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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-23
Warm Spell of Weather Has Put
 a Damper on Some Lines of Goods
Br JoHN c. MOSES

Hog SSins-10G25c. Beeswax-32GS4c. Tallow-12114c. Washed Wool-75dS0c. Clear Unwashed Wool-55d60c. Bury Wool-35140c.
 Cotton Good middlina .................. 2S Strict middlihg .......... 27a4 Middliug 271a Strict Low middling ........... 27
 Pig Iron
 (Under Government Basfs) Coke iron No ] ............. $500
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Naval Stores

47c; sales, 133; receipts 1S6; shipments, none; stocks. 22,415. Resin firm; sales, 964; receipts, HAS; shipments, none; stock 95, GA. Qotue: B, $7.40; D, E, F, G, Il, S7.45; I, K. M S7.50; N, $7.521s; VIC, $7.S5, wv, $S05
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Rice Market

New Orleans, May 22.-Rough rice nominal. Receipts. sos sacks. Sales
 Rough Honduras. 26; Blue Rose. 123. Quotations unchanged. Clean rice strong. Receipts, 53s0 pockets. Sales Blue Rose 100. Quotations unchanged.
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New Orleans Futures
Spot Cotton

New orleans La, May 22.-Suot cot ton dull and unchanged. Sales on the spot, 579 bales; to arrive, 300 bales. Low middling. 2650c; middling, 29c: good middling, 3o.25c; receipts, fos4 bales; stock, 396. 405 bales.
 New York, May 22.-Cotton, spo; quiet; middling, 25.70c
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s. R. Stewart & Co.

401-2 Woodward Bldg. Birmingham, As Cotton. stocks, bonds, grain. provision and cotton seed oil New Orleans cor, respondents Jno. k. Clark & Co. Direc private wire. continuous quotations.
 Phone Main 56T N. I. PHELPS. Mgs
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w. E. Campbell

Cotton Stocks, grain, provisions and cottos seed oil Corresponden Shepard { 'Gluck. New Orleans; E. w. Wagner { Co. New York and Chicago. Continu ous quotatioas; private wires to al exchanges.
 c16 and SIT Woodward Bldx.
 Telephone Main 81A1
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Warm weather has checked bushes in some lines. while in others there is an accumulation of supplies. especially greenstuff. which now has to- with home gardens. Cotton is coming in locally very. slowly, with good middling standing at 2Sc.
 All other lines remain unchanged The federal list has no changes thiss morning.
 Quotations were as follows:
 Poultry Fryers-1 to 1ls pounds. COG lb.: .2 lbs, soc lb. | Guineas-4Oc to Soc each. Roosters-15c ID. Turkeys-Live, 27556ooc lb. Ducks-s0d25c ib. Hens-2602Sc ID. Eggs-Whoiesale, 35636c Eggs-Retail, 40642c.
 Fish sY Perch-10c. Salt Water Trout-15c. Red Snapper-Headless and drawn, 1S0 19c.
 Gray snapper-Headless and < drawn. 11hc. .iu!let-sG1oc. Spanish Mackerel-2om22ikc Virginia Red Fin Crokers-l0c.
 Meal and Feedstuff Hen Feed-A per 100-lb. sack. Mixed Horse and Cattle Feed-S59G6s. c. s. Meal, per ment-$54. Peanut Meal-S5S. Cremo Feed Meal-s4. Old Style Hulls-S2s. Linslesa Eulls-S20. Corn-S2.e3. Corn Chops-A. No. White oats-s1.os per bushel. Choice Pea-Green Alfalfa-Ss4 per ton. { Southern Alfalfa-<S2 No. l Johnson Grass-SB. f Clover and Timothy-s32- Shucks-$12. Y
 Fruits and Produce Bananas-$l .75dl, 20. Bananas, Jumbo-s26o12 Oranges-California, $65067. Oranges-Florida, s. Limes-Imported. $l-50@1.75 Florida Celery-<s crate. Snap Beans-sL 75Q1 Lemons-S7. 0750. English Peas-s2.75 hamper. sS Waterlnelons-30g50c each Strawberries-S3d4.5o Blackberries-$3 crate.
 Live Stock Fed Steers: Good to Choice-10Qf2c- Medium Yearlings-74Sc. Vealers-10G11c. Hogs:
 Choice Corn Fed Hogs. fe5 and up- N6.50.
 Medium to Good-9d10c Common to Medium-SG9c Grass cattle. according to weight. quail ity and flesh. Steers-9.D1oc Fat Cows--s01ec Medium Cows-Sdsc- Cutters-7GI8c. Canners-6Q7c- Heavy Bulls-10c. Light Bulls-7QSc. Oxen-7D10c- Fat Yearlings-S019c. Choice Corn Fed Hogs. 13s to 1s5- s15.50.
 Choice Corn Fed Hogs. 90 to 13s-slAsc Light Pigs, % pounds down-s13.5a Best Heavy Rough Hogs-S15.oo. Haft Fat Rough Hogs-s13H. Soft and oil hogs from 1c to 7c per pound less above prices.
 Hides and Tallow Green Salt Hides-13p14c. Half Cured--12m13c Green Hides-11@u2c. Dry Flint Hides+36027c. Dry Salt Hides -23@24c. Damaged-Half price. Sheep Skins--25o1$1 .2s. Horse Hides-s1 5OQ5. Ginsegg-SGS. Colt Skins-25l3oc. Sherlings-5p70c. Coat Skins-60070c F. B. Alman. This Chautauqua played Decatur last year and was so Era- ciously received that return this year was secured by popular vote,
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Railroad Schedules

