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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-14
RADFORD
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Especial to The Times Dispatch
Radford July lS-Alrs Radford
Adams gave an "At Home" on Fri
day afternoon Of last week in honor
of her guests. Misses EVELYN and Ida
Holdcun. Mittie Points and Anne Ma
son. all OF Richmond. Ices aud sweets
We're served by Misses Annie and Mel
lie Caldwell. and = large number OF
friends called during the afternoon.
AIRS Angie Ingles ana daughter
Miss Mackic Insles are spending d
few days At Hunters Alum Springs
Mrs. r. W. stone and Misses Helen
and Eugenia Stone, OF Elizabeth City.
y. c. and Miss Nelsinc stone OF OK
lahoma. a re the guests OF Mrs. A 5.
Johnson.
Mrs Meadows and daughters. Caro-
line and Mildred OF Roanoke. spent
the week at the West End Hotel.
:. I. Stevens has arrived from LIN
den. Texas Edward Stevens also ar
rived Sunday.
Miss Helen Otey left tuesday for
MISS Margare; Nan.
Miss Alice Jones has returned home.
after an extended visit 10 friends and
relatives In New York.
MISS Irene T!nsley is visiting friends
In Christiensburg.
= hay ride was given Monday even
.ag ~ Thomas Jones. mack and Rob
eit Harvey. Fred Mcwane. Gorda n
Roberts and Howard Scott The
guests were Misses Bcrnad.na and
Eli2s beth Mott. Ola Fisher Elizabeth
overstreet Evelyn Lyle. Willie Hair
veg ana Bess Bullard The party was
.chaperoned by MIR. and Mrs. fired
atts ~ CIT. p,.
tho cues; OF her sister. Mrs ". VI.
Deip. on Sunday.
NJ. T NJ cambiths OF Blueneld,
spent sunday in town
Mrs. " =. Wilson is visiting in
Saltville
Nh and Mrs. Davis Painter. Miss
Lou and Douglas Painter, OF Draper.
ana Misc Nrll Painter. OF Pulaski.
were the guests Of Mrs .. II Paint
or ON Sunday.
Among those who attended the
dance given at Dublin institute last
Friday night We're -sssrs willie liar
vcy. Helen Otcy ana >allie Howe.
Gordsu Roberts. Mack and Fred Iiar-
vey and Thomas Jones
Captain william Ingles snent We'd
uesday In Norfolk
Miss vcda Drlseoll. Of Christians
burg LEFT Wednesday for salwillc.
after spending several days with Mrs.
W. J Kendcrdine
Nifs Z. d. stevens and little son.
OF Portsmouth. are visiting Mrs. a.
j. Stevens
Mrs. L. w. Clark has returned homo.
after visit to her laughter, Mrs.
s. NJ Thomas. ia Roanoke.
Gordan Roberta returned Saturday
from Trip 10 BMeneld
MISS Henrietta schoitz. OF Roanoke.
is the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs A Gics-
en-
James a Johnson. Of Seattle WASH.
Us visiting his parents. Or ana Mrs.
L. johnson. after an absence OF mir
ty-th1ee years. MI Johnson married
q ST. Paul. MINI. and IS now an ar
chitect in Seattle. Mir. Johnson at
tended the Baltimore convention. but
came to Eadford direct from New
York
Misses Elizabeth overstrce, and Ola
Fisher have returned 20 their homes
I'm Bedford. after visiting Mrs C. W
Lyle
Mack Harvey and Thomas Jones all
tended dance in Wy,hevlne on Tues.
day night
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Clcnrlng-iIousc stutcr,.pt.

