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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1909-03-09
Transfers of Real Estate

These deeds for the transfer of real es-
tate have been filed for record in the Of
fee of the County Clerk: Heirs of Ed
ward NJ Link to L Albert Link. interest
in two tracts of land near Duffields,
$1,000; A G Link to A Link. an un-
divided, interest in the land of the late
Thos Link $IIoo; S Moore Shewbridge
and other heirs of John ShewbrIdge to
S M Shewbridge. dwelling and six acres
of land on the Berryville and Summit
Point turnpike, Ira H Irwin to Fl Il Mol
err, lot in block Shenandoah Junction.
500; Elizabeth Fraz er to Martha Butts,
house and lot on the south side or New
street in Shepherdstown. $500: E L Will
son to r H and o NJ Phillips the Nc
Knight factory property, Charles Town.
for $1,000; B w Kanode to John c Ka-
node, tract on the Berryville turnpike
near Rippon, recently purchased by the
grantor of Miss Margaret Undertake
and others $642; heirs of Benz Tominson
to John w B1rktt. lot fronting 70 feet
on the Harpers Ferry turnpike east of
Charles Town, with depth of 63o feet,
$500. H. c. Reynolds, 10 J. H. Hill.
house and lot on the south side of German
ST., Shepherdstown, $500; George S
Houser to H H. Tederick lots. s, 9, ~
and 20, in the plat OF Drydensville. near
Duffields, ST.. 325; K. H. and o. NJ.
Phillips to Annie E Weller. lot with
shop and foundry, corner Samuel and
Liberty streets. Charles Town. $500;
Everett SPOTS. TO Perry w. Barr, one
twelfth. undivided interest in house and
lot, corner Mildred and North streets.
Charles Town, consideration $I66 &c -
Isaac H Strider to Rosa Ellen
Edwards, lot a fronting on the Charles
Town road near Leetown, $50 Blauche
E Kanode. to Mount Nebo Lodge. A F
and A M, lot with 80 feet front on West
side of Princess street. Shepherdstown,
$500; Vallie F Branem to G S Callan, lot
of one-half acre, at northwest corner
formerly by the intersection of the Hall
town turnpike and the Dufields and
Harpers Ferry road; S275; DR. ID B Bush
ong to Hardesty Brothers. one third un-
divided interest in lot with improvements
thereon at Summit Point, 5000, Sheldena
M Clarke to Angelette Wiley. lot of one
and half acres, adjoining the Mountain
Mission property. east of the Shenandoah
River, $50 so.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1909-03-09

THIS "PURE FooD LAW" is designed by the
Government to protect the public from in
furious ingredients in both foods and drugs.
1T is beneficial both to the public and to the
conscientious manufacturer. Ely's Cream
B I'm, successful remedy for cod in the
head, nasal catarrh, hay fever, etc., contain
ing no injurious drugs, meets fully the re-
qnireme lts of the new law, ard that fact is
prominently stated on every package 1t
con aims none of the injurious drugs which
are required by the ew law to be mem lone
on the label. Hence tIyon tnuse safely.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1909-03-09

We have On hand. in our yards. large
supply of all kinds of the very best of coal.
which must be sold in thirty days, to make
room for future consignments of wood and
coal for the big blizzard" SO see W. II.
Locke, representing the firm of II. G. Get
zendanner & Co coal dealers.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1909-03-09
Modem WOOdnen Of America

ne Greatest Fraternal Bene6. soo;a.. !.
ineri a, furnishes it's members so,,,d -. -
hsBrance al actual cost, There i no "a
'ofed or privileged cass Every Woodmsn
lands .,sl.a on footing of exaot eqna1ity' No
i'gh-s aiarled 'ficcrs. The socie,yss bnsi
.. ls cor Quoted at smaller cost per ,anita
.uan lne nusiuess II any other society or life
I'd anss eoinpany OF approximate n.ayni-
"a q nal feature Of over 800 900 members =,
sie United States be Banner Of Woodcraes
noats over hundreds of thousands Of ana,i'
ean homes II numbers more members and
sapporters among leading public men than
sny o.ner society in existence. Investigate--
- :. NDuHaah. AD2I-v
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1909-03-09
CAS- 7 ORA
For Infants and Children.
fhe Kind You HaTs Always Bought
signature sssss ses Of &eHAzzzzM