Corrected to May 12, 1918 Arrival and departure of passenre, trains. Birmingham: The foilovfas sch edule figures published as inforurN tion, are not guaranteed BIRMINGHAM TERMINAL yrATrnH
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The big fellows on Wall street cared little whether McAdoo fired all the railroad heads or not when it came to stock trading. The market was not affected during the session from this cause, and resumed an early advance, only to fall back later
 Rails became decidedly more active in the afternoon at reactions of one or two points. The irregular decline had similar effect upon industrials. equip ments and specialties. materially re- dueing the many substantial advances of the morning. Selling of industrials and rails became more urgent in the last hour. many specialties also can ceiling their gains. The colsing was heavy. Liberty 31ss at es, first 4s at BASS to e5.02; second 4s at 94.70 to 95.
 Cotton was up against bearish weather and crop reports yesterday,
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Port Movement

Vlt t'hOF
 New Orleans: Middling, 29c re- ceipts. 4o94; sales. 579, stock. 396,4 Galveston: Middling, 2770c; re- ceipts, BAG. sales, 314; stock. 250,0iS. Mobile: Middling. 2S,50; receipts, l47; stock. 201,645.
 Savannah: Middling, soc; receipts, 2351; stock. 201,645
 Charleston: Middling, 32.50: receipts, 4; stock, 42,29S,
 Wilmington: Middlings, 27c; re- ceipts, PAS; stock, S6,S52
 Texas City: Stock. 41,s42.
 Norfolk Middlings 27c; receipts. 72; sales. 14s stock, 79.O67.
 Baltimore: Stock, 31.627.
 Boston: Middlng. 26,1oc; stock, H. 2a3.
 Philadelphia: Middling. 25.95c; stock 169,52
 New York: Middling, 25.7O; receipts, 1c4: stock, 169.521.
 Minor ports: Stock, 21.65s.
 Total today: Receipts, 7546; stock, l. s1s.1O3
 Total for week; Receipts, ao,o7s; ex- ports, 4S.503.
 Total for season Receipts. 5.so6.- 0SS; exports. 3,6S1,4s6.
 Interior Movement
 Houston: Middling 2690e; receipts, 3l1; sui pihCiltss iooos SaicSt Solf SttShs ifu,SAv. Memphis: Middling. BOG receipts, 45ss; shipments. 620o; sales, 14O0; stock. SSl.- 654
 Augusta: Mddling, 27 75c; receipts. Il; shipments 4s0; stock l06223.
 St. Louis: Middling, 29c; receipts, 565; shipments, 525; stock, 19650.
 Cincinnati Receipts 4l0; shipments. 49S; stock. B, 19S.
 Little Rock: Middling 29.50c; receipts, 26: stock. Ss2; sales, S92 stock, l9,sSo. Total today: Receipts, 596e; shipments, 993S; stock, 667. .515
 Dry Goods
 New York. May 22.-Cotton goods and yarns here today were firm with trade of moderate volume for civilian needs. Burlaps stiffened little. Ladies spring knit goods were offered by some mills. Mems wear spring offerings have not been made government business and dom- mated the markets.
 Over w. E. Campbell's Wire
 New Orleans, May 22.-A further de- cline of Ibc d pound was brought about in cotton today by selling based on bear ish sentiment forced by the favorable weats.er map
 High private forecasts of condition and the moderately good weekly crop and weather reports from the government also contributed to the selling. There was also in evidence . marked inclina- tion 70 look for continued decline in spot prices in the interior. yesterdays drop of Sc pound at Norfolk having served tc arouse high hopes among bear ish traders in this direction.
 The opening was at the decline and the decline persisted throughout the session.
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L:-e Stock

