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Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1916-07-09
Following Up a Fable.

"Of course, you remember the fable
of the thrifty ant and the mendicant
grasshopper?"
Yes; the grasshopper. having sang
all summer, was invited to dance"
And then what happened?"
We'll, IL the grasshopper was any
good as a dancer, ii ought to have
made enough morey to make the ant
feel like small ch lnga."
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1916-07-09

UuiCS. i was get
ingworse everyday.
/ had chills, my head
would ache, / was
always tired. l could
not walk straight
because of the pain
in myback and l had
pains in my stom-
ach. / went to q
doctor and he said |
must go under an
operation, but ! did
not 60. l read in
the paper about
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1916-07-09
Modest Girl.

He-And what do you want for your
birthday?
She-Really, don't want anything.
erribly nice and expensive and new,
Tou're such a dear, reckless boy
Princeton Tiger.
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1916-07-09
BIocdless Battle.

"a soldier home from the vars, you
my?"
That's the man"
HAS he been fighting in Europc?"
Dear me. no, Fighting In Europe
: the widest folly. He's been lead
ng vice squad in distant city"
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1916-07-09
A Catastrophe.

-'They say soap is scarce in Berlin" :"
Then what will they do when it Is
clean gomez"
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1916-07-09
WOMAN AVOIDS
OPERATION
Medicine Which Made Sur
eeon's Work Unnecessary.

Astoria, N. Y.-"For two years I
was feeling i'll and took all kinds Of
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-20

mi0eon was 0kswaxt l. Ta&um. and
ne oener nsnheRD were Martin A.
Gurnsund0. Thomas Cogiin, EN-
met r Curtin and W. Olay Huston
Honorable Stuart r. Bofin. Of Column
bus WAs secretary. In IT. report TO
the Governor. the commission says in
regard 70 switching more Of the Aiken
tax to The municipality
Certain Equity m Ddstx1bufaon.
now authorized 10 bv no means At
tended with those objections or dis
Advantages which attach 10 tia shar-
fn~ OF the general property tax by
tina State and local taxing district
nor 10 the Smith law here involved
There IL, moreover. a certain equity
In the distribution OF the liquor reve-
nue. a. now directed by law. While
1t IL contended BY cities that the ex-
istence OF tho saloon occasions in
part the necessity for police supervt-
sion. the maintenance Of courts, fails
and workhouses, Is we'll az local
charity. still It In urged with eoual
force by the State that the product
OF the saloon finds It's way in like pro-
portion to the charitable reformatorv
and penal institutions OF the state.
An estimate Of the cost Of municipal
police departments, municipal courts
and local charity. compared with the
cost OF the charitable. reform and
penal institutions Of the State. will
show that upon the present basis the
liquor revenues are not now inequita-
bly, apportoned between city and state.
We believe the present policy
Of the State with respect TO the IL
cuor revenue should not be disturbed. !"
1t ts not believed the taxpayers Of
the State will take kindly to tho
accommodates made by, Auditor
Donahey. Simply because saloon-bur-
dened cities are short Of revenue, and
this shortage Ii due to . greater or
less degree to tho presence OF saloons
10 no reason why the State should re-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-20

feew York. July -4n@otwfth sta nd
ing high teuape~asures IN the South
west where according to the weekly
weather report, moisture was need ed
and further rezrH In the South At
fantio States and Afasbana, whore the
recent excessive precipitation occurred
five stations had tenn perattres rang
ing from 100 20 1oT. The forecast for
tonight ana tomorrow, however. was
for unsettled cloudy conditions over
those States. In the forenoon the
market Was sustained at a level effgf1t-
ly above yesterdays Close on account
Of the uncerta4nty a. TO what fhe
weekly weather report would cay Tire
statement wus somewhat better than
had been expected, taking the belt as
whole although Il indicated that
conditions we're loss favorable IN
Miss ssippi Alabama. Georgia South
Carolina and Florida n estirnate1
damage by the tropical storm at from
rs TO 50 per cent
SPOT in Liverpool was qu4et AT a
decline Of Two points on basis or
SOFA. for rniddling uplands Futures
in the English market closed quiet,
but steady al a net Advance OF three
to four points Spot IN New York
was quiet and fifteen points lower at
l2.f5c- There we're no sales. Port
receipts for the day we're a325 babes.
against 1874 bales last week. and
AIT bales last year. New York
compared With 2s7.s4s bales year
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-20
HANDSOME CASES FOR
HUNTERS LICENSES

