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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-26
LONDON STOCK MARKET
securities Move lrrepuiarIy, bv,
Undertone Seems Mora u..,,, IVY

London, Feb 2e.-wb.le ss.,.,
ties on the stock exchange moved ,,,.,
ularly today, the undertone of the @ n.s
kets was more healthy. Forced liou,S,
tion appeared to have been comnlo,oa
The gilt edged section was ercon.s.
ally heavy. Home rails wora aeepuon-
and Argentine rails moved un,sy s.esdy,
dividend predictions. 'p"aro on
~ Inc oil department wavered. sh.u
Transport selling at 11N and MOS,oell smell
Eagles at II 7-f6. ~ anu mexican
The industrials were quiet
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-26
VEGETABLES

Tie ma'kot WAS quiot at the follow .nG
quotations White DVtutO"s. Pa, per cpt..
- 7Tn5. 10. y Y per CIV. 81 50n -;
Eu.rt potatoes. so"'heru par hammer. 81 Z
= b do Jersey. PEI Laskat. 81 80 N 81.
c. bhRce y Y DANISH per ton. $40 a 10:
70 Fla. per hamper 81 7AU 10. oulons,
nyr luO.lb sacks yellow No. | 81. - q :. -
10 40 =. S35OQ4
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GOVERNMENT BONDS
BAR SlLV Err

Commercial bar silver was quoted
in New York today at Sl.2o1a an
ounce, a gain Of Nc. In London. the
price was S2i4d, down sd.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-26
FRESH FRUITS

There we a moderat. dsmaEd a, revised
figures Quoiat.ons; Apples: per ~ as
S2aS5SrTs 20 SS5S NJ rSr bS ,fao d. pSg
79c s. 81; oranges. Fla. per box. 't%a IS:
grapcrrui. Fla' PEI box. a 5oa37S, straw.
berri.s Fla. per ut rs u soc
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-26

come, after expenses and charges, 81,
,39S, equal TO $40 a share, $40,
par on S2,250,O00 outstanding capital
stock. Capital stock consists of 223,
006 shares, $40 par value, and 10,040
shares of 81 par, exchangoable for
shares of $40 par at rates Of ten for
one. Therefore. in figuring out earn
ings for 10 months, the 10,040 shares,
81 par, were changed to 1,0O4 of $40
par and added to 223 ,006 shares of $40
par value.
North American Co. reports for year
ended December 81, 1919: Net income,
after taxes and interest, 81 2,545, ,087 |,
equal to 1854 share on $50 ,703, 300
capital stock, against 81 1,804,074 or
S5.3S share. In 1918.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-26
Charters Filed

Dover. Del, Feb. 26.--Charters filed
here today were: The Cooper Corpora :
tion, capital SIC, 800 900, manufacture
and deal in and with rubber tires and
rubber goods Of all kinds IL. b. Phil :
lips, Dauphn D. Harton. local Dover,
Del, incorporators) Southern Leaf
Tobacco Co., Inc. capital $500, 600,
to plant, crow and cultivate, treat and
deal in tobacco, cigars, etc. Is. B.
Howard. George V. Reilly aud Robert
X. Thistle, all of New York, incorpora :
tors) NJ. & NJ. Draw Co., capital
81, 700 900, manufacture and sell hot
rolled and cold drawn steel and other
products from steel, iron, wood, etc.
IT. l.. Croteau, NJ. A. Bruce and s. f..
Dill, local Wilmington, Del. inc6rpora- =
tors). and Commonwealth Trading Sc
curities Corporation, capital 81 ,000, 900,
buy, sell and deal in and with merehan-
disc of all kinds IS. B. Howard, Harry
g. Hand and Robert X. Thistle, all of
New York, incorporators).
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fSs AT \ MEETING Oh TUE BOARD uF
Directors OF the IUnouah Mining c.
ef Nevada. he'd this day. il was ordsr sf
that the stock I. .ansfer hooks Of the com
psry shall close oil. ThursdaA. February 20
1920 at 3 .. .. on account ~ the ANIMAL
meeting OF the stocthulde. . urCur,irg ~.
Tuesday. March IL. 1920, and N the { sns.
fer hooks shall open on Wednesday Marcn
II. 1920. at 10 q. m.
Phnsd.,phiI Pa February 90. 1920
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-26
Philadelphia Markets
GRAIN AND FLOUR

