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THE POISON IN POOD.
Savoyard* Talk# of Daatha Fraa
"Heart Failure"—Wbaleeala
Adulteration of Articlss at
Food—The Hallya a ad the
Methad al It.
Savoyard la Waahlaitoa Fo*t.
Washington, Jan. 27.—We
pick up the paper every day and
read of some man who has died
very suddenty of "heart failure.”
It is often a man in the prime of
life, and they number thousands
and tens of tbonsands every
year. Nearly all these people
are poisoned. The lawmakers
know they are poisoned; the
judges, the attorneys, the juries,
the general public know they
are poisoned, but nobody yet
has been prosecuted for it.
Here is how it ia done. Years
ago somebody extracted the
juice ont of carrots and a little
of it put in a churn, even in
midwinter made the butter a
rich golden color. It was per
fectly harmless and perfectly
wholesome. It was used ex
tensively and blessed by both
the dairyman and bis custo
mers. Not long ago it was dis
covered you could get s sub
stance out of coal Ur that would
color the butter exactly as the
liquid that came from the carrot,
colored it. It waa a rank poison,
bnt it drove the csrrot Juice out
of business for it was tea times
cheaper. Now the beautiful
and golden creamery butter yon
eat attacks yoor kidneys and
belpa to kill you of heart failure.
Aniline and coal tar dyes are
staple articles of food in our
land of liberty. They are re
sponsible for nine out of ten of
the "heart failure*” you read of
in the .newspapers. Buy a can
of peas—have they aa appetis
ing green pea look? Then be
■are they are poisoned. The
same ia true of canned beans.
Canned tomatoes generally get
their tomato red color from
poison, and with catanp it is
even worse. Nearly all the
csnay or commerce it poisoned.
It la estimated that the Amer
ican people spend every year at
mock at $750,000,000 for adulia
rated foods and drinks, and gen
erally adulterated goods is
poisoned goods and shortens
human life- 1 got the above
facta out ol an article iu tke
New York Son, and I have
selected only a few of the very
many. It only shows how far, as
a people, we will go for a dollar.
Goods bought'especially for the
sick, anch as blackberry brandy,
eras found to contain not one
CrtUle of the priociple of the
rrr. bnt was mean whiskey
colored bv coal tar dyes and
slightly flavored. When tke
Borgias murdered by mesne of
the cup ft wsa la revenge for
insult or injury. When an
American manufacturer mur
derer murders by means of
poisoned food it is for tbe
profit there ia in it. I think the
Italian plan more honorable
These poisoners have been
active in tbe last half a dozen
congresses in opposition to pure
food bills. The House of
Representatives has passed two
or three measures prohibiting
the nefarious traffic, but the
opposition has always been
strong enough to prevent a vote
In the Senate, where delay ia
more powerful than tbe majority.
An effort will be made to pasa a
pure food bill this season, but it
will not be successful as long as
it is more honorable in this
country to be rich than it is to
be bealtby. The steel trust
makes steel plates. These steel
plates are made into tin plates,
out of which tin caus are made,
and the more demand there ia
for "canned goods" tbe greater
tbe business and the profits of
the steel trust:
Danbury Lot* Local*.
Dnnhurr Reporter.
Mias Carrie Boyles is looking
very sad, os Mr. Estou Is visit
ing Mount Airy very often.
Miss Tsnie Boyles has a fin
ger ring that she won't let any
one see what is printed in it.
I guess it must be her engage
ment ring.
Miss iZllian is mighty sad this
week, as Mr. Albert Caldwell
has gone to West Virginia.
Cheer up. Lillian, he’ll come
hack again. He called on her
last Sunday (or bia last time.
Messrs. Sara and Bud Rlerson
called to see Misses Climatic end
Ada Powers last Sunday. Come
again, we like to see you both.
They are so bashful they stand
around and whittle up the wood
pile. Isn't it so?
We ere having all’ grades of
candy atews down here- We was
at a candy stew lest Saturday
night and the two boys there
that got disappointed they come
to see their girl* there and didn’t
see them. Those boys looked
jost like they bad got over s
drank. It was all O. K.
Mr. Scott Dalton called ion
I Miss Cora Sunday p. m. Hur
rah for Scott. Think he innst
be struck.
i naven't seen Hr. Kdd Sbrop
•hire going over toward Mr.
Plina'a lately. Wcader what ia
the matter. Can you tell ns
Bliss? We would like to know.
Hsi ha!
Gneaa Mr. George Thomas
will have music at bit bonae
now as bo baa got him a new
0r¥bere ia a fallow in this sec
tion seems very sad since
Christinas over a refused buggy
rids. Cheer np, 8., there is
more then one.
CONQUEREDi A BALKY DORSE.
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Ch»rl«tt Ohanvar.
New York, Jan. 28.—There
are a good many ways of in
ducing it balky horse to move
on. One way is to get out and
re-arran^e the harness, another
way is to get out and hold up
one of the animal’s feet, still
another is to loosen the collar
and then tighten it again.