VIM Wilt Will sell at his sale 80 head of
ornfe steers, weighing frou 800 to 200
p 'unds
For Sale.-Desirable Farm. well improved,
un ing afer, near Charles Town, 225 acres,
A bargain. Enquire at SPIRIT OFFICE
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1909-03-09
Discounts Daily. Interest Paid on Time Deposits
Fire and Life Insurance

Represent Following
Company New
Company western
THE JOHN HANCOCK MUTUAL
The
in dsates % lie
Surety Bonds.
Issues all
Pohcs al low
arms, Town Property and Other Investments For rs
Money to Lend on Real Estata
MOOR
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1909-03-09

Seed that grow, 1909, Burpee's, at N
Colemans.
The 1909 garden seed that grow you find
at G Coleman's
Target brand scale destroyer. Guaranteed
For sale by N Coleman.
If you want nice fresh clean groceries
give US call We can supply you with any
thing in the grocery line, at right prices
E. FRANK RoNEMUs.
The target brand" will destroy tbs scale
Get it from c N Coleman
Go to VIM. Wits sale for good Young
Percheron horses and colts.
Kill the San Jose Scale with Target
Brand. guaranteed for sale by N Coleman.
MEMS. ladies' and children's underwear.
old prices. See Ian lis.
For the next thirty days r. F. Whit. the
Photographer, wi give free of charge. an
enlarged photograph 1ix2l, with a dozen
cabinet sized pictures
Go to Nv Kyle. Telephone and Telegraph
Office, for medical batteries, electric door
bells vest pocket battery, lamps, and in fact
most anything in the electric line.
Our safe deposit vaults are provided with
a suite of rooms. They afford convenient
places to which patrons may retire to exam
inc their papers or to transact any other
business. You are at liberty to make APP
pointments with friends to meet them here
for consultation. By so doing YOU avoid
the annoying Interruptions to which YOU
might otherwise be exposed.
FARMERS d MERCHANTS Deposit Co.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1909-03-09
Electric Light Shades


Miss Lille Dinkle calls the attention of
her friends to the Crepe Paper Electric
Light Shades" on exhibition at Mr.. G, w.
Browns jewelry store and at Mr., c, N.
Boards variety store. Orders may be left
at these places and any color of shade de-
sired made. She also tints roses.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1909-03-09

FARMERS & MERCHANTS DEPOSIT Co.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1909-03-09

We make speciality of exchange work
and will exchange anything in our line for
grain. No amount too small. E. l.. Wilson
IL Co,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-24
THINKS HER HEN BEWITCF1ED
WOMAN coLLAPsES WHEN HER
PET FOWL LAYS NINETEEN q
EGGS IN A SINGLE DAY.

D 3, % 1 L F.. . . . a .FH q
Believing .iler pet hen is bewitched
because it has been laying eggs not
only at a rate far beyond the ordinary
capabilities OF a normal hen but on
such a wholesale scale that It is a
whole poultry farm in Itself, Mrs. G leo.
W. Anpleeate, wife OF mason, living
in Beach street, Red Bank. N. J., has
become so disturbed and frigh'tn>l
that she Is on the verge OF nervous
prostration, and has been placed I'm.
der medical attention.
AS a MISTER Of fact. says the New
York Herald the incomprehensible con.
duct Of the men and the secrecy with
which she guards her actions are at
tracting widespread comment. She ia
a Plymouth Rock. and Mrs. Applegate
bought her from a ne!ghbor six months
ago. more by way Of company than
as an egg produced. The hen was
then, curloasly enough. the only fowl
on the Apologize place. Despite this
fact, however, she began to lay on
December 3, and since then has reach
ed total Of 12l eggs, sonic OF which
arrived in patches Of three or four in
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-24
LAST OLD NEW ENGLAND
STAGE LINE PASSES AWAY.
Union Associated Prees.)

