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New-York tribune., 1909-04-28

steady 13+4gI3%c per n estimated eTSsSs4
weight sinking Ofal- retTigsFaloF eeel sS1-S a
S1.aIOc Per 70 No shipments from th1s port -oy-lay
Tnorrov Adratlc will take out ls4i quarters OF
beef for the Morris Company and about lS4o guar
ters the swift Beef Company
CAIVES-Receipts we're 10 head all Or MnIen NeIS
sold a. steady prices SJISI 10" p ror CON
mon 10 medium veals Dressed calves IN IaiE de-
Tard at s11 per for city dressed vea-s and tglVo
country dressed
s. per 100 n. DO 125 n. az 50
SHEEP AND LAME~-Receipts were pa cars, OF
IsI head for slaughteTers except hair car Irae
ysr limited for OF The feeling was steaeE
on BIrfao Western advtces a bunch Or common
TDsE,-7 virginia loo ID a deck
Of Virginia spring s. - head Dressed NUT
ton nru at saG11c Per with choice Wetners seiis
at dressed lambs steady at llQi"zc VII s.
ected carcasses bringing 14c country dressed hotonss
lambs unchanged 81 JpdS6 80 per carcass -
Sales-NeEtOu & CO. % Uns1Orn Virginia sheep. IOo
10 average s. per 100 70; III Virginia spring in0s
q s. . head
slaughtsrers with exception OF few head MsrAsC
lions. s. 6OGSI - 100 n fcr good hsAt 70
heavy state hogs - -
sales taH late yesterdayJ-S. sanders: state hoss.
81 10 average at s. - per 100 z, q do. l69 p az
s. 20. state pigs. 81 n s. 80, rough 40 p az
S. 10 do. 300 n. al s. 40. stag. 400 ID az 80
boar. =. g. so a., =,
l69 n al s. 70 I3O u s. 90. roughs. SSS ID
at SIS 10. + 3Is Il al s. 20 80, =, -
80 s. 90
New-York tribune., 1909-04-28
Cash QUOTATIONS.
GENERAL MARKET REPORT.

New York. April y, 1909
COFFEE-The coffee market very quiet today
and prices showed little The active trading
Of Monday which followed May notices seemed 70 have
completed evening for the time being although II IS
expected that further notices VIII be issued before the end
OF May. and the months to-day relatively
stendy- The market closed quiet net unchanged to
points higher. only l,o10 The market
unchanged prices, with steady
during the day. by the partial advance Of =
franc in the French market Generally speaking. how
tie market abroad cXerted little influence the
Improvement HayTe being in contrast 10 the partial
decline Of i pig At Hamburg Neither oE the Brazilian
reported change in prices Receipts at the
against 1870 bags last year.
Jundahy 300 against bags
warehouse deliveries certainly
running they during March and earlier
April that II the interior purchased somewhat in
Cf immediate requiem last winter II bids fair
wind VI the season on and-tO-mouth basis. The
market for SPOT coffee quiet, with quotations on the
1asiI OF $1Si4C for Rio No =
The range contract prices market day
=
New-York tribune., 1909-04-28
EUROPEAN PRODUCE MARKET.

rt-.-,o,f ,urf1 97-CIosinr- WHEAT-Spot steadyt
No 2 red winter stock futures steady Nay
Ss 6Isd- Juv Ss TAd. September. $ sd CORN-Spos
sTopE- American mixed tvia Galvest0nl, 6s 413d
futures steady: MAY nominal; July. IS SD PEAS
Canadian firm IS Cd FLOC1F-WiEter patents strong.
S6r HOPS-In London CPacihc CoasQ steady. ftS
T{F-FF--Fjxtra India quiet i02s Cd PORkPriIne
mess Western steady. SOS HAMS-Short cut II 20 70
n, EACON-Clmberlaud Is 80 =.
strong 54s Cd. rib. l6 20 - 70 strong 5+s Cd;
long clear middes light. . 20 - n. strong 2os -;
3 40 70. strong 54s Sd
short clear backs 20 n. strong. SIS clear bellies
II 90 ne 70 arm. J5s S1OUIDERS-Square. II 70 -
~ strong 81. LARD-Prtne Western IN tlsrces
strong 52s Sd; American refined IN pals hrn Sas-
TF,ESF-Cana5ian finest white firm. 62s Cd Canadian
frssr coioreI frna 66s TALLOW-Prme city steady
oSs -T-RPFec cTINE-Spfrts steady. 2Ts Cd ROSIN-
Common steady IS 4tzd. PETROLEUM-Rshned steady
7l-d IINSEED OIL~-Ftrul IS Sd
New-York tribune., 1909-04-28
BOSTON WOOL MARKET.

