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The Spanlah crulsor Infnnto. Isabel
blls been ordoroll to the African. coast.
The recent J1I\UVO outbreale In Natal
Is belloved to bo held llractlcnlly In
hnnd.
James William 1.0wther wafl unanl.
mously ro-olocted slIenlwr or the house
or commons.
William II. 'fruesdnlo was reelected
president or UIO Delaware , LaclU\wan.
no. & Western railroad. ,
A dlslmtch from 'rlfJIs reports that
Roltllors hnvo nrrested nnd searched
the 'l'urltlsh coniml there.
'rho house commltteo on labor has
prnctlcnlly ngreoll to report 0. bill for
nn. Invosllgntlon or child labor.
The nlumnl nssoclatloll or the Cnth.
ollc Unlvorsity or America , located nt
Wnshlngton , D. C. , elected olllcers.
John C. Wilson , Cor many years In
chnrgo or the real ealato department
or the l'ennsylvanln rallrolll1 , died 811 < 1.
donly from a strolco or 1\1I01110xy.
A 10cleslll10 on the Oreat Northom
rnllwny near Kntlen , Idaho , In Koo.
tonnl can'on , hils IJllrlClI nearly ( iUU
feet or trncle to n. depth of th1rty feet.
The Columbian Galt club of Wnsh.
Ington , D. Coo hns sot Allrll 10 nnll 11
ns the dates for the opclling tournament -
ment whIch 18 to 1.10 hold on Its IInles
, tltls spring.
WJI1lnrn Duchanan will head the
Amerlclln dOlegntlon to the third In.
ternntlonnl congress or Amorlcan 1'0 ,
pUblics whIch will meet at Potropolls ,
Urazll , next July.
The famlno In the Morhllonnl pro.
vlnces of Spnln Is very gravo. The 1'0'
cent Intense collI hns lellled the sugnr
crop In the provinces or ovlllo , Cadiz ,
Mnlngn Ilnd Grnnada.
A modlfiod form of qunrnnUno whIch
In this Instnnco moans dotentlon and
Inspection. goes Into errect agnlnst Bn.
vana nnd nil Cuban nnd ether tropl'
cal ports on 1\Inrch 1.
Some Japnneso newspapers are ad.
vacating the purchase or the PhHlp.
} > Ines from the UnltOll states , nccord.
Ing to ndvlces recolved by tilO stenmer
Athenlnn at VIctorIa. D. C.
As nt present nrrnnged , Mossrs.
Clomonfu , Prouty and Coclerel1 of the
Interstnto commerce commIssion will
conduct the 011 hearing , whIch bas
been set tor March 12 , nt Knnsas City.
A members111p on the 8t. LouIs stocle
oxchnngo was sold to WillIam M. Lou.
derman ror $ SIiOO , malehg the record
prlco tor 0. sent on the oxchange. The
prlco Is nn ndvanco or $1,000 ever the
precedIng snle.
l.'rnncls H.ossuth , In nn artlclo can- ,
trllmted to the London Chronlclo on
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the Hungnrlan crIsIs , omII1mslzos the ,
dnnger to the 11eaco nnd balance or
power or Europe Involvel1 In these
complications.
An unconfirmed dlspntch haa
renchel1 the DrlUsh '
government 1'0'
portlnb thnt five Drltlsh oillcers nnd n.
company or natlvo trooI > S have l1een
lelllod by fanatics near Soleoto , in
northern NIgerIa.
On the mornIng or February 10 Iln
ntteml1t was mndo to assn.sslnato the
presIdent of tile republic or ColombIa.
Elgbt shots were fired at hIm , five of
whIch strucle his carrlago , but ho escaped -
caped unInjured.
'fwo or three women members or
the NnUonnl Equal Suffrage assocIation -
tion made theIr nnnual pica to the sen.
n.to commltteo on woman sultrago tor
the right to oxerclso the franchlso.
onntor Bacon presided.
Rear Admlrnl Slgsbeo , commandIng
the second squndron or the Amorlcan
Atlnntlc fleet , hns glvon permIssIon to
more thnn 10 snllors from hIs shIps
to go to Ramo on 'fhursday where thOY
w1ll bo recolved by tllO popo.
Prosldent A. J. Dnvldson or the 'l"rls.
co s'stem nnnounces thnl John ebns.
tlnn , pnssengor mannger or the Roele
Ialnnd , hns been nllI10lnteci to the snlllo
posItion on the 'Frisco , the extensIon
of hIs nuUlOrIty becomIng offectlvo nl
onco.