SOUTH CAsco. Me. March 90 49, =
The rail route from South Casco to
Portland is no longer operated, and
this week the mail comes by q star
route TO Windham and q rural carrier
from Woodforl's. This is the last Of
the old stage lines running into Port.
land. '.ssf
NO merchant whose prices are too
high will believe that advertising
pays. .l5,.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-24
-. Z o iII t7lG1
4 DON'T BE- fMoTHER.lN-HASTE
NJ n T a - ~ a W
!: E V When You Are M ost Busy Give
Time to Your Boy. 1.
3IIf you are "a mot her-in-aaste, +" q, You ,,,,l

IL you are a "moth er-in.aaste, Z you
can expect 70 have nervous, irritable
children, for q child feels his environ
Sment keenly;S and where there Is un..
rest and a HEX Of poise in the home
e gets Into the chlld's disposition and
then reacts on your own. N sti5s
I: Il Therefore Ny Lady, take time; to. be
quiet and deliberate In your actions
and do not always be busy, when
the boy wants you to pass Judgment
on o. the snowman he Is building. even
though It necessitates your putting On
your golt cape to go and inspect It,
Or, when he wants his relns mended
or button sewed on his uniform / do
IT willingly. \ 4. /, S1ii3ft
And above all, flet him understand
that you are never. TOO much In haste
to lay down What you are; doing, II he.
restless and fretful, wants a little pet.
ting e. The April Delineator, I;
a. - i
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-24
enlirline Cha
md Chatter


high. The application tis made BY sat
uratlng soft cloths sin q basin contain
Ing the 81; which { has been heated
over an electric heater, and the arms
and neck are then bound in these
cloths and allowed to rest until you
feel 4, they are growing cold and this
takes about tifteen minutes The
cloths. are then taken on and you sub
nit yourself to a third massage and
then you are layed with your fayorite
toilet water. The course Isn't the
most pleasant In; the world, but 1t has
It's reward In that you win out arms
and neck OF wonderful beauty. and
frmness. The process rIds you Of any.
superfluous ayoirdupoIs you may pos.
sess when you begin the course 81.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-24
one day! :s!sg X

I aaT' e. q -
Y She laid twelve eggs last Thursday
and then Mrs. Apologize began to
grow nervous. The hen took Friday
of, but on Saturday two eggs appear
ed in the nest. She observed the next
day, Sunday, by resting. but on Mon.
day she contributed two more; on
Wednesday the crop amounted to nine
eggs. and on Thursday all records
were broken. for on that day She laid
nineteen eggs. These were too many
for Mrs. Applegate's nerves, and sue
collapsed. 4;
Or. ]. E. sayre, the family physician
was called in. and to him Mrs. Apple
gate expressed the firm conviction
that the hen was bewitched. She de
s5.r.bei the circumstances Of, the case,
and asked the physician what he
thought about Il. but he shook his
head gE7vely md said he was willing
to believe almost anything Of some
hens.
Meantime. the men, which is kept In
a coop in the kitchen. looked on at
the proceedings with evident ,curios-
. : =
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-24
coLoRED HATS FOR N EN-

E ~ st.f 4 'NfkfEi M III ~ ..
In old New York It's said the hats
that men will wear this year. will be
Of many colors, same as feminine head
gear; some New York hnberdasaer
picks color for each day. and thus
aspiresl to beat the French in moulding
fashions gay: thus q purple hat for
Monday, and for Tuesday creepy
green" Wednesday you wear "rIotous''
blue, for Thursday brown is seen:
Friday brown In darker shade, On Sat.
urday you wear slate: Sunday all the
colors make a combination great.
These fashion notes and freaks in
styles most every year appear, but
folks who want the best still buy An.
rora Paint each year. Aurora Paint
is an honest, high grade readymixed
paint. Manufactured by The Marietta
Paint and Color Co., Marietta. Ohio.
Sold By, N. D. Christie, Druggist. 300
Main street. III y
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-24

