Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 34, Number 215, 11 June 1909 — Page 7

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WANTED. WANTED If you can Invest $250.00 to $400.00 cash in a permanent, legitimate business in this city we . can show you an income of $15.00 to $25.00 per week, and not Interfere with other work. No peddling or selling. Call 7 to 9, evenings, 10 to 12 noon. Room 27, Arlington Hotel. ? H. M. Kelly Co. li lt rVAXT ED To exchange player piano for vacant lot in Richmond. Starr Piano Co. ll-7t WANTEr Sales agent to represent the Johnston Suspender Co., fine proposition, small capital required; address E. W. Johnston, 615 W. 8th street, Cincinnati, O. 11-lt WANTED Two unfurnished rooms, light housekeeping; phone 4018. WANTED Situation by young lady, attending business college,, to work a few hours in P. M. and on Saturdays, either clerk in store, con- ', fsctionery or office work; address ; B. F., care Palladium. ll-2t WANTED Girl for general houseJ work; 22 North 17th or phone 1797. jun9-tf WANTED Top trimmer, good wages, i and steady work; The King Top ' Mfg. Co.,. Dayton, Ohio. 9-3t WANTED To buy for cash, house, or 5 good building lot; state full partici ulars. Address, "Cash", care Pal- . ladium. 9-tf WANTED Girls at Monarch Laundry, ' . 9-3t WANTED Small horse for delivery; must bo fearless; state price and . particulars fully, "Cash," care Palladium. Jun 8-tf WANTED Manager for branch office we wish to locate here in Richmond. , Address. The Morris Wholesale House, CincinnatiOhio. 2-lmo VVAN'JJiiD ou to call and see our Excelsior Motorcycle,' Elmer Smith. 426 Main St. Phone 1806. : apr!4-tf Market

: -,v. 1 - ' NEW YORK STOCK QUOTATIONS. , (BJy Correil and Thompson. Brokers, Eaton, Ohio.) V: New! York', June 11. " ! - Open High Low Close L. & N .. .. ..143 143 142 142 " Great Northern . .. .. .... .. ..151 151 150 150 . Amalgamated Copper .. 8C 86?g 85 86 American smelting .. ..95 96 95 95 Northern Pacific .. ..154 154 153 154 U. S. Steel .. ..67 67 66 67 ' U. 8. Steel pfd. . .. ...... . . ; .124 125 124 124 ; Pennsylvania ..137 137 136 136 St. Paul .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..155 155 154 155 B. & O. .. .. .. .. .. ... ..119 119 118 119 - New York Central 132 13 132 132 , Reading ........ .. 156 157 156 156 Canadian Pacific ..183 184, 183 183 TTnlon Pacific ...................... .. ..194 194 193 193 .. .. .. ;. .. ..116 117 115 116 Southern Pacific. : ...... ..131 132 130 132

i Chinago. CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS, y. Cor.'ill and.. Tbompscv. Crokerv. Eaton 0. Chicago, June 11.

.- Wheat. Open High Low Close July... 117 117 115 116 Sept. .-.109 110 109 109 Dec. ' . i 108 10S 107 108 - Corr. Ojcn Hie I. Low Close July ... 73 73 72 72 Sept.",.. 70 70 69 70 Dec. ..... 59 59 58 59 Oats. 0n H'eh Low Clos July ... 53 53 52 52 Sept. ... 44 41" 44 44 Dec. ... 45 45 44 44

Indianapolis Market. REPRESENTATIVE SALES. NO. Av. Dk. PHca 1 100 .. 6.75 12 115 .. 6.85 10 136 .. 7.10 40 150 .. 7.25 92 145 40 7.30 56 149 120 " 7.35 74 162 100 7.35 68 .............. 179 120 7.45 64 160 7.50 86 175 160 7.50 69 184 80 7.55 INDIANAPOLIS LIVESTOCK. - HOGS..-' Best heavies ........... .$7.60 17.90 Good to choice 7.35 7.60 Best pigs ...... .... . . . . 6.50 6.S3 BEST STEERS. Finished steers 6.40 6.S5 Good to choice steers.... 5.50 6.25 Choice to fancy yearlings 5.60 6.25 STOCK CATTLE. Good to heavy fleshy feeders 5.00 5.25 Pair to" good feeders..... 4.73 5.00 Good to choice stockefs ,. 4.25 4.75 Common to fair heifers ... 3.50 4.35 "BUTCHER CATTLE. Choice to? fancy heifers.. 6.25 6.50 Good to choice heifers .... 4.50 5.00 SHEEP. Best yearlings 6.50 Jt A sYlAa ' - IT AAA! 7.25 6.25 7.50 -. ..VEAU CALVB& Good to fancy 4.23 Fair to heavy calves 3.00 6.25 XjrcaxTu: Just learned that Oold Meoal Ttemt H id Ire time tkrwc IbNi tUc. Bcaanu.