Boston. April 27.-The local wool situation Is ver2
woods. the repTes-n natives Or wool
houses actively bidding for the clip and prices
higher than have been recorded
for four years Montana wool has sold az 2S11
cents as against 1TQ1S last year and at
about IL cents for wools earlier in the present
season Montana clip IS practically all cleaned I'D
Foreign strong and active south American
Crrss breeds and Australian r1ern0s being best de-
maud- eaIirG domestic guotations ranEs as not-
lows. and Pennsylvania deeces-AN S4Gt0c- X
32dy3c- No vasne.f. SSG39c. No washed 3Sg39c.
tInVashed 22--.c- ons-half blood coulo4ng. 500
SIC three eighths bod couoing- 3o13lc one quarter
blood combiug 2pI3Il. deaine washed. SS1+Oc Acnl-
gar Wisconsin New York heeces-Ftne uuwashed.
22G23cs deIaine unWashed -s9-5c one-na pl9od IN
threeviEhrhs blood unwashed &c one
ousrte- blood 2S72ac Kentucky. Indiana ard Missouri
blood 2a43uc- blood Zs9129c-
secured values Texas-Fine y months. 6OG62c: hne
g, ( months 52G54~. fall. +SlI4Tc- California
Northern 5Sa6oc. middle 4sJc fall fTse 43
n O-ego I staple 62t65c. Eastern
tl1JLf,r 5,I757c- valley No l. 5000 Ter-tory-Fins
s+apIe f3d6Jc: medium staple. 5ed62c. fine cloth
ing 5sTG.r- fine medium clothing. 56Q5Sc; Ons-falS
blood 6OdS3c: threeeighths blood, 565Sc; onsc7ter
blood 5OG53c. Pulled; Extra. 6+G6scs the A. $50
a 51I5ic.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-28

COTTON-The cotton market very nervous to-
day. fluctuations ireguiar and while the final tone
prices Gas points net lower. The
opened easy decline of 2Gs points. SOLD ia
points rallied within IHN points Of Mon
days close. weakened with prices at time showing
HlS points and in the late iia4ii-s
points Of ths loss he early decline fee ,
easier Southwest, less encouraging
European talk OF feer spot offerings Ihte
buying by leading interests on a sei.r
down and covering 10y recent sellers Tor tlIi'
which accounted Tor the rally during the middle session,
prices oG very sharply during me ai-rno'n ~
'iQuita:ioa local bear pressure "h.H was I-'S
encouraged by the tail, of cheaper sou 'ezn si
nH that drouth bad been Inaicfial'S
IisvcI In The Southwest hy other factors Ihe
southern spot officially reported came H''
higher however. which hardly cgli1FHti
the 6carsh private circulating earlier IN lhr sas
Vflt advance IN quo. .atlpn- LOT slusi'l
stee sc'rred reassur.ng 90 genera raie r
am. encouraged rally toward inc CLOSE -NLe.
Sew YORK s!ose orleans vas firm. selling up ,s
srlyf ft.. prices Of previous taF
srafSer reports from Galveston showed prrcrliaga a.
fbfT,v citations iu Texas. rainfall TahGlah Ut '
.a -, I ~ inches There IS tax "f tao
77rb rain in the Eastern belt ana some NJ . >i.g
pointing tr IN" extreme Ii'''1''''' 90
following the dry winter g.. ..- t-5 ,,,-l,a. 70 lav
New-York tribune., 1909-04-28