There are those who contend
that dropping a few gravels into
the animal’s ear and shaking
them around will inevitably
cause the beast to change bis
.mind. Others bold that shutting
off his wind by compressing his
nostrils between the thumb and
forefinger will always convince
a refractory horse that it Is better
to keep a-going. Then there is
the large majority who bold
firmly to the theory that the
only way to care a burse that
stops and refuses to move on is
to apply the lash swiftly and
forcibly.
All these methods and a few
more were suggested to a wagon
driver the other night by mem
bers of a large and interested
multitude, ft was at the inter*
section uf Fifty-seventh street
and Ninth avenue that a horse
attached to a light grocery wag
on came to a sudden stop on
the car track, planted its feet,
and refuted to proceed further.
The driver yelled and jerked the
reins, bat the horse only backed
his cars, rolled its eyes viciously
tnd stood solid. The driver
then produced,> whip and used
it in lively fashion, but the
beast only switched his tail
vigorously and remained station
ary.
Bv this time ■ car bad come
op from behind and was forced
to stop. The motorman watched
the proceedings interestedly for
a few minutes, then clanged his
bell impatiently and yelled for
the driver to get out of his way
while the conductor craned bis
back from the rear passengers
tried to peer out to see whst tbe
trouble was. Pedestrians began
to gather on the corners to look
on. The driver continued to
lash bis horse in vain. A police*
man walked up, grasped the
bridle and tried to lead tbe
horse on, with no results. The
cod then gave a strenuous
pull, merely causing the
animal to jerk his head in the
air and take a stronger brace
with bis feet. The driver then
reached down into the bottom
of the wagon and brought forth
a small board with which he hit
tbe beast some resounding
whacks. The only effect this
had on the horse was to make
him dance for a few minutes and
then settle down in his original
position.
All this time tbe can were lin
ing up a block deep on the track
behind, and irate conductors be
gan to come forward and hurt at
the driver’s head insulting re
marks, which were returned
with interest. Small boys crowd
ed np close around and jeeTed
loudly at the already exaspera
ted Jehu with the reins, who was
now jumping up and down in
bis .wagon, shouting freuxicdly
and hurling small articles at his
horse’s bead. Citixeos who
; knew it all came forward and ad
dressed remarks laden with ad
vice as to tjie proper course to
pursue to the unlucky driver,
who now began to look about
helplessly. The cars continued
to line up behind and paste a
gen alighted to ioin the throng
of onlookers. Several police
men came up, tugged at the
horse’s head, then gave il up
and began to clear the street.
Tbe driver began another round
of beating, then paused ia wear
iness.
Finally an Idea struck tbc mo
terms* of tbc car standing Just
behind. He shouted to the
crowd to clear tbe track, then
ran his car ap to tbt rest of the
wagon and turned on a few volts.
Tbe borse braced bis feet with
all his might, but was forced to
move forward under the tremen
dous pressure from behind. The
motormaa moved up bis lever
another notch and forced the
protesting borse to break into a
trot, gradually increasing tbe
power ootil he suddenly shot
tbe wagon forward several yards,
aod then stopped to sea what ef
fect this would have. The
horse in surprise ran on for sev
eral yards, then suddenly re
membered and planted its feet
once more with determination.
Bnt be was now as good as
conquered. Tbe motormaa bad
tbe advantage and tbe driver
was grinning wide in anticipa
tion. Once more tbc car
was driven up behind, the
motormaa let a few links sad
! began to above tbc wagon for
ward. The horse braced and
hung back in vain. That as
remitting pressure from behind
was too much for him. Gradu
ally tbe car gathered momen
tum and tbe bone was forced
, into a roo. Suddenly tbe mo
tormaa turned on fall power and
drove wagon, bone, load and all
flying down the street, while
the crowd cheered enthusiasti
cally.
Far down tbe street tbe gro
cery team, with its motor
bumming behind, flashed under
tbe light at a street crossing,
tbe dnver turned and waved his
cap with a deligbtfnl grin, tbe
crowd laughed happily and
aplit op into units that resumed
their errands once more.
It Sounded Familiar.
S«w York Tribaw.
George Y. Wallace, president
of the Rocky Mountain Bell
Telephone Company, and one
of the best known residents of
Salt Lake, tells tkis as the latest
telephone story:
In a certain Western central
office one "hello.” girl was al
ways late in arriving in tbe
morning. Time and again the
manager bad pleaded with her'
to be more prompt. Her tardi
ness continued until he was
moved to desperate methods.
Now, Miss Jones," he said
one morning, as he came to her
exchange with a package in hia
hand, "I have a little scheme
whkh I hope will enable yon to
Ktive at the office on time.
Jlerc it a fine alarm clock for
yon. Promise me yon will nse
it."
*ne young woman promised
and accordingly act the alarm
“f.wf proper hour when abe
retired that night.
At 7 o’clock there waa a
tremendous whirring from the
alarm clock.
The sleepy "hello” girl rolled
OV? *.?. bSd *nd *“d sweetly
and still asleep:
"Line busy; call again!”
