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Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-13
mekINLEVs DOCTOR BILL.
baltimore Sun.

baltimore Sun.
President Mckinley was under the
doctors care about seven days and q
half. For their attention to him the
United States treasury paid 332, 400.
or $4,320 day. This would be stir
bill for the professional services to
any other patient In the country than
The president. but any protest from
the country is a virtual expression OF
an unwillingness to spend that much
daily to save the life OF the head of
the nation. And we had no such feel
ing in September. 1901. We would
gladly have paid twice the amount.
For the abilities, the responsibilities
and the sacrifices of the great physi.
clans summoned to drop all other
work and hasten to the Buffalo bed.
side, the price was not too high. No
scandal attaches to the doctors serv.
ices or their charges. The only cause
for wonder Is why the account was
so long kept secret.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-13

growing OF plants In the greenhouse.
or In hotbeds. is a trade In itself,
the details of which must be carefully
looked after. Seed for late varieties
is usually sown IN the open ground
Several sowlngs should be made, the
first being planted about the 10th of
April.
OF recent years young cabbage
plants have suffered greatly from the
attacks OF the flea beetle. In many
Instances growers have lost their en-
tire paintings by the ravages of this
pest. The only practical way to com
bat this insect on the young cabbage
is TO grow the plants in frames where.
they may be covered with thin muslin
The most critical time is when the
plantlets are priekiag through the
ground. The shading afforded by the
muslin at this time does no harm.
A bed - feet long by feet wide
will grow enough plants to set one
half acre of land II Is usually esti-
mated that one pound OF seed will
produce plants enough for four or
Ave acres OF land.
Plants for the late crop ere trans
ferred TO the field sometime during
the month of June. After the land
has been put In good state OF tilth.
bitches are made In the direction that
will make irrigation most easy. The
distance between the bitches will vary
from "a to SO inches. according to
the variety grown. Rows 2S inches
apart are perhaps most common. Az.
ter the bitches are made. one man
drops the plants 10 to is inches apart,
and another follows to do the plant
Ing. The plants are set on the side
OF the ditch. and us soon as possible,
planter.
Water is run through the rows
from four to eight days after the
plants have been set, and sometimes
this irrigation is repeated two or three
times before the bitches are filed
When the plants have become well
established, the ground Is leveled
either by hand or with a cultiyator
While the cabbage Is an easy crop
to grow. yet It is quickly injured by
improper Irrigation. II Will not stand
In II waterlogged soil.
There are a few Insect pests and
disease. and of this number the flea
beetle is the most injurious. II can
be controlled as mentioned above
Cabbage lice and cabbage worms are
not usually abundant enough. under
field conditions. TO seriously affect
the crop. The black rot of cabbage
occurs some seasons. It's presence
is known by a portion or all the cab
bage head becoming soft. dark col
ored. and foul smelling. There is no
remedy for this trouble. except pos
sible In the rotation OF crops. How.
ever. IL does not appear every year
upon the same land, as is common in
the east.
The cost OF growing cabbages is es-
timated at about s33 an acre, and the
average price for the past ten years
has been As cents a hundred pounds.
w. PADDOCK.
Colorado Agricultural College. Fort
Collins.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-13
ANCIENT CONCRETE BRIDGE.

Cement Age.
In the south OF France is a con.
crete arch bridge known as the Pout
du Gard which was erected In the
year sc b. c. The concrete In this
was not composed OF crushed stone
or other small aggregate OF the va
riety now employed In concrete bridge
work. but was OF the old style. con.
sisting OF alternate layers OF large and
small stones. gravel. etc. and OF ce-
mentitious materials. Vitruvius de-
scrlbes the materials and methods In
use before the Christian era. and other
writer's like Albert. In IS45. and Pol
ladio, In 1870. accurately describe the
method which the ancients" (as they
call them) employed. "of using boards
laid on edge and filing the space be.
tween with cement and all sort OF
large and small stones mingled to-
sether." 1t Is very improbable that
the Pont du Gard would have with
stood the rigors OF climate OF the
northern United States. but It's actual
state of preservation. as well ~ that
OF many other specimens OF ancient
concrete work. proves that II modern
work Is honestly executed, It will
many times outlast any reasonable
bond period. so that a very small
yearly sinking fund per centaxs ID
all that is required for properly de
signed and erected concrete work.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-13
SUMNER SPRAY FOR
ORCHARD PLANT LICE