Two handsome leather cases tor fhe
hunters licenses recently issued to
President Wilson and Governor Stuart
by commissioner Parsons. OF the De-
partment OF Came and Inland FishA
erieA have been purchased By Mr..
Parsons, who win send them to the
executives on his return to the city the
drst Of the week.
The cases are OF black leather. and
made with several pockets. one Of
which h OF transparent ceiulo1d. to
hold the license. The narnes OF thu
President and Governor are stamped
IN gold on the cases.
These cases, Al were also Inc
licenses which they will hold. arc the
personal gifts OF Commissioner Par
cons to President Wilson and Cover.
nor Stuart, and will be presented 10
them with the compliments OF his DE-
partm ont.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-20

iinoutsh IN part Of the Aim tax wheQ
the Taxpayers of the STATE have 70 60
down into their rocksts for the money
to take care Of the saloon product
Ohio farmers and villagers are nce
likely to agree with Mr.. Dons hey,
These classes do not help TO swal1
the ranks of the needy and uafor.
tunate who demand public relief, nor
are they frequently among the crim:<
naIs. They have ever borne more
than their share OF the county ex1
pense, and have helped the cftiea
bear the burden Of their own shams.
II the sale of liquor is to be ncenseds
and II the cities continue to dehauca
themselves, the ruralities demand that
the county, of which the city 10 q
part, and which pays the bills, shalt
receive a share Of the blood rnoasy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-20
Metal MARKETS.

New York, July is.-On the local
etAl exchange. TIN was quiet and
sMe Ii points lower. Lead was ur-
sAAnged The local copper metals
s1nArket was dull with re-seIlers max
3n4 further concessions, in some tn
genn0eo Offering electrolytic at ~ Lac
- -11e- Tor nearby positions Large
Roducsrs quotations are nominal az
He - 29c. October and forward de-
vesy. epeltAr nrm. Prime western
|ek, 3-sc; late July. lac; August,
III 4-oc; Eoptemb Der, 85-sc
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-20

kHNow York. July Ia.-Anosaaer sf1arr
- took place today in cottonseed
1o0nes averaging about twentv-hve
DeG There was more liquidation.
~ exhaustion Of margins and tc
6oax1sh sentiment now prevalent.
GAern and local interests were the
49, OellerA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-20
Building Permits.

Inspector Butler yesterday issued
building permits to the following per-
sons:
r. R. Powell, 30 bufid two cara ses
in rear Of 100 Floyd Avenue, TO cost
$500.
]. r. Rylsnd and r. P. Mcconnell.
to build brick store northwest corner
Eleventh and Hull Streets, to cost
$4,000.
c, G. Morris, to build brick dwell.
ing, Elm. between Main and Cary
Streets. to cost $4,000.
r. e. Akers, to build frame dwell
ing. Edge Hill Road, near Chamber.
Jayne Avenue, TO cost s4.o6a
G. n. Martin. TO build frame dwell
ing, Griffin Avenue, between Hooper
and Essex, TO cost $4,000.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-20

N MoW York, July ls.-Money on car
- the stock exchange opened at 2l-2
eon&:- high z Ia; lew close
- Of the loans were al 2l-2 Time
nGY showed renewed Ease az the
nj u falling OF In demand
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-20

Incl
Petersburg, Va. judy 10. 1915.
sPANfsH-Market quiet
Farmers stock. 81 per busheL
Observation-Disclosures Quiet.
Farmers stock:
Fancy Jumbo. aAc per ib.
Fancy handpicked, 3Hc per Id.
Extra prime, &c per Id.
Prime. &c per ID
Shelling stock, 2Hc to 2%c per ID.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-20
On thA Cmrh

New York. July 1s.-Trading on
D broad Street curb today was Arm
Y tone. Most attention was given
r. end mining issues.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-20

Deputy Clark Breeder ye7terday IT,
sued marriage licenses to the follow
ing couples:
A A. Eacho and Matilda Sears
A. W. Imhoff and Mary A. Dell.
s. 3. Abrams and Annie Brown.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-20

Rd Tat and snw Co.. 100 l1bh
Va Tst Co....,. 100 225
West End Bank .... 26 AIN
Miscellaneous.
v.-C. Chemical. pfd. 100 los loT
v.-C. Chemical, com D.. 100 81
Va. Bldg and Loan Co 100 100
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-20
SuRar Market.