Chicago. May 22-Hogs: Receipts l9.- 00O; market strong. Bulk. s17,45aI7. .9o; light s1745G1795; mixed, l720617 50 heavy. s16.50Ml7.75; rough, $l6.50116s5 pigs. s14.75@17.60
 Cattle; Receipts, 1000; market weak. Native steers, $l0.50d17.65, stockers and feeders, s9.25@131o; cows and heifers. $7.3o@14c0; calves. Ss@14.40. Sheep: Re- ceipfs. 4000; market steAdy. Sheep, g. @ @1475; lambs. sl3.25a1s.Eo.
 St. Louis. May 22.-Hogs: Receipts, Iz,- GOO; market steady. Lights s1750@l7.7y: pigs, Sl650G1750: mixed and butchers, s17.55al77c; good heavy. s17.25a17.5o; pdlk, A SIT .s5a17.65
 Cattle: Receipts, 4400: market steady Native beef steers, slls5o9l7. 60: yearling steers and heifers, Ss50d15.50: cows. $.sy @1S.75; ctcckers and feeders. $S.5o@l2; fair to primo southern beef steers. No@l6bo;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-23
Coffee Market

New York, May 22.-The market for coffee futures showed a further decline today under scattering liquidation, whien was particularly active in July. That delivery opened at decline of r points compared with losses of 2 to points on later months. but showed little further change while other active deliveries worked Off or points from the open ing figures July sold at S05c and De- cember at S44c, with the market closing at net loss of to 12 points. Trade in- terests were moderate buyers on the de- cline, presumably to cover hedges. May sole; July, S.11c.. September, S.2ec; Octo- Der, sale; December, S.43c; January SAG; March, S.63c. Spot coffee quiet; Rio 7s SAc; Santos As, 107sc. There were rumors of further sales to the government Amounting to 7500 bags on tenders or Central American and Santos coffees, but no particulars as to price were available. There were sales of Santos 5s at 9Ac, London credits, in the cost and freight market. Offers included Santos Ss and As at 1030c for prompt shipment and at 19.20c for May-June shipment, London credits.
 The official cables showed no change in primary markets except Santos fu- lures, which were unchanged to 25 reis higher. Rio cleared 25,000 bags and San tos 63,000 bags for the United States. Brazilian port receipts, 32,000; Jundiahy, 15, 900.
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Cash Grain

