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The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-05-07

Sec T.. All recall dealer, in coal
shall furnish To the person lu whom
any sale of coal ha, been made q tick
ct stating the ryucl number of pound,
of coal 81 sold and, in the event thut
the nnuber OF pound, at coal deliver
cd Wy -niu retail. dealer Ia the pur-
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-05-07
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The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-05-07

Sec |. Whenever articles are sold
10y the bushel, and no special contract
or agreement shall be- made tn the con.
trary, the number of pounds per BUSH
81 adopted 10y the state shall prevail.
PERCH or MASONRY DEFINED
Sec. >. a perch Of masonry work,
or stone, is hereby declared to con.
sist of sixteen and one-hali feet cubic
measure.
TON OF HAY DEFINED
Sec. B. Unless otherwise a ton ofhuy,
when sold 10y weight, shall consist Of
two thousand C2OOO) pounds, or, whom
sold by measurement when loose ON
wagon or freshly stacked, 5l2 cubic
feet, when stacked thirty days and
less than sixty days 40 cubic feet
and when stacked over sixty days
$50 cubic feet.
When any commodity is sold 10y
the ton unless otherwise agreed upon,
shall consist Of 2OOO pounds.
Whoever shall sell less or deliver
a less quantity than prescribed in the
forcgo ny section Of thi, ordinance
for a ton shall be deemed guilty Of a
mlsdcmeauOr.
GALLON MEASURE DEFIFED
Sec. I Whenever any article shall Ice
sold or delivered by wholesaler or in the
original package within the Village
OF Columbus, unlc,, othrrwi Use proyid-
ed hy contract, such sale and all com
putation for payment and settlement
therefore shall bo 10y weight. The
weight per gallon shall De- that adopt
I'd 10y the state OF New Mexico.
Whoever I'M selling 10y retail or
wholesale any article and shall sell
or deliver any less number of pounds
To the gallon than is prescribed 10y
the statute of the state of New Mexico.
shall be- deemed guilty of misdrmean-
nr and upon conviction shall be fined
not IaS, than finy dollars .sjD.ODJ aud
not more than five hundred dollars
0SjDD.OU for each offence. and shall
Ice liable to the injured party in dou.
bic the amount ofthe damages sustain
ed to Ice recovered in any court Of
competent jurisdiction.
SALE OF DRY CoMODITIES
Sec. > All dry comoditicS not other
wise specified IN this ordinance shall
bc sold only 10y standard dry measure,
standard weight, numerical count.
except where parties olerwise agree
SIZE or FRUIT BoXts
Sec. Il. The size Of an apple bov
shall bee eighteen .lSJ inches long,
eleven and one-huIf IA l-2I inche, wide
ten and one.nalf 10 ~ incncs deep
inside Measurement. The standard
size o' pour box shall be the same rN.
rcpt ia height which shall Toe : inch.
r>.
SIN or HDNEs pr SMALL FRUIT
Sec :. Berries and small fruit when
ever sold IN buyp- shall he sold in
huNc, each containing u standard liU-
md quart or liquid pint. and, if any
such hos containing les, than thi,
quantity, the information must Ice Civ,
nu To the purchaser 10y such package
being labeled with q statement OF the
net We ght.
MII.N MEN~uRE~.uTuER LIQrm
MEASURES
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-05-07
HAY SOLD IN uALrs

Sec. l3. Hay or straw sold in bales
or bundles shall be- sold 10y weight
and any person who shall charge or
receive pay for Il greater number of
pounds than is contain'd in any such
bundle or bale at the time of delivery
thereof shall be- deemed guilty Of mis-
]drmcanor and upon conviction shall
hu fined not less than ten $40
dollar, nor mpr' than fifty $50 dol
lars,
FALSE WEIGHTS AND ADULrER NrEp
GOODS: PENALTY
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-05-07
Ordinance No. 10
An ordinance establishing
Weights and Measures
BE TT ORDAINED by THE BOARD
OF TRUSTEES or THE VILLAGE
OF COLUMBUS:

V|'TT"T WT"N"| TT'T TNT'T
Sec |. Whenever articles are sold
10y the bushel, and No special contract
or agreement shall be- made to the con
trary, the number of pounds per bush.
rl adopted by the state shall prevail.
PERCH on MASONRY DEFINED
Sec. >. A perch Of masonry work,
or stone, is hereby declared to cun-
sist of sixteen and one-hali feet cubic
measure.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-05-07
VIOLATION or oGplYANcE