,a I,,a, marek, for spot vas iaIet ana Il, l@
points oe at 10 20 for midda@g nP e-e teIegrap6e
as follows Memphis steady ll5o higher al at o
saies 100 bales. New ORLEANS e&asy & & hlsher at
10 savannah steady. unchanged at lo42G 20 VI
1915 bales Charleston stead. M norfolk steady lI6c
geI at 10 sc sales 674 bales Baltimore nem,5,.
% "a ialrs St Louis steady unehengegi at ioitc
Houston steady unclaimed at lot ia i6c Estimated
reiTs AT leading points for Wednesday Al A. "a ar,
%,Do @ a. a. %"T dreams $500 bales against ''''
last week and %t.s s est Liverpool cabIespot cotton
quie,er sales 5000 bales sPGI1l0Ii o@5 bales
s-,can rol5dng upland, 55ld futures opee1l -
and gnehenEed; sI :@sef ', APr May MaJune S
June July 800; July ssd
53,lgd November 20 - air5,ary Marcn 5a3d
%Jb snTI : a8iFd Manchester Yarns quiet anu u
flour AND MEAiMflS9oiEd Scid vas WINTERS reported
to-day with prices hrTaly .eii Rye hour
neGanged business qgIs rauds TnS e2TP Gxehanse
Spring patents SEQ wnITP y cisaEs s. COG 81 io
extra No winjeT trs5rbts 81 81 65aS5 so. RYE FLOUR
s. i 80 KSmSfs ons9sd Fair to 45g&t 60 choice
to fancy $47oas4 s. 4Im Quoted aoSi Fine
KIN dried aed $@o 81 S% s. co. 81 a. coarse 0Qasi %
y7 665 standard mddlinE 81 90 a9gr Sa
s29 So red dog; SIS 40 $50 red dog $3I 90 al
hS,, EaoRs shipment; hominy chop $27 bulk S-9 -
s'Sa active s.Ss5 S9s a3. ssq
orally hneL ma chieay on this account the local mar
Ii,5 IF &c With execution OF few oyeI
likIv and noon found prices IL above ne s,"ss @
level Of previous day ne & e,|tcr, T., sprng
wheat seeding (Which should he Gonlt"l R R ri"Ss -
for maximum crop and partial e1sna at m decline
20 a 6&d and Increased the decline 10 La "a raiIt
to loss Of +ad Inn In the 9r,e wee 2@2c up
the mornings low s PG9' fT %ieR Rpo e ioads Brad
Streets supply hguTrs might mig @ h9v 600 ' bush against
yord.s wheat 125 Is4 900 bush against l5o
7o4 900 last week amI I'loooo S o4 croI condi
lion as TO wheat remain fANoIaNy ,d ~, tIyne
question as 70 getns TeatuTes 6aTs The foreign
crop situation. summarize pE o5e atoIgb some
complaints heard in the lattcr - and
ia favorable Germany but crops - ,a, +,e
snd dr soil have made the outlook poor IN AuStra
gary but Rumania reports taLopaosl ltbonSS the acre
age rarvestng but the crop suffered
ass, @a-ef closed follows: No red 81 40 aske4 IN
elevator and s. 40 nominal fa @h9at so a,
g"st C0fiNECorn had nominal opening with n1st
9irs az | - iitaIAc before striking sellers The ad
,ance vas on small supplies s1liL & "a I I,Da ~,
lngI t nbeat The market finally strong at net rise
NJ IlGi.c for export loaqs e,s 10
oainst 10 554 bush last week and II o9 600
bush last year and OF oats 12t9 - f S, p hb isst
49, corn closed locally follows: NO corr ep'tc III
elevator and So & o D So . b aFoat OATs-The
ma az for cats ruled with and wheat and
on S 5d'aI asb nr5perty were deal with The mar
ket for was steady WIN niAto M 20 ~ 2s1&
dc and clipped white 81 TO - n 5Sfg5S KY Wv
feeding 74dT3c Z + New York
NEW YORK PRICES.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-28


