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TRANSYLVANIA—“THE LAND OF " EXPONENT OF THAN- SYLVANIA COUNTY. LEVEL ft: Hi* Ail^^ aad Siac^tjr. VOLUME XXVIl BREVARD, N. C. FRIDAY, JULY 7. 1922 A NUMBER 27 IflE ALDERMEN HOU) MEETING Bootblack Stands RemOTed From Street—^Ni^t Watcknan Re- Elected—Financial Matters The regular montWy meeting of the City Fathers took place on last Monday night. Considerable discus sion over topics of vital interest to the community took place. The re port of the financial committee (Mr. G. E. Lathrop) was read and approv ed. The floating of a fifty thousand dollar bond issue to take up old bonds and other indebtedness was given first consideration. Several applica tions for "better streets, sidewalks, etc,, were Ikeard. The board orderd the hoot'black stands to be removed off tlie main streets, as they were becoming a public nuisance. Crowds of c^cfred boys generally hanging sro'tmd «ach stand. New by-laws were discussed. The revision of the special privlege tax was referred to a committe and the board voted to •cbarge a tax of ten dollars to all Transylvania tax paying citizens who are engaged in the public automobile service business and to charge one "hundred dollars to all those who operated from out-of-town *and were either just floating -vsitors or just «ame for a few weeks in "the sum- unrer. The board elected “Chief” Gallow ay as night watcliman again for 'another term. A special permTt was given to the l)aseball committee aHo'w^g them to put on a home town amusement ■fair between tbe Court "House and 'S. M. Macfie’s l>rug Store. This fair is for the purpose of raising funds to pay off the tild debts contracted lasit season. H. C. Ranson was sworn in as our new alderman. The board requested the finance committee to -make suitable arrange- mnts to renew loang past due and raise sufficierft ^unds to T>ay off pre sent debts. The board took a recess in order to settle several important financial matters *^t an “early ditte. MEETING OF BAPTIST WOMEN OF TRAN^LVANIA COUNTY HERE NEXT "WEEK BREVARD INSTITUTE NOTES A large party of teachers and stu dents went to Lake Sapphire and Whiteside Mountain on Tuesday. There were tw^o truck loads and every one reported a most enjoyable day. Mrs. D. G. Blount and daughter from Wrightsville, Ga., are at B. I. for a few days and expect to spend a month or two in Brevard, as soon as they can locate housekeeping apartments. Miss Lucile Boylan of Charlotte is here and will spend the summer with her mother, Mrs. Boylan. Miss Margaret Boylan, of Greensboro Col lege, is expected at an early date. Mrs. Boylan has resigned from the faculty of B. I. and will go to Oregon, later on, to join her son. Major Rufus Boylan, of the U. S. Army, who is sta tioned there. A number of the summer school students took advantage of the two day's holiday aad spent the week end at their homes or with friends, while several others bave friends visiting them at the Institute. m RALEIGH COHMDNICATION The Raifaroads HaTe Won. North Carolina Must Wait for Alround $210,000 in Taxes CAMP BREVARD NIGHT AT BAP. TIST CHURCH NEXT SUNDAY Mrs. Joiner'^ Camp Will Attend Ser vice in Accepting the invitation of Rev. Chas. C. ^ith, the pastor of the Baptist church, Mrs, L. G. Joiner, her assocTates in the work in her camp, and the girls of th« catnp. Camp Brevard will attend the Bap tist clnrrch in a body on Sunday ngbt. July 9, which is tbis coiaxng Sunday. Mrs. J«iner has ^ fine bunc^ of I girls this year, and has one of the ' very prettaest sites for a camp in all j tbs regiim. To see the camp one I would nefer guess that this is the first ' year 'Of rtts existence, so splendidly have the grounds been fixed up, and I the tents Ithere are the very b«^ and j tbe mo^ attractive that can l»e ob- tabred. The sermon of the palter will be tbe last 'in the series on “The Ten Commamlments,” the tentb one beinjr Tbe <one “to be discussed at this ser vice. The pubic is extended a cordirfl 1nvits(tio& to atend. Women of flke Baptist ‘Churr’’'*s of this Connty Tiare Opportunity to Hear Prominent State LiOaders Mrs. Wesley N. .Tones -of RrV’ who is President of theTtaptist Wo man’s State 'Organization, and Mrs. C. A. Klutz t)f Asheville, who i‘s one of the leaders of the Asheville dis trict of tbe woman’s work, will be here on Thurs’day, of next, the date being July 13. and will sneak to the women represeritatives oT the Bap tist churcbes *of Transylvania coun ty. The meeting will be hel<^ in the Brevard Baptist church, and will be in the nature tff what is usually call ed an all-day meeting, with a session beginning at lt):30 o’clock in the mornin>r, with