West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-03-06
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News Notes and Notions About Promi-
nent People and Pertinent Para.
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The California prune ,rus, has toppled
over of It's own weight. The theory was
admirable but the result of the combination
was disastrous. The prune market was so
glaued that there was no profit to be had
when all the producers were working TO.
ge,her and competition did not keep the
production down to its righlful basis. There
l. moral in this for other trusts.
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The French Academy has appropriated a
sum TO secure photographs Of all its mem
bers, two profile aud one fun.faee view.
They will be carefully preserved as The
basis for busts of the acadenicians that
adoru the walls Of the literary "Hotel des
Invalides."
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The port of upalaska has been closed 10
the Canadian sealers cngaged in the unlaN-
ful practice If pelagie or opeu-sea sealing.
This will seriously cripple the industry now
illegally carried on 10y Canadians alone and
is the most important action that has vet
been taken in the Be,ing Sea controversy,
since il was proposed to brand the female
seals on the ribilof islands.
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Governor Taft says that high salaries are
a necessity in the Philippines. The invesu-
cation brought out the facts ,ha, he lives in
palace, that his servant hire is $4,000
year, and that he has ~ horses in his s,a-
bIes. Imperialism naturally involves i'm
perialistic methods.
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A California judge has decided that the
vagrancy law is unconstitutional as it denies
to a certain class the "pursui, Of happiness. %
If its provisions were logically carried out,
says the Judge, 1t would be possible TO place
under arrest the millionaire taking pleas
ure tdp ia his private car The brother.
hood Of the road who dwell in "Vagabon.
dia" have now legal as well as poetic
defender.
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Pictures of the $4,000, 900 Paterson fire
taken on Sunday morning were exhibited in
New York Oh Monday night. The, were
taken shortly before midnight, but the
flames were SO bright that every detail was
plain.
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The Canadian government seems to know
how TO curlail the reach of the octopus As
the result Of an inquiry into the combine Of
the paper manufacturers it was decided TO
reduce the customs duties on paper from 2s
to IS per cent ad valorem. Tariff reduc-
ton is a genuine panacea for many ms.
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There is room for The blind in the Con.
gressionai Library at Washington, where
there are not only books printed in raised
type FOR "hugcr reading, but where there
are regular readers who take turns in reading
to those who cannot see. On certain DAYS
in Che week muscales arc held for those
whose loss Of sight renders them most ape
prccia,ye Of good music.
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Between the general tearing up Of the
streets for the citys improvement and the
explosions that have lately added TO New
York'f excitement, il IS probable that
Prince Henry will see the most thoroughly
ripped up city Of modern times.
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Consul General Goodnow has secured
recognized IN three Of the most important
northern provinces Of China Tor American
trademarks This IS significant in the pre-.
sent stage Of American trade, as the Chinese
are not yet able 10 read tie legends ON
American goods and arc guided by the pic
tured Trademarks. For example, a certain
brand Of condensed milk, of Which the
Chinaman is fond from The idea that 10
will renew youth being child's food in
concentrated fofm-uscs an eagle for its
trademark An INSCRIPTIONS dealer has
been putting up au inferior article in
similar can, with lhe same picture Of the
eagle, bat labelled "Bullards Brand.
The Chinese, seeing the picture buy The u-
icrior product, as they cannot read The
label