New YORK. July iS.-Tne statement
q, the clearing house banks today
shows THAI the banks hold SlO.TO6.55O
reserve In excess of LEGAL require
ments. This Is an increase Of SIG
1890 IN the proportionate reserve as
compared with last week The state
ment follows. Actual conditions.
Loans, S9.o5los2,ooo; decrease, S37.-
specie saialOs.ooo: increase. s5.o2o,
Legal tenders. sS9.o55.ooo. increase.
Eel DEPOSITS, Sl.eo7ass.oooi decrease.
eirediaiion s4s.l2s.ooo; decrease,
Banks cash reserve in vault. 1851
s.0Oc
Trust companies cash reserve in
vault. S56.9S6.O00.
Agsresate cash reserve. S43S.l6+.oOo.
Excess lawful reserve, Si0,T06,550 /.
increase. Sl6.1la.75O.
Trust companies reserve with clear
ing house members carrying 20 per
cent. cash reserve. $s5.s2e.00
summary OF state banks and trust
companies in Greater New York not
reporting TO clearing house.
Loans $o25,ss9.+oo increase. Sl2.-
Specie, ss7,ioe.5ooi increase. ss.7,4.-
Legal tenders. ss.5?7loo; decrease.
$4,000.
Total deposits. s7o5,7lo.2oo. in
crease. Se.5So.50O.
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.lfrnid of Mining stocks.

The late james House Anderson. Of
Columbus. -. wealthy owner OF an
ONCE building ana much real estate.
lifetime. The dislike lives after MIN.
and viii prevent the nc.ls to ms estate
ever Investing ia mines or becoming
Interested In any mining proposition.
All. ANDERSON VIII probated in CO.
lunous last week. disposed OF real cs-
tAte valued at more than 100000. and
contained q clause specifically pro-
hiDlIlnS tae heirs from investing any
oi th,.t money in mine stocks Or
bonds
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to a Standard Oil basis) eight thou
sand mosquitoes.
These figures allow about three
Dillon mosquitoes to the person In
New Jersey. which is the important
TACT that our modern prodigy wishes
to demonstrate.
Ine Roman soldier who killed Archi-
ineces was severely reprimandcd for
the wanton sacrifice. but anybody in
the broad country who wishes TO EMU
late the Romans example Will be for
given. Tor there are certain facts We
40 not care to know
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@efttng6

THERE Will BE 4 REGULAR MEET.
ing OF Avenue CHAPTER. No. II. o. H.
$, at the Masonic Hall MONDAY
EVENING at o'clock. Members OF
sister chapters are cordially invited.
BY order of Worthy Matron.
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
stockholders of the Richmond PAPER
Manufacture ms Company Will be held
at the Office IF the company. Cow
ornor and Ross Streets, Richmond.
Va. TUESDAY. July l6. 1912. at ~
o'clock NJ
Il. w IIPSCOMB,
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-S3i5l9 bales. a. increase OF esos0i bales:
oy southern sp!n1cTs, -i5iis7 bales an Ia
crease OF -issiO oules- Tho amount brought
into sight ~ 80, days Up 10 July was
-e.-4-,4sS oa.es an .ncreaae Of s.5s-.el bales.
&c exports were .O,-os. IS bales al increase
o. -.94h-sl bales. The taA!ngs were. by
northern spinneFs. e,aia.5cs bales an In
c.tAse % --s,-5s bales. by southern spin
ms. -i5!.'+' BALES az increaso o. -sg.S7s
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The slogan ;1- progressive soufretu sarri.
ers mus; b. MORE ana Bot'cr Live s+h-A
But gaod 1870 st3ck cannot be had y.ltE1s-
plenty ~ fet1s and knowita.- sr .i
part ~ tht farmers % how 90 fofe sd
can raise tae '4efs 5uf many farmer ha..
y,t n learn run 10 Feed for BEST resu'ts
Here's = givat onnorfrnliy fof me yoAnl
farmer who Is willing 80 fniuk cld intts.
tiGate.-The prc5rafti. Farmer
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Il5rflihneDuG
BOLTS AND STAY BOLTS.