II any OF the orchard plant lice
have been allowed to hatch upon the
trees. It Is important that they should
be destroyed before the winged broods
appear. to enable the lice TO scatter
about from tree to tree. and orchard
to orchard. Very few of the winged
May or the first of June Before that
time. and the sooner the better. the
infested trees should be sprayed with
some one Of the applications that are
deadly to plant lice.
. PerhRps the best OF all is BLACK
Leaf Extract" used In the proportion
OF one part of the extract to each 70
parts of water. Those who are In
the habit OF making kerosene emus-
sion will fnd this equally effectual. II
the spray IL as strong as one part OF
OIL 10 fourteen parts OF water. Whale
oil soap. In the proportion OF one
pound to each six or eight gallons o:
water. will also XII all the lice that
are thoroughly treated with II.
For the destruction OF any OF the
plant lice II is necessary thoroughly
to wet their bodies with the spray. To
do this It is important to make the
treatment az forceful as possible. II
large trees are TO bo treated, q pumI
OF large capacity is necessity fol
good results.
c. p. GILLETTE.
Colorado Agricultural College. For
Collins.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-13

ed Judge Heaeock to represent them
In the contest for the property of So
fre Alexander, their father. an Albu-
querque merchant, who died at Chi
cago recently. Alexander married
three times, and married wife No. 3
a few weeks before his death. She
will fight the contest. He at one time
owned most of the land on which Al
buquerque was built The estate
amounts to several hundred thousand
dollars.
AI.AMOSA. Colo. May l1.-One of
the largest transfers in Alamosa for
many months was Just closed whereby
5. b. Scholtz disposed of his interest
to ]. A. Chisholm of Toronto, Canada,
and DIR. II. Sullivan of Colorado
Springs. These gentlemen have re.
organized, taken up the fun amount of
$4,000 capital stock of the Colorado
Home Building company OF Alamosa
in which Mr.. Scholtz was president.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE sen.
ate spent all day debating unimport-
ant schedules in the tariff bill.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark, May 1l.-Mrs.
John ID. Rockefeller. who has been
seriously i'll here for several days, is
now convalescing. and expects within
a few days to be as well as ever
Very few persons knew of the illness
OF the wife of the richest man in
the world until her condition became
SO serious that it was necessary to
call consultation Of physicians.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-13
ADVICE TO 4 BRIDE.

A woman whose son was about to
marry a very sweet girl sent with her
congratulations these lines. 30 we'll
known:
Be to his virtues very kind.
Be to his faults little blind
And this is about the best advice !
woman who knows her own son q -
one else can know him can sive %
his prospective wife. And she nisAt
make up her mind to use her own -
vice In regard to her trsatneat e
the girl When ahs bseonsa ~ ne8A6ss
ln-lAv.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-13
REALTY TRANSFERS.

G. w. Warner ct ux to w. S. Whar-
ton ct al, deed. May 4, 1909, 81, Lot g.
block 1 Boyer Grove Add.
Robert A Stockdale ct ux to Ben
Teal, deed, June IL. 1909, $40; land in
Narcissa Raymond Donation claim No
81.
Rebecca Burgess to j. A. Gwin ct al
deed, Sept "a. 1904, $40, lot II, block
80, town of Dixie.
John Stack to Northern Pacific Ry
Co., @. c. deed. June 4, 1909, 500;
addition.
Harry A. Reynolds ct ux to William
Pfeiffler, ct al Rt. Way deed, Oct. 8
1908, ST. across lots 81, 80, 33, "a, Al
AZ, 43, and part 40, Ransom Clark Do
nation Claim.
Carl Scholl to Ralph Wooton, @. C
deed June 8, 1909, $2s0.50; lot l. blocl
Z, Greens Annex
e. E. Peterson ct ux to Ralph B
Wooton, @. c. deed, June 10, 1909, $40
lot 1, block Z, Greens Annex.
Caroline NJ. Wingard to Hannah
Jane Williams, Agr. for deed, June 1
1908, $3.50, lot 1, Lands addition.
w. w. Higginbotham ct ux to G
r. Jones ct ux deed. March 81, 1909
$4,000 lots l. 2, 7. s, block 5, Cannons
Add to Waitsburg.
j. A Butcher ct ux to A. J. Robert
son. deed, May II. 1909, $4,000 S II
NV IA, N 1-2 SW IA, Sec. 25. Sc
IA, NE IA. NE IA Sc IA, 26-S-3S.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-13

Tell me not in mournfua numbers,
Life is but an empty dream,
For the soul is dead the slumbefs
And things are not what they seem
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-06-30
Saved His Rupees.

