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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-03-01
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box must be large enough to be equal
TO the heaped bushel. This heaping Is
simply custom and has no legal
standard. For closed package 2,150.4
has always been the standard for a
bushel except in the case of New York,
and perhaps in some other states. Our
reply to the use of the heaped up
bushel is that our boxes make up for
this by being bulged. No one can deny
that our boxes hold more than the
cubic contents of the box.
At the conference at Washington in
January, the first thing that was done
was to agree on the cubic contents of
barrel. This was fixed at 1925 cubic
inches. Just why this was decided on
as the cubic contents of a barrel does
not appear in any of the reports that
II have read The idea seems to pre-
bushels, but three Winchester bushels
would be only 6,453 cubic inches, so
THAT such a barrel would contain 573
inches too much. But presume that
| this excess is intended to make up
for the heaped part of the bushel.
Thus we see that this custom of heap
| ing the bushel or half-bushel comes to
the front again. Be that as it may,
the contents of the barrel was fixed
| by this conference at 1925 cubic
Inches. This matter being settled, the
next step was to decide that the box
should be just one-third of the barrel.
| Here is where one of our Washington
representatives made a mistake. M.
10. Tibbits, one of the vice-presidents of
the Washington State Horticultural SO.
ciety, it is reported, arose and said
that though he was instructed to con-
tend for the standard box used in the
Northwest, yet he was in favor OF
box containing just one-third of the
barrel, and therefore he would accept
the box containing 2,342 cubic inches.
Prof. J. L. Dumas, the president or
the Washington State Horticultural
Society, stood out for the box now in
use. I could not find it in my heart
to impugn the motives Of M. O. lib
bits, for I regard him as a most excel
llent man, but I believe that he made
a mistake, and the following are my
reasons:
In figuring the cubic contents of the
barrel, the bulge of the barrel Is fig
ured in; in figuring the cubic con-
tents of the box, the bulge of the box
is not figured in, and yet the bulge OF
the box is as real as that of the barrel.
1t Is true that the bulge of the box will
vary, this is unavoidable, but 1t is to
be found In all boxed apples. My
Judgment is from very large expert
ence in packing apples in boxes that
the average for the bulge in our boxes
is about one inc hon both top and
bottom; sometimes it is more, some
times less, but l repeat that this is
about the average. But a bulge OF
one inch on the top and bottom of our
box would add 227 cubic inches to its
contents. So our standard box when
packed with one-inch bulge will con-
tain 2,40O cubic inches, or 58 cubic
Inches in excess of one-third or par
lrel. This amount we must be contin'
ually throwing away to meet this un,
reasonable requirement. Did our good
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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-04-15

no unemployed. Everyone should la
bor or perform some useful function
and render an honest equivalent to So
ciety for that which they take from So
ciety, but owing 20 the mismamage-
ment of the needs of man by the ma
jority of the capita MS Of industry, want
and hunger stalk broadcast ami d
plenty. II
Since the present organization of IN
dustrial society is responsible for this
state of affairs, and the captains of in
dustry contend that as individuals they
have no responsibilities in tie matter,
let the state, commonly known as the
government come forth and grspple
with the problem. The state having
unlimited power to dispose of its wealth
should not condemn to. involuntary
idleness those who are willing and able
to work, for what worthier way could
there be than to give it to those who
a'e willing to produce new wealth for
that which they are getting?
In conclusion wish to say that the
Los Angeles Herald makes sensible
suggestion for the relief of tie unem-
ployed of the country, when it declares
that since four children receive alto.
gether in wages the amount paid to one
grown person, it can be 81 en- tt at by
rtaStOrin0 the twO millinn work mo
children to school and, employing five
hundred thousand unemployed adults,
conditions would rapidly become nor:
NAL.
Capital would not be out of pocket
one cent, the unemployed would be at
school where they belong. G. w.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-04-15
Humorous
Anecdotes
That Have Seen, Forgotten and
Met Again and the Moral Result
Thereof.