dinner on tbe grounds, and a short afternoon session. This is an opportunity that our women should 'be quick to ^ake ad vantage of. Urs. Jones, the presi dent, is a speaker of power and charm, besides beincr a leader of real force. Living in Raleigh, she does not often bave the opportunity to come to our county on account of its distance from Tieadquarters, and when she does get to us, then •t>ur wo men should eagerly meet her in our county seat. The women of the Brevard church will provide and serve dinner, and they extend a most cordial invitation to representative women from all the •churches to attend, and it is 'hoped -that all churcbes wtII 1)e represented, "whether or not they have any wo- 'man’s organizations. NOT PIJBLISH^’^*'' A YELLOW 30URNA1. TO ORGANIZE A BAND Mr. Hume Harris is beins: pester ed by many local citizens to re-or- r'^nize hi«! old borne talent band. Hume thinks the town big enough to STrpport a good band and ns willing to drect one providing he gets the sup- T)ort of the proper authorities, port of the nropcr authorities. This question Will be the main discussion ^ at the Brevard Club’s monthly meet- I ing next Tuesday night. ATTENTION CLUB MEMBERS I The July meeting of the Transyl vania Business Men’s Association will take olace on next Tuesday night, July 11. You, as a member, as a progressive citizen of thig county, and as one whom we know to be vitally interest ed in the future and necssarv de velopment of “The Land of Water- are ur«?ed to be present and ke of the delightful refresh- ents which will be served. No do nations v^ill be asked, but your coun> ael is invited—a smoker, too. A special invitation is extended to all pastors to meet with us. veiop Jails,’ '^jAfrta ^^lenti R. G, Hiden, article writer for the internationally-known smart-set ma gazine, hag given Brevard and this section a well-deserved boost on the trout fishing afforded here. Such ar- ♦^’cles as this are doing much to put Brevard before the eyes of a very desirable class of visitors. We f»:quently have some citizei^ aslc Ut m»t to publish this news itens or that bit of scandaL It Is not the place of the “Home Paper” to public any scaiidal; it is not vur business ♦Co publish the itemg of interest to the gaping multitude, of the arrests or doings of the Mayor’s-oDtirt. W« stre TTcrt. 'publishing a newspaper to ruin anyone’s character and we would far rather save the feelings i»f'one ■wife, one sister, of-une swert- heart than to satisfy the curiosity-of t>en thousand scandal loinng mon grels. We believe that there is a fhter Teward awaiting ns ‘if we save bumilating one father or one pure- bearted -mother than all the pleasure liiBt -an increased subscription list would bring into our coffers shouKl we Oike -your yellow dailies) pub- Msh the names with all tht liorriBle, naoafieattrth.'g details of some mother’s heart hrve*who has accidentally gone astiray. We realize that we are <cfiticT3ea for not giving this kind «f rotten, demoralrzmg news. We know that there are some who can find fault because we -refuse to put the “brand of cane” tm some of our brothers^ but we Icnow, also, from long years of experience, that these same cfi- ticizers are the first to ask trs not -t© publish their 'names, their relatives Or their frientts names in conneCton with certain misdemeanors of every day life. We would, and do wben nublisbed at all. just as quickly pub- Ifsh aiTi about any leading citizens in our community as the darkest African -colored boy, if it was our place to do «o. We do not dis- crminate, and there is no use asking “ye” editor not to publish this or that item because we have generally already made up our mind either to publish or not to publish and such ridiculous, discriminating requests are apt to do more barm than good. We suggest, however, that “the ci tizens so live that tbeir names will not have to be publisbed,’* except in Rowing terms. Let «ach of us so live that when our names do appear in print, it will be something about Uc. that our relatives, loved ones and ■^'nends will be mighty proud to read. If you do so live, this little weekly newspaper will find it out and you will be read about. RALEIGH, N. C., June 26.