wHEAT--Receipts. 81 ,457 bush. The
market was unchanged. Quotations were as
i9ilows C?r lots in EXPORT elevator. sCy;;
DrL,ss- Drisss No red owi1tsr s. 80 NO
$3.50; No, I red wirter. uarlicky, S2.8T
So. ! red smutty,. e. SO; No. red, gar
liCkv and snuttv. s.. "a. The United states
Grain Corporstons purchases Of wheat are
ba sed on the following schedule of discounts:
No. , whsat, DC under No. |: No. wheat,
&c under No. l; No. 4 wheat, iOc under No.
l. Ne; > wheat, lac under No. i,,, .
ket was quiet but Arm. we !u9!Ea newS,
as TO quality and location, at H.STa l.es;
the latter for No 2 yellow.
oATs---Receipts li03S bush. Offerings
quiet 9gS9.atonS car ISts as TO i9cOMSnT ,ISTo
81 ~ q, Gcs,!9l& .o, T0 Yhnin,SS lGS15 f.,
sacks Trade wns slow hut will limits wo-"
steadily h"'d ~ The quotations wcre c q, as TO- TO-
se.Gs-oosott winter straight western, HH. u
90 ?s 2 - 70 So:I $s:S
Gio d. patent. 'i2. coo ia, 70; short paqt: pq.
mills patent, family brands. st4l0n lao.
RYE flour was dull and unchanged
We quote at SOT 2S nor bbl in sacks
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PROVISIONS

The market was quiet and barely steady.
The quotations 9sef In syts. smoked and
air,drisd. soc beet, I<nvckles and t;ndeTr,s.
Skinned loose. 2ai4 5 5se; do DO DO. smoked
mic shoulders, : F Gu cured ices loose. &c. do,
smoked 22c; bellies in pickle, loose. 2jci
breakfast bacon. 3gc: lard. 2ah
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I.OGAS TRUST COMPANY OF
pHIIADkIIIIN

February - 1920
The RCard OF Directors have tnls J9v ds
elared q ~. dcudp OF liqoo 5 { ~ per sGAr",
payable March is. 1870. to slorkho.d-Ts o,
record March !. 900.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-26

Tue AMkRiCAS GAS co.
lOi Market st.
.

Camden. y. j.
February 20 1920.
quarterly dividend OF [ per cent NJ
81 per share, has been declared on ths
capital stock Of thus company. paysSis
at u O'Clock noon February ii, 1926 cheek.
uill be mailed.
J. d. TOWNSEND. a.
Treasurer.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-26
FI>hNCI\I

CHENEY SALES CORPORATION
Notice il hereHv given that. by resolu-
tion Of tie p ard OF D'rvC'or- o, the
cheney Sales Corporntlon. o,'0r will be
taken a tho regular anDu q WCstlnI Of h"
company. TO BE- held or March /. 1920, at
2 o'clock p. m, at the ortlce a. ne company
HOS Chestnut st. PhiIad"i phIa u0ln the
crease in the capital stock OF sad ,omDauy
from SIS 900 to 500 900
RUSSELL SPRCANrE.
Secretary.
H. EDGAR BAE:;i:.S
Solicitor.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-26
DAIRY PRODUCTS