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WANtED COPIES OF PALLADIUM FOR MAY 17 and 18. LEAVE AT PALLADIUM OFFICE. WANTED To store your 6tove for the summer. 1080 Main. Phone 1778. 17-tf WANTED If you want money in place of your city property or (arm. - go right to Porterflelda Real Esate office. Kelley Block. 8 th and Main. 14-tf WANTED Ladies to learn halrdressing, manicuring, facial massage, electrolysis or chiropody. Largest and most complete institution of the kind in the world. Few weeks completes. Tools given. Catalogue mailed free. Meier College, Cincinnati, Ohio. 21-tf WXNTEDRaiiway Mail CleriTs; Cariers. Examinations in Richmond, soon. Preparation Free. Franklin Institute, Dept. 57 B, Rochester, N. Y. may!2-37t FOR SALE. FOR SALE City property and farms, merchandise stocks and flr3 Insurance. Porterfleld. Kelly Block. 8th and Main. ' S-tf FOR SALE Refrigerator, cheap, 322 N. 8th. ' ' J 10-3t FOR SALE Large mule, good worker; cannot be beaten for farm work. Price $75. Ed Holder. 46 N. 7th. 10-2t FOR SALE Two buggies and harness; also 50 good grain sacks. W. H. Lough, Sr., 200 S. 12th. 9-3t FOR SALE-BARGAIN. Desirable new home, seven rooms, bath, etc. Modern throughout. Rare opportunity. -See Thompson, 710 Main. 8-7t Report Richmond Grain Market (Richmond Roller Mills) ( Wheat, per bu., .$1.50 ICorn, per bu., 75c Rye. per bu.. SOe Bran, per ton ...$27.00 Middlings, per; ton . ..$30.00 Clover c-eed, per bu .$4.50 Richmond Seed Market. (Run: Co.) Timothy, per bu., .$2.70 $2.85 Clover Seed 4.65 Richmond. - CATTLE. (Paid by Richmond Abattoir.) Best iog4. average 200 to 250 pounds $6.75$7.15 Good to heavy packers .... 6.O0 6.50 Common and rough . . . . ." 5.UOQ 5.50 Steers, corn fed .; 5.00 5.50 Heifers 3.50 '4.50 Fat cows 3.50 4.5 Bulls 3.50 4.CO Calves 6.00 6.50 Lambs 6.50 PRICES FOR POULTRY. (Paid by Bee Hive Grocery.) Young chickens, dressed, per lb. ..18c Old chickens, per lb 18c Turkeys, per lb. .18 to 20e COUNTRY PRODUCE. (Paid by Bee Hive.) Creamery butter, per lb., 26c Country butter, per lb lS20c Eggs 20c Richmond Hay Market. (Omar G. Whelan.) Timothy bay. (loose) ..,......$14.00 Clover hay, loose ..... 1 ..... . $12.50 Mixed hay $12.00 Oats, per bu., .50 to 52c Corn 75c EAST BUFFALO. East Buffalo. June 11. Cattle Receipts 25; tops $7.25; Veals Receipts 1.600; tops $S. Sheep Receipts 1,400, tops $6.10. Hogs Receipts 6,800, tops $7.95 Lambs, tops, $9. Indianapolis Grain. Indianapolis, June 11 Cash wheat .. .$155