The idea of writing this sketch came
tn me quite while ago owing to the
many "cLe estnuts" which from time to
time appear in the weekly newspapers
and magazines-especially the latter.
Ever since l could read understandings
ly it has been al invarlable custom of
mine to look first for the jokes and an
ecdotes contained in whatever periodi-
cal get. have never Leen able to ac-
count for it, but an aunt of mine who
was at one time district school tt acher
and ought to know, ascribed it to in
herent cussedne,s and embryonic i'm.
becility-whatever That is. An old
bachelor uncle who never hal the ad-
vantage of the classical education that
my aunt eDjoye1, also shared her.views,
but his way of expressing it was not as
elegant. In fact am inclined to think
it was somewhat coarse, if not down.
right brutal. Whe lever he .beheld ME
sitting off 10 corner chuckling over
"Hostetter's Almanac" he would simply
mutter "damfule;y and let it 60 at that.
But what did he know about humor? !?
One thing that l have never been
able to understand is the apparent fact
that two or more persons can, at the
same time or at widely different peri
ods, hear or originate anecdotes that
are identical-they being hundreds or
thousands of miles apart. But such is
the.case as l shall endeavor to show.
1t is question for the psychologists
or crimin0logists, or whoever looks
after such things. ! admit that it's too
many for me.
The other night picked up one of
the cure mt magazines and came across
the story Of little boy who had been
transgressing the law as laid down by
his mother and in order to escape the
maternal slippers took refuge under the
bed, refusing all inducements to come
out and be fiogged. When. his father
came home and was apprised of the
situation he immediately went upstairs
and under the led to hail the juvenile
offender to justice. but his young hope
full mistaking his intentions exclaimed
"What's the matter pa, is she after you
too?" When / read the foregoing
hastily looked at the cover of the maya
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-04-15
Judge Edgan.-( (COntinued.)

money are redeemable in gold at the
option of the holder. And since any
one can convert his money into gold no
one wants the yelloy metal.
"And that's how humble Irish plas-
terer was the means of changing the
course of events in the banking bust
ness of the nation" UNCLE ISAAC.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-07-14
HARRY K. THAW.

For humanity's sake, and for the
sake of decency, why not turn Thaw
out of Matteewan Madhouse. There
are hundreds of men who have com
mitted just as fragrant an offence now
walking up and down the avenues OF
freedom. The man who persistently
hunts down the wife of another and
5nyades the sanctity of the home de-
serves just what Thaw gave White.
For years has Thaw been incarcerat-
ed in this madhouse, deprived ofthe
common civilities of life and COM
PEELED to become mailman. Once
a rich man, reduced to poverty once
4 lighthearted, merry boy brought to
a madman's lair He has suffered
enoush-in the name of Heaven turn
him out Raleigh Dcmocrat-Hcrald
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TEOCENT RATE.

The two-cent rate in this state
has made most excellent thunder for
Republican campaign 'tooters."
Condensed to a minimum it is about
the only legislation passed in years
worth a thinkers dam that has worked
to the interest of the masses of
West Virginia. Now along comes
the courts and puts the seal of lie
gality' upon the whole thing. It'll
passing strange that so large and
intelligent body as the West vir-
GINA legislature is supposed to be,
would pass a law to be put out of
commission Simultaneous with the APP
prevail of practically every citizen of
this commonwealth. Some rural
district Justice of the Peace would
have exhibited about as much com
mon and legal sense.-Hinton Her
aid.
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WEST VIRGINIA'S PROGRESS.
aarkersburg Dispatch-News:-

Parkersburg Dispatch-News:-
In Fourth of July celebration
speech, delivered at Buckhannon, BY
Stuart F.>Reed, secretary of state,
made quite thorough summing up
of the facts showing the industrial
progress of West Virginia. He makes
no claim to originality with respect
to these facts. He says, like Mon
taigue, l have gathered flowers from
every mans field and nothing is
mine except the string that binds
together
The facts showing our progress
must necessarily make every West
Virginian feel just pride. In point
of area We are only the thirty-ninth
state in the United States. In the
combined value of our mineral pro-
ducts we stand in fourth position.
In the production of coal we are
second. In the matter of the pro-
duction of hard woods and natural
gas, We are first.
In West Virginia half the people
own their own homes and of the ma
tive population, or population not
born in foreign countries, more than
seventy-ive per cent of them own
their own homes. OF these homes
more than four-ffths of them are not
mortgaged. There are now consid-
erably more than one hundred thous-
and farms in this state averaging a
little more than one hundred and ten
acres to the farm. From the best
information now obtainable there is
not oper cent of these farms that are
mortgaged.
There is no other state in the union
whose prosperity is increasing faster
than West Virginia 5. Ifthere could
be again an era of railroad building
in this state, we would have here in
financial prospects and advantages all
that could be offered anywhere. The
words of Horace Greeley. Young
man, go West, are not now good
advice to young men IN this state.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-07-14
FULTON'S STEAMBOAT
REPLICA SOON TO PLOW THE HUDSON
RIVER.