During great food at Haidarabad
native banker, overtaken by the sud-
den rush Of water, made his way on
to mound. where be wns quickly $50.
lated. The water rose. and the bank
er's legs were covered to his knees.
Fifty rupees about ES 7s). so rupees"
he shouted, ito any one who VIII save
me% When tho water reached bis
shoulder be was shouting. zone thou
sand rupeesl' When enveloped to his
neck, with death staring him in the
face. he yelled: Help. help! All that
have Will 1 give to any one to save
mer Shortly after the water bosou
to recede. When once more he WAS
covered only to his knees an oHor Of
rescue came. But the banker. piuek-
ing up his courage. cried: Keep OF!
Keep on will not give a rcpeer
and Succeeded In making his escape
free OF chnrge.-st. James Gazette.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-06-30
VIVA. Is It q Lohs..rf

That the methods Of public school
instruction as applied IN one city at
least do not always meet the approba-
ton of the parents OF the pupils was
evidenced when a German man whose
bristly blond hair was standing per-
tectly erect With anger strobe into a
Baltimore school one day and. ap-
preaching the principal. demanded:
"Vot is It. a lobster?'
The principal explained IN bis suay-
est tone that lobster wns o species
Of shellHsh.
How many legs has m-der lob
sterT"
The number of legs was promptly
stated.
Look here" exclaimed the irritated
Teuton. Il work for me in q big hurry.
und II your teacher be cannot find
peter dings to ask my boy Herman
how many legs has II. a lobster. und
make him come home to bodder his
ladder nit questions, What is IT. u
lobsterr It is pad businessr-Lippin-
COTS
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-06-30

Sierra Leo1e-known to fame as,.the
white mans gravc"-viewed from the
deck Of Al incoming steamer presents
appearance distinctly attractive. As
to climate. the sobriquet white mans
grave" IS sufficiently instructive. Suf-
ice It to say that the FIRST OF the daily
regimentaI orders ran thus: Funeral
parade at $50 a. m. tomorrow md It
was seldom indeed that the parade
was dismissed for lack Of victim to
the pesdferous climatic conditions.
Indeed. 80 arduous became the duties
Of Sepulcher that, whereas It was Gus
tomary In the beginning for the entire
regiment and band to attend, only the
company OF the deceased and the firing
party did 30 later on. Sierra Leone Is
infested With snakes. large and small.
The former are Of the constructor spe-
cies; the latter are oil extremely ven
omous. The most deadly Of all per-
haps Is the yellow Jack. beautiful
yellow and black reptile. whose bite Is
reputed to prove fatal within a space
Of twenty OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES coan-
y Magazine.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-06-30
ORIGIN Of .sonfrs.-

Stow. referring to the ''bOoGc~Is"
which the citizens OF London were
wont to make in the streets on "the
vigiles OF festiuull dayes and on the
same festiuall dayes IN the sus07OH
after the sunne setting every mHP be
slowing wood or labo0T tV%urds
them" and which were an occasion Of
1easting and nerriment. says that
these were called bone6ers as wen
OF good amitie amongst neighbours,
that being before at controuersie. were
there by the labours OF others, recon-
ciled, and made OF bitter enemies,
loulnE frIendes. as also for the vertue
that q great Ore hath to purge the In
lection Of the ayre."-London Globe.
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HeslthfuI Tombstone.

Nobody ever dies in Tombstone m
less they brought II within" or fall
into COO foot vertical shaft. or buy
an automobile, or ''eG5' their mother
in-law, or try to tnGw out powder, or
mistake cyanide OF potassium for
sugar, or start OF a county scot re.
moval racket Some die OF old age,
some old partners OF Daniel Boone, but
none has ever been known to die
from physical irregularities contracted
In Tombstone aside from the above
mentioned causes and occasionally an
abnormal ttghtness about the throat,
superinduced By q coll Of manila rope
or from cold caught through q hole
made BY 45.-Tombstone EpieRph.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-06-30
TAE PLAIN OF CUISINES.
Ia Transformstiea Into the Field q
to Cloth Of Gold.