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FOR SALE Good general purpose horse. Phone 3607. 9-3t FOR SALE Six room house; 527 S. 13th. S-7t FOR"8ALE Rubber tire canopy top surrey; inquire Dr. Grosvenor. 7-7t FOR SALE Pure bred Jersey male calf, cheap; best blood known; call for pedigree; phone 3136. 27-tf FORSALE RefriglTralorsand kitchen cabinets, cheap, 519 Main. 12-tf FOR SALE If you want to buy a far mor a home in the city; see our new list. We have' money to loan. Beckwith & Chessman, 716 Main St. ' mayl-tf FOR SALE OR TRADE An ideal suburban home suitable for retiring farmer or business man. Phone 3136. 7-tf FOR SALE Mill woofl. C. W. Kramer & Co. 29-:f FOR SALE Confectionary, $600. Hotel, 40 furnished rooms and bar, five lots, Highland Add. Opp. Earlham, $1 per week; agent on the grounds Sunday 9 to 11 a. m. Porterfleld, Kelly Block, Sth and Main. ll-3t Think 'Of It . Double House in good repair, five rooms to the side; barn; cistern; cellar, city water, street find cement side walks made. This house is rented for $17.00 per month. It can be bought for $ 1 ,800 by paying $100 cash payment, and the balance $15.00 per month. 8TH & NORTH E STREET. ll-3t Corn . 77c ,. ,59c Oats TOLEDO GRAIN. Toledo, June ;11. Wheats. ...... .... Corn O&tS . ""g i v . . . . Rye . ......... . . . ... , Clover Seed, per bu $1.55 77 ...... ( .... . ,.9 ......,.$5.30 CINCINNATI LIVESTOCK. Cincinnati, June 11. Hogs Receipts -5,000, tops, $7.75. Cattle Receipts 700, market strong. Calves, tops, $8.00. Sheep Receipts 3,800, tops $5. Best spring lambs, $8.75. PITTSBURG LIVESTOCK, Pittsburg, June 11. Cattle Receipts, light; tops, $7.25. Veals, tops, $8.50 Sheep Receipts .light; tops $5.50 Hogs Receipts, 12 loads; tops, $7.00. Spring lambs, tops, $8:50. PLAN TO ORGANIZE West Main Street Merchants Again Considering This Project.. PROVED A GREAT SUCCESS Merchants along Main street between Third and Sixth streets are again figuring: on organizing the West Main Street Business Men's Club. No date has been set as yet for the initial meeting. Provided the reorganisation is effected, one of the first things to be done will be to plan for lighting; up that section of Main street with, several additional lights, as it was last year. Instead of using the regular arc light, the merchants favor the installation of three or four mercury lights to each square. TEMME SUCCESSFUL Paul Temme who. with three other Richmond young men, took the federal examination to qualify for government meat inspector, has received word that he made a passing' grade. However, the others wero not so fortunate. Mr. Temme will probably make application at onco for a position as inspector. FIRM IS DISOLVEO The law .firm of McKee. Little and Frost of Connersvllle, which Is one of the oldest in Eastern Indiana, has been dissolved by Mr. Little retiring, owing to ill health. R. N. Elliot, prominent in the state legislature succeeds Mr. Little In the firm. This firm Is well known by local attorneys - and residents of western Wayne county. VraenaA: Cold Keaal TTpar 1