Src. TO- Any violation Of sections
., IT,, e. : and g of thi, ordinance
shall hr deemed "a misdrmranor, and
upon COM elton shall subject such ul
fender 'u 70 fine of NOT less than ten
dollar, $1,000 nor more than one
hundred .SlOI.OOJ dollars for each Of
fence ur 10y Imprisonment of not ir,,
than thirty nor than nintN du 5
ur hulh such nnr aud imprisonment.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-05-07
MNHErNG PACKAGES

Sec. H.. The correct name and tru.
weight of the contents of each and
every barrel, sack. bale, cu,k, boN, or
package of any kind. AN mill product,
whether sold i'm single package, or
lots, shall hr plainly marked, branded
or ,tcuriIrd m letters ANA figures not
less than one inch In length and not
les, than uu,-,ixjrruth of an inch ju
width upon the exterior q f,uch barrel
box, sack. sack, bale. CaSk or package
in a conspicuous place ON the head in
case at ru~k or barrel aud the front or
branded side in case of sacks, bales,
boxes or packages. aud IL shall uc
unlawful for any person Ia sell or vN-
chang any such product 50 packed or
contained until the provision, hereof
have been complied with. II any per
son shall violate the provisions of
this section, he shall be- guilty of q
mi,domouuor. and upon conviction
shall be- punished 10y q fine Of not
les, than twenty five So. uOl nor more
than one hundred ISluDl OBJ dollar,
and each violation shall bee "a separate
Offence.
Sec. H. Any p"r,uu owning or hay,
ing iu his possession any scale used
for weighing. which scale ha, not been
inspected shall Immediately notify
the puuIic Noightmu,tnr that hr own,
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-05-07

Sec :. Brrric, and small fruit when
vyer sold In buyv- shall ha sold in
boxes each containing q standard liq-
uId quart or liquid pint, aud, if any
such hos containing les, than thi,
quantity, the information must Ice Civ.
nn tn the purchaser 10y such package
being labeled with "a statement of the
net We ght.
Williams news., 1915-03-18
DRAW WEALTH FROM FARMS
Enormous Sum Annually. Gathered in by Tillers of the Soil in the
 United States.

From Farms in 1914 the United States produced yield worth $10.000.- 000,000. Could cotton have been mar keted as usual the total would have been close to half billion more. Ten billion dollars, representing honest work! Ten billion dollars untainted money! And going mostly into the pockets of the workers themselves, with little reaching the purses of labor exploiters. The beautiful thing about this great item of our national wealth, next to it's cleanliness, is the fact that it can be increased indefinitely by a more general adoption of scientific az riculture. In fifteen years it has been doubled; and still, on our new soil, we farm only third as effectively as do many foreign peoples on soil cen. tufies longer in use. The forest, cut unwisely. is gone. The mineral, once mined, is not renewable But on his ! broad acres the tiller of the soil can | take and take again; and though he has to fertilize, the more he does it the more he earns. So, come war, come pestilence, come anything but conti
 nent-wide drought, here is a broad base | for our future welfare, upon which we
 can build expandingly and securely The man with the hoe is. indeed, the | best hope of the future.
Williams news., 1915-03-18
DIDN'T WANT TO MEET HIM
coIored Parsons Description of His Satanic Majesty Brought Converts
 to Mourners' Bench.

The late celebrated Peter Vinegar, who in days gone by used to make periodical visits to Danville, says the Advocate, for the purpose of deliver ing his sermons, remarkable on ac- count of their startling texts, on one occasion spoke to large assemblage of the colored population and few whites at the old colored Methodist church on Walnut street. He arose, raised his spectacles from his eyes. and said:
 My beloved brederen and sisteren, take my tex dis evenin' in dat DOT tion uv de Scriptur' whar de 'Postle Paul pints his pistol at de 'Phesians. an whar it says, 'Whar de hen scratches dar's de worm, 'cetpin' de case whar sum previus hen hay bin dar.'" He then proceeded to tell his hearers what horrible personal ap- pearance the devil presented, with the following description: His eyes look like two balls uv fire, his teef like two skinned saplins, his ears hang down like a 'baccer leaf an his pref smoke like a tar kittle." That night Peter made many converts.
Williams news., 1915-03-18
THE DOCTORS WIFE Agrees With Him About Food.

