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Show "WAY DOWN EAST" hCRIi QENTLE ART OF 8VAPPINQ I '.8 AT ITS BEST. J In Woodhull, New York State, Citizens Citi-zens Stand Ready to Tra ' Anything Any-thing at Any Time Some Sample Doings. Woodhull, up in Steuben county, New York, lays claim to two distinctions, distinc-tions, according to a country doctor, who was relating some of his experiences experi-ences to soveral of his old classmates at a claBs reunion the other night. It boagtB of bolng the largest Tillage in the atnto far removed from any steam or trolley road, and It is the greatest "swapping" center In the state, If not In tho whole country. Its annual horse traders' conrentlon, which is held In. the fall, Is its pride. "I shall never forget my first evening even-ing In the village," said the doctor. "A friendly native had' volunteered to show me 'round a bit,' and he led mo first to the nightly camping ground of the village gossips, tho veranda of the Lants House. "'There'a a crowd fer yel' whls-pored whls-pored my guide. They jest set 'round doln' nawlhln' 'cept smoke, chaw and Bwap lies. That's Hank Dump they're llstenln' to naow. He's the greatest swapper In Woodhull chiefly hoss swapper, but he'll swap anything he's got. Como on, an' I'll Interduco yo. Might as well gtt to knowln' the folks naow aB any time. "'Mr. Dump, shake hands with tho now doc.' "'Haow bo ye, Doc? Glad to know ' ye. (Join' to locato hore, bo yo? There's a big ride 'raound Woodhull fer doctors. I was Jest tellln' tho boys haow cheap I got that 'cro olo gray mar'e over there. I traded hor to Dill, here, tho same night I got hor. I was 'tendln' an auction sale daown to Addison n couple o' year ago. They soia a buggy an' a lot o' truck. When Andy (that's the auctioneer) brung out that olo mare somodody bids 25 cents. Another bids 30. Then I sings out "35 cents," an' Andy knocks hor daown to mo. She's been a high hooker in hor day, an' she's a good maro yot Dill knaows that.' "'yes,' said Dill, taking up the swapping yarn, 'I kotched up to him comln' up from Addison, an' soo he was leadln' somethln'. What you got thoro?" I sings out '""A trader," says Hank. "Got anything yo'll swap?" I got a watch," says I. "Hore, take a look at It an' put in yer pocket till wo git to tho bridge." ""'Well, whon we gits to tho bridge," Hank nays, "haow'll yo trade?" I ought to have a dollar er two to boot," says I. " ' "Can't do it," says ho. " 'Well, I considered Into It a mlnuto I seen bIio had n good haltor on an' n now hamo strap hitched to It an' I needed a now hamo strap so I says, "Well, I'll trado yor oven." "'"It's a go," says ho, and so wo bu tipped. '"What kind of a watch did yo got, Hank?' someone asked. " 'Well, H was a pretty good watch to look at,' icplled Hank, 'but It 'wouldn't ro Ono night I camo daown hero an' Iicuril a roller braggln' Hint ho'd swap anything at nny tlmo cr place. Ho was ono o" thorn Ilradys from HardBcrabblc. I ant hhii what tlmo o" day It was, an' Beo ho had a watch Just liko mine, only it was Roln . "'"Haow'll ye swap watches?" says " ' "Even," says ho, bo wo swapped. '"Yes, an' I'll tell yo what the watch coat yo got o' mo," volunteered UIU. 'My boy glvo two hens for it, so I civil him tho olo niurn " - |