sInet0futlEio1 INTO the Field Of
tho Cloth Of Gold.
e was magnificent display when
Henry WI. Of England and Philip L
at France met in good fellowship on
Tho plain Of Cuisines.
The kings retinue had been selected
from the noblest Of the kingdom.
Wolsey, With his 300 followers, headed
-She escort and was followed by dukes.
.earas, barons, bishops and knights,
With their retailers. The escort num-
bered 1000 horsemen, not including
the queens escort, numbering nearly
1000 persona and 800 horses. The
French king had an equally splendid
Eednue. King Henry and his great
gcaYnlcade were taken. on arrival at
Cuisines, to the magnificent palace pro-
vtded BY wolsey. There was an old
palace there. and wolsey had estab-
llshed himself in that and erected
one for his king. The palace was the
most beautiful place Imaginable. It
Ind so many glazed windows that 1t
looked as though built Of crystal, and
much Of the woodwork, both inside
and out was covered with gold. All
The way from the gate to the door
were rows Of silver statues. Inside
The walls Of the chambers and halls
were hung with magnificent tapestry
embroidered in gold. and the ceilings
we're draped with white silk.
But Henry was not to spend all OF
MS time in hIs fne palace. for tents
had been erected on the plain, and in
these the two kings and their suits
were to lodge. The tents OF the French
King were pitched Just outside the
walls Of the town Of Andres and ex-
tended almost to the tents Of King
Henry.
The tents IN which the two queens
we're lodged were covered with cloth
Of gold. as were also the tents Of the
ladies' In attendance upon them and Of
al members OF the royal families. The
eject was dazzling. Beautiful pavil-
ions, hung with cloth of gold. dotted
the plain; banners hoated everywhere;
fountains Of wine spouted In the bright
June sunshine: horses. decorated with
nuttering ribbons, pranced about gayly.
50 gorgeous had the dreary plain been
made that It has become known In bis
tory as the Field OF the Cloth Of
Gold"
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-06-30
WESTON, OCEAN.TO.OcEAN WALKER.

Said recently: when you feel
down and out, feel there is no use
living, just take your bad thoughts
with you and walk them off. Before
you have walked mile things will
look roster. Just try it " Have you
noticed the increase in walking of
late in every community: Many at
tribute it to the comfort which
Aliens Foot-Ease, the antiseptic
powder to be shaken into the shoes,
gives to the millions now using it.
As Weston has said, ct has real
merit. June e-lt.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-06-30
BRoWNlNG's 4soRDELLo.'
The Critics Had Lots of Fun With the
Famous Poem.

Famous HoSHs
When Robert Browning was twen-
ty-eight years old and after he had
written 'tParacelsus" and his tragedy
of Stanford" he wrote "so7dello."
about which there has always been
such variety Of opinion. Dante in
his "Purgatory" wrote Of sardello.
who was poet OF Provence.
When "sordello" appeared It made
sensation. Punch said It had Of
fered s10o to any person who would
reasonably explain one single line and
that after year no one had claimed
this reward Buriesques were writ
ten on II, and IN one OF these It was
claimed that the funniest lines were
some Of the exact original ones.
Astory is told Of witty Douglas Jer-
Told, who met friend one day and
asked, Have you read 'sorderoT
Does It mean anythingT
The friend replied that It meant
nothing whatever. Thank heavenr'
said Jerrdd. Then am not mad! l
read IT yesterday and feared I had
lost my wits 1t is only Browning
who has lost his"
Another story was that criminals at
NewGate prison who were condemned
TO death were offered full pardon II
they would listen To the reading Of
Sordello," but In every Instance they
FASTENED with Glee TO the gallows.
Browning once said that he blamed
nobody but himself for the work and
that 1t had many faults OF expression;
that be meant to lay stress on Incl
dents In the development OF soul
and that little else is worth study.
This estimate OF his work was given
twenty-five years after 1t was written.
,yhen he had revised 1t and dedicated
70 friend. He rcwrote very little
OF &, &pd his followers have belief
S$at he considered 'Sordello" his best
literary yorti. Il certainly has many
beautiful Noes. and in particular there
% g word picture as striking as any
thing in our language
That autumn eve was stglied-
A last remains OF sunset dirnly burned
Der the Sar forests Ike q torch aGrne
= iafoed
By the wind beck upon the bearers hapd
In one long fame OF crimson: as brand
The woods beneath lay black.
rGFe - Boston Globe.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-06-30
To Philip Sober,

When woman who asked Philip Of
Macedon to do her Justice was snub-
bed by the petulant monarch she ex-
claimed. Philip, l shall appeal against
this judgment"
Appeal" Numbered the enraged
king. And to whom Will you ap-
peal:"
ITO Philip SOBER" was her reply.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-06-30
Jananess Pena

The pens used by the children Of
Japan consist OF bamboo and rabbits
hair. The pen itself is tiny brush
OF hair tied to the end Of bamboo
stick. 1t does not seem possible that
writing under such circumstances
could DO good. but japanese children
really write very well indeed.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-06-30
Young Man at u.