Chicago, May 22.--Corn, Nos. 2. and yellow, nominal. Oats, No white, T6h @7S%c; standard, 7Sk O 79c. Rye, No. 2. nominal. Barley, $1.30@1 .51. Timothy, s5.0o@s.00. Clover. $18.oo@ 2S.00. Pork nominal. Lard, s24.62@ 2467. Ribs, s22.o5 O 2267
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beef cows and heifers s6q1350; native calves 7.75Q1550.
 Sheep: Receipts, 1900; market steady. Lambs. s15d1s.25; ewes. s16917; wethers, $l6.50Qi3; canners and choppers, $6.5Oa $50.
 Kansas City, May 22.-Hogs: Receipts, 22,0O0; market steady. Bulk, s17.10@t7.20 20; heavy, s17q17.20; packers and butchers, l7.6o
 Cattle: Receipts, s200; market weak. Prime fed steers. SIS 40d17. .25; dressed beef rteers,, $13@16.75; southern steers, sll @15; cows, SSQ14; heifers. s10d14.50; stock CT sand feeders. s9G15.50; bulls, S. .25q11. oO calves, sS50@13.
 Sheep: Receipts, $500; market higher. Lambs, $17.57Q19SO; yearlings, s14@l7; wethers. sl3Ql6.5O; ewes, $11.50q1s
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Bonds
Money Market

New York, May 22.--Mercantile pa- per. four and six months, 6; sterling 60- day bills, 4.72% commersial 60-day bills on banks. 4.72; commercial 60-day bills, 471&; demand. $4.75; cables 4.76 7-16; bar silver, 99N time loans, steady; 60-day and 90-day. 5A @6: G. month. bid. call money. firm: higher 5; low Az $ ruling rate 5; closed. is @5; last loan, f.
 Francs: Demand. 571 A cables, 569H :; lire. demand, s07 cables 905; rubles demand 131; cables IA, nominal; Mex ical dollars, 77; government bonds, ir- regular; railroad bonds, easy.
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BEARS TAKE HOLD OF
 BOTH CORN AND OATS
Planting is Reported About Over, Which Fact Sends
 Down the Staple

Chicago. May 22.-Assertions that plant ing would Tor the most part be com pleted within week had a bearish ei- feet today on corn. The market closed unsettlel, %Gl4c net lower, with June sl.4oA and July sl,4111 to s1.Hss. Oats de- clined ss@%c to 2Ac net The outcome in provisions varied from yesterdays fin- ish to 7c down.
 Throughout the day the nearness of the end of the planting period served to weaken the corn market. Toward the close bears put emphasis on the outlook that in the near future there would be some increase of the crop movement. Trading was entirely in July and June deliveries, May having been eliminated by the exchange directors
 Reports that the last dry spot had been removed from the grain belt led to downturns in the oats market. Export buying was only at prices which deai- CTS here could not meet.
 Proyisio ons averaged higher with hogs, but realizing sales caused reaction
 Future quotations were as follows:
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St. Louis, Mo, May 22.-Corn, No. ,, s1.66@167. No. 3 white, $1.72@1.S1; July, s143A. Oats. No. 2. 75@ 75 F c; No. white, 771a @7sAc; July, 66Ac.
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London, May 22.-Bar silver 4S7sd per ounce. money. 2H per cent; dis- count rats, short bills. 5 F per cent; C. month bills. S9-16 per cent.
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F. B. Alman. This Chautauqua played Decatur last year and was so gra- ciously received that return this year was secured by popular vote.
Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1918-03-14
ON GUARD

At this time of the year people feel
weak, tired, listless, their blood is thin,
they have lived indoors aud perhaps
expended all their mental and bodily
energy and they want to know how to
renew their energy and stamina, over
come headaches and backaches, have
clear eyes. smooth, rudy skin, and
feel the exhilaration Of real good health
tlngling thru their body. Good, pure,
rich, red blood Is the best insurance
against Ills of all kinds. Almost oil
diseases come from impure and impov-
erished blood. 1t is to be noticed In the
pale or plmply face, the tired, haggard
appearance or the listless manner.
Drink hot water half hour before
meals, and for vegetable tonic there's
nothing better than DIR. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery, the old-fashioned
herbal remedy, which has had such q
fine reputation for fifty years. 1t con-
tains no alcohol or narcotics. 1t is
made from Golden Seal root, Blood
root, Oregon grape root, Queens root,
Black Cherry bark, extracted with gly-
cerlne and made into tablets and liquid.
Tablets sixty cents, at most drug stores.
In order to insure pure blood and to
build up the system try this tonic
known as DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery. Get it now!
Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1918-03-14