Deductions made s272,533 for sinking funds
bonds Of subsidiary companies, about the same
amount in the December 81 statement and
s3453656 for the depreciation and reserve funds,
decrease OF about $5g00o leaving the net earnings
for the three months s1slS5069. The deductions for
interest on the outstanding bonds and for sinking
funds those bonds the in the pre-
ceding quarter, S7.31I.9zS. the balance remaining
available for dividends being 81. .S72,1o
Dividends for the quarter Of ia per cent on the
preferred stock and = per cent the common
aggregating S,S46.432 also exactly the same in
amount those for the December 81 quarter, the
deduction Of this leaving surplus for the
quarter s312S674. which compares with the $5142-
~ surplus reported for the three months period
ended on December 81 1908.
The dividend the preferred stock is payable on
June :, and that on the common stock June 30.
The directors, in addition passing on the
quarterly statement and declaring the regular dvi-
dends for the quarter, reelected the officers and
the finance committee, follows: L. H Gatty,
chairman Of the board: ". E Corey. PRESIDENT
William B. Dickson. first vice-presdent: David G.
Kerr. second viCe-preSident; Francis Lynde Stet-
son. general counsel: Richard Trimbe. secretary
and treasurer; William J. Filbert, controller finance
committee. F. II. Gary. chairman: George F Baker,
W E Corey, Henry c. FTick. Henry Phipps
George w. Perkins. Norman B. Ream, 2. A B.
Nidener and Il. II. Rogers.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-28
Financial Meetings.

N-OTICE- IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE ANNUAL;
y meeting of the stockholders Judge Company VIII
be held al OF the Company. p FLttn Avenue.
In Manhattan. City 0f New YORK on th7
18th day May. 1893. AT u clock noon tor InS
nose OF eectinz directors and inspectors or eech
- serve f.- he ensuing the transaction
or such other b sness may properly come before SAID
meeting
New-York tribune., 1909-04-28
STEEL EARRINGS DROP
4bore EEpect14ior;. 5ut Under Total
for ETecedin-s Quarter.

FG- th- three months en6c. on March 81 the total
sar--ugs Of the United St3,r Steel Corporation as
shown in the quarterly statement issued just after
the close Of the market yesterday. following the
meeting Of the board OF directors. was S22 2ss
or about s1.ooo9o0 in excess Of the amount which
had been commonly looked for.
These figures compare with S26. 675 for the
quarter ended IN December 81, 1908 and with SIS
22soo5 for the January February quarter in
1908 The high record Of earnings was s45.5O3 704
IN the quarter ended June 80 1907. Unified
orders on hand March 81 aggregated 3542595
tons against 3503527 tons at the close Of the last
preceding quarter.
The earnings by months for the quarter compare
as follows with those the same periods in 1908
New-York tribune., 1909-04-28
RAILROAD EARNINGS.
C~ oRADO SOUTHERN,

CcHoRADO SOUTHERN.
1907
Third week in April. S262,324 s227g3s 500 s53
July April Ii. 1244l.9e0 1885, .226 10 s95OS
INTERNATIONAL & GREAT NORTHERN
Third week IN Al sl4s 900 sl04OO0 SI62 900
July I Apr = &C.. 6753.Sl3 6,07O.32T T,297. .g5S
DoCSaVILLE & NASHVILLE
Third in 18th. $S1S. ST3S 1S5 So63. $40
July April 81 80, ,9Js52t IS t3I 40
IOWA CENTRAL.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-28
LIVESTOCK MARKET.