New York, July S.-The replica
of Robert Fulton's first steamboat,
the Clermont, which is to steam up
the Hudson during the Hudson-Ful-
ton celebration in September, was
launched at Mariners Island July 10
with appropriate ceremonies. There
was speeches and salute of cannon,
and when the hull of the odd look
ing craft sped down the ways and
struck the water gracefully all the
tugs and vessels in the neighbour
hood greeted her with footing whis-
ties and dipping flags. The steam
boat when completed will be an ex-
act duplicate of the first steam craft
ever built. When she steams up the
Hudson next autumn she will be ac-
companied by great fotilla of war
vessels and other craft and cheered
by hundreds of thousands of people
who will line the banks of the river.
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was made of said personal estate, and
what amount thereof is now in the
hands ofthe administrator of the said
Norville Jolley available for the pay
ment of any debts owing from the
estate of Norville Jolley, deceased.
Third: A settlement of the ac-
counts of John P. Austin, as admin
istrator of the estate of Noryille
Jolley, deceased.
Fourth: What debts the said Nor
vile Jolley owed at the time of his
death, to whom payable, their nature
and their respective priorities; and
what debts have been contracted,
since the death of said Norville Jol-
ley, which is proper to be paid from
the estate of Noville Jolley, de-
ceased.
Fifth: What real estate was owned
by the said Norville Jolley at, the
time of his death, its quality, des-
cription and location.
Sixth: And such other matter as
any party in interest may require, the
same being pertinent, or such other
matter as said commissioner himself
may deem proper whether so request
ed or not.
If for any reason the taking of
said account should not be completed
on said day, the taking of the same
will be adjourned from day to day
until completed.
Given under my hand this the 10th
day of July, 1909.
JOHN L. WRITTEN,
Commissioner in Chancery.
Somerville & Somerville,
Soils.
july l4-o9-4 wks.
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ODD FELLOWS HOME ]
HANDSOME STRUCTURE BEING ERECTED
AT aMSBYEET VA. MEMBERS.

EIkins, W. Va, July The new
Odd Fellows Home at Elkins is about
completed; the workmen are now en-
gagged in removing the surplus tim
Der and laying out the grounds, and
when the Grand Lodge of West vir-
GINA meets in November it will have
turned over to it one of the finest
buildings in the state, absolutely
clear of debt, including the improved
grounds, $4,000.
There are $4,000 Odd Fellows in
West Virginia. September the
building will be ready to turn over to
the committee. 1t has an imposing
appearance. 1t is two stories high,
with attic, and l4s feet long. The
walls are of New Lexington brick, Of
a notified light terra Gotta shade,
which in the sunlight present many
varying tints. The roof is of fine
thing. a porch, 9 feet wide, ex-
tends the full length of the building
and across the two ends, the roof Of
which is supported by SO columns le
inches in diameter.
The building contains IS rooms, is
heated by steam, lighted by natural
gas and wired for electric lights, all
wiring being in steel conduits. The
building also has complete natural
gas heating plant. The drain and
sewer pipes are now being laid, and
the foundation is being put in for the
waterworks plant.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-07-14
CROWED TOO SOON.

Because he crowed too soon, Kirk
Piersol, of Parkersburg, serving a
prison term for pocket-pickins, at a
ball game, had his pardon revoked.
When he heard that Governor Glass
cock had signed his pardon, he told
prison guard that he would imme-
diately resume operations and add to
she list of 500 suckers he had al
ready trimmed. e Gov. Glaascock
was notified and rescinded the order
pardoning him.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-07-14
MCDOWELL COUNTYPAYS S1A1Es46,355

Mcdowell county has paid in to
the state treasury $40, s55.9l, the
amount of their state license taxes
for the present year. The license
tax for the saloons alone in this
county amounts to $40, 900, while
licenses were issued to II druggists,
Il pool rooms, 81 restaurants and
hotels and 100 dealers in cigarettes.
The Mcdowell taxes amount to
$4,000 more than last year.
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THE OPULEN1 EDITORS.
Benediction upon the head fsen.