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LETT The following are replies to Palladium Want Ads. received at tale office. Advertisers will csnfer a great favor by calling for mail in answer to their ads. . Mail at this office up to 12 noon today as follows: C. Cash . . . W. I. T. Mail will.be keDt for 30 days only. All mail not called for. within that time will be cast out. FOR SALE Fine swarms of Bees. $1.00 each; call at 300 S. W. 3rd St. Phone 4116. ll-3t FOR SALE Good top soil; lot 22 Boyer street, Benton Heights, or call 3114. ll-2t FOR SALE Cheap. 4 room cottage, 10 investment on your money; inquire 440 South 13th St. ll-7t FOR SALE Roof and bridge paint. Guaranteed five years. Retail at wholesale prices. Clendenln A Co., 257 Ft. Wayne Ave. Phone 3420. Apr. 2 fri&mon FOR SALE Farm 8 acres; address "W care Palladium. ll-2t Miss Jeannette Tate, Manicurist and Chiropodist. Phone 1675. 9-7t FOOT DOCTOR. A sure cure for Corns. Prof. H. H. Rolling. 20 8. 6th. febl2-tf UPHOLSTERING. Awnings and Upholstering J. H. Rossal. 16 S. 7th St. Phone 179S. marll-tf BOARD OF REVIEW 1909 Elliott & Reid Co $15,980 Hackman, -Klehfoth Co. 9.050 Hoosier Mercantile Co. 7,000 Item Newspaper Co.... 12,490 Peter Johnson Co 3,700 Jones Hardware Co.... 78,890 C. & W. Kramer Co... 30.000 Chas. Knopf Floral Co. 6,100 Kramer Mfg. Co 8,520 Geo. H. Knollenberg Co. 70,590 Richmond L. H. & P. Co. 84,430 Louck & Hill Co 18,650 McConaha Co 9,050 1908 12,410 6,570 7,000 14,800 3,100 78,890 32.170 '6,100 9.150 70,450 64,430 18,390 8.720 City Statistics Births. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence B. Straw, 540 North Nineteenth street, girl, first child. Contagion. A case of smallpox has been reported at 730 North Fifteenth street, but the name of the party is not known. A Heroic Slave. There was a humble slave In the palace of the Caliph Haroun al Rascbld. The caliph bad In bis audience chamber twenty rare vases, and it was written in the laws of Bagdad that be who should have the misfortune to break one of these would pay the penalty with bis life. This slave one day broke a vase. He was instantly seised, tried and "condemned to death. But the caliph had no sooner pronounced sentence on him than the slave turned, and, walking calmly to the other nineteen vases, with one sweep of the arm destroyed them all. "Wretch, the caliph thundered, "why have yon done that barbarous deed?" "To save the lives of nineteen of my fellow countrymen," the doomed slave replied. Munich an Artistic Leader. Munich is In great part a creation of the nineteenth century. Yet when one sees how artfully and lovingly she has woven the new about whatever remains of the old It is easy to understand why she has been Germany's artistic leader for the last hundred years and why such geniuses as Lenbach. Von TJhde. Schwanthaler, Orlando di Lasso and Richard Strauss have felt at home there. Robert Haven Schauffler in Century. The Desire For Appearance. The Village Grocer (peevishly) Look here, Aaron! What makes you put the big spples in the top of the barl? The Honest Farmer (cheerily) What makes you comb that long scalp lock over your bald spot? Puck. Paid. Miss Belle (warnlngly) Sally, they used to tell me when I was a little girl that if I did not let coffee alone It would mTco me foolish. Sally (who oves her one) Well, why didn't yon? Life. I hear yoar 80n Is achieving great success In his stage career." -Yes. replied the architect. I should have thong-ht be weald have entered your profession. "Well, It amounts to the saoae We both make money by drawing good houses." Stray Stories. JOAjrjra:

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MOTOR CYCLES. New and second hand. Waking A Co. 406 Main St Phone 2006. 22-tf INSURANCE. floore and Ogborn Fire Insurance. Bonds and Loans. Room 16 I. O. O. F. Building. lS-tf GERMAN Notary Public and Steamboat agent Hans N. Koll. 716 Main street. 5-tf PALLADIUM WANT ADS. PAY. UPHOLSTERING. Upholstering and Gen. Repairing. Holthouse, 124 S. 6th. Phont 4367. 20-tf LAUNDRY Dirty clothes made clean; If you don't believe it, try us. Richmond Steam Laundry. Phone 1151. febz3-tf AUTO LIVERY Touring cars and runabouts for hire by hour or trip, especially low rates. Molina Sales Co.. Phone 2384. 1-tf For Sale Good home, modern; down stairs bed room; bath and furnace. Price right. HERMAN F PILGRIM 432 Main St Res. Phone 1685. 6-7t FOR RENT. FOR RENT Nice furnished rooms for lady or gentleman; good location; 32 S. 14th. 10-2t EAGLES T0 JOLLIFY Will Hold a Meeting to Celebrate Securing the 1910 " Convention. LOCAL DELEGATION HOME To Jollify over tho success of the local delegation of the Wayne Aerie of Eagles, No. 666, at the Grand Aerie meeting held at New Albany, in securing the 1910 meeting for this city, a meeting will be held by the local lodge, soon. It was planned to hold the affair last evening, but not enough of the members could , be reached in time' to carry out the plana. The local delegation returned last evening about midnight, very much pleased with the success of their trip and the convention in general. Plans for making the 1010 convention) the beet ever, will be formulated at once and every member of the order made dependent for his share of the work to make the meeting a grand success. The local lodge, while never entertaining on so large a scale before, has won an excellent reputation among the aeries nearby, as being a most excellent host. COIITHACIOeS TO MAKESETTLEMEHT One Member of the Firm to Be In the City Tomorrow. George Caldwell, of the contracting firm of Caldwell and Drake, which constructed the Young Men's Christian Association building, will be In the city tomorrow to meet the officials of the association, at which time an effort will be made to effect final settlement. At the monthly board meeting last evening, this matter was discussed and election of officers held. The officers are: Sharon E. Jones, president, George H. Knollenberg, vice president; recording secretary, A. L. Smith, and treasurer, A. M. Gardner. GOT A REPUTATION John Aekerman, a cripple, who has been begging about the streets, was arrested for drunk yesterday afternoon and today given twenty minutes to leave town. Ho took a car. He was drunk and after being ordered out of the city refused to leave and his arrest followed. He was willing. to go today. The police branded him the most loathsome talker ever inside the jail. HAD FINGERS CUT Irvin Brown, an employe at the Richmond furniture factory. Toad three fingers lacerated by a saw whilo at work this morning: He was removed to the office of a phrtlisn in taa anv