—The railroads have won in the fight to stay the execution requiring them to pay promptly the franchise taxes lev ied upon them by the State and the matter will not come to a final issue .before the first of November. All of which means that North Carolina must wait for around $210,000 in taxes until the Supreme Court of the United States passes upon the ques tion. The three federal judges who have been hearing the issue between the State and the railroads (Connor, Boyd and Waddill) decided on Friday by a vote of two to one, that the for mer cannot have its money until the highest court in the land shall have passed upon the question of the con stitutionality of the State franchise tex. Recently Judge Waddill ruled in favor of a stay/’of collection of this tax, and Judge Connor against it. Judge Boyd was not slitting with them at the time, but when he “came to tbe bat** on Friday the railroads scored a bome run. Judges Connor and^ Waddill were in agreement against tbe collection at present of the ad ^lorem taxes of tbe railroads. Attorneys for the state vigorously contended that the taxes should be paid and that the court had dismiss- I ed an injunction brought by the rail- ; roads last March, whicb a stay of exe- cutiim now would anntil; that the rail roads had ’'ot paid a single cent of the amount due tbe State for 1921, notwithstanding tbe agreement to pay a sum wbicb tbe carriers them selves considered rt;asonable. Repre sentatives for the carriers argMed ■^at the stay in ad valorem collection made on agamst the franchise col lection entirely logical as the pay ment of the frpnchise tax would, in <affect. destrov the right to appeal to 'the United S*’at“s Supreme Court. Also, that there ’is no adequate rente* for th" rp<*ovory of disputed taxeg paid to the Stsfro. In “u»'tip!'n«” the tie Judge Boydi cla’ms that Tre was moved to agree w^th the ra'lrt'^ds because: The me- ^ho'1«5 b-*’^ whrch disputed taxes paid 'o the State of North Carolina can bo re^'overed'are not plain, and that, with tbe tax paid when suit to enjoin collection Is brousrht to the atten tion of tbe United States court, the latter might "hold it a moot case and discuss it ■mthout a hearing. And further, that the two judges associat ed with him in the bearing of the case were together in granting a stay in the matter of the ad valorem taxes, with which he concurred, and the ad valorem and franchise taxes are closely related, the latter l>eing one-tenth of one per cent of tbe for mer. When a-reason is sought fo^ a spe cial purpose one can usually be found. Anyway, the State Will have to wait for the tax money it expect- ! ed from the railroads until some fu- I ture date, v^ile the average tax -pay- j er must either settle promptly, or Have his property taken away from ! him. [ It will be-recalled that last autumn ! the railroads asked for an interlocu- ( torv injunction against the collection of the ad valorem taxes for the rea son, they contended, that this tax wa*? discriminatory and excessive, and against the franchise and income taxes as unconstitutional. The first hearing was Tmd in January follow ing by Judges Waddill, Boyd *md t^n nor. Two months later they render ed a decision adverse to the railroads, but granted a stay of collection of sixty days. On June 10 Judg»*s W?'’- dill and Connor, sitting in Raleie^, aiETeed in granting a stay on ad ya"'- ’ orem taxes until the Supreme Conrt bears the appeal of the railroads, Irat I disagreed on tbe question of a stay j <m the franchise tax, Waddill for granting the reouest and Connor , r^a’nst. Judee Boyd has broken tbe tie in favor of railroads and *he next sto^ will be Washington, “bye . and bye.” OSTEEN TO HEAD FEDERAL RAIDERS The following news item, taken from the Asheville Times of Sunday. July 2, will prove interesting reading to many of our readers: J. L. Osteen of Transylvania coun ty, has been promoted to be senior prohibition office of Western North Carolina, by order of R. A. Kohloss, federal prohibition director for N. Carolina. Mr. Osteen assumes the territory over which Senior Office Case of Hendersonville, formerly had charge. Officer Case resigned to ac cept an appointment as road super visor for Henderson county. Friends of Mr. Osteen declare he has been an ardent worker and has merited his promotion upon his re cord. CEDAR MOUNTAIN NEWS Miss Reba Bums of Greenville, S. C., is visiting in Cedar Mountain. The B. Y. P. U. members of Rocky Hill Baptist church went to Carrs Hill Baptist church Sunday night, where they took an actve part in their work. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Dacus are visitors in Cedar Mountain. George Summey and Miss Mamie Summey were happily married last Sunday at the home of the groom. Fulton Galloway of Durham, N. C., and Miss Viola Chandler of Greenville are the guests of Mrs. Geo. Bishop at Mt. Breeze. Mrs. .Tulia Markem and daughters, MiFse? Frlina. Myrtle and Fairy Lee. n.T'e visit*'np: friends here this week. They rre from Hendersonvire, N. C. Will Hamblen Washineton has ^“en visiting his sister, Mrs. Geo. Bishop. ' Alexander Burns spent the week end with wife and family. Mrs. P. S. Wright and d«up-bter Dorf», of Niles. Michigan, and Mr. J F. Kolars of South Bend, Ind., arc ^ stopping at the Mt. Breeze for two ' weeks. They think this nar^. of •;h- country is unexcelled wb?n it comes to "cenery. water and c^imste. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. H^aatb .ind fam ily and several frip^d*? went on a birthday picnic to Higb Falls Mon day. Markley Jones killed a large rattle- snaVo Ipdf. Saturday. Miss Hester Jones 'visited in Hen dersonville, IKE PRAYER CORNER / How Lsng Will Our Country Last? NIGHTFAIR INBREVARD Baseball Fans Plan Niglit Fair To Be Held Next Week On Square This is a question that concerns us all vitally and should be a sub ject for both prayer and action. ’ Dr. Burrell of the Marble Colle giate Church, New York, in speak ing on it, says: “The historian buckle Beginning next Tuesday there will lays dovvn the proposition that na- be a “Night Fair” here all next week, tions, like individuals, have their ^ The fair will be held on Broad birth, infancy, youth, maturty, old i street, between S. M. Macfie’s Drug age, decrepitude and inevitable death j Store and the Court House, and will in which event, of course, death ends | be entirely under the charge of local all. > j boys and girls. “The ruins of nations along the | The purpose of having this fair is pathway of the centuries would seem to pay off the large amount of in to confirm this view. One after another the great powers have risen, flourished, and tottered to their fall. “We are living in a Christian coun try. Its discoverer called it ‘San Salvador’ the land of the Savior. Its earliest settlers worshipped under the banner of the Cross. The revolutionary debtedness contracted last year. The attractions of the fair will be many and varied. There v/ill be the usual “nigger” to pitch baseballs at, and more than 20 booths presided over by local young ladies, at which there will be a variety of good things and amusements, l^e whole pro gram for the fair will not be an- fathers, on their knees, dedicated it i nounced, it being the plan to have to the God who has revealed Himself in His Only Begotten Son. The fram ers of its Constitution wove and inter wove the Gospel into that historic symbol of peace and freedom some things in the nature of a sur prise, but the promoters promise that there will be something that has never been seen even in a profession al carnival. A great many of the prove of—Let’s support it. BACK ON THE JOB Furthermore, on every occasion ' young people who are talented en- when the question has been raised be- ; tertainers have promised their sup- fore its highest courts, they have de- port to the fair, and all indications cided that America is a Christian , are that it will score a really great land. It is for such reasons as these success. that we consistently join in the An- i The time selected for the fair them: I unusually good as there is an increas- ‘Our Fath r*s God to Thee ’ i ing number of summer people coming Author of Liberty, I in, a great many of them real base- To Thee we sing. j ball fans, who will be glad to do any- Long may our land be bright | thing to help the Brevard team along. With freedom’s holy light. All fans who are interested in base- Protect U3 by Thy might, , ball for Brevard can contribute to- G^eat God. our King.’ wards that success by helping and “But how long will God protect us patronizing the fair. There will be by His might? Just so long as we nothing that any citizen can disap- keep trust with Him. As a nation we do iiot wait a reckoning in the remo^^A future. Our judgement day is every, day. therefore, thus saith the Lord, ns 1 have made the nations to perish before you. so shall ye perish if ye hearken not unto the voice of the Lord, your God. “If this means anything, it means that God will stand by us ag a nation only so long as we keep covenant with Him in obeyng His Command ments. In the light of this indubit able fact, and thus, alone, are we warranted in claiming for ourseve<s any tenue of life beyond that of the nations gone before us.” A Prayer Let us all pray thig prayer: PLANS FOR COMMUNITY FAIR' The people of Cedar Mountain- community held an enthusiastic meet ing at the school house on the even ing of June 21. The meeting was in charge of Mr. Lindley and Miss Clarke, the county demonstration' agents. Plans for the community fair to be held in the fall were discussed and explained. The exhibits will' cover every phase of community ac tivity: live stock, farming, borticul-- ture, cooking, canning, sewing* etc, A number of premiums were decided {upon and a list of such prizes to« gether with instructions for entering A STITCH IN TIME SAVES NINE Is an old slogan, but quite fre quently promoters come into our community selling stock. Sometimes it’s wldcat investments, etc., for the sake of the brilliant future develop ment of “The Land of Waterfalls.” We suggest that you invest your money right here where you made it. And, by the way. Transylvania could very easily establish a furniture fac tory and it would be an investment that would psy big dividends. JULY 15 -Tulv 15 is ^he day that has been given to us as Poppy Day, go watch for further notice. RALEIGH, N. C., July 3.