Benediction upon the head of SEN
zator Gore! In speech in the SEN
ate the other day he said: "a letter
was read here this morning which
It seems to me casts an unwarranted
and an unprovoked reflection upon
The publishers of this country. The
letter charged that free paper was
being urged solely for the benefit of
.the opulent editors There are, in
deed, few editors who have waxed
wealthy; but there is vast major
atty, approaching nigh to unanimity,
who were born poor and have held
their own ever since. There are
many who would not haze to journey
to Africa in order to find the tracks
of the wolf. Many weekly editors
know who have to wrestle with the
bread question like St. George o
old with the Dragon Despite hi.
unfortunate blindness, Mr.. Gore
gives frequent evidence of his ability
70 see things very clearly from the
poor mans standpoint.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-07-14
BIG CAMDEN CASE
STATE SEEKS NEARLY TWO MILLION
FORFEITED FROM ESTATE.

Parkersburs, W Va, July s.
The celebrated suit of the state of
West virginia against the admins
traitor of the estate of the late former
United States Senator johnson n.
Camden, for $500, 900, which
amount of the Camden estate the
state wants forfeited because of the
failure of the late senator to return
true property values to the assessor,
came up in the Circuit court here
this afternoon. The case was argued
and submitted on briefs to Judge
Moss. The latter will not announce
his decision for some time.
Attorneys H. P. Camden, of this
city, and Taylor vinson, of Hunting
ton, who represented the Camden
estate contended that the law under
which the proceeding was brought is
unconstitutional. For the state, Tax
Commissioner T. c. Townsend, OF
Charleston, ;ni Attorneys W. H.
Wolfe, Jr., John F. Laird and H. o.
Hiteshew, of this city, appeared. Nc
matter what the decision of this court
may be the case will undoubtedly 60
to the Supreme court on appeal.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-07-14

Boston women are discussing the
question of whether beauty and brains
go together. Ancient history lends
its aid to modern gallantry to make
the answer easy. ofcourse they do.
The Greeks were noted no less for
aheiF art and philosophy than for
Their physical graces. Beauty and
brains are natural afiinities, as much
as pork and beans.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-07-14
BIG LUMBER DEAL.

c. L. Ritter, of Huntington, has
just closed deal with the Yellow
Poplar Lumber Co., ofTazewell, Va,
whereby he comes into possession of
10000 acres of land. Consideration
a half million.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-07-14
RENAMED STATE HISTORIAN.

Hon. Virgil \. Lewis, state his
1orian and .rehiYist for the past four
years, has been appointed to succeed
himself for a term Of four years from
July lst Mr.. Lewis had 10 oppo-
sition for the place. This is 5he
only instance known where two or
more persons have not sought So
important . place.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-07-14

A man who shot the Niagara rapids
five times and went over the Horse
shoe falls in barrel died lately of a
cold contracted from sitting in a
draught. Togo through such almost
certain perils unframed, merely to
succumb to trivial cause, is but an
other illustration of the grim irony OF
fate.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-07-14

There are torpedo boats and torpedo
BOAT destroyers for warfare on the
sea. And now Japan is credited with
having devised an airship destroyer
for use in the event of flying machines
being utilized for fighting purposes.
Invention matched against invention
leaves the world very uncertain as to
what will come next.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-07-14

Putting poison about in places, es-
pecially parks, aside from the ques-
ton of its legality, is very danger
Gus practice, as small children are
quite as likely to get hold of it as
che animals. Poison is thing which
no circumstances will excuse in any
but a very safe and secluded place.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-07-14

There is this much 10 be said in
favor Of US men, We don't make
love to Chinese girls. This is the
only comment We desire to make on
the disguised tragedy which resulted
in the death OF Miss siegal at the
hands Of converted Chnaman.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-07-14
WILL THE HOUSE SURRENDER.