A trained nurse says: "1n the prac- tice of my profession have found so many points in favor of Grape-Nuts food that unhesitatingly recommend it to all my patients.
 "It is delicate and pleasing to the palate Gan essential in food for the sick) and can be adapted to all ages, being softened with milk or cream for babies or the aged when deficiency of teeth renders mastication impossible. For fever patients or those on liquid diet I find Grape-Nuts and albumen water very nourishing and refreshing.
 This recipe is my own idea and is made as follows: Soak teaspoonful of Grape-Nuts in glass of water for an hour, strain and serve with the beaten white of an egg and spoonful of fruit juice for favouring. This af- lords great deal of nourishment that even the weakest stomach can assimi- late without any distress.
 "My husband is physician and he uses Grape-Nuts himself and orders 1t many times for his patients.
 Personally regard dish of Grape Nuts with fresh or stewed fruit as the ideal breakfast for anyone-well or sick"
 In stomach trouble, nervous prostra- tion, etc., a Today trial of Grape-Nuts will usually work wonders toward nourishing and rebuilding and in this way end the trouble. Name given by Postum Co.,, Battle Creek, Mich.
 Look in pkgs. for the famous little book, "The Road to Wellville." Ever read the above 1etterf A new one appears from time to time. They are genuine, true, and full of human interest.
Williams news., 1915-03-18
TO RUN MOTORS BY GAS, COKE
lnoffensive Fuel, According to Figures,
 Is Only one-Third Cost s of Paraffin.

In view of the high and increasing cost of motor spirit special interest attaches to .an experiment of the Ma tional Steam Car company, which has placed upon the streets of London motor omnibus adapted to use ordi- nary gas coke as fuel, instead of par affin, says the Times of that city. The omnibus is equipped with new form of multitubular boiler. and it is claimed that the running costs of the gas coke are one-third the cost of paraf- fin The vehicle carries enough coke for a 60-mile journey and the con sumption per mile is four pounds sof coke and one-half gallon of water.
 The roar, flame and smell which are sometimes associated with steam mo- tors are obviated in the coke motor. Prolonged tests were carried out by | the chief commissioner of metropol, itan police before the new type was accepted for service, and since it has been running careful observation has i been kept. l Q The omnibus chassis is constructed without chimney, but chassis with i chimney has been designed for com | mercial cars, which work under less
 stringent conditions than those of the omnibus service. ' N s3
 The Dewar trophy was awarded tc
 the company by the Royal Automobile club, which regarded the Nationa | coke motor trial as the most meritori
 ous performance of the year.
Williams news., 1915-03-18
BALEfUL PLOTTING
By GENEVIEVE LUNAR.

You shant have her-if the cost is my fortune, my life, yours, l swear you shall never call 'Leonie Marsh your wifei'
 Martin Rood faced his successful rival in love, a breathing volcano of rage and other emotions. His face was distorted, his eyes blazed with a lurking insanity, his fingers writhed as though they would clutch the throat of Vincent Barrows and choke the life out of him.
 The latter placed a friendly. kind ly hand upon the arm of the other. Rood shook it off wrathfully. The last glance he bestowed on Vincent as he turned away made him shudder.
 'sToo badi" reflected Vincent. T don't doubt that he loved Leonie, and I am sorry for him. It was a fair contest, though-more than. fair. went away to give him his chance. He never had any, it seems, for Leonie loved me all along. She would not marry him if he was the last man in the world. He knows. that, yet how the poor fellow hates me-"
 So it seemed, and so it was. Both men were rich as wealth went in the cattle belt Rood was the elder oi the two, and was a widower. He was cynical and imperious. and set on an object, usually gained it. His lack of encouragement from Leonie hao soured him. Then to disappointment, | succeeded the dark resolve that i | the pretty belle of the town did moi marry him, she should not wed hi: | rival.
 Vincent went home. thoughtful, dis turbed and distressed as to his former | friend, Rood. The latter, he had no | ticed, had acted strangely of late. Al | times there was en expression in hi' eye Vincent did not like. He ofter wondered if his mind was just right In bitter, open way, publicly. Roo' had shown his, enmity for the mal who had once been his friendly com panion.
 I @''Helloi" ejaculated Vincent as h.
 passed along the garden walk besid'
 his home.
 A window was open. It had no
 been when he had recently left tn
Williams news., 1915-03-18