—A ^o- ■^ormed svstern is being installed for tbe conduct of the State’s business ^’'hicb wll enable the Auditor and Treasurer to strike a balance at the ! close of each day’s activties. This moyement was started during the ad ministration of Governor Bickett. but the war came on before advanced steps were taken to put the plan into : effect and the matter was temnorarilv drooped. The General Assembly of 1921 passed an act empowering and directing the State Auditor to install the. new system and experienced ca- countants from New York and else where. who have been working on the plans for several weeks, announce that details of the installation are practically completed. ' Hitherto, the end of the fiscal year for all state departmentc. and insti tutions has been November 30 and the heads of departments operatintr I by special appropriations have h<»d ' the quarterly amounts due placed "^o their credit, checking amounts need ed for operating expenses from time to_ time. The new system changes the end of the fiscal year from November 30 to June 30 and removes the hand ling of money from all department His many friends will be glad to know that **Joe^’ Tinsley is back on tv«e iob as tonsorral artist in Smith’s place. heads by a double-voucher require ment which places responsibility for the disbursement of all state funds directlyl upon the Auditor and Treas urer. By tbls Tneans, it is claimed, anybody will l)e able to ascertain tbe true condition of the treasurery at the end of eacb day’s business. It is also proposed to have djiill settlements with departments which collect fund)! of any character. Fall ing in this c^ass is the Insurance De partment. tbe Revenue Department. Corporation Commission, Stato Board of Health. Depar^ent of, State, Department of Agriculture, j etc. The amount collected for license | taxes and tax«s from other sources i amount annually to between seven' and eight miirions of dollars. With the prompt deposit of all money col lected for the State Treasurer it is believed that an apprciable amount will be realized from the three per cent interest banks are willing to pay on daily balances. The books of the Auditor and Treasurer will balance each day and it will be easy to fi gure the amount which the State has to its crdit an/ timo. It means a large “hunk” of “red tape” but a pood many institutions are operated that way. Department heads will cheerfully acquiesce in the execution of any plan of action which will best serve the interests of the tSate. , The reputation of the primary n?3n of nominating candidates for i*ubi> office has received a considerabl'i jar down this way tne past two weeks, growing out of und*?rhan«i niethorts , employed in the Third Congressiop.nl and the Seventh Judicial districts dur ing the second primary compaigns which were concluded on Saturday. Character assassins were busy and seemed willing to go ovy length in their determination to “win at any cost.” Bitter fights in county con-! tosts have “bobhed up” here and there and party harmony has been a secondary consideration in many places. However, there is a “cooling' time” ahead and everything wiil come out “in the wash.’’ Neither the democratic party nor the state wide primary stand in immediate dan ger of annihilation in N*"*rth Carolina. The State Board of Agricultare held its semi-annual meeting h'^re on Friday, completing its work in one day, the shortest session in many years. Hon. A. Cannon of Horse Shoe, representing the Tenth Con gressional District, was on hand usual. He_ has not missed a rool-call during the twenty-one years served by him on the Board. He was ap pointed by Governor Aycock in 1901 and reappointed by Governors Glenn Craig and Bickett. each for a term of six years. Mr. Cannon is regarded as one of the most valuable members of the Board. Almighty God, who in the former j exhibits will be distributed to the time dist lead our fathers forth into competitors. The following officerS a wealthy place and set their feet were