two-thirdS of the circuit around the
pole. 1t ends at almost the same
place where the drift OF the Jeanette
began. and this vessel in turn sank
not far from the beginning point of
the Fram's long voyage in the grip OF
the foe.
"All drifted toward the west, but
the Fran made more to the north
than the others did. These certified
tracts block a vast area capable OF
holding a continent the size Of Green
land or extensive archipelagoes.
Contrary to some published reports.
the new land north Of Siberia found
by Commander Wilkitzky Of the Rus
sian navy cannot possibly be part Of
this supposed land mass. The Fran
drifted In between this new land
(Nicholas II Land) and the pole,
passing over an area Of deep ocean
soundlngs. The De Long islands, near
which the Jeanette sank. and the Ill
defined mass Of Bennett Land. may
mark the extreme extension toward
the west OF the supposed land OF the
Arctic ocean,"
AS the work OF exploration carried
on by Mr.. StefansSOn Is official In
character, there is every reason to be-
lieve that after the close of the Euro
pean war Canada will devote extern
sive resources to further exploration
based on what he has already ascer.
tanned.
Although the Ignite deposits which
Stefansson reports finding are not
considered OF commercial Importance
at present, 1t may be that the re-
searches of the explorer will open up
new region for development. His me
neurological and tidal observations are
bound to be of great service to navi.
gators.
The chronological investigations
which Stefansson's ready sympathies
and keen insight into life have enabled
him to make are likely to prove Of
exceptional value to science. He was
the FIRST to grasp the spiritual ideas
, and concepts Of the Eskimos and to
explain their peculiar beliefs concern
Ing the migration Of souls
Taken all in all. II Vilhjalmur Stef-
ansson returns to civilization In the
spring Of 1913, as he planned to do,
he will have a mass Of important In
formation of oil kinds to collate and
arrange, of which the geographical re-
suits will form an important part, as
they may well lead to the lifting Of the
80 PrAv hn cop ~ n
locked land.
Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1918-03-14
Roast Armadilio.

The distress of war has caused US tc
eat many strange things. We are cast.
ing hungry looks at many an animal
that we have heretofore regarded with
merely geological interest. For In.
stance, the armadillo. According tc
the San Antonio Light. the first wagon
load Of armadillos arrived on last Sat.
urday at the Texan city and was imme-
diately sold to ultimate consumers who
found the meat of the armadIllo, which
suggests food about as much as does
a British tank, to be greatly like pork
and entirely edible.
This consumption or armadillo on
the half-shell by San Antonians sug
gests thought. VIII zoo eventual.
ly become place where animals are
kept In cages. not because the animals
are wild. but to preserve them from
the covetous tooth Of manf-Cincinnat
Times Star.
Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1918-03-14