New York. April q. 1909.
BEEYES-Receipts 341s head. all
for slaughterers except half car Ne trading in I've
slow 9q1Olc per 10. with little selling
101.c Liverpool and London cables quoted live cattle
New-York tribune., 1909-04-28
COLLATERAL TRUST NOTES.

Maturing 1903 %
FURNISHED by Swartwout & AppenzeNar, No 40 Pine
New-York tribune., 1909-04-28
DiUidend Notices.
THE ATCHISON. TOPEKA AND
EANEA EE RAII Az COMPANl.

THE AICHlSON
SANTA Re RAILWAY COMPANA.,,-,z
STAMPED ADJUSTMENT MORTGAGE EOISD - p.
A sem-annual instalment Of two per cent = -
spect OF interest the STAMPED AdJustT
gage Bonds Of The AtChisOn- Topeka ana SaHs1
Railway viii be paid a. rs oHSa 600 I,oo
presentation and surrender OF the respecF5
Bonds for the Registered.
will be closed at three o'clock P II on pr - 1oVS
and Will be reopened o'clock A u On ny 4
1909. - ,,s-. -
Registered Bonds suitable orders tnersIOE =
'hiS once G K COOPER. Assistant Treasurer
New-York tribune., 1909-04-28
FOREIGN COMMERCE.

The chief of the bureau Of statistics. Department
OF Commerce and Labor. reports the classification
Of imports and exports for March and for the nine
months ended March. follows:
New-York tribune., 1909-04-28
THE ATCHISO( TOPEKA AND
SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY


The Board Of Directors has declared a alyidsn1 @
fheing dividend No III on the COMMON STOCK OF
this Company OF TWO DOLLARS AND FIFTY $500
payable June /. 1909 out OF surp.1S
net income holders OF said COMMON STOCK IeslsS
tpred OF the Company AT Gloss .
business April 80. 1909.
Dividend cheques VIII be mailed TO holders OF Con11-
mon Stock VIII suitable orders therefor ar LnS
or7ce G K COOPER Assistant Treasurer,
5 Nassau Street. New York City.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-28

THE AMERICAN EXCHANGE NATIONAL BANK
" New York April 23d. 1909
meeting OF the Board Of Directors Of ms % oapS %
TODAY. dividend OF Five 90
Cent on the capital declared PAYABLE aay Isl
record close OF business
All 295 fgCsg EDWARD BCRNS. Cashier
New-York tribune., 1909-04-28
BALTIMORE STOCKS.

- hr - sesalel. 3 q. 81. Z 80 strset.l
New-York tribune., 1909-04-28
UNITED STATES ExPREss COMPANSY:.

New York. April II. 1909
IJ1ST DIVIDEND
Dividend of Two Dollars per slaIs LIE
been declared payable May 18th. 1903 -.
will closed May lsr 70 4O~ls
4'''' DO'N 1"' EDWARD T PLATT. Treasurer
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-06
QUIT CONTEST ON
OWN INITIATIVE.

Neither President-elect, Hitchcock nor
Ellis Caused Taft's Withdrawal.
AUGUSTA, Ca, Jan. 5.-Regret Is
felt by the Presilent-elect at what
both he and his friends regard rs tho
unfair Interpretations and e1plana-
lions being printed regarding the With
drawal fro mthe Ohio senatorial cor.
test Of Charles P. Taft.
There seems nothing further to be
said by the Cincinnatal journalist, even
though the reason he assigned Tor get
ting out OF the race has since been
male the subject Of adverse comment.
He Is thus left in the eyes OF, HIS
friends, in a false light, and 1t Is this
which the PresIdent-elect feels keenly.
1t is explained that the withdrawal
was not made ut the instance OF VIII
liam II. Taft. neither on the sugges'
tion Of Frank H. Hitchcock, nor o;
Wade H. Ellis. as has been since
printed.
That Charles P, Taft eliminated him
self from the contest entirely In the
interest OF party harmony in the Suite
and on his own Initiative, Is remarked
with vigor. By remaining in the fight.
1t Is asserted. he could have made
possible tho election Of dark horse
at least, M 4A
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-06
WOMAN
Was NOT LOST
WAS AT3PARl< e RsR Org FOR SEW
EHAL DAYS WITH 3 Hus7
s;S35 BAN d. N 81