WANTED. BOLTS AND STAY BOLTS
made 10 order RICHMOND Ma
CHINE, WORKS INC
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WOOD AND COAL

OUR DRY KINDLINc; grsT. ~ c,r,v
heretofore handled by Midlothlan
WOOD Company. S1.50 nalf-cord. DA-
Up NJ LEA d CO. Phone Mon.ue
CSC
LONGS LARGE DRY OAK AND PIEE,
Is now selling at summer pr!ccs
atsv s4anf cheapest wood sold an
OF ny Goa! Is free burning ana al
auI.!"e! price order now and "a,
on II wecNiy Virginia anthracite 5
oh.y 500 this month. sample sent
IRE. T. LONG, 1906 West Brouu
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FURNISHED ROOMS AND
Eooc board. sos North Fifth street.
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,>eW dreams July l3 Accordlnr IA ~
lCsIori o. the secretary Of the New t5-,,s-'s
bSo,'r s'<ehans-, Tho amount OF cotton
,rer.f az mo sign, during the arst In
rI's o. l"e present season was Is ai- -6o
- $50 an increase over the same p@-ioy
~ ~ year o; -l7o.i-c bales The oxpo-,e -
m oa.es an increase Of esS35!s balc.-
- .-h.lIss were. by Northern snlrr.-r.
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bee, Goal ann lllono

PLATE ICE. PUREsT AND BEST For,
az uses auq the most economical a.
our pine and oak wood. whicii Is drv
4 anmd under shelter. TYLER x RYAN
iVOl W est Cary. Madison 1g-1 -
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Aoonl5 jipr lSrnt

TWO NICELY FURNIsHED ROOMS
Tor rent, reasonable rent TO steady
tenants. All conVcnlunces 3O2 East
Grace. Pnone Madison 6sa2
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'oR RENT, TO YOUNG Man. NICE.
large. cool room. furnished. win
Heights large, shady lawn. all city
conNenicnces ten minutes TO FIRST
and Broad References requested.
address =. o. Box %, Station =.
Richmond
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Office of the state Highway Com
mission
BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED AT THE
clerks Office at Palmyra. Va. until
2 o'clock noon on Monday. July co.
1912. for the superstructure OF a
bridge over Hardware River, In Flu
wanna county.
Plans and specifications are on flo
at this oilice and at the clerks Of
4 certified check OF $3.50 must ac-
company each bid.
The right Is, reserved to reject
any and all bids.
+. ST. j. WILSON.
state Highway Commissioner
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BraIeh Proposals
SEALED PROPOSALS.

SEALED PROPOSALS.
Bids viii he received and opened on
JULY 9TH, 1912. for matchmaking
Main street Gordonsviile. Va. Plans,
specifications and contracts can be
seen or had by addressing
$. MARCUS,
Chairman street Committee.
Gordonsvile. Va
The right is reserved to reject any
or all bids.
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FlANO HOsrITAL.
Dlblnenn 0otlees.

virginia Carolina Chemical Company.
once OF Treasurer
kiohmond. va. July. y. 1912
this company have this day de-
clarcd dividend OF three per cent.
$50 on the common stock OF tho
company. payable i-2eo on August
10. 1912 and l-2fc on February Is.
1918, respectively. TO stockholders Of
record on August 3. 1912. and Feb
ruafy !, 1913. For the purposes cf
transfer hooks viii be closed fr5m
~ noon on Saturday. August 3, TO
10 4. NJ Friday. August ls, 1912. ana
from noon on saturday. February
J, to 10 =. VI. Monday. February II.
1918. :. w. TRAVERS
Treasurer
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!Hoons lllanreo

SINGLE LADY WISHES one LARGE
room lr two smaller. with bath.
.AuHless L. care The Hanover.
WANTED TWO ROOMS FURNISHED
ior !isht housekeeping: West clay
~ va snail state price Address
20 ga Tines Dispatch
WANTED THREE OR FOUR ROOMS.
t,gp!n'HhoH or unfurnisned. west of
HAIFle Detwecn Grove ana Nam:
tenl must bc reasonable. Address
=. lzll ELuld AVenuc
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nat or part OF house for couple with
out children. q 37i, care Times
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oOaro lGanteo