MIss Ednn. Dlclcorson , who InherIted
an estnto vnlued nt $2,000,000 trom her
cousIn , AIrrel1 Johnson or Mlnneapo.
lis , was mnrrlell Monday to Imon
Kruse , n. law"er or ChIcago. MIss
Dlcleerson wns tormer ! ) ' 11. stenograph.
, or In Clllcngo.
I CompanIes C and D or the lghth
Inrantry , consIsting or 145 mon nnd
flvo olllcors , In. commnnd or Cnptnln
. Tnggnrt or 'Voostre , O. ( dlvorco fnme )
left for San Frnnclsco nnd will ombnrle
Ion the trnnsport ! JOgnn March 6 tor
tilO PhilippInes.
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The result of the oxchanso or vlows
on the quostlon or tl10 policing or Mo.
rocco , nccordlng to tile opinion ox.
pressed b ) ' Count yon Tnttenbnch , the
second German dOlegnte to the Mo-
roccan. conterenco , shows thnt n. com.
I'romlso ts by no menns Imposslblo.
The cnpltnl stocle of the Tennessee
Coal , Iron & ; Ilnllrond compnny has
been Increasel1 from $23,240,000 to $30"
000,000.
The Amorlcan. stenmer Dnvld hns
been wrecleod on San Andrews ISlnnd ,
alt the Nlcnrngunn const. ' 1'ho crow
was saved , but the cnrgo wns lost.
The Now Yorle clenrlng house hn.s
adoptOI1 n. resolution loolelng to the
'resumption ot hDrmonlous rolntlons
. with the trust cOlllpnnles. Nearly all
the trust companIes wIthdreW' from
Iclearlng house "elations some time ago
Ibecnuso tiley 'woro unwllllnn to meet
tUn roqulroments ns to l\ish : reserves.
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WHAT CONGRESSMAN KINKAID
SAYS OF LEASING BILL
W ASIIINO'l'ON dlspntch. - Judge
JJnlmlil hns IssUoII IL Htntomont 1'0'
gnrdlng the land lensIng Inw that Is
oxcooellnrly IlI11ortllnt } from the vlow
point of the SIxth congressIonal dIn.
trlct. In thla stntomont Judge KIn.
1(1\111 snYI ! lhat oClor hnvlnJ ; rocolved
hundredH of lollers frolll hoth Inrgo
nnll sllll1l1 aloclonen Ilrglng rellof
nlong certnlll lines , ho coulcl not Sll ) ) '
} lort olther oC the foul' hills which
have heell IntrJluced ( In the houBo
wIthout nmondmontH. lIHloendently )
the sovernl hills , nccordlng to the
1II0mhor from lho Sixth dl8trlct , It Is
Imrobnhlo ) that I\ny oC them cnn Imss
Cor the renson , ho cites , thnt they nro
Intended to cover lho whole or the
weslorll slateH Hnd lerrltorles nnd
most of those stato..q are IIIccly to 1.10
OPIOsoll ) to a leasing nct. "It mUflt ho
restrlcled to Nohrnslm alone , " suld
Judge KlnJenld , "nllli Its peculiar In.
lere8tEl , to secure lho lensIng leglsln.
lion do.qlred. As some localities favor
nnd ethers OIIOSO ) the lensing Inw , my
jullgmont Is the ) ) eoplo of each conn.
ty should ho 0.11 . owed to detormlno for
thomsclves whether nn nct lEI to tnleo
errect In tholr county , nllli this could
ho done hy provIdIng lhnt It shnll not
tnleo cfCect In nny county except upon
a rosolutlon Imssed by the county
board requesLlng that It become opel"
ntlvo thoroln. "
Further Judge Klnll1.ld . Bald that no\ \
In thIs country hns there been such
Dplendld result growIng out of n. val"
tlculnr 1.111I ns hnfl grown out or the
G40-ncro homestead ) nct. whIch hud
passed In the Flfty.elghth congress.
Of 9,000,000 ncres mndo suhject to the
provIsions of the Klnlcald Inw only
twenty months ngo , nccordlngto Judge
Klnll1.hl . , ahout GOUOOOO have been
llOmestended. There has not been an.
other Instance In thIs cuuntry where
public land has been taken up maI'o
rnpldl.y where It hns been sUbject to
entry so long , ns hnd these Innds at
the tlmo the now act toole ereect.