homes pf our nsost eatthy Citizens
NtsFe tie public Will iiase rare. il
ever hecea to them.
Stlle lie chang s prop sed may
result ii inefe ssed Imp atoms I'LL
some cases, and on ne whole I'M q
fairly well susta Aimed reyenae. At Is
snndoub tealy true that 4 the treasury.
Department viii Be comp PEELED to take
advantage Sois the titicates of IN.
$dshtedness; authorized by the measure.
10 this way the Treasury can cure the
deficit which Is now rapidly accunu.
lating. y,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-24
The Satin Bath. ,

Wefhaye mad the milk bath. the
seglorldaS tub an "attar Of roses dip"
md Sas few like means Of LAYING ones
;nhomty but now comes the satin
alth, and TO Miss Eileen Kearney Is
due the credit for the discovery Of this
few mode Of keeping ones own self
wv the finest possible condition. Miss
IsearneyB Is q most prominent mem
asars 81 an appropriately named must.
is:tlsplay, The Beauty Spot"
NJ The process which has lons such
~ s'aEpndersS for Miss Kearney is this:
Is,umlcef stone and hot olive oil are the
so principal ingredlenst The pun
stone, however, Is powdered, II
ss ~ will help any. a
maid with good elbows is as
StrsSaeh SSS secret OF success in this pro-
sSclgellire as Els an ability to stand the
N-. ~. a .
satment,"' declares Miss Kearney in
VI sidng: oil her bath. vi
81 THE patient must turn herself
eyer I'll the energetic maid and first
Sssbmltst oIaYery strong massage. This
slss done simply in an effort to start
easy Precipitation. After this has
Ss.ss rtedS the powdered pnnlce stone is
gs2rinkled over the neck, shoulders
and arms md then the maid or the
ISn,asseuses takes en- electric massage
roller and for more than a half hour
plays over the interested members.
THE work with the pum!ce stone at
IN end, you must grit .your teeth. for
then The maid layes you with olive
soilSthat is something more taan luke
swarm. a remember my first expert.
Sence with this feature Of the bath. I
$lldn't mind the pumee stone or the
electric $roller, but when the olive
ssiep!lSwas applied I did Jump aud jump
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-24
ToPlcs OF 9 us y lh NJ i!A,lI
ARE oFsiN TsREs TSTo THE I'll Z; siss
CENTER Sc x !; .lFS

-
III allS onths In the year & ~ March li'Ell
ftlies % eSwhen a woman must study study
sst care fallys Tie needs Sof3 her com ON
ion. -Four! weeks Of careless '5' ex'
Stssure to its harsh winds and varying arf lQ g
and Sshade will undo ell ta ne care
isn hte ssk!n during the rest t,a't!. q
Il e5year. ectally at tails time Ices tet'
skin NEED \ softening. and even '''e ?
ifsbse who arc most pposed 70 I. COS 60
i, tics should unbend from lnexora:t
ihis prejudice ficiently to use q q few
harmless cosmetics at this special Pc :.
,Tiod. Il y .s!35
nv good make Of cold cream Will = III
s,os cucumbe juice put on every AY y
fight:Wyll soften the cutlcle and keep
sitsfrom scaling. : Si5 * 4,
ID THE lace should not be; washed In
either hot Oh cold water. but always silva 9
sin5 inkswamn, and / It should not 2 be
Touched with ANY kind Of water when
entering the house from the open air:
Because * the high winds, the skin Is
3apt rs be more filled with particles
Isl dust and scot than at any other
time 81 the year, and water does not
remove these! Streaming does. but It
should be slnfrequently used, because
sItsmakes 1.-THE skin sensitive to bota
heat and cold. 4 5sa5 :5-:y
Its also opens the pores, and they
receive more dust than eau be easily
wiped out. y 81 II }Py3S
n IN the akin gets extra rough and
::dark "a few minutes Of steamIng ls
s s19s cessary and helpful. But 1t should
3bef followed NY the use Of some lotion
that acts as IN astringent, 81
\ Before going out in the open each
sila5s woman should wipe of the face
RitnSaSlittle cold cream, using . soft,
Dsastarca ned: 4 cotton cloth. II muca
cream rs left on the face the result
swill Sbe Notifying. for she will md
4ts coated I'm an hours time with q
Slayer5 Of gray dust which clings to the
5fseam. u ii II 81 ~, I. .' &
y she wipes on the cream enough
E%ill remain to make a fine rice pow
Tar adhere. This serves as a lrotec.
ton to the skin and can easily be
washed foff. 81 q 4. "a
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-24