PARKERSBURG, Jan. e.--Mrs. Su.
san Eddy. Of Cairo, for whom Chief
OF Police Oliver was searching on Mon.
day morning to inform her OF the
death Of her son. Dobe Eddy,wao was
killed at Keller; oklahonls. made her
appearance at police headquarters
during the afternoon, having learned
in some manner that the chief was try.
ing to locate her. S
! When informed by him OF her sons
tragic death, the old lady. was deeply
affected. this being the first ,tntimation
that she, hal received Of the Sad news.
Arrangements were at once made for
her return to her home at Cairo, and
she left on the 3. & o. accommodation.
Mrs. Eddy, after leaving hone on New
Years Day, came to Pnrkersbnrg and
was stopping at Hills boarding house
on Ann street, it being her intention
to 60 from here to Newor., Ohio, but
she remained here Instead. Her hns'
band was here with her, ana had a
large sum of money on hin. when he
was located, but he did not return to
Cairo with his wife. WI y
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-06
camphor as a FamllysFriend.

| i - H. .F r !. fIT-H. q al
Few people realize the valuable adj
jnnct camphor; is to the household.
They use 81 as a moth preventive,
WHEN they do not growl shout the cost
and substitute tar ball, but beyond
that give little thought.
Yet campnor is valuable in many
ways as q cleanser and insect chaser
and as a medicine. .;.ii
The darkest stain on a mirror or
window pane can generally be routed
with a flannel dipped in spirits Of cam.
phor. Rub until dry. rs
Camphor, either in the lump or the
liquid form, Is tated by mosquitoes
and will keep them off when all other
methods fail. s e
AS a medicine II is Invaluable. II
used judic!ously. II six or ten drops
are taken On a lump OF sugar when
sneczing starts, a bad cold in tie head
can often be checked. This does
shonld not be repeated closer than an
hour apart.
It is important IN taking camphor In
terally 10 be sure that 1t agrees with
you; the Hildest dose is harmful to
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-06
hat
q 1lclS Chatter

's,l4Ei X "
Fruit and Nut n llingst In general,
any combination Of fruit, nuts and nd
cresm cheese iiiolstened vita either
mayonnaise or French dressing, make;
good sandwiches. II y \.
You can add much to the attractive
ness Of your refreshments by cutting
the sandwiches into fancy Shapes With
biscuit cutters. There are hearts, cres.
cents. spade and club shapes-the
same as the, figures on playing cards
diamonds and stars. There are, OF
course, circles. obfongs and triangles.
Pimentoes for Borders Not enough
nostesses make use Of the small sweet
peppers called pimentoes. They are
artistic Accomplishments to many
dishes, with the added advantage that
they can be eaten. They will quite
transform ordinary shredded cabbage
II made as n mor'ler around the edge
Of tina salad 'lish. the whole masked
with mayonnaise. Equally attractive
are they when edging 4 border Of rice
around stewed chicken or surround
Ing boiled Asa with white sauce. (
Salmon Croquettes-One can Salul-
on. one tablespoonful OF melted butter,
yolks OF two hard boiled eggs. one Ia
blespoonful Of lemon juice. one.half
slice Of stale bread (cr1lmblesl). one
half tablespoonful Of anelovy sauce.
pinch Of pepper, one-quarter teaspoon.
1ul Of salt, nutmeg to taste; mince the
salmon fine, and powder the yolks OF
eggs; work them in together with lem
on juice. breadcrumbs, anchovy sauce,
salt. pepper and nutmeg; make into
little rolls. dip In beaten egg, roll in
fine bread crumbs or cracker dust, dry
in hot drlppings:: serve dry and hot
and garnish with water cress. ~
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-06
CHARTERS ISSUED.
Business In Secretary OF States ONCE
Has Been Brisk Since the
Year Started. 4-l..,