Peoria, H.. claims the most remark.
able bIcyclist in the world. consider.
ing his advanced age. This man,
Thomas W. Davis. is now in his sew
enty.seventh year and has ridden over
100000 miles. He received from the
Century club OF America the ArSt
prize for the 1909 mileage record
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-06-30
SmnH Boy.

Mamma-Edgar, didn't tell you not
70 take any more preserves from the
jar? Small Edgar-Tes, Da'am. Man,
ma-Then, II you wanted some, why
didn't you ask me for them? Small
Edgar-Cause I wanted sone-ChL-
caso News
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-06-30
Reminded Him.

waiter-Haven't you forgotten some
thing, sir: Restaurant Patrop-rm
glad you sroke Of It Ny vile told
me not to spend any money foolishly.
and l was just going to give you q tip.
Chicago News.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-06-30
Snmn Old Lac.

"Ebenezer." called out Mrs. Jngway
from the floor above, have you been
drinking againI"
NO, m dear" answered Mr.. jag.
way iu the hallway below. mot aSaln.
Stin!"-Chicago Tribune.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-06-30
How He MANAGES Her.

How is 1t that your wife is so tract
ableT
why. told her when we were mar
ried that she could do Just exactly US
she pleased, and OF course she finds no
pleasure in doing it"-ChIcaso Post.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-06-30

II came mighty near resigning my
Job this morning" said Ardup. order
Ing coffee and stnkers. I'D made up
my mind that the boss and couldn't
set along any more"
well, why didn't you resignr asked
the man sitting on the next stool
'Ee beat me to It BY Just one Sec
Chicago Tribune.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-06-30
Tho Wanino Honeymoen.

az forgot something" said the nus,
band.
Yes" pouted the wife. you forgot
to kiss me-"
THAT may be. but what came back
for was my Observation-Disclosures City
Journal.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-06-30
Oldest Building In Well Street

The oldest building IN Wall street
is the government assay ofice, imme
diately east OF the sub-Teasury. yet 1t
is only 50 years old. having been erect
ed in Is2A
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-06-30

Baeon-which do you think Is the
Samiest fish? Egbert-well, the black
bass is the gamiest to catch, but the
eel is the gamiest when It comes to
getting tto6 the hook.-Sonkers stntes-
man. ~
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-06-30
Tod Sloan on the stane.

Tod Sloan will shortly reappear In
England in the role Of jockey. but this
time his course viii DO O revolving
one on the stage Of a London music
hall
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-06-30

Adversely borrows its sharpest sting
from our impatience.-Horne.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-06-30

"0f WHAT, .--si's=-I 49, ,:s:1-'-,-.-
Margin me-"
''yoH don't want to sit married" she
said.
Wal" he replied rnustnsly. az don't
know as do"
This made Mary furious. I'm goIn'
when my months up" she said.
"Goin'?'
'Yes. You'd better git another girl"
This knocked the bottom out Of
Eben's theory that Mary had been Try
ing to marry him. But he didn't give
1t up entirely TIL he learned from u
neighboring farmer that she had asked
him II he wanted help. Nevertheless
he was puzzled BE thought that II he
could do something to convince Mary
that he loved her she would yield. He
finally hit on a plan.
The Weekly Eagle came out Satur-
day morning. One Saturday afternoon
when Mary. dressed for a half holiday,
started to SO out she saw all the occu-
pants OF the farm gathered about her
employer shaking him enthusiastically
by the hand. Several were reading
the Eagle over the holders shoulders.
la sakes," exclaimed Mary. what's
the matter?-
A faint terror seized her that some
thing important had occurred to her
singular lover that might affect her In.
terest in him. All rushed to her, hold.
ing out the paper and pointing to an
Item IN It She read:
Our fellow citizen ESen Storm permits
US 10 announce his engagement 70 Mary
Baker. This removes from our bachelors
the best catch In the county. We con-
grn;ulate him on his approaching nup-
'tials.
Mary looked at him with fire IN her
eye. Then. suddenly breaking into a
smile. she said:
You silly gawkr
There was another editorial IN the
Eagle when they were married.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-06-30
An ORIGINAL
LOVE AFFAIR.
By LUCY NAY s6yIN
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

fcopynght, 1909. by American Presa Asso-
ciation.l