The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-11-18
oleomargertne.

The law respecting the sale of this arti-
Gle, which is intended as cheap substi.
tute for butter, went into effect on the 1st
day Of November. Three classes of spec
ial taxes are provided for: A manufac.
turers' tax and wholesale and retail
dealers tax. The wholesale dealer is re-
quired to pay a tax of $3.50 per year, and
the law defines wholesale dealer to be
"any person who sells, or offers for sale,
oleomargarine in the original manufac-
turer's packages" And such dealer can
not sell less than full single package to
any customer. Wholesale dealers are re-
quired, on the 3lst day of October, in each
year, to make a sworn statement as to
stock on hand. procure stamps, and pro-
coed in the same manner as the retail
dealers. In addition to this, the whole
sale dealer is required to keep book,
showing all oleomargarine received by
him, and from whom received also all
oleomargarine sold by him, and to whom
sold or delivered. From this book must
be made a monthly statement, which
should be returned to the collector of his
district.
Retail dealers are required to pay tax
of $4s. Retail dealers are defined to be
persons selling in less quantities than ten
pounds at any one time The retail
dealer may commence selling at any time,
paying the special tax proportionately
from the LIST day of the month in which
he commenced selling up to the LIST day of
May following.
A retail dealer may sell directly from
original stamped packages in quantities
not exceeding ten pounds. but 1t cannot
be delivered in original manufacturer
packages.
Whenever stamped package contain
ing oleOmargarine is emptied it shall be
the duty of the person in whose hands it
| is, to destroy utterly the stamp thereon.
The law requires the dealer to use pack
ages for retail delivery strong enough to
hold the Ole0margarine securely until it
reaches it's point of destination.
The Federal Oleomargarine Law makes
no distinction, but classes all butter sub
| stitutes under the one head, 'soleomar
garine."
THE UNLUcKY NUMBER.-A Washing
ton paper mentions the following singular
coincidence, as to the number Boon
coded by the superstitious the unlucky
| number: The ill-omened number of thir-
teen at dinner has always been avoided by
those more or less inclined to supersti-
tion. 1t is singular coincidence that at
the most recent dinners given to Mr.
Blaine and Mr.. Cleveland respectively, it
was discovered almost at the last moment
that the failure of one Of the invited guests
to appear left but thirteen, and the sons of
the host in each case had to be called in to
make an even number of plates.
| President Cleveland attended the dinner
on Saturday night last given by Commits
sioner Webb, of the district, to which the
Washington Judiciary and other local
officials were invited. Chief Justice Car
ter found himself unable to attend, and
when it was suddenly discovered that his
absence would make the number dining
thirteen. there was great futter and a
hunt for a.fourteenth man. No one of
sufficient prominence could be procured
on short notice, and the son of Commits
sioner Webb was harriedly jammed into
dress coat and made to do service at the
table.
At Mr.. Elkins' dinner to Mr. Blaine
the Saturday night preceding, Senator
Evarts had been invited, but he was una
BILE to attend, and that left thirteen to go
to table. Mr.. Elkins was asked if the diners
were not afraid of the unlucky number
| They laughed, but he had one of the chill
dren take Senator Evarts place.