CHARLESTON, w. Va. Jan. 5. :
Business In the Office Of the Secretary
Of State has been unusually good since
the opening of the new year. A score
or more new charters have been grant.
ell, many Of them being State con
Germs. The following West Virginia
CHARTERS were granted yesterday: \.
The Morris Creek Colliery Com
parry. Of Danwood, Kanawha county
The capital stock Is $4,000 with $50
paid. The incorpomtors are: J. R.
Seal. George W. McCintc, W. G,
Mathews. Of Charleston; Warter s,
Wood, Of Standard, and George Freser
Of Danwood. 5.
Tho Chesapeake OIL and Gas Com.
pany, Of Huntington. The capital
stock Is $4,000 with $50 paid. The
incorporatorS are W. G. Williams,
OF Portsmouth. o.: H. E. Love, r. H.
Pepper. Anderson Watts and George
]. McComas, OF Huntington.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-06
To Clean sponges.

so!led sponscs can be quickly fresh
tned BY rubbing the juice OF lemon
well into taem then rinslng several
times, first In hot water and then in
cold. fdsl
Too much care cannot be taken to
keep sponge absolutely fresh, as
microbes are Mpt to congregate other.
wise. An occasional sunbath is excel.
lent. and thorough washing with
ammonia water every few weeks
should not be omitted.
in using sponge for Il Young child,
Or. indeed. for anyone. no matter how
carefully II is supposed to be washed,
It should be run through very not wa.
ter before using.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-06
VIRGINIA FRUIT GROWERS.
fBy s. W. Press AssociatIon.)

tBy s. W. Press AssocIatlon.)
LYNEHIBURG, Va. Jan. 6.-Desrlte
the fact that this Is the thirteenth an.
nual convention, no 'hooiao" rests up.
on the session opened this morning BY
the Virginia State Horticultural. So.
ciety. A season Of unexaln1led pros.
perlty for the fruit and nut growers
of Virginia Is in prospect, and this has
resulted in a large attendance Of en-.
thusiastic delegates. Sessions will be
held to-day, tomorrow and Fri lay.
and aside .nom Virginia speakers
there will be addresses ny speakers
from Canada, Delaware. Washington
and other localities. so that the h9rtl'
culturists Of the Old Dominion will
be enabled to profit from the expert
ence OF fruit growers In other sections
Of the country.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-06
WAR ON "BLISTER MITES"

tFv s. W. Press Ass"cln tior.1
MEDINA. N. y, Jan. G.-The bills.
ter" mite and other pests that afflict
the orchards Of the Empire State will
have to 20 away from, here and set
tie in more eongenial localities. II the
manifesto issued today by the New
York state Fruit Growers Association
is needed by the aforesaid pests.
The association commenced its an
nnal meeting here this morning, and
the opening session was largely oc.
cupieb with the consideration Of a
report on orchard pests, embracing
the results Of investigations UNDER
taken by the Geneva Experiment Sta
ton. Spraying Methods" is the sub
ject under discussion this afternoon.
European Hort culture" will be the
subject Of an address 10 be given this
evoningb Professor John Craig. Of
Cornell University. Methods OF deal
ing witt the 'hlack rot" Of the grape
will be considered tomorrow.
A large display Of fruits is being
held In connection with the conven-
ton. The fruit growers Of New York
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-06
The Stocking Darn er.

The mother who groans over the
lestructlvenes Of her young son on
the knees Of his. stockings should
adopt the plan Of one ingenious moth.
or who has learned how to make
stockings last twice rs long.
In buying she selects stockings as
long US they can be bought. and be-
fore wearing runs a flat tuck about
the ankle just below t.le shoe top
where 1t will not rub In walking. r.
When the knees Of her sons stock
ings become hopelessly larned the
tuck Is ripped and the warn part
raised so that 1t slips under the short
trousers while whole knee takes It's
place. ,G.,