BCTTER--was quiet and again lc lower.
Quotations were: Solld.packed creamery.
fancy. hish.scoring goods, hrsts. 81 q SIC
soc seconds, 80 y 58C. sweet creamery choice
70 fancy, Gs q ioc: fair to good. 54T sc;
at 90 I3C for fair to choice.
EGGS-Recetpts of fresh esss were. well
cleaned UP and the market advanced Toe
per case. Quotations: Free cases, nearly
tirsts. SIS Is per crate: nearby current re
ceiptS SlI ~; western extra nrsts. Sl7.s5;
western Nrsts, NT.25; selected fresh cSg-
iobbng ~ 40 a 6Sc per doz; cold storage
eggs nominal
CHEESE--The market ruled steady with a
fair demand and light offerings. Quotations:
New York, whole milk hLts, held, fancy, sic;
tancL neld specials higher; held. fair to good,
3Oa aOi~c: current make, nominslj wiscon.
sin. wholem.lk fats held. fancy, 5lc; fancy
held special hisher. held, fair 20 good. 500
3Ohc iobbnE sales OF fancy held goods,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-26
ANIMAL Meetings
Proposals

PROPOSALS. FOR THE INSTALLATION
OF stv vAu.LeaUng system IN shell sh0p
cass saop and extension TO forge shoS
Office OF the Officer IN Charge Of CoT,
sLruc,ion. l'Taukford Ars"Na. P.Lade. .ohJa
va. sealed proPOFa v..l BE- reu-.ved baps
until u. IN. March D. 1890, ana 'L,
opened for the irstLliauon OF a steam
hsstinG E>S'en. stated above Psrs
and spe"ihcst'ous FURNISHED on appuraton.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-26
PCUlTRY

L1vE-F1ns tat stock ruled. nrm With
quotations: Fowls, lnc fat. AZ q 4sc do In
terlor 80 d 4oc brotlirg :, iekens. fancy SOFT.
spring chickens average 't-mested ga
43c do inferior. 80 df4oc; stasgy Young roost.
"rS, 2sn30c: old rooste-s. % p p26ci ducks,
Th5ti I PeSSsn 80 ~" de- dot IndSa Rungs,
aga I'c: do. average. 80 d S6c;- turkeys, t0a
SIC piseons, ed per pair, 55c; do young.
DREssED-Flne stock was we'll cleaned
Rows fresh-kli!cd. dry-p cked. in boxes
We ching I lbs and over apiece, 40c; weigh
inG go lbs. Sa II SIC. ching lbs. 33p
SAC. Fow $. tresh-&Ied, In bbls., dry
ntckod- WeISbing lbs and over apiece,
$oE we,g2!9s 80 ibs 81 q Sic wsishins esl,n
sc. BroI'ers Jersey, dry.packed. 55 596nc;
do, ordinary nearby. dry.packed 500 SIC.
Proiers. western dry packed. weIghing IL
~ be. apiece, IS q soc Roasting chickens,
lbs and o'rr apiece, 80 a a7c weighing, 81
lis ap.ccs. 80 q s5c; weighing lbs. apiece.
~ n 25c: werting cit lbs arece ~ % +2c.
Western. corn :cd chickens. 1? 70 6oS-i7
lhs arl u1le- N dozen ~ Ii 45Tlsc;
IS 20 - lbs. 20 dozen. per Ii. IS q isc; 25
"a lbs to dozen. per lb ~ q 36c: 81 20 ~
lbs 20 luE per II. ~ n SGC; ~ to ~ lbs.
TO logrn ""r d.. 35 q 36c; 4S lbs. and over to
dozen, "SG SO. Capons wes;srn-Wciga-
nc - % ne. apiece - dS5c. y 'iSnin~ :
lbs apiece. SIC: weighing s lbs. apiece, soc;
ware an Maryland, fancy. 6oc, DO Nir-
gina and other nearby. fancy, 5s sESSci do,
nearby, fair - good. 80 q SOC, DO. western.
so-rl fancy. - q SOC. do, Do fnir - good,
3s "a +Oc. Geese, western fancy. GOG a.: 10.
do, fair a 20 Dl 81
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I,KUiOsALs EUR Ml NIIN

ONCE oil ! QuAFIcTInas ter Ggu- a.. NlothInr
and LgY pass Di",'on MunIuons Build.
ing, Va Sn.U gtOD. u.
Sealed proposals. n 'rp rRrn Nlii Na
IsesiyXsd mere until II 4, n March !; 1890;
for turnishihg AZ Or any, cart Of 5000
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-26