4 - 1880 SSAaAAAhNAAAs
The House of Representatives that
passed the Mckinley tariff numbered
l6e Republicans to 159 Democrats
when it organized. In the next Con-
gress there were only IS Republican
Representatives, while there were ess
Democrats.
The Wilson Tariff bill was passed
in 1894. In the preceding election
eco Democrats were elected to the
House and le6 Republicans. In the
Congressional elections following the
passage of the Wilson tariff the Den-
ocratic majority was changed into a
minority numbering only lo4, and
the Republican minority became a
majority with $40 members.
In 1896 zoe Republicans and 1874
Democrats were elected and the Re-
pubhcans were assured large ma
jority for the passage of the Dingley
tariff. But at the next election, in
spite of the popularity of the war
with Spain, the Republican majority
fell from 7e to ee.
Last year 2l9 Republicans and 7e
Democrats were elected to the House,
making Republican majority of47.
What would be the effect of an
Aldrieh tariff on a Republican ma
iority in the Congressional election
next year,
During the national campaign last
year the promise was made by Re-
publican campaign speakers that the
revision of the tariff would be honest,
thorough and in the main downward.
Mr.. Taft personally confirmed these
pledges many times. The Tariff bill
as adopted by the House was on the
whole as good a measure as could
have been expected from party we'd
ded to high protection. But Mr.
Aldrich in the Senate bill has prac-
tically undone the work of the House.
He has raised the most important
rates to the old Dingley figures or
fixed them even higher. Revision
under his management has not been
honest, it has not been downward.
As the bill leaves the Senate it is a
mockery and betrayal.
The Republicans of the House will
soon be on trial before the country.
By standing firm on their bill, by
refusing to accept the innumerable in
creases and cunning devices by which
Senator Aldrich has contrived to de-
feat downward revision in behalf of
the consumer, they will not only re-
deem the pledges of their party but
will have just claim upon the graf
itude of the voters. The Aldrich
schedules cannot become law with
out the consent of the House. Vir-
tually every member of that body
will be candidate for reelection
sixteen months hence. Is there
single Republican Representative
who thinks the Aldrich schedules
will further his chances or furnish
him with a defensible platform upon
which to 90 before his constituents:
Mr.. Taft gave timely warning to
the Republicans of the House when
he said at New Haven, Conn, few
days ago that unless the Republican
party lives up to its promises and the
expectations of the people there is
no doubt that it will be relegated to
the position of the minority Opposi-
ton
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In Chancery.

The object of the above entitled
suit is to obtain decree for the par
tition or sale of the North East quar-
ter of lot number II in second tier of
the town lots of the town of Point
Pleasant; also to obtain a decree for
the partition or sale of lot of land
which was conveyed to Jacob A
Kline by Henry J. Fisher and wife
by deed dated the Sd day of Decem-
Der, 1857 and recorded in the clerks
Office of the county court of Mason
county, West Virginia, in deed book
No. l6, page 1873, containing two
acres. six poles and twcnty-one
links, and to correct misdescription
of said lot in certain deed from r.
c. Simons and B. F. McComas.
special commissioner to Eliza R
Kline. And it appearing by affida-
Wit filed in this cause that the de-
PENDANTS, Jacob A. Kline. Malimda A
Ogden, Elwood Hamilton and Edith
Hamilton his wife, Arthur n. Smith
and Memy Smith his wife are non
residents Of this state, it is ordered
that they and each of them do ap-
pear here within one month after
the date of the first publication
hereof and do what IS necessary to
protect their interests.
- Gus. BrSroN. Clerk.
J. ", ENGLISH, Solicitor.
July INV
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To the creditors of Norville Jolley
decaoSed.

To the creditors of Norville Jolley,
deceased:
In pursuance of a decree of the
Circuit Court ofthe County ofMason,
made in cause therein pending to
subject the real estate of the said
Norville Jolley to the payment ofhis
debts, you are required to present
your claims against the estate of the
said Noryille Jolley for adjudication
to John L. Written, Commissioner,
at his Office in the Town of Point
Pleasant said County, on or before
the 2lst day of August, 1909.
Witness, Charles Buxton, Clerk Of
the said Court, this the 10th day Of
July, 1909.
cHAS. BUXTON.
Clerk.