New York. July 1s.-Raw sugar
Eeak Centrifugal, s1$; molAsses
SIT Rehned steady. 1855
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-20
State Corporation Commission.


The following charters were issued
yesterday:
Amendment decreasing outstandina
stock c. 3. Beasley & Brother, Inc.
Lynchburg. Va, from s125.o0o to
100000
Glasgow Clay Products Co. Inc,
Glasgow, Va Maximum. 100000;
minimum. $4,000; par value. 800
G, Fl. Locher president. New York;
n. Q. Locher. secretary and treasurer
Glasgow, Va.
Water Supply Protective Corpora
ton. Suffolk, Va. Maximum, $4,000;
minimum, $500; par value. $50 J. P.
Lee. president. Suffolk, Va: L H
Davis secretary and treasurer. Ports.
mouth. Va.
Amendment to charter Hampton
Normal and Agricultural Institute,
Hampton, Va, increasing limited real
estate holding to 10000 acres.
Amendment to charter Staiey'
Greek Manganese and Iron Company.
Marion Va, increa sing Its capital
stock from $4,000 TO 100000.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-20
Deeds of Release,

Stern and Mann. trustees. 70 g. 3
Wooden and wife. lot Monument Ave
nue. between Tflden and Rosonea IL
Road, 6s-sx1ao; s4.240
F, Htterding ct ais. to b. L, Wood
ward, lot Virginia Avenue, west Of
Wellington Street. c5x1s1; $3.50.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-20
BUSINESS NEWS AND
COURT RECORDS
CHANCERY COURT TRANSFERS

Two Deeds of Bargain and Sale Re-
corded Yesterday.
Mrs. Amy r, Mccormack 10 q. W
Murphy, No. I%22 Taylor Street.. 1ss
1877; $500
4. F. GrtmmerI to w. G. schaaf, 10,
Henry, south of Marshall. eSxs2; $40
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-20
INTERESTS WORK
FOR HIGHER MARKET
- AdvSnoe Bexnnse Shorts Had
- Driven 70 Ccver and Feared
no Attack Market
LOOK FOR A LONG WAR

80 Munitions Orders Coming. One
#uG 1ham Being for Nearly q Milltosi
"A nn0o-French Loan Creates In
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-20

NJ w. Garrett, a contractor yes
| terday, fled voluntary petition in
bankruptcy in the United States Dis
tr1ct Court, placing his liabilities At
$1.967.41. He has no assets, accord
Ing TO the petition.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-20
RIcSAoxD rnODs>cE MARKET.

9uetntfons Furnished by wood1n q
scott. Cornmfsstsa Merchants.
Richmond. Va. July 10, 1918.
Tho Wholesale market from actual
salsa:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-20
RICHMOND HAY MARKET,

CwholeeaIe Quotations on Chanss.)
Richmond. Va. July 49, 1913.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-20
RICHMOND GRAIN EXCHANGE.

Wholesale Quotations on Change.)
Richmond, Va, July IS, 1915.
Farmers are cautioned not TO Lhresh
" eat damp.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-20
RICHMOND FRUIT mAnwBT.

W b oiesaie ptiotations furn1 shed Try the
Bialock Fruit and Produces Col
Richmond Va. Tuly 10, 1915,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-20
REPORTED by hodgers. Piummer q Co.


PETERSBURG PEANUT MARKET.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-03-09
FRUIT LAXATIVE
FOR SICK CHILD
"CaIifornia Syrup Of Figs" can't
harm tender stomach,
liver and bowels.

Every mother realizes, after giving
her children California Syrup OF
Figs" that this is their ideal laxative,
because they love it's pleasant taste
and it thoroughly cleanses the tender
little stomach, liver and bowels with
out gripping.
When cross, irritable, feverish, or
breath is bad, stomach sour, look at
the tongue, mother! II coated, give a
teaspoonful OF this harmless fruit
laxative" and in few hours all the
foul, constipated waste, sour bile and
undigested food passes out OF the bow
els, and you have a well, playful child
again. When its little system is full
of cold, throat sore. has stomach-ache,
diarrhoea, indigestion, colic-remem-
Der, good inside cleaning should
always be the first treatment given.
Millions of mothers keep California
Syrup of Figs handy; they know a
teaspoonful today saves a sick child
tomorrow. Ask at the store for So
cent bottle OF California Syrup OF
Figs" which has directions for babies.
children OF all ages and grown-upS
printed on the bottle. Adv.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-03-09
Old Horse Well Fed.