Middle States Oil Corporation con.
solidltcd income account for ten months
ended December 81 1919. as submitted
to tho stock exchange. shows Net in
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1920-06-11
OF INTEREST TO WOMEN

The police records of London show
that every day in the year an average
Of thirty girls are reported missing in
the British Metropolis.
Many women in Mansfield, O., have
formed the "Percale Club" and have
pledged themselves to wear percale
aprons in the hope of cutting the cost
of dressing.
Miss Adriana Santa Maria, of Lima,
Peru, now studying occupational the
rapy in Philadelphia, is the first wo-
man from South America to take up
such a course.
In Italy women teachers, schools in
spectors and employees in the admin
istration of antiquities and fine arts
receive the same pay as their male
colleagues.
Miss Lide F. Laurence, stenog-
rapher in New York, sells insurance
as side line and in six months has
sold more than $250,0O0,0OO worth of
life insurance.
Once year one of the greatest of
Partisan dressmakers lets each of the
women in his employ choose a gown
from his stock, and has it made up
according to her directions.
Women of Kentucky have been as
sured of the. right to vote for presi-
Dental candidates this year independ-
ent of ratification Of the federal suf-
frage amendment by the requisite
number of states.
Girls are making fortunes from
their noses in France and England.
They enter the profession of scent
seekers, and find new perfumes for
the ladies of wealth, powr and the
stage.
Judge Jean Norris appointed by the
mayor Of New York city in October
last to the csurt of interior criminal
jurisdiction, is the only women Judge
Of criminal court in the United
Stdtes.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1920-06-11
FAN EXPOSITION TO BE HELD

Spanish cities are intensely inter-
ested in an exposition of fans to be
held this month. More than 400
beautiful specimens showing the de-
velopment of the art of fan making
in the last hree centuries have been
entered in the exposition.
Queen Victoria was among the first
to offer her support for the exposition
and to participate in it. Others of
the royal house, including the Queen
Mother, the Infantas Isabel and
Luisa,. the Duchess Of Talavera and
nearly every titled woman in Spain
followed her example.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1920-06-11
MANY BREAD TICKETS
CIRCULATING

Vennia, June 11.-While the re-
Gently completed city census showed
Vienna to have a population of ap-
proximately 100000, it has been
discovered that over 100000 bread
tickets are iii circulation. The loss on
this excess ration is estimated at l.
600 carloads of flour year.
The explanation is that families
fail to report deaths or departures of
members to obtain the additional rat
ion for themselves or sell the tickets
to the left-hand trade. The matter
has been placed in the hands of the
police for investigation and remedy.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1920-06-11
SIXTY-SIXTH ANNUAL
COMMENCEMENT
AT FURMAN UNIVERSITY

