Revolting Methods in. the Meat Industry. , Progressive Farmer. J n every part of America the , . Beef Trust is most cordially hated. f True, Commissioner Oartield tried to put a halo of philanthrophy about its head when he went forth to investigate the charges of exces sive profits, but the people refused to accept his estimate; and lately one of the most popular novels has been Mr. Upton Sinclair's' "The Jungle" in which he paints a hor rible picture of conditions in Chica go among packing-house workers and the general oppression of the leef magnates. A few weeks ago therefore President Roosevelt or dered a general investigation by the Department of Commerce and Labor, and its report was made public last week. From beginning to end it is a sickening story nothing short of revolting. It shows that in the preparation of sausages and canned meats the packers have had no regard for cleanliness and in the treatment of sheir employees they have had lit tle regard for decency. DKCI.l.NK J. I SK OKCAN'NKJ) M HATS. 'In a word.' says Messrs. Rey nolds and Neill, "we saw meat shoveled from filthy wooden floors, piled on tables, rarely washed, pushed from room to room it rot ten lox carts, in all of which pro cesses it was id the way of gather ing dirt, splinters and filth" and iney give oiner aeiaus which are too unnice to look well in print. The same thing is true ofthat part ol their report dealing with the conditions of the workers. "The ordinary decencies of life, they say, "are completely ignored. The whole situation tends inevitably to the moral degradation of thousands of workers, who are forced to spend their working hours under conditions that are entirely unnec essary and unpardonable condi tions which are a menace not only to their own health, but to the health of those who use the food products prepared by them." Ul course, in the face of these facts Congress cannot fail to enact the pending legislation providing for stricter inspection of the pack ing house and for the enforcement of sanitary regulations. But even this comes too late to save the meat industry from a heavy fall ing off in the late sale of packing house products. With the dis gusting details of the Neill-Key-nolds report lefore every news paper reader in the country, it will be a long time before the public appetite for Chicago sausage or "potted ham"t becomes normal. This so-called "ham," by the way, is not ham at all, and the packers' calling such a mixture "ham" has suggested the now current lines: "Mary had a little lamb, And when she saw it sicken. She tthipped it off to Packingtown And now it labeled chicken." President's Uncle Dies. Sayville, L. I., June 14. Rob ert H. Roosevelt, uncle of the pres ident, died here early today. He had leen ill for several months,. Mr. Roosevelt was 7ti years old. He was a lifelong democrat. Ed ucated for the law, he practiced his profession in Xew York city for more than twenty years, retir ing in 1871 to devote himself to lit erature and statescraft. An Kasterner was prospecting in the north Georgia mountains, when he came on a uative appar ently clinging to the steep side of a steep hill tilling corn. The prospector stopped for a chat and the mountaineer, nothing loath for a rest in the shade from his fatigueing toil, was agreeable. "Say, friend, how in the world do you get the corn down off that hillside after it is ready for vest!" asked the stranger. "In jugs," was the laconic prolmbly truthful reply. har and It is a good thing to take note of things a man jokes alwut him Hclflx'cause those are just the things that he does not like to 'joke him alwut. An Unrighteous Ruling Charlotte Observer. That is a very unjust ruling of the Postoffice Department impos ing a fine of f 2Q0 on anyone who opens a letter by mistake. Busi ness men do this constat) ty and in perfect honesty with no thought of larceny of the contents of the envelopes. It ia arguod that peo pie should examine their mail to- fore leaving the, postoffice and turn back any that may have ten put in their, boxes by mistake. But few if any of the, people of cit ies or large towns get their mail at their postoffiees. It is delivered to them by mail carriers, f and ti ere is nothing more natural than that a business man, running has tily through a large -bunch of let ters, should open one addressed to another person or firm of some what similar name and sent to him by error. He assumes, and naturally, that what is put in his postoffice box is his, does not think of a probability that it may not be, aud doesn't scrutinize the address closely. If punishment is to le visited upon anybody for innocent mis takes of this character and there should be none it should be upon the person who made the first mis take and not the one who commit ted the second, having been led into it that is to say, the person in the local pastoffice who puts the letter in the w rong lox. Unknown Friends There are many people who have used Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with splen did results, but who are unknown because they have hesitated about giving a testimonial of their experi ence for publication. These people, however, are none the leu friends of this remedy. They have done much toward making it a household word by their personal recommendations to friends and neighbors, It is a good medicine to have in the home and ( widely known for Its cures of diarrhoea and all forms of bowel trouble. For sale by J. E. Shell, Dr. Kent's Drug Store and Granite Falls' Drug Co. How Tillman Lost an Eye Pearson's Magazine for June. Although his brothers were old enough to serve ia the Confederate army Benjamin R. Tillman was a school boy of fifteen when the great struggle began. He knew that at sixteen he must join the Confed erate forces, and his brothers wrote back from the field entreat ing him to get as much education as possible, because the war might last so long that he would never again be able to go to school. Even at night young Tillman would continue his studies, fre 4 1 quenuy carrying a Jighteu pine knot into the woods and lying down with his books beside it He was a lank, tall, silent boy, dic tatorial and brusque, but a natural student. The heat of the pine torch injured his left eye, and a plunge in cold water brought on a tumor that destroyed it. It was the almost ti?o year illness follow ing this mishap that prevented the youth from serving in arms against the 1'nion. You Can Hello While at Meals. Greensboro News. The Jew Hotel McAdoo has recently installed a complete sys tern of lojig distance phones on the .1 1 . A uming room laoies ior tne conven ience of guests. Already the in novation has made a distinct hit, as a patron of the hotel can now enjoy a talk to almost and point within the range of the Bell sys tem, while waiting for meals to be served, thus saving considerable time to the busy and oveworked traveling man. ... The McAdoo is the first hotel in the south, and one of the few in the country, to adopt the scheme. It is a deserved reproof that The (Jastonia Cazette administers to the papers that print it "Rev, Smith" or " Rev. -.Tones ''or "Hon-j Winston" or "Hon. 8omeboly.. and The )lserver acceptsite. part of it in the full consciousness of gnilt and with all humility. Char lotte Ol werver. A Freak Chicken. (Jastonia Gazette. Mr. 8. E.Foy, of, Tisgah, tells us of a freak chicken batched by one of his Plymouth Rock hens this jweek, The chicken which was hatched in a sitting of twelve eggs selected from Plymoutlj Rock! and Leghorns had .two heads, two bills, three eyes and two legs. The legs were turned backwards and were without joints. The chicken was alive for several hours after being hatched and was something very phenomenal in chickendom. At the time of the setting nothing unusual about the size or shape of the egg was noticed. How to Break Up a Cold It may be a surprise to many to learn that a severe cold can be com pletely broken up in one or two day's time. vThe first symptoms of a cold are a dry, loud cough, a profuse wa tery discharge from the .nose, and a thin, white coating on the tongue. When Chamberlain cough remedy is taken every hour on the first ap pearance of these symptoms, it coun teracts the effect of the cold and re stores the system to a healthy condi tion within a day or two. For sale by J. E. Shell, Dr. Kent's Drug Store and Granite Falls' Drujf Co. "Opened By Mistake." Catawba County News. Hereafter the "opened by mis take" excuse will be a mistake that will cost $200. The postoffice department has ruled that mail must be looked over Itefore leaving the office, and that any letter put in your box by mistake must be returned before leaving the office uuder a penalty of $200 forjailure to do so. Long Tennessee Fight For 20 years W. L. Rawls, of Bells, Tenn., fought nasal catarrh. He says: "The swelling and soreness in skle my nose was tearful, till I began applying Buck len's Arnica Salve to tne tore surface; this caused the sore ness and swelling to disappear, never 10 return," Best salve in existence, 25c at J. E. Shell, Druggist. A Good Character A good character is the lest tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by you will re member you when foi-get-me-nots are wnnereu. l arve your name on hearts and not on marble. Ex Deafness Cannot Be Cured by local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure deaf new, and that Is by .constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an inflamed oondition of the mucous lin ing of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube is Inflamed you have arum bung sound or Imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely closed. Deaf ness is the result, and unless the in flammation can be taken oat and this tube restored to its normal condition hearing will be destroyed forever; 9 oases out of 10 are caused by Catarrh which is nothing but an inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for circu lars free. Address: F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. Sold by all druggists, 75c, Take Hall's Family Pills for consti pation. Did you know that you mast not le ashamed if you have a patch on the seat of your pants! It is no disgrace, and speaks well for your industrious wife or moth er. There Is no need worrying along in discomfort because Of a disordered digestion. Get a bottle lot Kodol for Dyspepsia, and see what it will do for you. Kodol not only digests what you eat and gives that tired stomach Deeded rest, but is, a . corrective of the greatest efficiency;, Kodol rellevs indigestion, dyspepsia, 'palpitation of the heart, flatulence and sour stom ach. Kodol will make your stomach young and healthy again. 'Ton will. worry just in the proportion that your stomach worries you. Worry means the loss of ability to do your Worry is to be avoided - at all times. jLoaol will take the worry-out of yoir stomach. Sold by J?E. .Shell, Pr. Kent and Granite FallSrug Co. tic-el Dyspepsia Csro , ci0tu what yon eat Concrete: Its Rise and Application. Scientific American.' V The history of concrete dates back to the Koinau period, and its growth seems to have followed and is proportional to the growth of the Portlaud cement industry. The word "concrete" to engineers and contractors has a , very definite meaning, but to those not familiar with the subject, the word, "cou' crete" ofteu suggests a 'tar side walk." Concrete is a substance composed of broken stone, sand cement, or sand, gravel and cement mixed together with water in cer tain well-defined proportions deter mined by experience. , The result ing mixture is a pasty, jelly-like substance, which can be placed in excavations or boxlike forms, and allowed to harden or "set" as it is called. In the course of twenty miuutes or a half hour it will have undergone what is called the "in itial set." In other words, it changes its physical condition from that of a semi-fluid to that of sol id, and while it is not then hard it is solid. The hardness of the "permanent set" will depend on many things. With good cement this hardness will grow with age, and there are some cements which show from tests a continual growth in strength and hardness for many years. There are many cements called "quick -setting" cements, which take on a permanent set in a short time and show a high strength; but it has been deter mined by experience and tests, however, that quick -setting ce ments are not so good or stable in the end as the slow-setting article, which grows in strength indefinite ly. With the increased production of Portland cement the use of con crete has been rapidly growing, and today it is simply a question of expense, as concrete masonry can be built for very much less than stone masonry, the result be ing the marked displacement of the latter. It is used at the pres ent time ior making dwelling houses, factories, chimneys, dams, water tanks, railway ties, and fence posts. In fact, it is hard to name a structure in the present day that has not been built of con crete. The introduction of rarmor- ed or reinforced concrete has still more widened its field of useful ness. main Where will you and the maid, (Madam) and the Kiddies spend the summer! Why not take a flyer (Our Fly er) to the finest Summer Country in the world! Cool, Bracing and Invigorating Colorado. - It only takes a day. Leave St. Louis on the Missouri Pacific at 9:00 a. m. The next morning ear ly you are in Colorado. Living is cheap. Write for de scriptive pamphlet list of Board frig Houses, etc. LOW RATES. To Denver, July 9th to 14th, ac count of meeting B. P. CElks. To San Francisco, July 24th to July 6th. To Colorado and Salt Lake (Ity all summer. I. . Kehlandeb, T. Pas. Agt. Chattanooga, Tenn. Ice! Ice!! I am handling Ice season, send in your orders, will give same prompt attention. O. L. Hamby. Ipu cannot Induce a lower animal to eat heartily when not felling well. A sick dog starves himself. And gets well. The stomach once overworked must have rest the same as your feet and eyes. You don't have to starve to rest your stomach. Kodol' for Dyspepsia takes . tip , the work .for your stomach, digests what you eat and; gives it a rest. ' Puts j it back in oondition again. , Ton can't feel good with a disordered stomach Try Kodol. . Sold by J. E. Shell,' Dr. Kent and Granite Falls Drug Co. "A You are going to buy a Spring Suit and of coarse you want one of these fashionable cuts. The kind that is just like it was made for you. We have , them and everyone is guaranteed iu fit and work N menship. ' Come and take a look, it costs nothing, , and is a pleasure to as. 1 . Straw Hats and Panamas to Fit all Heads. Our Spring Oxfords for Men, ; Women and Chil dren are the best that money can bny. We have them in all the newest shaps, leathers and colors. H. T. "EveryUiIny to HAVE YOU SEEN III If riot. Call and see It efoxe Tyviyixigr, Itqh 5ecLsetc. Respectfully, R. H. Spainhour. Carolina & North-Western Ry: Go. AND Caldwell & Northern Railroad Co. TIME TABLE. South Bound. No57 No61 Noea No No 7 No 8 No 10 No 83 No 60 No 50 Edgemont 13.00 Mortimer 11.03 100 Collettsville 11.06 60 -40 3.05 5.15 Lenoir 9.05 2.13 0.00 8.80 6.30 3.45 3.33 5.29 Hudson 8.49 1.54 7.45 1.45 7-10 4.05 3.33 5.83 Granite Falls 8.39 l.s3 7.00 1.00 8.30 5.40 ' 3.57 6.00 Hiokory ' 7.53 13.57 6.00 8.00 11.50 5.40 3.28 6.35 Newton 7.38 13.38 l.OO 9.00 - 4.58 6.58 Linoolnton 6.65 11.40 10.45 1.30 6.00 8.30 Oastonia 5.50 10.88 7.50 3 05 6.50 9.10 Yorkville 5 10 9.48 5.57 5.10 7.40 t.50 Chester 3.30 8.50 4.30 CONNECTIONS. Chester Southern Railway, Seaboard Air Line and L SC. Yorkville Southern Railway. Oastonia Southern Railway. Linoolnton Seaboard Air Line. Newton Southern Railway. Hickory Southern Railway. E. P. REID, Gen. Pass. Agt. CH KSTER, South Carolina. "Fish Again In Michigan" C. H. & D. THE MICHIGAN LINE. BEST OF SERVICE TO . TOLEDO DETROIT And to all the Famous Summer Resorts of Michigan and Canada. Through Cars from Cincinnati to Charlevoix on and after June 25. Books of Summer Tours Free for the Asking. f -i( V; , M; if.' ic .ir ; I ' W; i CALLOWAY, - . Trav. Pass. Agent, CINCINNATI, OHIO. New Cure for Epilepsy J. B. Waterman: of Watertown. O.. Rural free deliverer says. V My daugh ter, afflicted for years with 'epilepsy, was cured bv T)r. Klncr'a N l.if. Pills.- She has not had an attack for over 9 years." Best body cleansers and life giving tonic pills On earth. ,13o at J. E. Shell's drug store. " a rrnr) o Newland Eat and Wear." North Bound. IF J. II. COFrEY Wagon Co. We now in stock a big: lot of Honest Home-, made One-Horse Wa-, gons finished in extra style. . , Just finishing a lot of twenty-five Bug-g-ies. Prices rig-ht. Call ' and inspect our stock before buying. All WorkrOuarantcc P.K.ANDERSON LEADINQ BARBER. Commercial Hotel Buildioir, Le- . uvir, i. V. . You can p-et rftnr cleaned, pressed and repaired. Phone 67. V , Sulwcribe for Tub News.

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