There is an old mongrel horse of the
pavements living as luxuriously as any
blue-blooded, fast-stepping racer, in the
Biltmore hotel. He occupies one Of
the best rooms in the hotel His daily
duty is to drag the ice-scraping ma
chine over the ice in the Biltmore ice
gardens The men and women who
come to skate and Idle and drink tea
feed him tidbts and scratch his head
or pat his neck, and the horse, clumsy
and unused to these carresses, pats
his carefully wrapped hoofs on the
rugs and swishes time-bitten tail.
He drags the ice machine carefully
as if realizing his responsibilities, and
he goes gently through the corridors,
and is quiet in his room, never keep
ing late hours or leaving the light
burning, When the spring comes the
poor old skate will go back to the
workaday world, a dray and prob
ably a harsh whip and harsher
curses, but just now he's living the
life-New York Times.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-03-09
FEWER J0BLESS IN PARIS
Most Persons Thrown Out OF Employ
ment at Beginning Of War Are
Again at Work

Paris-NO more remarkable signs
of the business revival in Paris can
be furnished than by the figures pub.
lshed of the progressive decline in
the numbers Of unemployed. especial.
ly during the last year.
Between September % and october
"A, 1914 when statistics are first avail
able, the number of relief tickets Is
sued shows that the total Of those who
were without work or means was 207,'
1876 This was just after the battle Of
the Marine, when the crisis was at its
height In the fortnight between Feb.
ruary "A and March /, 1918, this mum
Der had dwindlcd to l50,SGd, or a dim
mutton Of nearly 10000.
Since then the decrease has been
regular and rapid. Between November
20 and December 4, 1915, there were
but 1871 of both sexes out Of work
II Is in the liberal professions that
this decrease is least marked but the
original numbers, both Of men and
women in this category were never
very great
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-03-09
GIRL ACTS AS CUPlD'S AID
License Clerk Drives Twenty Miles in
Snow to Help Prospective
Bridegroom.

TOWauda, Pa Driving twenty miles
through the snow, John Harrison. a
Young Bradford county farmer, reached
Towanda aud applied for a marriage
liscusc, only TO learn that the bride.
tobe would have to be present when
il was issued
This is terrible" almost shouted
Harrison 'The wedding takes place
this afternoon al two O'Clock, the
brides home Is already filled with
guests, and She can never come here,
answer the questions and have the
wedding take place on time"
Taking in the situation. Miss Mary
Abel, clerk TO the marriage license
Office. volunteered TO act as first aid 10
cupid With the marriage license
docket in the bottom OF the sleigh,
Miss Abcll was driven across the coun-
try twenty miles, issued the marriage
license aud the wedding took place
In schedule time.
Miss Abel was a guest OF honor at
the wedding dinner.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-03-09

vain, 1880 water smartweed, 1000.
The years consumption by one pair in
captivity was l3O905 insects and 49,.
A42,GSS weed seeds.
If bobwhite was an expensive piece
OF machinery farmers would mortgage
their lands rather than be without
him. But as a friend provided by ma
ture they fail to appreciate his value.
The cure for lesscning game IS
less cunning, and It is the only cure,
said Prof NJ Llewellyn Raney OF
Johns Hopkins university. When a
gunner can be made TO stop firing long
enough to realize that. it is possible
that he may listen to the economic
ornithologist who is earnestly telling
what the real function Of the bird IN
the world is The time was when the
southern rice grower was justified in
warning on what he called the reed
bird because OF his dcpredatiOns on
the crop in the spring and autumn,
But this basis for his classification as
a game bird in the eastern states has
been swept away, because TINS lhuus-
try has vanished In the North it is
an economic factor of great import
ance, for in May, June and July So per
cent Of it's food is insects.
1T ought to be a pleasure for the
South to treasure for the North this
efficient and melodious harlequin OF
the meadows, just as the North should
foster the swallows and orioles the
llackbrds and meadow larks, which
work so brayely on the cotton boil
weevil of the South
Another point in favor of birds is
their ability to travel long distances.
so that in case of a local outbreak of
any species Of insect they are able 10
rally quickly to the spot and render
good service in checking tho further
increase Of the pest.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-03-09
Robins Got Drunk

