The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-19
BITS OF
STATE NEWS

Fishermen may lie; some even have
been known to take a nip out Of a
brown hottie, but the good old Shep.
herdstown Register is as reliable as
the sun and may be counted on to sup.
ply a good and truthful fish story or
two in each issue. Here is this weeks
contribution:
A channel catfish weighing
twelve pounds was caught in the
Potomac river near Weverton a
few days ago.
Bass have been biting this week
fairly web, but fishermen report a
very remarkable scarcity of bait.
1t seems impossible to catch min.
nows in the river nowadays, though
1t has been only a few years
since the waters were alive with
them.
Here is another Shepherdstown Reg.
lister story that is worth reading:
George w. Mcdaniel, Of Middleway,
raised 40 bushels Of Early Rose pota.
toes on one.fourth Of an acre OF ground.
They were unusually nice, there being
very few small potatoes among them"
According to the Shinnston News
Charles F. Randall, the successful
farmer and stockman Of Bingamon,
has paid out a good sized fortune to
the wool growers Of this section dur.
ing the season just closed. He bought
over $24,0O0.00 worth for Horkheimer
Bros, OF Wheeling, finishing up last
week. Mr.. Randall has been buying
for this firm for several years and al.
ways pays the highest market price.
Owing to the great demand for wool
caused BY the European war, the price
this year was higher than aver before.
Editors will occasionally indulge in
a little harmless humor. 1t cheers up
their toll soddered lives. Read this
piece by ". D. Keller, editor OF the
excellent Tyler County News:
I'VE have branched out. We now
lay claims to other fields Of labor than
this scribbling stuff. Agriculture. or
more specifically speaking, horticul.
ture, has been embraced by us and we
make modest claims Of greatness. We
are willing to substantiate, back I'm
and prove any assertion that we make,
too.
1T seems to be the province Of an
editor to flaunt other mems products
and that he never has time nor space
to speak OF his own. It's some other
Fellows pig, hay, oats, corn or pump.
Kin that has grown so large, so red or
SO juicy; and all this that the great
work might go on.
But we are going to take TINA off
to speak Of u own creations. Our
special line is tomatoes. From an,
own garden right here In the town or
Middlebourne, county OF Tyler ana
'deestrict' Of Ellsworth have issned
forth our productions. They are Pond.
erosa tomatoes large, Juicy, delicious
and ever fragrant. We didnTt wairS
them. We were afraid some skentics
would doubt; but they are the lareest
that were ever grown in the town
there Is not one particle of doubt OF
this statement. They are so large
that one slice cut at random from tSe
fruit covers the largest plata IN mr.
dear home. This we solemnlv c,otrn
t%ranscends and surpasse anv othar
breed In the burg. ~
From our own garden! From onr
own cultivation. Who womb bora
thought It Of Bill Keller? Tomatoes
better, biggest and more beautiful thsn
were ever grown before. II snreiu
is a marvellous feat.
Yes, they are u own product. We
did everything to these tomatoes eY.
cep. 70 prepare The ground; plant
them; hoe them; drive logs In the
ground to hitch them to; tie them 70
the said log; then water them throneb
the long and arid drought. Yes, Sa
did everything to these tomatoes WIN
the small exception OF the work ann.
merated above.
"Father did all that"