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FOR RENT OR SALE Large house with good furnace and bath, large lot. good barn, etc. Central Ave., West Richmond, near Earlham College. Call on or address Dickinson Trust Co.. telephone 2186. fMf FOR RENT Modern houe centrally located. Tel 1561. 9-7t FOR RENT T. at. G. A Fvrut.te4 Rooms Including shower betas, beat and light. L2S and vp per weol asrlltt FOR RENT Furnished rooms, beat, with bath for gents, at the Grand. tebn-tf MISCELLANEOUS. MONEY LOANED Low rates, very favorable terms. Thompson. 710 Main. S-7t LOST. LOST Pair gold rimmed glasses; return to Palladium office; reward. 11-lt LOST It the person mho took the little purse and little scissors from a chair in the Arts and Crafts room at the Art Exhibit will return the same to the catalogue table, nothing will be said. 11-lt NOTICE. NOTICE Rose Pryor. ladies' tailor ess, has moved to 123 8. 11th. ll-2t NOTICE The Lady Maccabees will give a supper at I. O. O. F. ball Saturday evening, 5 to 7:30. Price 10 cents. Public invited. Liberal patronage desired. 11-lt "They ssy be bat a coarse streak In him." "I should say that he had a refined streak In him." Puck. PALLADIUM WANT ADS. PAY. BRIBERY IN RUSSIA. An Incident ef the Reign of the "CxarLlberetor.' An old and long retired Russian general, a man of the "old school. related the following story In illustration of the official bribery that prevails In Russia, the incident being one within his own personal knowledge: During the reign of Alexander II, the "czar-liberator, the widow of a distinguished general endeavored to obtain an appointment in a certain ministry for her only son. a young man of superior education and intelligence. The minister promised the widow to reserve the first occurring vacancy in bis department. She waited in vain for the fulfillment of the promise and twice repeated her appeal by letter. She learned, too, that In the meantime several vacancies bad been filled by other candidates. The widow then waited npon the emperor and told his majesty of the minister's broken promises and ber own keen disappointment, and after a few moments' consideration the czar ssked her if she bad Inclosed a gift of money to the minister with her written application. "Why, certainly not, your majesty. I should not dare put such an affront upon bis excellency." -TK not trouble yourself about the affront mad a me, replied the czar, "but renew your prosbenie to the minister and int .cse 1,000 to him." . 1 "But I have no such sum of money, your majesty, said the widow dolefully. "Oh, ss to that. I will lend you the money, and the minister will no doubt repay me, and you will Inform me. please, of the result of your renewed application with the inclosure. v The widow sent ber son to the minister with the 1.000 lent by the czar inclosed with a politely written note, the result being that the young roan received the desired appointment the same day. About a week later the minister had just concluded his customary official report to the czar when his majesty observed. "By the way. there is a very Intelligent and promising young man. the son of the late General . for whom you can perhaps find a fairly prospective position in your department" "But, your majesty. said the minister, "that young man Is already In ray department, and I should say that he is likely to make a career for himself." "Tell me. please." quietly asked the czar, "how much did this youth's mother pay you for the appointment?" The minister was too wily and tactful outwardly to manifest bis surprise and chagrin, and he knew. too. that his safety demanded a perfectly candid reply to his sovereign. "Would your majesty be interested." he said, "to near what I myself paid for the influence which procured my portfolio from your gracious bands? The total sum was 2200. and. relatively speaking. I do not think, with all humility, that this lady has paid at all dearly for the prospects of her son." The minister repaid to the 'czar the f 1X00 and -was not unkindly dismissed from the audience, and be also retained his portfolio. Odessa Cor. London Standard.

Has It ever 'occurred to the busy housewife that the dust pan and brush should have "a " good Washihsr in hot water and soapsuds now and then? Kara rally the dust brush is a greet gem catcher, and after bela; washed it should be boa; la the ana to dry thoroughly. PALLADIUM WANT ADS. PAY.