AT ONcE BOARD nor GONZALES
cen, lady iu suburbs for two months.
convenient to cars. Forest Hill or
Gintc! park preferred references ex.
changed MRS BRADLEY. 3l3 y.
Twelfth
WANTED. REASONABLE SUBURBAN
noaFn Tor lady on scent car line.
Phone Madison 1264-J.
WANTED. BOARD IN PRIVATE FAM
ny Tor woman and two children.
u ISL care TimcsDispatch
BOARD AND LARGE. FURNISHED
room wanted permanent. Reference
IuINlshtd- Give address. etc. Adj
dress ~ 81 care Times Dispatch.
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GUarhInu

MRS c. K, BOWERS rs ) ~ :, ~
an rooms and board Tor permanent.
ana transient guests. dining room
well equipped
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FOR RENT. -FOUR APARTMENT
ranging from $50 to S32.50 each.
Modern and new. Ready september
S1i. care Times Dispatch
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NEWLY PAPERED FLAT or FOUR
rooms and cook room. centrally To-
Gated. possession at once Address
c 2li. care Times Dispatch
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l0i EAST MAIN. FIRST FLAT. s
rooms. SO. and second flat. 9 rooms.
$3.50; both partially heated
liza North Third Street. second flat
y rooms; modern conveniences,
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T!ats JEpr Nfnt

FLAT OF FOUR LARGE ROOMS. PRE-
waite bath and electric lights; front
and back entrance, Apply 3l05
floyd Avenue. Phone Monroe IA.
FLAT. NTH FOUR ROOMS. PRI-
Vato bath. 62i North Eighth Street.
FOR BENT. TO COUPLE WITHOUT
children. three very desirable unfur-
nished rooms. with use of bath APP
ply 1913 1-2 West Main. Phone
Madison 2hiL.J
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ONE FURNISHED or UNFURNISH-
ed room next 10 bath. two gentle
men preferred l0s South Fourth
Street
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TWO ADULTS DESTROYS OF THREE;
or -FOUR rooms and bath room or
small Hat at once. y $50. care
Iimes-D Dispatch
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a3ittinrry

ALI TIL LArEsT TASTY HATS At
surpris!lzly low prices. also Iinrnri
nat ifain' at CLAHIEYS MILLIN-
--l.I. IL Nnrth Eirst .S1rDnt
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FOR RENT. DESIRABLE STEAM.
heated apartment OF two large.
bright rooms and private bath. with
instantaneous heater Batche. ors or
couple without children preferred.
Apply al3 West Cirace
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WANTED. TWO YOUNG MEN TO 0C-
cupy nicely furnished room. large
ana cool central location. III East
Cary street
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II North Third. first and second flats
OF . ana 10 rooms, si5 each, mod
crn convcnicnces
Sal. second flat. rooms. S3s: third
Hat rooms, $50. Water furnished.
CRENSlAW 6 RICKS
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FOR RENT, SEPTEMBER IsT. An
atiraet!ve Nat OF four large rooms.
~ Last Clay street
FOR RENT. UPPER FLAT or THREE
rooms, with bath; reasonable. An
ply Oo3 North Twelfth street.
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\ y 7 l. u. FOUR CONNECTING;
rooms on second floor IN central
West End. or VIII share house with
reliable party. Phone Madison 5000.
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FURNISHED HOUSEK FLAT.
lol North Deep Run Street.
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: NICELY FURNISHED, LARGE
front room and a smaller troni
room gentlemen preferred can
phone Madison 2946-L
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SOAP AGENTs-OUR VEGETABT-E
soap. toilet articles and remedies
es;XeeI and outsel sample free
<, 80 is"NN co. 81 south Main.
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'Ok RENT, TO ONE or TWO GEM
uemen, cool nicely furnished room
use OF bath and with private family.
-iVs East Marshall Street
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FOR RENT, FURNISHED ROOMS
mons Mons Monroe SSoz-J. eoi Allen
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FOR RENT. TO y QUIET PARTY. TWO
bright unturnisaed back rooms on
West Main street, for storage or
l!Gnt housekeeping; gas and waterj
no children. Phone Madison 95i5-J
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-'lI,s. LIE SHRINE LIPsCOIB. HAN
oNcr -aie. 100 West Franklin sum
iner rates. rransients a spec!aitv
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1912-01-18
Twelve years ago Jim Buffers burro kicked