house. His housekeeper was absent for a week, and he had been keep ing bachelors hall. The disturbed vines beneath the window warned of an intruder Vincent decided that during his absence.
 r He went around to the front door and no1selessly let himself into the house. On tiptoe he proceeded through the various rooms. The one where the window was open was his study. As he glanced in he observed that some money on his desk had not been disturbed. In the cabinet in the dining room the silverware was undis- turbed There was a rustling sound in the kitchen. He proceeded thither. F His back to him, man wearing the striped garb of convict was putting on an old suit of clothes Vincent used when he worked around the gar den. On the table was half dry loaf | of bread the intruder had been eating, as if very hungry.
 "Well, my friend, what does this mean?"
 | The stranger turned in flash, fully startled. Hope died out of his haggard face. Hss Sts
 | .Youve got me, and I suppose it's the police.'' he said quietly, but drear- fly. "One thing, though, l haven't touched, and wouldn't touch any Of your valuables I have escaped from prison. I needed a disguise. I've served eight out of ten years. heard my wife was sick. A chance came to escape" and he proceeded with @ story that aroused interest and pity in his auditor. The upshot of the matter was that generous-hearted Vincent Barrows as sisted the man to get out of town and to his invalid wife. Then he forgot all about the circumstance, mitigating his friendly offices in behalf of fugt tive from justice, in the belief that he had suffered sufficiently for his crimes and was in earnest in his declaration of repentance and reform.
 It was a week later when Vincent was surprised to receive note iron
 Rood requesting him to call at hl'
 home. When he complied, Leonie'i
 favored lover was fully astonished a
 being pleasantly received. His host
Williams news., 1915-03-18

tail the best methods, of cultivatins and harvesting the crop. The great trouble, it is said, is the difficulty Of obtaining 1tte9 necessary labor for peeling. At times it is almost impos- i sibfe to secure labor at any price, al- though the. actual difficulties,>of peel- ing are comparatively fewas The har- yesting itself should cost approxi- matelyi five dollars a ton. green weight. .s.s .e,, ..T
 The demand is extensive and varied and a large quantity of i'm
 ported} willow is being used in this country. although manufacturers, Il
 is believed. would prefer the Amerl can-grown if it could be obtained.
 There are many uses for the basket 1 willow, familiar in Europe, which l have not developed in this country as yet. It would seem, therefore. as though the industry might prove
 profitable one for farmers who are
 willing to familiarize themselves with it. It must be remembered
 however, that certain amount O exact knowledge is required for sue
 cess, and that a poorly managed hol
 rarely yields profit, no matter how ] favorable the conditions may seem.
Williams news., 1915-03-18