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There Are Many Different Conditions That Affect the Measurement of tho PileThe Interesting Result ef a Experimental Test. When Is a cord not a cord? To the farmer harvesting his BL. wood lot and to the man laying In logs for the large fireplace of bis country or seaside home, to the paper maastfacturer buying pulp wood and to the proprietor of the ordinary city wood yard, to all of these men this question has an important financial meaning. Queer to say and contrary to the belief ef most people, there are -many times when a cord is less than a cord and many conditions when It Is more. School arithmetics ssy that a cord of wood Is 12S cubic feet or the eontents of a pile eight feet long, four feet high and four feet wide. Wood la marketed on this basis. A pile whose length, breadth and height multiplied together gives this number of cubic feet fill this requirement no matter whether the sticks are long or snort. less there is an understanding to the contrary. Nevertheless, a cord, tbowgb It comes np to legal measurements. Is sn uncertain quantity, even when the seller is honest and the buyer satisfied. A lumberman may have a tract of pulp wood which be sells to a paper mill at $3 a cord for aa many cords ss it will make. It is In the contract that be shall cut and stack it. He cuts It la twelve foot lengths, and when the Job la complete it measures 200 cords, and be receives f 1.000 for It. Would be have made or lost by cutting four foot lengths Instead of twelve? He would have lost in the first pises from the additional labor required to cut four foot wood, but bis principal loss would have resulted from a greatly diminished number of cubic feet, due to the fact that short sticks lie closer together than large. Measurements and experimental tests have been made to ascertain exaetlr I bow much actual wood Is la cords of different lengths, sixes, shapes sad species. Had the 200 cords of twelve root wood been cut in four foot lengths there would havs been only ITS cords, and the owner would havs recstvsd for It $880 Instead of 91000. it was. therefore, clearly to his ad van tags to cut twelve foot lengths, bat It would hsve been to the buyer's advantag to have It rat In four foot toasts. Bs would have received the asms actual quantity of wood for $tSO toss. It also makes considerable difference to the seller whether wood Is chopped or sawed. If chopped, the chips s re lost. Where the loss large this loss s mounts to no small total. In a cord of four foot wood, with sticks six Inches In diameter, the chip loss is from 6 to 8 per cent and. of course, the shorter the sticks are' cut the greater the loss. If the wood is sawed the sawdust loss Is scarcely the half of 1 per cent The difference due to spaces between the sticks, of course, depends very much on the shape and state of the sticks. Straight smooth sticks lis close together, nd a - cord contains more wood and less air. For given lengtbs sticks of soft woods are usually stralghter and smoother and when" stacked lie closer together. But whatever the kind, cords of long sticks are pretty sure to contain mors empty space than cords made of short plecea , Likewise cords of split wood contain less than cords of round sticks. The finer the wood Is split the mors It makes; hence wood dealers are often willing to sell kindlings, all sawed sad split, for the same price per cord ss unsnllt wood. They get back the cost of labor In the Increased balk. A cord (128 cubic feet) of roar foot hardwood usually contains snout eighty-three cubic feet of solid wood, a cord of tares foot wood averages eighty-three snd one-half feet, of two foot wood eighty-four feet snd of one foot wood eighty-five feet. The conifers, aeft woods, contain ninety to ninety-six cable feet Thus the parchaser receives on an average about two-thirds of a cord of real wood sad one-third of a cord of spaces. In some countries wood is bought by weight and the buyer comes mors nearly getting what he bargains tor, but even then be may miss It if bs receives green wood when he wants dry. According to timber testing engineers of the United States forest service, wood may lose half or mors Its green weight In seasoning. Cedar for lead pencils Is bought by weight la this country. The pieces are so smaS snd of such Irregular size that they cannot conveniently be stacked and measured as cordwood. The bulk of nearly an woods de ' creases as seasoning goes on. A hundred cords green will make from eighty-nine to ninety-three cords whea dry. This a factor of no small Importance to dealers who handle largo quantities. Wood lot owners and farmers who bare small forest tracts from which tbey expect to sell cord wood are no less interested than contractors who buy and sell large quantities. ' It will stand them In band to knew how much difference It makes whether wood is est long or short, chopped er sawed, whether the sticks srs round or split- whether large or small sad whether the measurements are to bs made while tbe wood is green or after it is seasoned. IS ON A VACATION. Lawrence Roberts, driver of tbe pa . trcl and ambulance wagona, is on his vacation. Patrolman Wlerhake is do lus: the work on the box seat for tea days. " " ' Mrs. John Weissgerber of Montezuma la the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Swain of Pearl street