ed IS imported in q crude state. The,
steel and Iron schedules show some
consId erable reductions, but It is
doubtful II any Of the flashing in this;
sch edule Will produces violent, deter,
mined and long continued spasm Of
Importation. AK i. sj,
'fNo American has recently learned
Of the importation by any Of his neigh
bors OF a foreign sewing machine, yet |
the duty has been reduced from IS per
cent to 30 per cent. iiSg:i
III there Is a foreign typewriter In
the city Of Chicago it ought to be In
the Field Museum-yet the duty has
been reduced from IS per cent, to 80 !
per cent. y ( T.. NJ :. 'ss&8Ei
"Our typesettin5 machines lead the;
world; yet they have had a 10 per
cent reduction in the tariff which Is
unnecessary for the protection, and
unproducttve when 1t comes to reye.
nue.. 3 4. K n IA
Hams and bacon have been reduc-,,
ed from SC TO &c per pound. Outside
Of benefitlng a few eplcures, this will
make no difference. as most Of us
get our hame and bacon from Iowa,
Illinois and Indiana, I, isE n. 4.
american manufactured shirts, coll
lars and cuffs are the best and most
comfortable in the world and hereto
fore they have been coidled under a
duty Of ,45c per dozen and Is per cent.
ad valorem. Now that this starched
infant, brought up at Troy, and Coz
hoes can stand alone. the government
has decided to cut the tariff down to
$50 a dozen and, 10 per cent. ad.1
valorem. II Is @ magnificent sacrifice
on the part Of the government mas
much as you can't get the average
American to wear a foreign made siirti
II you pay him for It and give him a.
medal for keeping 1t on.
"'The maximum and minimum pro-
visions Of tariff law will place within
the power Of the. executive the qppor.s
tunlty to administer the law with re-
lation to the attitude Of other nations
towards American products. The ope.,.ss
ration Of this part Of the bill will pro-.
vide an opportunity for the admins
tratlon in Washington to secure as
more favorable and lasting welcome
for American goods in foreign coun.s
tries. s ss$3:5 !sat.3453s
Undoubtedly, TIE most lndefensi..3
BILE section Of the Payne Bill Is that, !.
which ley!es q duty upon Art which
Is less than twenty years DID, Mr.
Armstrong added BY way Of personal I
cornn,ent.9""A 5 "a. n revenue producer
contemporary art: Will not be a great
phccess. AS a factor In the artistic
education Of the American people IT.
is a necessity. There never has been I
"a real or Just, reason for the tleyying
Of a duty on notable works Of art. This
country. with all Its commercialism,
its rapid growth, its thirst for knowl-t
edge and its desire for beauty, needs /
all the help It ca9 nave. The ,propos:t
ed change in the tariff will let in all,
the old masters and viii permit the
present collections Of Europe ITO be !
imported free and that is well. Many
Of them, however, will be locked up
comment, "As q revenue producer
In the private picture galleries and, I
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-24
Fight {; BEGINS J.
ON 5PAYNE!BlLL
Robert B. Armstrong, Former Treas.
ury Official, Chosen to Make I'm. 4
4a.5.s biased Statement l. in the {
". p West. IA y. y q y
Robert 3. Armstrong, Former Treas.
FEW BENEFITS FOR CONSUMERS.
Contradictions Of Fact and Seeming
He Deplares Bar on Ar, Declaring
That Wealthy Why Buy Old Masters
For Private Galleries Should Not
Be Favored as Proposed.