my father, Doctor Stevenson, was
the first president of the Indiana state
board of agriculture" said II, F. Stew.
enson, attorney. land Henry Ward
Beecher was the first treasurer Our
family lived in Putnam county, and
father was kindly considerate of bird
life. One January, which had a warm
spell, father set me at work sorting
apples, picking out the rotten ones,
which spread over a piece of ground
as fertilizer, A great flock of robins
came down on those rotting apples as
to a great feast They were undergo
ing the alcoholic change, and the birds
got drunk. There was big basketful
of helpless drunkards. and the weather
was turning cold. Henry said father,
you gather up those robins and bring
them in to a warm place. When they
sober up you can let them go again,
and they'll probably make their way
South. 1t is unnecessary TO say that
his orders were obeyed. "-Indianap-
oils Star.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-03-09

An English lieutenant writes from
Saloniki: "A characteristic Saloniki
incident on the way to camp. The
man with whom | was was a Serbian
Jew attached to the Zadruga bank.
We met two Tommies in language diff
ticulties with two men. the one OF
whom spoke Russian and the other
Greek. So the Tommies talked Eng
fish to me; | talked German to my
friend, who talked Serbian to the Rus
sian (who replied in his own Ian
guage), who talked Greek to the other
fellow. Manchester Guardian.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-03-09
Saves Home to Aid Stork.

Mayor Sebastian was called early
in the afternoon by woman living
along the arroyo near Avenue Forty
Three, who said that the stork is ex-
pected at her house soon, and she
was afraid the food would sweep her
house away before the interesting
bird arrived
Il know you will do something for
u.s." the woman said.
And the mayor did do something.
He called Commissioner O'Brien OF
the board of public works and within
an hour gang of men had attached
cables to the house and thrown up a
temporary embankment which divert
81 the food from the little cottage
Los Angeles Times.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-03-09

firm; if they are to last the consumer
several days, some should be picked
hard ripe" and others beginning to
ripen. No illshaped, split, curly,
wormy, or otherwise defective toma-
toes should be shipped for eating pur-
poses.
1t is desirable that fruit shipped
should be fairly uniform in size unless
it is to meet special requirements of
the customer. If shipped with other
fruits or vegetables, tomatoes should
be so packed that nothing else can
mash them.
Green Corn (Sugar).
The sooner sugar corn is eaten after
gathering, the better its eating quality.
No inferior ears should be shipped.
All should be we'll developed, free from
worms, and gathered at the proper
stage Of development; that is, in full
milk, but before showing any signs of
tirmness or toughness.
Lettuce (Head).
Consumers prefer firm, well-headed
lettuce. 1t should be we'll developed,
and the heart turned white before cut
ting 1t is best to ship only lettuce
which is free from dirt, and no dis
carded, insect damaged, or imperfect
heads should be included.
Lettuce Loose Leaf.
Some varieties of lettuce do not pro-
duce heads but instead a loose clus-
ter of leaves. 1t should be cut when
of good size but tender and crisp.
Trim eff the outside, discolored and
otherwise unattractive leaves Lettuce
should be dry when packed.
Peas.
Growers should allow peas to ma.
ture properly; but, of course, consum-
ers do not want hard, ripe peas. They
should be cool and dry when picked
and packed to avoid heating and mold
ing. Immature, dirty, or defective pods
should be discarded
Root Vegetables.
Root vegetables, such as beets, car
rots, ps-snips and turnips, should be
tender, fresh, sound, washed clean and
of desirable size. No overgrown,
stringy, coarse or understood stock
should be marketed.
Spinach and kale.
Spinach and kale should be free
from sand dirt and insects. They
should be of good green color, without
yellow, decayed leaves, or seed stalks,
and of proper size according to the
season and the market supplied.
"Bunched' Vegetables.
Some vegetables, such as radishes,
onions, new beets, carrots, turnips,
satisfy, watercress and parsley, are
tied in punches for marketing Occa-
sionally it may be desirable to bunch
them for parcel-post marketing, al
shown in the illustration.
punched" vegetables should be Of
proper size, according to the season
and the market custom, and should be
neatly and carefully punched. The
number in each bunch varies on the
different markets and according to the
kind of vegetables. The first five