 100000 a year. and the total OF
the allowances paid by the trunk lines 10
all iron and steel industrial roads In the
Eastern territory was about slS.ooc,Wo a
year.
The commission held that these allow
ances were substantially rebates.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-21
PIG IRON MORE ACTIVE
Purchasing, However, at Low
cred PricesETrade Hopeful.

Trade publications tell OF continued
light business in the iron and steel In
dustry. though orders for the first half
of May are said TO show some improve
ment over the early part OF April Pig
iron was moro active during the week.
but at low prices. Trade sentiment con-
tinues to improve
"The Iron Age" will say to-day: THE
buying Of about $4,000 tons of basic pig
iron In Eastern Pennsylvania Is the most
significant news Of the week in that de-
partment of the market The price was
close to sl4 delivered. or nearly 20 cents
less than the basis Of the Eastern pur-
chases OF basic early in the year. This
Tnving is significant as showing the
Judgment OF some buyers that they have
caught he market at low point.
THE general expression in the steer
trade IS that order books have not yet
realized upon the prevalent feeling that
n change for the better is at hand. In
some instances larger specifications are
reported for the first two weeks or May
than In the first half of April. but as
rule buyers show little concern about
their future needs. and even lower
prices than they were able to get In
January arouse no interest. Yet I'M
proved sentiment is everywhere ad-
mitted."
The Iron Trade Review" says: The
better activity in pig iron has added 10
the more hopeful spirit In both the IRON
and steel branches of the industry. IL
yet remains. however. for the hnished
steel trade TO show any appreciate OF
significant reaction. New business gem
orally IS light. and the fact that buyers
are able to obtain deliveries as promptly
as they could wish under present con-
ditions is rcpelling their interest In their
future requirements. In few instances
particularly among the implement man
ufacturers. some preliminary sounding
out Of the market is being DONE