A horse was kiUad ia Spartan*
btirg last Friday by coming in
contact with a telephone wire
that was dangling to the ground
from an overhead trolley.
Home Made
Have your cake, muffins, and tea b»*
cuit homemade. They will be fresher,
cleaner, more tasty and wholesome.
Royal Baking Powder helps the house
wife to produce at home, quickly and eco
nomically, fine and tasty cake, the raked
hot-biscuit, puddings, the frosted layer
caxe, crisp cookies, crullers, crusts and
muffins, with which the ready-made food
found at die bake-shop or grocery does
not compare.
Royal is die greatest of bake-day helps.
Mr* WUUM MWOM 0*. MW VOW.
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JUDGE S mCE TtO KEAVY.
Ml Drink In laid Vu AL
l«N (• CiaUla AIcnM.
Mrtrt Tlaw*. Jm 27A.
Governor Glenn, upon the
unrent request of the trial judge
sad many good citizens, com
muted the flue of $300 and coats
imposed by Judge Geo. W. Ward
on a Sunday School superintend
ent for selling soft drinks contain
ing alcohol to a fine of $90 and
costa.
„fJTh« **■ upon whom Judge
Ward imposed this heavy sen
trace was J. D. Parker, a re
spected merchant and business
man of Monroe and superintend
ent of the Episcopal Sunday
School in that town. How the
judge, the solicitor, the lesdiug
citizens of Monroe and the min
isters of the town urge the Gov
ernor to reduce the fine.
Mr. Parker came here, accom
panied by bis attorney. Mr. A.
M. Stack, of the firm of Red wine
& Stack, of Monroe, and ap
pealed to the Governor.’ How
ever, the chief executive had al
ready male np bis mind to com
mute the fine and be so told
these gentle men.
The case Is peculiar and Gov
ernor Glenn has recently been
flooded with letters from Union
county in the matter. A
special act was pasted by the
Legislature for Union county to
inwniBii IDE sewing oi any
bey traces there which contained
alcohol. Mr. Parker was in
dicted under this law and upon
the testimony three men, who
swore that they became intoxi
cated from a drink sold in
Parker's store, be was con
victed. Mr. Parker »—
that if the drink contained nay
intoxicant be was not aware of
it, and he had bad ministers sad
others to sample the beverage
and they could detect no intoxi
cating tendency in it.
When the jury brought in n
verdict of guilty Judge G. W.
Ward .fined Mr. Parker $300 and
costa upon condition that he
would not take an appeal. If be
did not appeal the fine was to
be reduced to $50 and costs.
Mr. Parker decided to appeal,
and the Supreme Coart later
upheld the lower court.
After this was dona Judge
Ward appealed personally to toe
Governor to reduce the fine to
$50. Mr. Parker was shows to
be a man of the highest char
acter and Governor Glenn, after
carefully studying the case, said
to-day that as for - himself be
was convinced that them had
been no intentional, if any, vio
lation of law by Mr. Parker.
Bis Last Varda.
WHO Km «ad 0>nmi.
Tbe last words of any man
are deemed of special import
ance. This is as it shoeld be.
When men are standing near the
portals of eternity they care
little for the opinions of aea in
comparison to the approval of
tbeir Maker.
There died in North Carolina
last week an old time Baptist
preacher, Rev.. E. J. Edward*,
of Cumberland county, who had
served as a soldier in tbe Con
federate army, losing one of his
arms in the war for Southern In
dependence. He bad later
fonrbt battles for tbe npHft of
his fellow man and his record is
that he "fought a good fight
and kept tbe faith* In the
same issue of tbe North Caro
lina Baptist that announces Ms
death there is a letter from Mr.
Edwards, who had just settled
in his new charge at Lowell.
His optimism and faith in man
was tana expressed by him:
*1 have no doubt h*t you re
member having beard me sail
time and again that I have
never lost confidence in humani
ty; that there was cood and
better people all over this State
of Ota*. But I do verily believe
tb«t by the meat move my
lot hu fallen amongst the ■til
of the earth. Yea, 1 verily be
lieve my tinea have fallen la
pleasant place*.
After ennatermtinr acta ol
Wind neat by bit people, Mr.
Bdwarda added—and this shorn
that he had tbe highest con
ception of the duty of the Chris
tian minister's doty.
"Mow if I can only bs a rood
PMtor of good works be Ion
them and lead them to a Mgbei
spiritual plain of progresrion
and develop In them the oa«
spirit sad oue way of the dlvlnt
Master, my cnp of Joy will over
Bow."
Before that letter was in taps
the rood man who penned li
had been called to bis reward,
Be left a food testimony.
Bnbsctib* for Tbs Oacstt*
HIT
i mm
wonld rather
aee their km vhke chitted
them learn an boae«t trade nod
bn Independent, manly yooo*
Matleaen In n Mae blouse.
And thia in the face of tbe fact
that HU the Wee** oSlS
■un who later la «Se
2srtfiRTV'SSi
clerks.