development Twelve years ago jim Buffers burro kicked
piece Of rock the site of what Ionopah and that
camp into year later Since then it has
buted $3O0000 gold and silver and given constant
employment to thousand working miners This should
supply sufficient stimulus for the erection OF monument to
the dreamyeyed quadruped whose mmobile countenance
beays the thoughts surge through his noodle The
only reward for the TOnOpah mule was to be pensoned ON
Bishop ranch where he could stand "A hours day knee deep
in alfalfa and never stir from the spot for food water Jim
Butler the only who thought OF the beast when for
tune overlook him. and he chose the slopes OF the White
mountains to browse away his declining years in sweet
munon with nature.
Idaho Of it's best properties to the investigating
hoof of burro which responsible for wrestling the Bun
Iker Hill Sullivan from the Businesses of nature This
tailed of the most liable lawsuits in the annals Of
daho involving outlay of hundreds of thousands OF dol
before the ownership of the property decided After
Occupying years in litigation the Supreme court OF Idaho
finally decided the mine belonged to the owner OF the burro
whose instinct recalctrant pocves revealed mine that
ranks Of the greatest eadsver producers of the world
with output of another $OOOOOO to it's credit is the
peerless producer Of the Coeur d'Alenes.
Other instances may be rected where the burro entitled
Ito share the credit OF developing the west Death Valley
would be nothn tgan giant sepuchre not for
the faithful and efooed companion of the prospector,
whose wanders leads him to that graveyard of hope and the
returned to civilization bearing asrde his back the
scious form Of his with tongue swollen lips silent and
backened with the whitening blast sucked up from 500 feet
below level The bu1ro the joy Of the desert home and
the constant and eparabe companion of the healthy boy and
girl whose r6mpngs carry them out the grey OF
landscape that has all the eors of nnappe for the
Young folks However, the government in its harsh pract
cal mechanical calculation of the resources Of nature ap
praises the treless buro at dollar head We all know
the nothing keep and shrks work when
he is summoned to toll He is in class all to himself for
Solomon in all his glory never had many sincere friends
Goldfed News
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1912-01-18
COM MENT
THE PROsPECTOR's BEST FRIEND.

Uncle Sam appraises the Nevada burro dollar head
f the census taker should ask prospecor to part with his
pet canary he would raise the estimate of the value of the lit
tile ourfooed chums Of the desert Most of the mining
states indebted to the burro for large part of the wealth
found on the assessment rolls The patient ongeared
ure whose profound contemplation of the rugged ground
which he travels guarantees safety if not speed to the
who follows in his trail bearing his portion of the load
swinging prospectors hammer has received the corr
sdeation to which he is entitled History dscolses the in
dsputabe fact that without the burro the spasey settled
sections of the mountains would have been penetrated for
after they brought under the eyes Of capital for
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1912-01-18
REVISION OF THE MINERAL LAND LAWS