however, acted fidgety and unnatural. To Vincent he conveyed the impress sion ot man whose intellect was fast weakening.
 I'm getting scared" observed Rood in hollow tone. You know l al- ways have good deal in the way of money or valuables in the house. I believe burglars have tried twice to break in.''
 Vincent attempted to reassure Rood. He believed this idea was a baseless notion, grounded on nervous fear. He advised Rood to hire a watchman or to keep a weapon handy.
 Rood listlessly objected to having anybody around. As to weapon. he had only an old triggerless rife.
 '1'll loan you a revolver, accommo- datingly proffered Vincent, and brought it the next day. He made sev- eral other calls. He felt it a duty to attempt to befriend and solace a man who seemed to be fast losing his reason.
 One evening he was called over the telephone by Rood. He found the | latter in a strange mood. The dole | full tragedy he was playing out was reaching dreadful climax. He raved incoherently. Finally he sprang op, | the revolver Vincent had loaded him | in his grasp. His eyes were blood | shot with a dreadful resolve.
 You are doomed!" he hissed to his visitor, throwing over a chair with crash. Then aloud, he shouted at the top of his voice: "Ah, Barrows! you threaten me, eh? Hands off, you scoundrel-would you murder mel" l Bang! Appalled,, Vincent Barrovs thrilled as Rood placed the weapon to his temple. pulled the trigger, and fell to the floor-dead.
 An old woman servant rushed into the room, out of it again, with the frenZied cry:
 "Barrows has shot my master!"
 Within an hour Vincent Barrows was the inmate of a prison cell. In vain his statement that his half-crazed rival had plotted with devilish ingenu ity to bring him to his present straits-his revolver, the testimony o1 the housekeeper doomed him.
 Vincent Barrows upon his tria was found guilty of the murder o1 Martin Rood, and was sentenced by the jury to suffer theextreme penalty of the law. qt <
 It was the day before the execution that the sheriff unlocked his cell doo1 and led him into his office. A visitor had called. At first glance Vincent did not recognize him The stranger removed false beard.
 Dan Darby, the escaped convict!' fairly shouted the Sheriff.
 It's me- acknowledged the forlorI wayfarer Vincent had befriended. owe the state two years. I'm read! to pay it for the sake of this gentle man, who treated rAe white when was down and out"
 Why, what does this mean?" asked the mystified Vincent
 q saw the whole business at Rood house." replied the convict. T hat gone to your home to ask you to hell me in getting myself and my wifi out of the country. Your servant tol' me where you were. 1 went to Rood' place. I was at the window when h' shot himself I'm ready to give m, testimony"
 Thus was the pail over two cloude' lives removed, and, as a reward fo his self-sacrifce, through powerful in fiuence the convict's unexpired sen tence was remitted.
 Copyright. 1914, by w.. G. Chapman.)
Williams news., 1915-03-18
ONCE FAMOUS RECIPES LOST
Secret of Various Alcoholic Brews Once Popular in Great Britain VainIy Sought For.

Stevenson has ballad-and an ad- mirable ballad it is-on "Heather-ale, which he describes as "a Galloway Le- gend." In a note he says: Among the curiosities of human nature this ie- gend claims a high place." He pro- ceeds to point out that the Picts were never exterminated, and that to this day they form a considerable part Of the population of certain parts of Scotland 'Is it possible" he asks, "the chronicler's error was merely nominal, that what he told, and what the people proved themselves so ready to receive, about the Picts was true or partly true of some anterior and per haps Lappish savages, small of stat ure, black of hue, dwelling under. ground-possibly also the distillers or some foreign spirit?"
 There are many other ales besides the Scots ale brewed from heather, whose recipes are secrets of the past. No one knows for instance how the nut-brown ale of the middles ages was brewed, or the famous Dagger" ale, which was to be obtained at only one inn in London, the Dagger, in Holborn an Elizabethan resort of lawyers ana their clerks. Then there was the pop. ular but mysterious three threads
 with which London citizens sIakeo their thirst centuries ago All nave long since vanished, but as compen' sation there are still numerous faVor. ite ales-not the largely advertlseo beverages which everyone knows, Du' the special tipple of various famous hostelries which are known only to l certain explorers of London.-London | Chronicle.
Williams news., 1915-03-18
presevative Fluids In Woods.

Timber engineers who inject creo- sote and other substances into wood to retard decay long ago made lists of species that were hard to treat, and others which were easy.
 The preservative fluids, we are told, penetrate certain woods to consld- erable depth when moderate pressure is applied; while others are almost impervious, no matter how great the pressure Those hardest to penetrate by preservative fluids are those pest supplied with tylose.
Williams news., 1915-03-18

ly old-fashioned at ten years of age and in the junk heap five years later. The German cruiser Bluecher fine ship, completed less than five years ago, owes her present position at the bottom of the North sea to the fact that the rush of progress in naval de- signing had made it impossible for her to keep up with the pace in the up-to- thez1ninute contest
 In Nelsons time warships were kept in the first line until they were worn out by hard use. In our day warships are not given a chance to wear out
Williams news., 1915-03-18

ceive the cuttings, never deeper than necessary. A sharpened iron rod is perhaps, the best implement for mak- ing hole. The point should be abrupt rather than long, since other wise the space at the bottom would be too narrow for the cutting and an open air space would be created un- derneath the plant.
 Spacing, matter of importance which depends largely upon the vari- ety. of willow planted, is discussed in some detail in FarmeTs' Bulletin 622, which will be sent free upon applica- tion.
 The bulletin also describes in de
Williams news., 1915-03-18

They become old-fashioned and obso- lete while their engines and guns and armor are still as good as on the day of completion. That is one reason why it is so much more expensive to maintain a navy than it used to be-. Cincinnati Times-Star.