Furman University has just closed
its sixty-sixth annual session with n
remarkable commencement. Com
mencement began on Sunday with the
baccalaureats sermon delivered by DR..
Edwin G. Dargan og Nashville, Tenn,
and the address before the Y. M. c. A.
bp President E. w. Skies, of Coker
College. Monday morning President
McGlothlin was formally installed in
Office. The principal address was
made by President Emory w. Hunt,
of Bucknell University, Lewishurg,
Pa. This was followed by the inaug-
ural address delivered by DR. McGloth-
lin and by greetings from Trustees
and Faculty, students and Alumni,
various organizations in the city of
Greenville. and many educational in
stitutions including the University of
Virginia, University of South Caro-
lima, Winthrop College, Presbyterian
College, Tennessee College for Wo-
men, and others. Monday afternoon
a very large gathering of the Alumni
took place in the annual meeting and
banquet. This was followed by ad-
dres delivered by DR.. J. C. Metcalf
head Professor of English in the Uni
versity of Virginia. Tuesday morn
ing occurred the commencement pro-
per. Addresses were delivered by
four of the graduating class, medals
and diplomas were presented and
three honorary degrees were conferr-
ed; the degree of Doctor of Divinity
upon Rev, j. H. Mitchell, of Ebenezer,
S. c., the degree of Doctor of Laws
on Rev. q. T. Cody, and the degree of
Doctor of Literature on Rev. E. C
Dargan. -.
There Were 33 graduates, most of
these obtaining the degree of Bache-
lor of Arts.
President McGlothlin announced
several additions to the Faculty for
next year. Professor Lueco Gunter,
State Superin' endent of Rural schools
becomes Professor of Education. Pro-
fessor R. N. Daniel of George town
College, Georgetown KY, becomes
head Professo- of English. Professor
w. H. Coleman, of Mississippi College
Clinton, Miss, becomes associate Pro-
fessor of English. DIR. Livingston T.
Mays, of R!dgecrest, g, becomes
Instructor in Spanish and Latin
American Life. DR.. George R. Wilkin-
son, of Johns Hopkins, becomes In
structor in Biology and Physiology as
pre-medical work. Mr.. E. X. Plpler
becomes assistant Professor of
Physics. President McGlothlin also
announced that there would be an ad-
ditional professor in the Department
of Christianity, and perhaps others
added during the summer.
Summer School
| The Furman Summer School for
prospective students who have not
enough units to enter college this fall
and for teachers who wish some
further work in methods or in sub
jects will open on June 18th with a
strong faculty. The indications are
that the summer school will be at
tended and that the student body will
| be greatly increased for next session.
w. F. McGlothlin.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1920-06-11
RECRUITING FOR FRENCH
FOREIGN LEGION

Vienna, June 11.-Recruiting for
the French Foreign Legion has been
in progress in Vienna for some
months and, according to the news
papers, about 1900 men have been
enlisted in the last 10 days. A clause
in the treaty Of st. German permits
this recruiting in the states Of the
former empire. The Vienna press has
kept up a Systematic attack on this
recruitment urging Austrians not to
enlist.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1920-06-11

The government OF Formosa is
planning the establishment of one Of
the greatest hydro-electric plants in
the Far East, capable of supplying
100000 horsepower and serving the
entire island.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1920-06-11

An exhibition to show the progress
CT the textile industry in the Missis-
sippi Valley is to be held in st. Louis
aext August.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-06-02
Laundry Marks In Europe.

Laundry marks vary greatly in Eu-
rope. Those used in England consist
of certain small letters or figures
stitched in red thread. In some parts
of France linen is defaced by having
the whole name and address of the
laundry stamped upon it, and an addi-
tional geometrical design to indicate
the owner In Batavia every piece has
a number stampeS on it in large let
tiers. In other parts of Germany a
small cotton label is attached by
means of a hot waterproof adhesive.
In Bulgaria each laundry has large
number of stamps engraved with de-
signs, and in Russia the laundries
mark linen with threads worked in
arrow shape. In some Russian towns
the police periodically issue regula-
tons for laundries, while In Odessa
books of marks are furnished annually
to the laundry proprietors, and these
marks and no others may be used. BY
this system criminals and revolution
airy agitators are often traced.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-06-02
What is Good Credit?

To the young man who is anxious
to succeed, the best advice that we
can give is that he establish a good
credit. If he is able to do that with
out means to start with, he will nee
essarily need habits of thrift, indust-
ry and right living. The young man
who sees an opportunity should re-
member that good security, as view
ed in dollars and cents, is not the
most desirable asset in establishing
a credit. Good health, firm judgment
love for labor, and perhaps more inn
portant than all, good habits, as
judged among men, are the real
things to which the shrewd banker
and money lender will look. A young
man with such qualifications and an
opportunity will take care of inter-
est payments and make a loan Sc
cure. He is much more desirable as
a borrower than the young fellow
backed by property security who per-
mits Incidence and carlessness and
inefliciency to defer interest pay
ments and white away the security.
E-Anamosa Eureka.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-06-02
Iaw.Abidinu Chinese.