LEGALITY OF FEES
CHARGED BY UNIVERSITY
LINCOLN.-FJ , C. Cnllclns , member
of the board of regents of the State
unIversity , who wn.s nPllolnted n. com.
milleo to look Into the legality or the
library and Incldontal fees charged
by the university to students , nnd to
muleo 11. report on tl10 alvlsabllIty of
selling text 1.1001(8 nt cost to the stu-
( lents , made his rellort. 1\11' . Cnlllns
holds It Is legal to charge the fee n.ul1
110 objects strenuously lo the regents
going Into the haole business , and ho
belloves It would not result In a snv.
Ing to the sllulents. lIe says the buy.
Ing or hooles shoul ho refo'rrell to the
state leglslaturo anll It It Is found to
be 1\ good Ideo. the leglslnturo should
maleo nn npI11'OprlaLlon to pny for the
booles.
state Fall' Concessions Sold.
Secretary 1\Iellor. of tho'stato fnlr
board has let the grnlHlstand prlvl.
leges at the stnto fall : to W. W. Tur.
nor or LIncoln and ho Is now advertls.
Ing concessions , 'fho concessions this
year will bring n. much larger prlco
than over hoforo. I1ccordlllg to the
conlrncts already closed. Ono conces.
sian was saM thIs year for $ Ii less than
twIce the amount It brought last year.
Spnco Is also helng reserve by ex.
hlbltors.
Missouri River Cutting Its Banks.
, NEllnASKA ClTY.-Roports from
up the 1\lIssourl rIver nhout eIght
miles 11.1'0 cnuslng much nlnrm here.
They 1\1'0 to the N'1'ect the rIver Is
cutting through Its banles nnd unless
somethIng Is done thIs city will be
nn Inland town , the $700,000 Durling.
ton brldgo nt this plnce will bo len
Illgh 1lI1l1 dry and the company will
llIlvo to build another hrhllo east of
the present ono ahout throe miles.
To Seek Greener Pastures.
OSCEOLA.-A numhor or ohI set.
Uers nnd among the mOBt promInent
cttlzens nre malcln arrnnemonts , to
go where pastures 0.1'0 . greener. Among
them 0.1'0 . Ieeno Ludden , who goes tc
Gregory , S. D. ; Oscnr Cogllzer , to Vnl ,
loy count ) " ; .lul1go Saunders , to Co.
lumbus , nnd Rev. Knox Domlo , to Cnl ,
Ifornln , They will lel\vo ahout 1\10.1' . . 1.
Candidate for Lleutenant.Governor.
KEAnNY.-Whllo Dr. 1..uthor p ,
1..uddon or LIncoln wns hero nttelldlnl ;
lJlO meeLlng or the stnto hoard of ol1u.
catlQn , or which ho Is chatrman , he
stated that hIs nnmo would prohnhl ) '
1.10 presented to the ropubllcnn stnte
convention tor lIeutonant-govornor.
Farmer's Wife Drops Dead.
ASIILAND.-1\lrs. George Keller
the wlfo or a promlnont fnrmor , llvln
nhout three miles south of town
dropped dead from henrt fnlluro.
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Farmers to Fight Trust.
YORK.-York counly fnrmers nr (
nwnleenlng to the fnct that Marl
every tnI'm Implement or machlnor ) ' If
In the trust and there Is consldernbll
ngltatlon nmong thom In Yorle count
to term an nssoclatlon nnll ho 'cot
nIl mnnufnctured fnrm machInery llm
Is sold b ) ' the trust. ' 1'ho plan pro
posed Is to orrect nn or/nnlzntlon / 0
Yorle county farmers who will plnce
tholr orl1ers wIth Indol1ondent com
panles as rnr as they cnn and to plncl
orders eIther through the local firml
or through a paid secretary.
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OVER THT STATE.
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MusIc 10\01'0 of O'Neill hnvo organ.
Izel1 rL muslcul organl1.ntlon.
Sovernl CMes of flll1nllpox nro 1'0
portol1 In the vIcInIty of Coole.
Indlcntlons uro thnt ' 1'oC111n80h will
hnvo n now lighting aysloUl In the ncaf
tuturo.
IInslhlga has nhuntlnnco of Ice for
homo consuml1t101l nncl some to soli
abroad.
All or the Ice houses nt Urennen
were filled nnl1 the IIroduct Is of fine
quality.
.T. II. Dnvls & Son hnve llOen grant.
ed n. frnnchlse to ll\lt In n light plant
nt GIbbon.
Six hundrell mon engaged In n. wolf
hunt at Germantown. ' 1'hreo wolvo !
were caJ1turoll.
The hotel nt Wavorly , whIch hns
been unocou111011 for some tlmo , 1s
nhout to reopen for buslnesn.
E. P. Snvnge , ox.govornor at Ne.
bras len , noW' a resIdent or Tacoma ,
Wnsh. , has heon vIsiting In thIs state.
' 1'ho hoard of henlth of Tecumseh
ordorol1 the churches and schools
closed for a few days on account of
I1lphthorln.
The officlnl records of UIO G. A. R.
nro bolng ro.cln.qslfied 11Y Assltnnt Ad.
jutnnt General Scothern nd plnced
secured from Aul1ltor Senrlo.
1\l's. Belen Urocle of 1"lncoln Is SU.
Ing the LIncoln Traction compnny for
$20,000 for InjurIes alleged to bave
been sustallled whllo rlcllng on do.
fendants' road.
At Seward n delegntlon of cltlzons
attended the meeting or the council
nnd nslcod thnt the quostlon of 11.
cense ho submItted to the voters nt
the sprIng municIpal olectlon.
The rIght or n. notnry public to or.
del' 11. person committed to jnll for re-
fusnl to nnswor quelrtlons nsle'cl him
In n. henrlng before the notary 10 to
bo doclded hy the supreme court.
Articles of Incorporation wore tiled
by the l < armers' Independent ' 1'ele-
phone compnny of 'Vnyne and Thurs.
ton counties. The capital stocle Is
$7,000 , of whIch $2,800 Is pnll1 up.
George Dossung nnd dnughter of Ne.
brnslen City hnvo gene to Oermnny to
claim nn estnte which has been left
them hy the death or n. relatlvo. The
estnto amollnl.q to mnny thousnnds of
dollnrs.
A meetIng of the cItizens of Edgo.r
wns held for the purpose of consider ,
Ing wnys nnd means tor the erection
nnd oqulpment of 11. Y. 1O. . A. build.
In . It was decided to build n. $6,000
building.
Joseph Lanlle , 11. farmer residIng near
Wahoo , was laic on before the extim.
Inlng honrd for dipsomanIacs , and
found guilty ns set forth In the com.
plaInt. Ho wns talcon to LIncoln . for
trentment.
The five wee 1m rovlval meeting In
Hastings conduct'ed by Evnngellst
Hnmllton at the ChrIstian church
closel1 with 131 addItions to the
church. At the last mtJetlng U,300
was subscribed.
A movement has leen started at
Hnrtlngton among the young men of .
the town for the organlzntlon of 11. mI. I
JIlIn compnny. ThIrty slgnntures have
been secured on I\n application to 1.10.
como members or such n. company.
Thnt 11. soldiers' mounment will bo
erected nt Bnrtlngton thIs year qeems
now an nssured fact. Over $1,000 hns
been secured by subscrIption nnd
about $200 moro will bo suillclent to
buildIng such 11. monument n.s the com-
milleo has In vIew.
Governor 1\lIcleey will Issue a proclamation -
lamation calling on Nobrnslenns to
contrIbute to the relief or the Jnpan.
ese famlno sufferers. Ho wIshes to
Imow the nnmes of the oillcers or the
Red Cross society to whom the contributions -
tributions will ho Intrusted.
GOTornor 1\lIclccy lias 1I0nored are.
qulsltlon from the governor or Knn- .
sas for the oxtradltlon or Oharles Tor.
rey , who Is under arrest nt Kearny. on
the charge of having talton awny six.
teen.year-ohl l\I'rlio Glldel'sleovo without -
out the consent of her father.
Washington dlslmt.ch : The Ne-
braslen delegation jolnOlI In n. request
to the IIresldent urging the nppolnt-
I mont of 1\1. l . Singleton or Omaha , to
. some governmental posItion In recog.
nltlon of the colored race. 1\11' . Single.
. ton was 11. candldnto for regIster of
, the trensur ) ' to succeed Judson 'V.
Lyons or Georgia , but early In the
game qUletl ) ' wlthdrow.
. ' 1'ho Nebrnslm Grain Dealors' nsso.
clntlon and other defenCants : In the
suIt or the stnlo ngalnst the Omaha. .
I Elovntor com pan ) ' I\1ust auswer the
suit In the 8Ul1rel\1U court ! IIarl'h G ,
I The court nt the last sessIon derldod
agnlnst the grain men , o\'errullng
theIr dClllul'l'er anll sustaining the nn.
tItrust laws of the stato. 'rhe srnln
, men must nl'swor who thoI' they will
allow the llrn'er or the stnto for a 1101"
, 11etual restraIning or ( er or nIo a dl.
rect answer and Ilroceed to trln1.
It Is announrod that the Postnl Tele.
grnph compan ) ' Is Illanning nn oxten.
) slon or Its IInos In Nobrnslm to reach
r UnsLIngs nnd'ol'le , and that the estl.
mntes on the cost or the worle have
been mnde.
The Unstlngs ChnutnuQun nssocla.
tlon mot : nul effected a llOrmanent or.
gnnlzatlon , ndopted nrtlcles or IncaI' .
. Ilorntlon IInd elected 11. bon I'd or dlrec.
tors. The first Ohnutauqun will 1.10
held at ono or the city 11l1rles next July
. from the 14th to the : J2d , Incluslvo.
An elTort will bo mlu10 to mnleo tIlts
Chnutnuqun ono or the very boot In
the IItato ,
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The One CardInal Fault.
"Sho's renlly not cultured , She sa ) '
she cnn't understnrul DrownIng nt
nil. " "Uut ono mny bo culturell nnd
yet not undorstnrlll BrownIng. " "Ot
course , ono mny not undersland It ,
lJUt ono should never ndmlt It.-
Pl1lJndoJphln Ledger.
A New Exclamation.
A now oxclnmntlon Is lIIeoly to como
Into vogue , IIccordlng to Mr. James
Plntt , Jr. , In "Nolo.OJ nnd Querlos. " 'l'ho
word Is "hooshlnh. " 0.1\(1 It 18 nn 1m.
porlntlon from Austrnlln.
Gaves the Spellbinder.
At a 110 III It'nI J\1optlng In Brlghloll ,
Englnrul , 11. sllonlcor , flllllln , ; thut the
llolnt or 0110 or his JolceH hlul missed ,
sorrowfully romnrleod : "I hnd hopell ,
gentlemen , thnt you would hnvo
laughed at thnt. " A 111nlntlvo volco
cnUlO through the sllollco : "I Inughod ,
mister , " 'l'hon everybody Inugbod.
French Jlnrlclsha.
In the I.'ronch city of Benuvalfl n
smnll vohlcll' , hullt wllh two wheels
and drn.wn hy n Ulnn or hey , Is In com.
man uoo. It Is called n vlnalgrotte.
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Foundation of Idealism. 'r
Jnmes Jneleson Jnrves In hIs "Art I
Thought.:1" sn 's : "Idenllsm bnse : ! It . . f ,
solC on unlvorsnl nnd Ideas than facts . I
nnd action opposing Imaglnntlon to
1J0rcoptlon , all whIch renllsm chIefly j
rests. "
Immense Tooth Is Found.
MeasurIng twont.two Inches In B ,
c1lroct IIno nnd twont.elght rollow-
Ing the curve , the tOOUl of nn oxtlnct
Afrlcnn quadruped hns been brought
from AbyssInIa by Daron 1\Iaurlco' d& ' !
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People now ( lemnnl1 the right to
] mow oxncti ) ' whnt they eat.
To bo told hy mt\lwr or retallor t11at
the teed Is "pllre" Is not sntl8factory.
Candy may contaIn "puro" white
clay or "puro" d"es nnd ) 'et bo"ery
harmful. Syrups may contaIn "pure"
glucose and yet 1.10 quIte dlgestlblo nnd
oven benoficlal. Tomnto calsup may
contnln a smnll nmount of salicylic or
bornclc acId ns a necessary preserva.
tlve , w.hlch mny ngreo wIth ono nnd
be harmful to anolher.
Wheat 110ur may contnln n. portion
ot corn 110ur and reall ) " 1.10 Improved.
Olive 011 may 1.10 made of colton seed
all. Dutter may contaIn beef suet and
yet bo nutrItious.
The person who huys and cats must
protect hlmsolf and ramlly , nnd he has
a right to. and now demands , a law
under whIch he can make intelligent
selection of food.
1\Iany pure food bills have been In.
troducod nnd some passed by State leg.
Islatures ; many have been oft'ered to
Congress , but 0.11 tIlUs far seem objec.
tlonable.
It has seemed dIfficult for polltlclnns
to formulate n. satisfactory bill thnt
would protect the common people and
yet nvold harm to honest makers and
prevent endless trouble to retailers.
No gov't commIssIon or officer has the
rIght to fIx "food standards , " to define
wbat ho people shall and shall not cat ,
for what agrees wUh ono may not
agree wUh another , and such act would
deprtvo the common cItizen of hIs
personal liberty. The Postum Cereal
Co. , Ltd. , perhnps the largest makers
of prepared foods In the world , have
naturally a close Imowledgo of the
needs of the people and the detnlls or
the busIness of the purveyors ( the re-
tnll grocer ) , o.nd , guIded by this oxperl.
enco have prepared n. 1.1111 for submls.
sIan to Congress whIch Is Intended to
accomplish the deslrt'd ends , and Inasmuch -
much as a cItizen of the U. S. bas a
rIght to food protection even when he
enters another State , It Is deemed
proper tbat the gov't take control or
thIs mnttor and provldo a nntlonal
law to govern all the states. A copy
of the bill Is herewith reproduced.
Sec. 1 governs the maker whether
the food Is put up In smnll packages
sealed , at' in barrels , boxes or other.
wIse.
Sec. 2 go\"erns the retnller who mny
open a barrel and sell the food In
small quantities , When ho puts the
goods Into 11. paper bag ho must also
Inclose n. printed copy of the statement
of the maleer which was alllxed to the
orlslnal pkg. , and Inasmuch as the
retailer cnnnot undertake to guarantee
the statement of IngredIents he must
publish the statement of the maleers
and add hIs own name and address ns
0. gunrnnteo of hIs selling the food as It
Is represented to hIm , whIch relieves
tbe retailer of responsIbility of the
truth of the stntement and throws It
upon the mnker , where It properly be-
longs.
The remaInIng sections explnln t em.
selves.
The Postum Cereal Co" Ltl1. , for ex.
ample , have from lho begInnIng of Us
exIstence prInted on the outside of each
nnd every pleg. of Postum and Grape-
Nuts fee 11. truthful and exact statement -
ment of what the contents were made
of In order that the consumer mIght
Imow precIsely whnt he or she wn.s
eating. A person desIring to buy , for
Instance , strIctly pure trult jelly and
willing to pay the price has a rIght to
expect not only an equIvalent for the
cost , but 11. further right to a certaInty
ns to what he eats. Or he may be will.
Ing to buy at loss cost a jelly made
part of fruit julcos , sugar nnd n portion -
tion or glucose. Dllt he must be sup.
plied with truthful Information of the
Ingredients and he permItted to use
hIs personal IIherty to select hIs own I
teed accurntely.
The people have nllowed the slow
murder of Infants and aduIts by trIcky
makers of food , drlnle and drugs to go
on nbout long enough. Duty to oneself ,
fnmlly anl1 nation demnnds that every
man 11.1\(1 womnn joIn In an organIzed
mo\'ement to clear our people from
tbls blight. You may not bo able to go
p01'sonally to Washington to Impress
your Congressmen , but ) 'ou can , In a
most effective way tell him br ; lelter
bow ) .ou desIre 'hlm to represent ) 'ou.
Remember the Cpngl'essman Is In
Congrcss to represent the people from
Ills dIstrIct nnd It goodl ' number or
cItizens express theIr vlows to hIm , ho
secures a very sure guIde to duty. Re.
member .also that the safety of the
people Is assured by InsIsting thnt the
will or the leoplo bo carrIed out , and
not the mnchlnntlons or the few for
selfish Interests.
ThIs pure toad leglslntlon Is a pure
mo\"ement or the people tor pUblic vro.
tectlon. It will bo opposed only by
these who fallen their pockets by do-
celvlng ami InjurIng the peoplo. Therefore - :
fore , It ) 'our Representative In Can.
gress evades hIs patriotic duty hold
hIm to strIct accountablUt ) . , and If
necessary demand equltablo nnd honest -
est service. ' 1'hls Is a very dlfforent
condItion than when n faction demands
class legIslation or the Congressmnn.
Severnl ) 'ears ago the butter Interests
of the country demanded legIslation to
kill the oleomargarine InduBtr ) ' nml by
power or orj'anlzatlon forced class leg.
Islatlon ren.'ly unworthy or n free peo-
ple. Worle people wanted beer suet
butter becnuse It was cheap nnd better
than much unclenn mille butter , but the
dalr ) " Interests organIzed nnd forced
the It'gllliatlon. The law should have
provld cl that pkgs. or oloomargarlne
benr the statement of Ingredients nnd
then lot people who deslro purchll o It
for JUBt what It Is , nnd not try to lelll It
by n. henvy tnx. Manufacturers some.
tlnies try to force measures In their
own Interests , but contrnry to the In.
terests of the people nnd the Inbor
trust Is always nctlvo to push through
bills draCted In the Interest of that
trust but dIrectly contrary to the In.
terests at the people as n. whole. WIt.
ness the nntl.lnjunctlon bill by whIch .
labor unIons seek to tlo the hands of
our courts nnd prevent the Is.suo of
nny order to restraIn the members ot
that trust from attaclclng men or de. !
stroylng propert ) ' . Such n. bill Is lIer- :
haps the most Infnmous Insult to our' '
courts and the common people over
Inld before Congress and the Represen.
tati\"es In Congress must 1.10 held to a
strIct accountability tor theIr acts re.
latlng thorolo. Dut when bills como
before Congress that 0.1'0 drawn In the
Interests of all the people they should
recelvo the ncUvo personal support of
the people and the representatives be
Instructed by the cItizens. The Sena.
tors also should bo written to and In.
structed. U , therefore , ) .ou will remember -
member your prIvilege and duty ) 'OU
will at once-now-wrUe to your Congressman -
gressman : : .1d8enator on this pure
food bill. Clip nnd enclose the copy
horowtth presented nnd nsle thom to
malco n business of followIng It through
the committee consIderIng It. Urge
Its beIng brought to a vote and re.
lluesUng that they vote for It.
Some oppressIvely Intelligent and
carpIng crltlo ma ) " say thIs Is sImply
nn advertisement for Postum nnd
GrnI1e-NlIts. It Is true that these articles -
ticles nro spoken ot hero In a publlcr
IIInnnor , but they 0.1'0 . used as llIustra-
Uons of n. manufacturer seekIng by
example , prInting on each pkg. n truthful -
ful , exact statement of IngredIents , te >
shame other malcors into doing the
fall' thIns by the common people , and
establishIng nn era or pure food , but
that procedure has not yet forced thos9 I
who ndulterato and decelvo to change
tholr methods , llenco thIs effort te >
nrouso public senUment and show away
way out of the present condition or
fraud , deceIt and hnrm.
The undersIgned Is paying to tb&
publishers of AmerIca about $20OOO.0 ( )
to prInt thIs announcement In practi-
cnlly all or the great papers and maga.
zlnes , In the conduct of what h&
chooses to term "nn educaUonal campaIgn -
paIgn , " esteemed to be of greater direct -
rect value to the people than the establishment -
lishment of many libraries. Thnt I
hold to bo n. worthy method or usIng
money for the public good. Tell the
people facts. show them a wny to help
themselves nnd rely upon them to nct
Intelligently and cltectlvely.
'l'ho render will bo freely forgIven it
ho enUrely forgets the reference tl )
Postum and Grape-Nuts , If he will but
joIn the pure food movement and
do thlng-s.
C. W. POST.
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Text of Pure Food Bill. I. ! :
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It tl meets approval cut it out , sIgn nnmo and nddress and send to your
representaUve In congress. Duy two or moro publlcaUons trom whIch you cut
thIs. Keep one for reference and send the other to ono or the U. S. Senators
'from your State. Ask ono or two trlends to do the same and the chances for
Pure Food will be good.
A BILL
TO REQUIRE MANUFACTURERS AND SHIPPERS OF F ODS FOR IN. .
TERSTATE SllIPMENT TO LADEL ISAlD FOODS AND PRINT
THE INGREDIENTS CO TAINED IN SUCll FOODS
ON EACII PAOKAGE THEREOF. I' '
Do it enacted by the Sennto anl1 House of Representatl\"es of tbe UnUed \
States of AmerIca In Congress assembled , That o\"ery person , firm or corpora- ) \ .J
tlon engaged In the manufacture , preparntlon or compoundIng ot food for \ .
human consumption , shall print in plaIn view on each package thereor mnd& '
by or for them shIpped from any State or Territor ) ' , or the DIstrIct or Colum- : '
bla , n. coml1lete and , nccurnto statement of all the Ingredients thcreor , defined
by words In common use to descrlbo snld Ingredients , together with the \
o.nnounccment thnt said statement Is made by the authorIty of , and guaranteed - , . {
teed to bo accurate by , the makers of such food , and the name and complete '
address or the makers shall be affixed thereto ; nll printed In. plain t"po at n. ! I
slzo not less than that lcnown as eIght poInt , and In the English language.
I Sec. 2 , Thnt the covering of ench nnd every package or manufactured' , 1
prepared or compounded foods shipped from any State , Territory or the ' .
DIstrIct of ColumbIa , when the food In saId package shall ha\"o been taken tj
from n. covering supplied by or for the maleers nnd re-covered by or for tb& t
sellers , shall bear upon Its race or withIn. Its enclosure an accurate copy of
the stntement or IngredIents and name of the makers whIch appeared upon '
the package or covering of said food as supplied by or for the makers thereof ,
prInted In like manner as the statement or the maleers was printed , nnd such I
statement ! > hnll also bear the name and address of the person , firm or cor- 4. ' ' /
poratlon that re.covered such food. ' r ?
Sec. 3 , That It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to purposely , 11
wtlfully nnd malicIously remove , nIter , obliterate or destroy such statement
at IngredltJuts nppearlng on pacl < nges of food , ns provIded In the preceding t
sections , and any person or persons who shall vlolato thIs seotlon shall be II
guilty of n mIsdemeanor , and upon convIction shall bo fined not less tban < -
ono hundred dollars nor mora than five hundred dollars , or ImprIsoned not . !
loss than ono month nor more than six months , or botb , In the dIscretion or ' /
the court. "
Sec. 4 , ' 1'hnt the Durenu of ChemIstry at tbe Department ot , AgrIculture- :
shall procure , or cause to bo procured from retail dealers , nnd analyze , or'I I
cnuso to bo anal"zed or examined , chemIcally , mlcroscoplcnlly , or otherwlso , , ' ,
samples of nll manufactured , prel1ared or compounded foods orrered for sale-
In orIginal , unbrolcon paclcnges In the Dlstrlst of ColumbIa , in any Territory , (
or In any State other than that In which they shall have been respectively .
manufactured or otherwlso produced , or from n foreIgn countr ) ' , or Intended I
for < Jxport to 11. foreIgn country. The Secretary or Agrlculturo shnl1 mak& "
necessary rules and regula lions tor carr'lng out the provIsIons or thIs Act , . ' /
nnd Is hereby authorlzel1 to emplo ) ' such chemists , Inspectors , clerIcs , laborers - ,
ers , and other employees , as may be necessary to carry out the provisions. I
of thIs Act nnd to maleo such publlcntlon at the results or the examinations ;
and anal'sls as ho may deem proper. And any manufacturer , producer or
dealer who shall refuse to supply , upon application and tender and full payment -
ment or the selling prlco samples of such articles of food to nny person
duly authorIzed by the Secretary of Agriculture to recel\"e the same , shall ,
bo guilty of a mlsdomeanor , and upon con\"lction. shnll bo finel1 not exceedIng Ii
ono bundred dollars , or ImprIsoned not exceeding ono hunl1rel1 days , or bothr
Sec. 5 , That any person , firm or corporation who shall vlolato sections. ,
ono and two or tbls Act shall bo guilty of n. mlsdomeanor , anl1 upon convlc- ; :
tlon shall bo fined not oxceedlng two hundred dollars tor the first otrense-
nnd for ench subsequent orrcnse not exceedIng three hundred dollnrs or be ) ' : b
ImprIsoned not oxceedlng one year , or both , In the dlscrotlon or the court.
Sec. G , That nny person , firm , or corporation , who shall wllCully , purposely
or malicIously change or ndd to tbo IngredIents or any tood. mnlee false- .
charges , or Incorrect a1'Jal 'Bls , wIth the purpose or sulijectlng the makers or
such toods to fine or ImprIsonment under thIs Act , shall 1.10 guilty or a mis.
demeanor and upon convIction shall bo fined not exceedIng one thousand ,
dollnrs nor less than three hundred dollars , or ImprIsoned for not less than
thIrty days nor moro t.han one year , or both.
Sec. 7 , That it shnll bo the duty of o\"ery dIstrIct attorney to whom tbO'
Secretary of Agrlculturo shall report nn ) ' vIolation or thIs Act to cause proceedIngs -
ceedIngs to bo commenced and prosecuted without delay for the 11nos and.
penalties In such case provll1ed. . ,
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Sec. 8 , That thIs Act shnll not bo construed to Interfere wIth commerce-
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wholly Internal In any State , nor wIth the exerclso of theIr police powers. .
by the se\"ernl States.
See , 9 , Thnt nil ncts or parts of ncts InconsIstent with thIs Act 0.1'0 . hereby
ropenled.
Sec. 10 , Thnt this Act shall be In torco and effect from and after the fIrst :
day ot October , nlnoteen hundred nnd sIx.
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The undersigned respectfully requests the Representatives from hIs dls. .
trlct and Senators from hI ! } State to support thIs measure.
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