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F () R K ST AND S T K E A M 
January, 1919 
Photograph taken from Caproni Trlplane 
showing Hotel Chamberlinand_^__^ ’ 
The Show Place for 
Aviation in America— 
is Langley Field, but a few miles from the Hotel 
Chamberlin. This famous hotel — one of the finest 
resort hotels in the Western Hemisphere — looks out 
upon Hampton Roads and the New Naval Training 
Base, and has Fortress Monroe with its various mili- 
tary activities for its nextdoor neighbor. 
Imagine the delightful social life at this great center 
of Military, Naval and Aerial Activity. There are 
superb opportunities for motoring, tennis, sea bathing 
the year round and golf on the Hotel’s own eighteen- 
hole course. 
Every Bath and Treatment given at European Spas is 
duplicated by the Medicinal Bath Department. 
Don’t forget how close at hand Old Point Comfort 
really is— fare much less than to the far south resorts. 
Send for Booklet, “Golf” with Colored Aeroplane 
Map of the Golf Course and other illustrated booklets. 
Address : 
George F. Adams, 
Fortress Monroe, 
Manager 
Virginia 
New York Offices: Bertha Ruffner Hotel Bureau, McAlpin Hotel 
Cook’s Tours or ’*Ask Mr. Foster** at any of his offices 
Don’t Wear a Truss 
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Has Automatic Air Cush- 
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the broken parts together 
as you would a broken 
limb. No salves. No 
lies. Durable, cheap. 
Sent on trial to prove 
it. Protected by U. S. 
Patents. Catalogue and 
measure blanks mailed 
free. Send name and 
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C. E. BROOKS, 185 State Street, Marshall, Mich. 
Catch Fish, I 
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I in large numbers, with the 
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The Natural Body Brace 
Develops erect, graceful figure. Brings 
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MAKES^YOU FEEL GOOD AND LOOK GOOD 
Replaces and supports misplaced internal organs; 
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Oriental Wiqgler $12? 
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THE FIRST REQUISITE 
OF THE ANGLER 
(continued from PAGE 21) 
New Jersey coast have been a result of 
this bait. It has one special merit: 
When going on an extended trip where 
there is the possibility of other baits- 
becoming hard to procure, a pailful of 
this, cleaned and salted, will often prove 
of the utmost value, as it becomes quite 
firm in brine, and will keep indefinitely. 
Channel bass take it freely as well as 
almost every other species of fish. 
Shrimps 
I T would not be proper to pass by with- 
out mention this valuable subject. Its 
merits are well known to all bay and 
river fishermen, but to the surf caster 
it is of no value as it will not remain 
on the hook. On making the cast the 
energy put into the cast always whips 
away this soft specimen and is never 
considered in this category. Mussels 
too are fair bait under certain cpndL 
tions, still much the same is to be said 
of them. 
IT PAYS TO TRAP 
W HAT buyers who attended say was 
the largest fur sale the world has 
ever known, both as to quantity of furs 
sold and the financial results was held 
in St. Louis during October. 
In the six days it lasted sales totaled 
$6,004,000, or an average of more than 
$1,000,000 daily. In addition, transac- 
tions among the buyers totaled more 
than $2,000,000 and it is estimated that 
more than $10,000,000 was involved in 
the week’s trading. 
Sixty-four kinds of fur- known to deal- 
ers from every part of the world, were 
listed in the 350 page catalogue of the 
sale. They comprised more than 3,500,- 
000 pelts, divided into 110,000 lots for 
the convenience of buyers. Every state 
in the Union, every province in Canada, 
and twenty-five foreign countries con- 
tributed to the catalogue. Each pelt had 
to be checked, entered, graded and cat- 
alogued. St. Louis gradings and lottings; 
are quoted and accepted as standard 
j wherever furs are bought and sold. 
The demand for all kinds of furs was 
unprecedented during the entire week, a 
demand that was voiced by dealers from 
all parts of the world and from every 
class of trade and many varieties sold 
for record prices. Muskrat, a fur that 
sold a few years ago for a few cents 
a pelt, sold as high as $2.25, while a 
record price of $11 for skunk was 
reached. Another fur that sold higher 
than ever before was lynx, the record 
skin bringing $85. It was later sold for 
^the benefit of the Red Cross and brought 
$1250. Fisher sold as high as $102 and 
marten at a top price of $81. 
Buyers and brokers say the record 
prices made in all but two or three of 
the furs may not stand long. They look 
for prices to increase rather than to 
diminish. The opportunity for the small 
trapper to make considerable money was 
never better than at the present time. 