In China, the oldest. largest, and most
densely populated nation in the world
there are no policemen except in the
cities controlled by foreigners, and In
the foreign compounds of the Chinese
cities. The head of a family is ex.
pected to keep order In that family
and every inhabitant of city Is joint
ly responsible with every other citizen
for its tranquility. The Chinese are
essentially a law-abiding and law-Ob-
serving people for that reason. If a
younger son in family should com
NIT crime the older son is likely to
be taken into custody for the offense.
For some crimes, such as patrleide,
which is the worst crime known in
Chinese criminology, whole city
might be destroyed, and thousands
made TO suffer and bear disgrace
that would last for generations.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-06-02
BLIND WARNED OF DANGER
Mysterious Sense Tells the SightIess
When There Are Obstacles Which
They Must Avoid.

Blind men whom l met told me that
as time passed would sense obstruc-
tons as / approached them. They give
back an echo too faint for common
ears, but audible to the delicate hear
ing of the blind.
There is, TOO, mysterious some
thing which warns a blind man of his
danger, but which he cannot under
stand. Some think it is an ever-so-
delicate pressure of the air. There is
really no knowing what it is. but if,
for instance, you were to take a tea
tray and hold it two feet from a
blind mans face he would shrink
away, knowing it was there, but not
knowing how he knew.
am too young in the business of
blindness to avoid collisions with such
objects, but l begin to feel the sense
growing in me, and with time it will
develop.
Also, the crossing of streets was
problem, because the blind walker just
naturally bears away to the left. If
ne was in an open space he would
go round in q circle as hunters do
who are lost in forest. But in the
city he merely misses the opposite walk
and wanders about in midstreet until
some kind pedestrian sets him right
Alnsley Burroughs in the Saturday
Evening Post.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-06-02
Ameateur Nurserymen May Be Fined

Ameateur Nurserymen May Be Fined
The man who sells few straw
berry plants from his gaEden OF
starts his neighbor with a few rasp-
berry shoots is liable to a fine OF
from $40 to 800, according to w.
w. Stokes of the Sac City Nursery
unless the plants have been inspect
ed and certified to as free from in
sect pests and disease. E. ID. Ball,
state entomologist, in a letter writ
ten to Mr.. Stokes, says: "The state
law provides that it is misdemean-
or punishable by fine or imprison-
ment for anyone to sell or offer for
sale any kind OF nursery stock that
has not been inspected and certi-
fed to be free from insect pests and
plant diseases. No railroad, express
company or postoffice should accept
such plants for shipment without q
certificate; otherwise they are liable
to a similar punishment" Mr..
Stokes says that he finds it to be a
common practice for individuals who
are not in the nursery business and
therefore have not had their plants
inspected, to sell few plants to this
neighbor and that. The Iowa law
makes such practice punishable by
fine or Imprisonment. The purpose is
not to develop a monopoly in the
nursery line-as there is plenty Of
competition there-but to protect
the state from the spread of insect
pests and plant diseases.-Sac Coun-
" Bulletin.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-06-02
HERONS CLING 10 OLD HUMES
Their Dwellings in Rotterdam Invaded,
They Take Refuge in city's
Geological Gardens.

The gray herons of Rotterdam, ia
miliars of the city for centuries, have
gradually, according to a correspond
ent of the Times of London, been
pushed out of their old territories to
make way for the growth of the port
The waters had been gathered into
canals, the spaces began to dry. and
little by little new streets built on
piles invaded. the heron ground. Her
ons, unlike stOrks, do not take to
the dwellings of men, but they cling
desperately to their nesting places,
the elms and the willows of the boule-
wards. Finally Ousted, they preserved
but one refuge and that the Geological
gardens, which in 1857 was establish
ed on one of the reclaimed areas.
Some of the herons were put in an
aviary and some of the wild ones,
watching the proceeding, set up house
In the elms close by. And so it came
about that Rotterdam Geological gar
dens can proudly lay claim to nat
ural herOnry in their gardens. But
since 1857 Rotterdam has grown, and
the parent birds have now four miles
TO fly to reach the waters for food
FOR their nestlings. They cover the
distance by day and night over the
tramways, railways, and the noise and
smoke of a city, she return to the
nest marked by the usual outburst Of
welcoming cries from the voracious
young.