customcd to the many needs of civili-
cation, have always looked forward
with anxiety to the idea that they
might have to subsist on such primi-
tive fare, but StefanSson and his two
comrades welcomed the novel subsist.
ence methods In their unbroken Jour-
ney OF 700 miles.
Proceeding to the north and north
west from Prince Patrick island. Stef-
ansson discovered his first new land
on June Is, 1918. In 70 degrees north
latitude and ia degrees west longi-
tude. He surveyed this new territory
to the eastward for 100 miles. and
from observations made at height
Of 1900 feet estimated at that time
that the newly discovered territory
extended for at least $50 miles. 1t ap-
parently touches the periphery Of the
area marked unknown.
The party returned to q base camp
at Cape Kellett on Banks Land and,
after having communicated its discov-
cry to the outside world. prepared to
push It's explorations further into the
unknown realms of the North.
More land was discovered. according
to the latest advices. in June Of the
following year in approximately 80 de-
grees north latitude and 102 degrees
west longitude. In August Of the same
year additional land was seen In ap-
proximately latitude II degrees north
and 1T degrees west longitude. These
figures are only approximate and do
not take into account the outline Of
the lands as they are likely soon to be
set forth in the official records Of the
Canadian government.
That there is large land mass or
a conglomeration Of many islands In
the unmapped regions which have been
the objective Of Mr.. Stefansson all
these years there can be little doubt.
If there were not solid and well an
chored terra firma in those regions the
scientists believe that the enormous
Cutting and choking Of the straits and
the channels Of the Arctic could hardly
occur.
The drift of various vessels indi-
Gates that there are impenetrable
tracts Of large area in the so-called un-
explored region. DR.. Herbert J. Spin
den In the Scientific American not
long ago discussed the extent Of the
uncharted polar basin as Indicated by
the drift Of the vessels Of explorers.
1.-THE track Of the Kariuk." he wrote,
practically completes the drift record
from Point Barrow. in Alaska. to
Spitzenberg island. north OF Norway.
Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1918-03-14

unfulfilled vision of the mighty North.
This much, Of course, Stefansson
knew before he started on his own
quest as conquistador OF the pole.
1t was his belief that one day he
would not only set foot on the Crocker
Land which Rear Admiral Peary be-
lieved he had seen, but also find
reaches of territory in what many had
believed to be an impenetrable sea.
He set forth from Teller, Alaska,
on June q, 1918. with we'll equipped
expedition in the steamship karluk,
prepared to do at least three years Of
work beyond the Arctic circle. The
Karluk was caught in foes 20 miles
from the mouth OF the COlville river
1t was at this point that Stefansson.
accompanied by five men, landed for
the purpose of hunting caribou and
other game.
The foe In which the Karluk was
embedded was torn from the shore by
a heavy gale in which Stefansson and
his party Of hunters nearly lost their
lives. After hopeless drift Of four
months tina Karluk was crushed in the
ice Off Herald island on January II,
1914. There had been time to remove
most Of the supplies to the ice. The
company of the Karluk which re-
manned was divided into two compa-
MES.
Eleven Of the number in all lost
their lives. The others succeeded In
reaching Herald island and also
Wrangell island. Capt. Robert A.
Bartlett, of Peary North pole fame,
accompanied by an Eskimo, made a
dash to the mainland and the follow
ing September brought the King and
Winge to the rescue.
Stefansson, unaware of the tragedy
in his wake, proceeded on his way
after he had learned that the Karluk
had drifted beyond his reach. The
daring trip which he made to the
north from Martins Point demon
strated his self-confidence and hardi-
hood. With two companions, Storken-
sen and Ole Andersen, he pressed on
TO try his fate with the foes. The en-
tire resources Of the party consisted
OF one sled and dog team with which
they we're conveying 1900 pounds Of
supplies and baggage. two rifles and
300 rounds of ammunition.
Stefansson literally put his theory
Of life to the proof. for he and his fol-
lowers became Eskimo. dressed as
such and subsisted for the most part
on the meats which make that race SO
rotund and oily. Other explorers. ac-
Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1918-03-14
XMAS TREE CUSTOM HAD
ITS ORIGIN IN NEW YORK

them and came to New York before
Christmas in 1851 with a lot of the
evergreens. He took up his stand in
st. Marks place, which was then more
or less Of a shopping center.
He decorated one Of the trees with
ribbons and tinsel and sparklers and
other things until 1t was a riot OF
color. The sight Immediately struck
the fancy Of the ladies' Of the Stuyve-
SAINT section and lower Second avenue,
which were then vastly different from
what they are now. Two hours after
he had placed his trees on display he
had sold out his cargo and was speed
ing back to the Catskills as rapidly
as conyeyances could take him.
He returned the day before Christ
mas with larger load and found New
York waiting for him and his trees.
He sold them all before they had been