elected and committees appoint- in a large room, give Thy grace, we ed: S. A. Jones, president; E. A» bumbly beseech Thee, to us, their Heath, vice-president; Mrs. J. A. children, that we may always approve Burns, secretary; Markley Jones. live ourselves a people mindful of Thy stock committee; Street Burns, farm- favor and glad to do* Thy will. Blesi? ing committee; Miss Hester Jones, our land with honorable industrj’, horticulture and gardening commit- sound, learning and pure manners, tee; Messrs. G. W. Bishop, Dorse AI- Defend our liberties, preserve’ our Hson and Ace Hooker, finance com- unity, save us from lawlessness and mittee. yolence, from discord and confusion. ' A second meeting Is arranged fo^' from pride and arrogancy, and from July 5, at which time more definite every evil way.. Fashion into one plans will be worked out. godly people the multitude brought I S. A. JONES President bither out of many kindreds and von- MRS. J. A. BURNS ’ Secretary gues. Endure with the spirit of wis- dom those whom we entrust in Thy MEMBERS OF THE CLUB ONLY name with the authorty of govern- i —- ance. to the end that there may be There are a certain number of good government at home and peace ooys an<J young men who are in -he with all the world. In the time of haWt, lately, of using the Brevard prosperity fill our hearts wth thank- Club. This, gentlemen, is strictly fulness and in the days of trouble against the rules or the law of ^he suffer not our trust in Thee to-fail. land. Unless you are a member or all which we ask for Jesus Christ’s unless some member of the club sets sake. Amen. a permit in the way of a card you cannot use the Brevard Club. It is a great pleasure to receive new mem bers, but if you are a resdent of Brevard and will not become a mem ber of the Brevard Club, then, unless y^ are especially invited by some Officer of said club, we must ask you to stay out. It is not necessaiy for us to remind you further, if it IS, we will not be responsible for the consequences. S. M. MACFIE, Pi^ident WM. A. BAND, SeCTetary , D. F. MOORE BUYS HOME C. D. ‘In the Land of Waterfalls” NEW SHOE SHINE PARLOR Rad Nicholson has opened an up- to-date shoe shining parlor in his cobbler shop next to the post office. To Tell Time Elsewhere. For the convenience to know the time in other leading cities of tlie world as compared with New York time, a new desk clock has been placed on the market. This comprises an* .M^r. D. F. Moore, who is conencted attractive brass front in the center of Bishop & Company’s hard- which is a small clock, says the Now and furniture store and who has York Times. Surrounding the clock n ® prominent business man of is a dial. This is marked wltli lines J^^ars^ has just on which are placed the names of tlie Estate eomnanv ^ Home Real jjirlous topo^nt dtles. By tanJng! TIrfs property belonped to «ie dial to the current time In New, Miss Annie Gask and is next to the York the hour at San Francisco, Lon- j residence of Wm. A. Band. Mr. don, Paris, Petrograd, Rio de Janeiro, i Moore says that he considers the lo- Tokyo and other.cities may be ascer- cation one of the v ry best in Bre- tained. The dial Is marked with { yard and intends r emodeling the dark portion, i^epresentlng the niglit hours, and the entire face is easily read. • increasing World's Food Supply. Col. R. J. Stordy, who was chief veterinary surgeon of the British armies during the war, has taken to the pastoral life now—^but on a very large scale. He is raising sheep and cattle <m the high pampas of south ern Peru, nmler the aegis of the Peruvian government and the Peruvi an corporation. His experimental and survey work he finds absorbing, and he expresses the opinion that some da.v this region will become one of the richest grazing territories In the world tlirougli expert breeding of the coun fry’s vahial>le 'intivH \v(H»l-bearlng ani Ctals. tht* i>>m1 v'tiainnco. house at an earl"* date He points out the new bom”", new sewer line, etc., being built aVi over Brevard and considers that now is the time to invest in a home before property jumps to the blue sky prices. This new live Mrire real estate company has made several other transactions the past few days, which will be an nounced later. NEWS PURCHASES “PIGS” The Brevard News has recently purchased one hundred and eighteen “pigs” TWs is not the animal varie ty, but is metal necessary for pur Lnotype as is molded into cone-sHap- ed masses which the printer terms “pigs.” Each “pig” weighs three pounds and three ounces. This was found necessary in order to take care of the enormous amount of type me tal kept standing and in use all the time.