There have been few times when much intelligent pl
lie interest focused upon national problems now So
the Mining and Scientific Press and probably when
laws relating to the mineral ands under such general
active discussion The need of thorough revision has o
been recognized by those familiar with conditions b.
nera seconded by sefneest has prevented any consid
able accomplishment Both still stand in the way of adequa
revision but the demand for change more widespread an
is better organized than before The Withdrawals
public land from entry first by executive act and later viii
congressional approval have forced attention to the need
change So long it possible by hook crook
tnue to etg possession of mineral land needed for develop
ment it done and there many who justified the pa
ticuar adopted aordng the only way open fot
meeting acute situation. We not among those wlo
believe that good would from wide investigation OF
titles acquired under former conditions If there were il
regulares responsibility therefor it not sided and
general unsetng of titles would be national calamity o.
which neither necessity adequate Justification exists B,
cones may we'll be let bgone the present and future aol
troubles enough.
The American Mining congress has maintained for
years committee the revision of the mineral land law
This committee under the craftsmanship of f. B. Kirby h.
undertaken campaign to secure from comnssci
other authorized body to hold public meetings
receive suggestions looking to complete rewriting of tie
federal statutes relating to mineral land This plan has
ceved wide support and there is excellent prospect of the SUE
geston being adopted In the meantime extensive discus
sion going among ngneer to just what changes should
be made The Mining and Metagcal Society has appoint
ed strong committee consisting of Messrs. H. v Winche
G. w. Goodae and NJ. H. Requa to study and report tn
matter The San Francisco and other sections of the socie
have debated the situation though yet reports have been
published The chairman of the committee Mr. Winchell
will be glad to receive suggestions from those Interested whc
Their members of the society not
The admirable Of fundamental conditions by Mr.
George Otis Smith affords sound basis for discussion
and well formulated statement of the position taken by the
proponents of change The country is fortunate in having
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1912-01-18

It is not the intention to send
THE MINER to any person
whose subscription has expired.
If you are receiving the paper
and are in arrears please remit
promptly to avoid missing any
issue. The subscription price is
So per annum.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-29
QUIT-RENTs FOR THE KING.
They Can Not Break Away From Gus
toms in England.

The quit-rent services due the Crown
nv the CORPORATION of the City of Lon
don were rendered the other day with
all formality of a practice which has
lasted now for 700 years The ceremony
is associated in the popula- mind with
the cutting of fagots in connection with
a piece of waste ground called the
NToors in the County of Salop, and with
the counting of horse-shoes and horse
nails in respect of a forge In the PaElsh
of St. Clement Danes
There is a legend in the Exchequer
office that Henry III being present at
"A great fitting match held by the
Knights Templars on land where the
emba nknient now stands, noticed an
itinerant blacksmith VINO had set up
his booth there The blacksmith as
tinguished himself during the tOurna-
rnent by his readiness in repairing the
armor of the combatants and in re
shoeing their horses, and the King was
so pleased with his activity that ne
granted TO him the piece of land on
which his temporary booth had been
erected. on condition that he made SIX
horse-shoes and sixty hOrse-nails every
year. The other quit-rent was IN re-
spect of a piece of land in Shropshire,
covered with underwood. the qult-rant
service of which was the presentation
of two knives" one blunt and the
other sharp The bill-hook was blunt
and the hatchet was sharp The gran
tee had to present these instrume nts to
the King and cut up couple of fagOts-
A lease is recalled under which, in ad-
dition to the regular payment of rent,
the tenant just before Christmas time
had to provide all the ingredients for a
plum pudding. Another quit-rent was
a SNOWFALL made Of snow taken from
the top of Snowdon every year.
In the recent repetition Of the cere-
mony the registrar proclaimed. Ten
ants and occupiers of a. piece of waste
ground called the Moors. in the County
of Salop come forth and do your SER
vice" The city solicitor, who had per-
formed the duty for twenty-five years,
thereupon cut up one of the fagots with
the Ia rchet and the other with the bill
hook Proclamation was then made as
follows. Tenants and occupers OF a
certain tenement called The Forge in
the Parish Of Saint Clement Danes. In
the County of Middlesex. come forth
and do your service" Whereupon the
city solicitor counted out six horse-
shoes. not the dainty shoes that
Derby winner might wear. but three
quarter circles of iron large enough for
the Flemish horses which the Knights
Tenplars were wont to ride
Good number" said the Kings re-
membrancer.
It is said that the identical horse
shoes have been in the office of the
Kings remembrance for 500 years
Sixty-One nails were also counted out,
in tens. and one over"
Good number said the Kings re-
membrancer again.
Has his Majesty any commands in
respect of the bill-hook and the
hatchet2" asked the city solicitor and
The Kings remem brancer replied: