Loup City Northwestern i
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GEO. E. BENSCHOTER, Ed. aad Pub.
LOUP CITY, - • NEBRASKA,
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Thinking about work is enough to
make sotue people tired.
A soft answer turneth away wrath,
end sometimes bill collectors.
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And the man who paid ?300 for a
first edition of Shelley in London is j
named Wise.
All a person has to do with his
troubles these days is to get outdoors
and forget them.
Any automobile ran be stopped in
its own length, if what it runs into
is strong enough.
About the only open-work stockings
that are being worn now are those
that need to lie darned.
It is just like a mother to do her
son’s problems in algerba for him, and
then to be proud of him for it.
The man who has been married
three times may be a pessimist now,
but lie wasn’t a little while ago.
When Paris apes Newport by doing
"smart set” honors to a trained
monkey imitation ceases to be flat
tery.
The man who writes sixteen-page
love letters before he is married thinks
n ten-word telegram is very long after
ward.
I’rinee “Cupid' says that the way to
pronounce his name is “Kal-e-auy-o-a
!a.” It sounds a good deal like a col
lege yell.
Another girl has found a husband
by writing her name on an egg. That's
cheaper than paying railway fare out
to Seattle.
“It takes a mighty good memory,”
remarked the philosopher, “to lie able
to forget the tilings one don't want
to remember.”
The people of Boston want their
harbor made wider. But that would
only make it. easier for the enemy's
war ships to get in.
Still, in spite of all this unprece
dented record breaking, it will prob
ably be some time before the cne
ininute horse gets here.
The nature of the “compromise” in
the Alaskan boundary decision ap
pears to be that the United States got
the hide and Canada the tail.
All the newspapers in New York but
one supported Low, but the one mod
estly remarks that it has more readers
than all the others put together.
The cable anounces that Russia and
Japan have settled their differences.
This perhaps means that Russia
settles Manchuria and Japan settles
Corea.
Premier Balfour thinks there is no
danger of a war between Russia and
Japan. In that case let's hurry and
get excited again over the situation in
the Balkans.
A Cleveland cotnpany proposes to
insure bank depositors against loss.
Is not this rather an uncertain way
to increase the stability of our fltaan
eial institutions?
Even if the man in Washington
wanted to complain to the President
that ho was being pursued by air
ships is right about it. Prof. Langley
can easily prove an alibi.
What seemed the utterly incredible
story that a man had laughed himself
to death over a joke in a New York
theater Is now explained. The joke
was told him behind the scenes by a
stage hand.
A German physician has discovered
that rheumatism ir. contagious and has
built an isolation hospital for his pa
tients. What he has discovered is
nothing new. All vice and all virtue
are contagious.
Kaiser Wilhelm should rest assured
that, if he wishes to challenge, i nclc
Sain will find as much pleasure in
taking the cup away from him as
from any one whom he happens just
now to call to mind.
It appears that some of the mem
bers of the British parliament do not
know that New York state and New
York city are not one and the same
thing. And New York is so English,
too, don't you know!
A Portland man has been cured of
swearing through watching the peace
ful pigeons of the city. Let him never
attempt to cultivate a garden or the
suburban chickens will undo all ihe
work of their cooing cousins.
We are a democratic and modest
people and therefore merely mention
the fact that the pallbearers at the
funeral of W. L. Klkins represented
$10,000,000,000. In some countrles giv
en to ostentation this would be played
up as a feature.
It Is not stated whether the Chicago
man *bo combined 1,000 gallons of
cider with carbolic acid gas, old bot
tles and counterfeit labels, and sold
the produce to the Chlcagoesc for
champagne at $4 a quart, came origi
nally from Connecticut.
The elderly man with the diamond
horse-shoe scarfpin and the thick
soled brilliantly polished shoes, who
was sitting near the door, rolled his
unHghted cigar around in his mouth
and turned to his companion.
“Yes,” he said, “you might say that
it was a gift. If a dog has got any
thing in him I can bring it out. I
know Just how to handle ’em. It
makes me sick to think of the good
dogs that are running loose around
the town that ain't got a particle of
ejercation—dogs with sense that only
wants a little training to be a credit
to the man that owns ’em. I can take
a dog and make a gentleman of him.
Now that dug out there-”
He opened the car doof, admitting
a rush of cold air that made the wom
an shiver who was hanging to the
strap over his head, and gazed out on
the rear platform where a bright, in
telligent-looking collie was sitting, re
ceiving the admiration of the platform
passengers with an air of dignity min
gled with satisfaction.
“Is he all right?’’ inquired the other
man.
“He's all right." said the dog’s own
or. as the dog half rose and wagged
his tail furiously. "Only,” he added,
with a severe eye on the dog. "he's
taking up too much room there. Sup
pose you turn around and lie down
there in that corner so'st there's room
for somebody else on that platform
besides you,” he suggested, and the
dog promptly turned around and
crawled to the corner indicated, where
ne curled himself up in the smallest
possible space.
"There.” said the man. triumphant
ly. "all he wants is a hint.” Ho leaned
back in his seat, forgetting to close
the door.
"Isn’t it wonderful!" exclaimed one
of the standing women, addressing the
one who had shivered.
‘Very,” replied she, changing hands
on her strap ami sighing wearily. "It’s
a pity, though, that there aren't some
capable dogs that would take a man
and make a gentleman of him* She
looked at the dog's owner as she spoke
and ho appeared uncomfortable.
By the Ancient Mariner
There has been found, presumably
In a garret, a hitherto unpublished
manuscript by Samuel Taylor Cole
ridge. It appears to have been the
intention of the poet to write a second
“Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” show
ing how that famous old salt on an
occasion subsequent to the one com
memorated in immortal verse met an
other wedding guest, this time a lady.
Thu poem was not written, but the
marginal notes make its outline and
plot as follows:
“1st. The Ancient Mariner meeteth
another wedding guest, this time a
fair ladye.
"I’d. She is bedight for t'le nuptial
feast, and, being a little late, Is hury
ing to the church to witness the cere
mony.
“3d. The Mariner holdeth her with
his glittering' eye and beginneth his
gloomy tale.
“4th. She endeavoreth to break
away, and offereth the aged man the
price of a drink, which he accepteth
but nevertheless continueth his tale of
woe.
“5th. She explaineth that she hath
a pressing engagement, but he still
holdeth her with his glittering eye.
“tlth. She heareth in her mind the
strains of the Wedding March, and
seeth in fancy the bride walk down
the aisle, and is agonized by the
thought that she will not be there.
“7th. But he still holdeth her with
his glittering eye and she cannot
choke him off.
“8th. But, at last, she niaketh a
great effort and giveth the Ancient
Mariner such a tongue-thrashing that j
lie cannot get in another word edge- ;
wise.
“8th. He trieth hard to get in the '
albatross story, but in vain. He real- >
izeth that he is up against it.
“loth. Then, wagging his head dole- i
fully, he turneth away, a sadder and
a wiser man. And never from that j
day did he stop a Wedding Guest of ;
the female variety.”—William E. Me- !
Kenna in New York Times.
The “City of Crickets"
“San Antonio ought to be called the
:ity of crickets,” said a man who has
Just returned to New Orleans from
Texas to a Times-Democrat reporter,
"for I never have found as many crick
ets anywhere on earth a3 I found
out there. The streets are literally
filled with them. It. is not simply a
case of the cricket on the hearth. It
is a case of cricket everywhere you
go. I have been trying to figure out
why it is that these insects are so
plentiful la the Texas town in question.
At night they swarm around the elec
tric lights like the bugs we ".re famil
iar wWi in other places. Ic is impos
sible f* walk along the streets without
stepping on them. And there is just
a tiit of poetry about .the situr ' ui in
San Antonio with respect to cricket
life there.
The people generally look upon
them with a feeling of affection, and
it is a rare thing to see a citizen show
any sort of indifference to thn mem
bers of this interesting family. No |
man would think of treading on a !
cricket. They take particular pains j
not to do anything that would in any !
way injure the lives or limbs of crick- I
j ets. I was speaking of the poetry of
! the situation. It is a fine thing to .
hear the crickets crooning early in the !
| evening. They chirp as cheerily as if j
they were hidden away in the weeds |
of some romantic hedge or on the ,
hearth which has been immortalized !
in verse and song. Men hurry along
the streets; women brush along with
their musical skirts, and all the while
the crickets keep on crooning their 1
little love songs, just as if the pulses j
of humanity were not beating about (
them. It is interesting, picturesque,
poetic, and if I had my way, I would j
christen San Antonio the ‘City of
Crickets.' I think the name would
add color to a city already romantic ;
in its rich coloring.”
The Decline of Babylon
Ancient Babylon was the alluvial
and of the Euphrates ami the Tigris
region, about equal in size to tho Italy
of to-day, and was the granary of the
ancient world, ' with a phenomenal
wealth of vegetation and pahn forests
and olive orchards and vineyards.
Canals dug in various directions serv
ed to store the waters and to irrigate
the land, and at the same time wore
the avenues of commerce and trade.
Indeed, the Babylon of tho Biblical
period was the Holland of antiquity.
Eo^ery king found his glory iu the
extension of the waterway system,
and from the days of Hamurabi
through many centuries the work of
tin* ruler in this regard proved to be
the greatest blessing to the country.
The whole country was practically
one vast garden, northward from
Babylon, between Hillel and Bagdad,
according to the wonderful reports of
Xenophon, Amntainus, Marcellinus
and Zosmius, the last mentioned find
ing as late as the fifth Christian cen
tury vast vineyards and olive groves
throughout the land. In the time of
the early Arabian califs no fewer than
3t><> cities and villages are mentioned
by name along these canals. Pliny de
clares this to have been "the most
fruitful land in the east.”
Now, on the other hand, it. is a
in ary desert, the playground of the
storms and winds. In the southern
portions there are still some remnants
of the canals left, but the two famous
rivers, Euphrates and Tigris, are no
longer connected, and between Bag
da! and Bassora a few English steam
j houta can scarcely force their way.
Beautiful Land of Where
There’s a beautiful land in some sweet
clime.
'Neath the light of a cloudless sky,
Where the meadows are fair with bios
som# rare.
The riters of rapture by.
There are hilltops kissed by the shimmer
ing sun,
All , loth. 1 In their verdure green.
And streams that glide with a ripple of
pride
To the valleys that lie between.
It Is there that the weariest soul may
rest.
And the saddest of hearts may sing,
For the heov-;»st care that mortals l>car
Soars away on willing wing.
'The spirit of pence Is o'er the land.
And love reigns a Monarch there.
In that glorious clime of the after-time.
The beautiful land of Where.
lou may close your eye# for a moment.
sw*et.
And lot you will tarrying be
In the,*, mystical land, where the #11
vsry sva.nd
Is caressed by the sleepy sen.
Hut the fairy who waved her magical
wand
Has power for only awhile.
And th« radiant gleam was u vanishing
<1 ream,
I.ike the light of a fleeting smile.
Ci when and how shall we wander away
To the haven that lies bsynnfl —
To the don blest of rapture and rest,
(»f all Hint la fair and fond?
The poet sings of it many a time,
Hut it shines afar, like a glimmering
star—
The beautiful land of Where.
It is far beyond the desert of toll
And over adversity's sen.
Where the light of day fades never away
And sorrows no more shall be.
We must climb the beautiful hills cf
hope
By the pathway of patience fair,
And at last we shall rest In that region
blest,
The land that await* u»—where?
—Arthur Bewls Tubb*.
LESSON X.
Goblen Text "Tlio feitr of the Lord Is
(lie liegiunittg' of w lulum."—Pruv. 11:10.
L The First Movements of the
Young King.—The first duty of Solo
mon was to become firmly established
in his kingdom.
II. The State of the Kingdom.—
The kingdom had reached its highest
glory and widest extent at the death
if David. It was in perfect peace, and
thoroughly organized. The fullest de
velopment of materia! prosperity and
greatest splendor are associated with
ihri reign of Solomon. Hut there was
as yet no central, overmastering, uni
fying place of worship.
121. The Great Religious Assembly
at Gibeon.—V. 1. Gariy in his reign
Solomon held a great national gath
ering of the leaders of the kingdom,
more fully described in 2 Chron. 1:
2-G.
The object of this great assembly
was to unify the people under Solo
mon, to show the nation that he stood
by the religion a.al the God of his
fariiers, to extend the influence of re
ligion over the nation, to learn the
sentiments of the people, and to bring
all into harmony with himself and his
plans.
the work to be done. 3 “Thy ser
vant is in the midst of thy people.”
That is. is s;et over them as a king.
"Which thou hast chosen. ’ It was not
only a great nation, but the nation
chosen to represent God before the
world and carry out his kingdom and
teach the world his truths. All this
was a far greater responsibility than
the rw'ing of an ordinary kingdom.
“A great people, that cannot be num
bered.” This was a common and nat
ural expression for a large number.
It would have been very difficult in
those days to get the exact number
of the people.
Practical. 1. Every one should use
his reason in determining his course.
Carelessness and indifference arc
crimes in a youth.
2. Every one is a little child in the
presence of God and eternity and the
vast issues of life*. There is a great
deal which the wisest man cannot
know for himself. All need divine
guidance, light and strength.
VI. Solomon Makes the Wise
Choice.—V. 9. “Give therefore an un
derstanding heart.” Wisdom for the
administration of his duties, wise prin
ciples, and wisdom in the application
of them to the nation.
Solomon’s own descriptions of wis
dom imply that it rests upon a moral
basis. No man can he a wise judge
or wise king who is not first a good
man. “The fear of the Lord is the be
ginning qf wisdom.”
VII. The Divine Approval. The
Choice Followed by a Double Bless
ing.—Vs. 10-15. The choice was made
in a dream, hut it expressed Solomon's
real desire. 10. “And the speech
pleased the Lord.” Why? (1) It was
right, noble, unselfish, like God him
self. (2) It rendered it possible for
God to give him large measures of the
best things in all the universe. (3)
It furnished an opportunity to give
many other things. God loves to give.
He givps us ail we can beneficially re
ceive. The more he can give us, the
better he is pleased.
IV. All Ways or Life Open Before
Solomon for His Choice.—V. 5.
The Dream. The religious services
were closed, and Solomon retired to
rest with a mind elevated by religious
fervor, and the greatness of the work
before him burdening his spirit. Then
in answer to Solomon’s sacrifices and
prayers, ‘ the Lord appeared to Solo
mon in a dream.” There are not a
few instances in the Bible where God
spoke to men through dreams; as to
Abraham, Jacob, Joseph, Pharaoh
(interpreted by Joseph), Solomon,
Dr.uiel, Nebuchadnezzar (interpreted
by Daniel), Joseph the husband of
Mary, Pilate’s wife. Paul. In Job arc
two instances of instruction through
dreams.—the vivid vision of Eliphaz
(Job 4: 1347), and in the speech of
Eiihtt (Job 33: 13-18).
Tho Option. "And God said, Ask
what I shall give thee." “There is
nothing good for us in all his treas
ures of wisdom anti knowledge which
he is not most ready, with abounding
fulness, to impart. The Lord is never
displeased with large asking—so that
it be proper asking—and his free
bounty delights to surpass the largest
requests and most audacious hopes of
the petitioner.”—Kitto.
Practical. 1. ’’That blessed and
most loving offer is made to every
human soul. To the meanest of us all
God flings open the treasuries of
heaven. We fail to attain the best
gifts, because so few of us earnestly
cesire them, and so many disbelieve
the offer that is made of them.”—Far
rar.
2. You must choose. "People think
that it is possible for them to post
jone making a choice. Hut it is not.
Yo-day every one in this school will
again choose between godliness and
the service of the world; for if you do
not choose the one. by the very re
i-itsal to choose that, you choose the
cither.”—Schau flier.
Choosing is a test of character. It
ii not what -we get, but w'hat we
choose; not money or poverty, but the
lave of money; not success in gaining
iJeasure. but what we seek first, that
t?sts us as to what we really are.
What we have and what we do often
depend on many things outside of our
selves. What we choose is the work
c-.f our hearts and wills.
V. Considerations that Guided Solo
mon's Choice.—Vs. 6-8. Solomon, be
fore deciding what to choose, careful
ly considered his circumstances and
reeds, thus showing that well-balanced
rnind on which it was possible to be
stow the gift of wisdom.
First Reason. The memory of what
God had done for his father was a
motive for walking in the same ways,
receiving the same favor, and carry
ing out to perfect fulfillment what hi*
father hail begun.
6. “Thou hast shewed . . . great
mercy.” All that had come to David
was a gift of mercy. He had no claim
on the kingdom, no right to demand
the position he had received. “Walked
before thee in truth,” in sincerity of
heart, in true devotion. He was true
to all his duties toward God. “In
righteousness.” His duties to ills fel
low-men. This was the general course
of his life. “This great kindness,”
withheld from Haul. “That thou hast
given him a son to sit on his throne.”
It it: a great favor to have God’s bless
ings to us continued to our children,
and tints to make our influence for
good enduring.
11. “Because thou hast . . .
not asked for thyself.” The selfish
man cannot receive the gifts God gave
to Solomon, and he ought not to re
ceive what he selfishly asks for him
self. Selfishness is of hell, not of
heaven, and bears the blossoms and
fruits of the place to which it belongs.
The First Blessing. The Wisdom
he Asked For. 12. “Lo, I have given
thee a wise and an understanding
heart. So that there was none like
thee before thee,” etc. This has been
literally fulfilled in history. He had
"wisdom and understanding exceed
ing much, and largeness of heart, even
as the sand that is on the seashore"
(1 Kings 4: 29).
The Second Blessing. The Worldly
Fruits of Wisdom. 13. “I have also
given thee that which thou hast not
asked.” Here we see a striking illus
tration of that law of the divine gov
ernment, “Seek ye first the kingdom
of God and his righteousness, and all
these things shall he added unto you”
(Matt. (1: 33; Luke 12: 31).—Cook.
“Both riches, and honor.” See the
next lesson.
14. "And if thou wilt walk in my
ways ... I will lengthen thy
days.” The promise here is only con
ditional. As the condition was not
observed (1 Kings 11: 1-8), the right
to the promise was forfeited, and it
was not fulfilled. He died at the age
of CO, ten years younger than his
father David.
15. “And Solomon awoke; and, be
hold, it was a dream.” But the re
sults were real, because what was
done in the dream expressed what
Solomon really was and actually
chose. “And he tame to Jerusalem.”
his home, and the other sanctuary
where the ark was placed. Here he
continued the sacrificial feast.
Note. (1) Solomon asked nothing
merely for himself, but everything for
the best doing of the work put into
his hands. This was noble and divine.
(2) He sought real worth, not outward
show. (3) The higher good brought
with It all the lesser blessings, and
doubled their value. (4) His choice
was immortal. The things he chose
could not he taken away except by
his own will.
We all need continually divine wis
dom in order to discern between evil
and good, between the good and the
better. It is a blessed thing that God
is willing to give us wisdom liberally.
4. "The case, as presented here, Is
good both for proof and for illustra
tion of the principle that when men
‘covet earnestly’ and supremely the
best gifts, God loves not only to give
these best things thus preferably and
supremely sought, but to throw in the
lesser things as unasked gratuities—
In business phrase—’into the bargain.’
Give your full heart and chief en
deavor to seeking the kingdom of
God and his righteousness, and God
will see to the filling of your cup with
earthly good as may be best for you
in Ilia sight.’’—Cowles.
There is a deep lesson for all in the ;
order of God’s ffiTts to Solomon. Wis
dom and righteousness first, then
worldly blessings. ‘‘Seek first the
kingdom of God and its righteous
ness”, then it is safe to give all other
things, and not till then. Wealth can
safely increase in a community only J
as fast as religion and morality pre
vail. Then it is a great opportunity,
a means of advancing God's kingdom,
uirhes. like fire, are "a good servant,
hut a had master.”
Second Reason. He din not seek
his present position, but it was con
ferred on him by God. 7 "Thou hast
made thy servant king.” The fact
that God has put a man in any jiosi
tion of trust or duty creates an obli
gation to fulfill the trust and perform
the duty.
Third Reason. His youth and inex
perience. “And I atn but a little
child.” He was young and inexpe
rienced compared with his father, who
came to the throne after u youth of
activity, and ten or twelve years of
special •raining, and seven more us
king over a small kingdom. “I know
not how to go out or come in.” This
expression is proverbial for the active
conduct of r-ITairs. See Num. 27: 17;
Dent. 28: C; J. Sam. 18: 13. This was
a strong reason for asking of God the
things he decided to ask.
Fourth Reason. The greatness of
Ths Cheesemaker’s Side.
There has been a good deal said it?
the agricultural press about cheest
factories running only In summer. 1<
is generally argued that they shoulc
run the year around, that the produc
tiou of milk in winter might be en
couraged. That Is an ideal conditioi
to bo looked forward to and hoped for
But for the present little can be ex
pected in this way. The cheesemaker
is compelled to follow the course that
will yield him a profit. Recently Mr
J. R. Biddulph of Bureau county, lilt
nois, gave to a representative of th6
Farmers’ Review the cheesemaker's
side of this question. He said: “The
cheese industry in Illinois is not im
proving much, for there is no one to
stir up the cheesemakerR. In my im
mediate locality there is an improve
ment, but it is not general. More
flats are being made than ever before,
because many of the factories have u
home market for them. Flats weigh
Irom 32 to 40 pounds, while Cheddar
cheeses weigh from 50 pounds up.
There are four cheese factories with
in a radius of seven miles from my
house. None of them make butter,
but some of them run the year round.
Mine run3 from April first to Decem
ber first, every day. I do not believe
a factory should run all the time, nor
do the merchants. They think the
factories should shut down so they can
have a chance to work off their stock
of cheese and fill up the following sea
son on fresh goods. However, if we
had milk enough to permit us to run
all winter, we would have to run. Dur
ing the month of December we gen
erally run every other day, and that
is the way %he factories do that run
all winter. But it is a poor plan to
run all the time, if it is necessary to
run every other day. A factory that
does that seldom makes enough chees6
to pay expenses in the months when
they are doing that. The most I ever
received in the month of December,
when i was running every other day,
was $50, and that did not pay ex
penses. We gre using now between
1.500 and 5,ooo pounds of milk daily.
1 do not buy the milk outright, but
make it Into cheese at so much per
pound. The patrons take the cheese
and sell it themselves. They go to
town and trade it for groceries, dry
goods and other things they need.”
Milk From Silage.
It would be interesting to bear from
some of our readers that have silos
and feed their children on milk made
from such silage. The Borden Milk
Condensing Company will not permit
the farmers that sell them milk to use
silage as a feed, no matter how good
that silage may he. They claim that
tnilk made from such materials is un
fit for the use of babes and that the
latter are always made sick when they
use milk made from silage. One of
the Borden Company declares mat the
farmers that have silos will not feed
their own young children on milk so
made. We feel certain that this is not
so, and that if any users of silage take
that position It is for the purpose of be
ing on the safe side of a proposition of
which they do not feel quite certain,
rather than because they have any
definite information that milk from
silage is unhealthful. The company
also asserts that milk made from
silage is a poor keeper, on account of
the unusual amount of acid It con
tains. Is this true? It would appear
not to be, as Mr. Curler of De Kalb,
Illinois, sent silage made milk all the
way to Paris, France, and it arrived
in that city in a perfectly sweat con
dition, and no preservative of any
kind was used in it. This would look
as if milk made from silage keeps
fairly well. This milk did not begin
to get “off" till it was seventeen days
old. The fact that other condensaries
in the country permit the use of silage
would seem to indicate that other
milk condensing companies hold a dif
ferent view from that held by the Bor
den Company. It Is certainly to bo
hoped that some experiments will be
started to demonstrate the value of
silage made milk as a food for infants.
Coal Tar Colors Excluded.
From the first use of coal tar col
ors in butter there has been a great
outcry against them. The people that
object to their use declare that these
colors are very injurious to health.
The makers of the colors have de
clared otherwise, and have asserted
that if the colors were poisonous when
used in large quantities, the amounts
used in butter were so small that
they could injure no one. There havo
now and then been reports of chil
dren drinking the butter colors and
being poisoned fatally by them. On’
this point we must say that the Farm
ers’ Review has tried to discover the
truth of some of these reported cases,
but has never been able to even get a
reply from the families in which such
tragedies were reported to have oc
curred. We have very serious doubts
as to the truth of these reports. But
if the coal tar colors are injurious in
any way they should not be permitted
to bo sold in any state. The state of
Minnesota has taken that view of it
and has passed a law prohibiting their
sale after January 1, 1904. Vegetable
Colors have been used In butter for so
long that records do not trace their
first use. The old and reliable source
of this coloring is annatto aud colors
made from that plant are not pro
scribed by the laws of any state. It
is likely that many other states will
pass laws against the use of coloring
matter made from coal tar.