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on,,rn - th,s ,,,,ore ,1,, :, ,,,ar, ~.
o"'hs " t''s a'sers'ty VI we" lug
men o. prominence 'ilae'' IN the West com
~. ht,s =, raw ~ :, ,,,,n,r , = !, ava tha
out blas are tew' 50 dominant are th g
~, = a., +hoo,r :, rn,t,o,t,on. ma mo
h,n,,,r,, y ! ,ar,1 .ohort., 49, IL -, -,
banking ana legal conorls. Alr. An Ann n
strons was ehoseh 'peca''se as IN II,
s Iral1 man, ne now pelng president
OF the Consolidated 4 casualty COM Com.
pany iChlcago' ms commodlt'es can can:
not sh ltel or dement, directly py Jar +
III changes; and nc mas intimate una 'e
knoWieage OIL tar IN revenues ana rcln-
IONS pS reason reason o. Two years IN the
treasury Departmenti ,d '1:1 man many
ln 0E OF Whlch ne was Actlns secre.
1ary i
lhe consumers inner Of 1he Middle Glass; Ass
those stable American le'N citizens citizens who 70
contribute E1ll lof inc most part 10 inc
we ll o. the ll s'' are MOI srentiS
benefited by the reductions o. the
Rayne Bill'" Mr. Armstrong; analysis
eo 'l FROM FROM tne relnetion on
timber on sugar on cattle hide; hides an and
sole leather ne can. perhaps, draw raw
some conf comfort: building material and
all Xmas o. lanf ll \. anu timber mad
been advanced 18: 70 a price Almost ne,
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-28
BIG BLOCKS OF
j. 6. STEEL SELL
At HIGH PRICE
Opening Prices Generally Today
Show Substantial
Advances.

NEW YORK, April 2s.-opening
prices Of stocks today showed good
gains. the advances over last night
ranging from a large fraction to a
point in the principal trading stocks.
SSeven thousand shares Of T.. s. Steel
sold AT "a and DAN compared with 539s
last night. American Locomotive rose
Ia. Union Pacific. Reading, Baltimore
and Ohio, Rock Island preferred and
Great Northern preferred / and South
ern Pacific, Canadian Pacific, Brook
Ign Transit and American Smelling
large fractions.
IL o'clock-After al interval of quiet,
In which prices We're maintained. the
market became active and all stocks
sold higher. The demand was mostly
for the railroad list, and a sprlnkling
of the metal stocks. Wisconsin Cen
trail was lifted 3 points, Atlantic Coast
Line and st. Louis and San Francisco
second preferred IA. Rock Island pre-
ferred 1h2, Colorado Fuel las. and
Southern Pacific. Canadian Pacific.
Illinois Central, st. Louis and South
western preferred. American Smelling.
Sloss-Sheffield Steel and North Amerl-
can /. Lackawanna opened IS points
lower. at 662, and Hooking Coal also
yielded pa.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-28
STEEL TRUSTS
EARNINGS EXCEED
EXPECTATIONS

NEW YORK, April 2s.-Earnings of
the United States Steel Corporation for
the quarter ended March 81, 1909. as
shown by Its report issued Yesterday
afternoon, after the close Of the stock
exchange. exceeded all expectations.
Net revenues for the quarter were $22.-
es1, 26s, compared with SIS, 229.005 for the
corresponding period a year ago, and
$S9 ,122, 495 for the first quarter of 1907,
the best for that period of the year in
the corporations history.
The net surplus for the quarter, after
payment Of all charges and dividends.
was S3,026, ga, compared with a scant
1886 at the end of the corresponding
quarter q year ago. Unified orders on
hand March 81 last were 3,542, 595 tons,
against 3.765. 343 tons on March 81. 1908.
and s,043. s5S on March 81, 1907. The
regular %devidends of Ia per cent. on the
preferred stock, payable June /. and
II Of ! per cent. on the common stock,
payable June 80, were declared.